Experience the beauty and tranquillity of Africa in the unique, malaria-free Cape Garden Route that is Buffalo Hills Game Reserve.
All our accommodation rates include Safari Game Drives & Safari Game Walks!
Accommodation
Accommodation at Buffalo Hills means more than just a bed. Of course all our en-suite rooms and safari tents are luxuriously appointed - but it’s the ADDED EXTRAS that make the difference. Because all our over-night guests enjoy the following at no extra cost:
- Dinner, bed & breakfast (with dinner at our traditional African Boma Fire);
- A Guided Safari Game Walk every morning;
- A Guided Safari Game Drive every afternoon; AND
- A tour and mampoer tasting at our cultural attraction - the Nyati jjj Distillery.
BUFFALO HILLS LODGE
South African Tourism Grading Council: 4-Star Lodge
Buffalo Hills offers the luxury you’d expect from a 4-Star Lodge:
- Guest Lounge and patio with an extensive collection of books about our wildlife;
- Swimming pool;
- Traditional African Boma (or meeting place) for evening meals and small, exclusive conferences;
- Rolling lawns;
- 4 Luxury en-suite bedrooms;
- 2 Luxury en-suite tented lodges with, spa baths, showers and private lounges;
- 1 x 2-bedroom Stone Cottage (a historic building and one of the first homesteads built in the Bitou Valley) with its own private lounge and fireplace.
Just an unobtrusive electric game fence separates the Lodge from the animals which feed in the valley - so you can relax and watch nature in safety. All day, if you like.
ADDED VALUE ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation at Buffalo Hills means more than just a bed. Of course all our en-suite rooms and safari tents are luxuriously appointed - but it’s the ADDED EXTRAS that make the difference. Because all our over-night guests enjoy the following at no extra cost:
- Dinner, bed & breakfast (with dinner at our traditional African Boma Fire);
- A Guided Safari Game Walk every morning;
- A Guided Safari Game Drive every afternoon; AND
- A tour and mampoer tasting at our cultural attraction - the Nyati jjj Distillery.
ELEPHANT GORGE PORTERED TRAIL
Enjoy the Elephant Gorge Portered Trail on Foot or by Mountain Bike!
Our unique 1-, 2- or 3-night Elephant Gorge Packages include accommodation at Elephant Gorge Bush Lodge and Buffalo Hills Lodge, all meals, FGASA-registered guides, porterage for your luggage, Safari Game Drives and Nyati jjj Distillery tours and Mampoer tastings.
Here’s the programme:
- Hitch a ride for your bike on our open game-viewing vehicles through Buffalo Hills Game Reserve;
- Leave the fenced game area and enter the Diepwalle State Forest (an indigenous hardwood forest soon to be incorporated into the Garden Route National Park);
- Hike or ride to Elephant Gorge
RIDE according to your category:
- Family Route - 4 hours;
- Enthusiasts’ Route - 5 hours;
- Epic Riders’ Route - 7 to 8 hours;
HIKE: 4 to 6 hours
In the afternoon, sit back and enjoy the swimming pool and spa bath or relax at the Lodge.
At sunset, don your headlamp for an evening guided walk and nocturnal experience of the bush. Then return to the Lodge and enjoy a traditional African Boma Fire and, in true South African style, help at the fire as everyone tucks in to prepare a hearty South African feast.
And remember - if you book for 8 guests* - 2 go for FREE!
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