The Grahamstown area features many wonderful private game reserves who are offering fantastic specials over the National Arts Festival. For something completely different contact an accredited tour guide who will design a tour of our area just for you at a price you can afford.

Bucklands Private Game Reserve – R999pp per night sharing.
Bucklands Private Game Reserve is a family run and owned reserve situated just 40km outside of Grahamstown. Tel: 072 736 3681

Kichaka Private Game Reserve – Kichaka Lodge is offering a 50% off special. Was R4950pp sharing, now R2475pp sharing. Cost includes accommodation, meals, game drives and drinks.
Set between two streams in a lush bushveld valley, Kichaka Lodge is an exclusive five star lodge located within a Big 5 game reserve, in the malaria-free Eastern Cape. Tel: 072 402 0749 / 046 622 6024.

Kwandwe Private Game Reserve – R4200pp sharing for a minimum of 2 night stay. Cost includes accommodation, meals, game drives and drinks.
A vast wilderness flanking the banks of the Great Fish River in South Africa’s Eastern Cape region, Kwandwe Private Game Reserve is home to a diverse array of wildlife including the ‘Big Five’, as well as cheetah, hippo, springbok, giraffe and more. Tel: 046 603 3400.

Lukhanyo Private Game Reserve – R1950pp per night sharing or for a family of three R1750pp per night sharing. Self-catering. Cost includes 1 meal, game drive and drinks.
Lukhanyo is nestled in the unspoiled, rugged and tranquil Frontier Country, Eastern Cape.  We are situated just 28km from Grahamstown. SMS 082 661 0048.

Pumba Private Game Reserve – R2040pp per night sharing includes accommodation, dinner and one morning game drive.
Home to Africa’s Big 5, Pumba offers visitors the chance to experience the wonders of Africa – from the graceful giraffe to the seldom seen leopard, and the very rare White Lions. Tel 082 373 5681/046 603 2000.

Ottours and Shuttle Services – Visit a sangoma, experience a local tavern and enjoy traditional home cooking ekasi-style! Join Accredited Tour Guide, Otto Ntshebe for tours in and around the Grahamstown area.  Experience all that this unique ‘Frontier Country’ has to offer in tailor-made tours for you. Tel: 082 214 4242.

For more information on these establishments and offerings please go to www.grahamstown.co.za.
Information supplied by: Makana Tourism, 63 High Street, Church Square, Grahamstown. Tel: 046 622 3241.

Sue Maclennan

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