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The Eastern Cape boasts miles of beautiful coastline Close to nature at the Shamwari Game Reserve Nguni River Lodge is situated in the Addo Elephant Park
and KwaZulu-Natal, and its coastline extends for families, centred around the Riverdene Lodge. Apart from its game-viewing, the Eastern Cape
from Port Elizabeth to beyond East London. Children over four can accompany their parents also offers beaches, desert and activities, and is
It is home to four national parks and 13 game on game drives in specially designed vehicles. home to the Nelson Mandela Museum.
reserves including Shamwari – a private reserve There are also visits to one of the Born Free But, most importantly, for those clients who
which is a member of the Mantis Collection and Centres and Shamwari’s animal hospital. have been put off visiting Africa by the fear of
has won awards for its conservation efforts. Another popular Eastern Cape destination for malaria, it also offers peace of mind.
The actress Virginia McKenna’s Born Free families is the Addo Elephant national park. It
Foundation operates two centres in Shamwari offers a wide range of accommodation to suit
where 22 rescued lions and cheetahs roam large every budget from tented camping facilities, cot- BOOK IT
tracts of the reserve. tages and guesthouses to five-star luxury private
Within the reserve there are six five-star concessions such as the Nguni River Lodge.
Operators offering the Eastern Cape include African
Pride and Intrepid Travel. African Pride offers the
lodges. The remote Eagles Crag is the “premiere” Here visitors enjoy modern African accommo-
Shamwari reserve from £205 per day in low season,
lodge, and can count celebrities such as Brad Pitt, dation in rondavels, with thatched roofs and
including meals and game-viewing but not flights.
Nicolas Cage, John Travolta and Tiger Woods elephant dung plastered walls. From verandahs It offers the Nguni River Lodge from £190 per day
among its guests. overlooking the flood plain, guests can view
on the same basis.
A new venture for Shamwari is a programme antelope, warthogs, baboons and elephants.
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