Gondwana Private Game Reserve, located approximately four hours away from Cape Town, has recently re-launched its Eco Camp offering. This is your chance to experience an intimate, off-the-grid safari, all while being spoilt rotten and contributing to conservation.
You’ll stay in an eco-friendly, stylish tented camp set in a protected Fynbos valley in the heart of the game reserve. The entire camp runs on solar power, sources its water sustainably from a nearby perennial spring, and is a plastic-free zone.
The camp facilities include seven twin or king-share tents set on raised platforms, each with a private bathroom and covered deck area. A wooden walkway over the riverbed links the accommodation to two thatched recreational tents which house the lounge, dining, and bar areas with a nearby pool and hammocks.
Guests will enjoy wholesome, safari-style cuisine. A variety of dining experiences are thoughtfully included, including boma dinners under the stars with homemade venison, seafood, and vegetable potjies cooked over a fire, hearty brunches out in the game reserve, as well as lovely fresh lunches. The full board package includes all your meals, morning and afternoon game drives, as well as a hands-on conservation experiences.
The conservation activities vary, and the information gathered feeds back into Gondwana’s conservation department and management plan. Activities include elephant dung sample analysis, checking leopard stealth cameras, water censuses, game counts and predator tracking, and helping to eradicate the game reserve of alien invasive plants – which is a great workout.
This exceptional Eco Camp is ready to be shared with guests who want to explore and connect with the bush in a deep and truly meaningful way: an absolute must when visiting the Garden route.
“At Eco Camp, we invite our guests to meet Africa in her purest form, without asking them to sacrifice their comfort or sense of personal safety,” says Wendy Rutherfoord, one of the directors at the reserve.
“Here, you become part of the conservation family. It’s a very special, and personal, encounter.”
The details:
- For bookings and rates: direct-book.com
- The Tented Eco Camp experience can be booked as a three or five-night fully inclusive package.
- The package includes daily: three meals, afternoon tea, select beverages, game drives, conservation programs and bush skills activities.
- Conservation fees: R400 per adult per stay and R200 per child per stay. Conservation Fees apply and are not included in online or quoted rates.
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