Amakhala Game Reserve offers a malaria-free Big 5 safari experience in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. The Safari Lodge is one of the 5-star graded luxury accommodation options available in the Reserve, located between the Greater Addo and Frontier Country area.

The Safari Lodge is tucked away in a valley of indigenous bush at the northern boundary of the 7000 hectare Amakhala Game Reserve. Nestled between Shamwari Game Reserve and Addo Elephant National Park, its location is ideal for the best wildlife viewing South Africa has to offer. The Safari Lodge offers a three day package which, along with activities on Amakhala, includes a game drive into Addo and a visit to The Born Free Foundation.

Only 45 minutes drive east of Port Elizabeth, Amakhala Game Reserve and The Safari Lodge are easily accessible for any visitor to South Africa, and are surely a not-to-be-missed stop on South Africa's famous "Garden Route".

This intimate thatched lodge with its unique air-conditioned safari huts offers all the comforts of a luxury 5-star lodge and is an undisturbed retreat where you can regenerate your soul and tune into the sounds of nature.

The Safari Lodge sleeps 22 people in 11 luxury suites, complete with private plunge pools and separate lounge areas.

Canvas drop blinds open up the safari huts and the central lounge to views of a small waterhole where monkeys come to play and antelope and zebra to quench their thirst.

You can soak away the heat in a luxurious double bath with the sights and sounds of nature or splash off the dust in a double outdoor shower. Large beds draped with mosquito nets, sparkling wine on ice alongside a double bath filled with aromatherapy scented bubbles make this a favorite for honeymooners and the romantic at heart.

All meals and house drinks are included during your stay at The Safari Lodge.

In the evening the haunting sound of the kudu horn will summon you to the fireside, to share tales of your day?s adventure and to enjoy award winning South African wines and local cuisine under a magnificent canopy of stars. Our resident chef will treat you with gastronomic delights presented with African flair to end off the perfect day.

The haunting cry of the fish eagle echoes through the rugged krantzes, and the veld grass whispers with the roaming of Lion, Leopard, Elephant, Rhino, Buffalo, Cheetah, Giraffe, Zebra and numerous other antelope. At Amakhala you can experience the delights of the African bushveld while on safari, bushwalk, river cruise or simply with a glass of wine from the veranda of your lodge.

Amakhala Game Reserve is a unique conservation initiative that allows animals to be re-introduced to the area where they once roamed freely and so making a contribution to the conservation of our natural heritage. The land was used to ranch sheep and cattle up to the turn of the century. The challenge has been to re-establish the original flora and fauna species to the area and to return the land to nature.

Here you will also experience the warm hospitality of the settler family descendents who run The Heritage Collection of Game lodges, and you may discover some of our little "secrets"; like the prehistoric bushman burial ground, or the site of Africa's most ancient dinosaur fossil finds.

3 DAY SAFARI PACKAGE: Tuskers Safari package allows you to visit two top ?Big Five? Eastern Cape Game Reserves while staying in 5-star luxury in an authentic Safari Lodge, including the unique conservation initiative of the beautiful Amakhala Game Reserve, Addo Elephant National Park known for the highest density of African elephants in the world and a visit to the Born Free Foundation based at Shamwari Game Reserve.

On a three night stay you will be fascinated by the abundant wildlife on Amakhala Game Reserve. Your professional ranger will guide you on four game drives on this reserve, one of which will include a sundowner cheese & wine cruise on the Bushman?s River. There is also the option of a guided walk through our unique valley bushveld to focus on the medicinal uses of plants.

An early morning game drive into nearby Addo Elephant National Park, with a picnic breakfast, will take you to an area renowned for its large herds of elephants. Now with Big Five status, a visit to the park makes for a very exciting morning.

An early morning guided tour around the Born Free Foundation. Born Free has been rescuing Big Cats from cruel situations for many years. These animals now live out there last days under the African sky on neighbouring Shamwari Game Reserve.

After breakfast a drive to find the lions in their natural habitat on Amakhala.

If you don't wish to take advantage of the 3 Day Package, included in your stay at The Safari Lodge are morning and evening game drives leaving from your lodge. You will be guided by informative, professional rangers through Amakhala Game Reserve in open Land Rovers. Here you can return to nature and explore the abundant wildlife, the diverse vegetation and the dramatic landscape of the Eastern Cape.

You can also extend your Amakhala visit to include one of these add-on excursions:

• Addo Elephant back Safaris
• Historical and battle field tours
• Golf at Bushman Sands.

All Rates Include: Accommodation (per person per night sharing), all meals, house drinks and two reserve activities per day (e.g. Game Drives, River Cruises, Guided Walks).

Rates are subject to change. Please enquire for the most recent rates and any special offers.

Children over 9 years are welcome at The Safari Lodge.