Samara
Games in Graaff-Reinet

Samara Private Game Reserve, a 5 star game reserve in the Eastern Cape, offering luxury safari accommodation in Graaf Reinet Eastern Cape South Africa.

Samara Private Game Reserve is a passionate conservation undertaking, the leader in its area and a catalyst for change in the Great Karoo region of South Africa. A 2.5-hour drive from Port Elizabeth, Samara is ideally situated at the end of the Garden Route and just 40 minutes from the historical town of Graaff-Reinet, rich in culture and heritage. 'Heart-stoppingly beautiful' is how Samara is best described Samara’s safari game lodges offer unique experiences to savour this serene landscape in the Eastern Cape. Activities on offer include game drives, guided walks, luxury star bed sleep-outs, wilderness picnics, birding, mountain biking in the Karoo landscape, indoor and outdoor dining and conservation activities. Children of all ages are welcome and we offer a children’s programme dedicated to making conservationists out of even our youngest guests. World class accommodation is provided in two intimate five-star luxury game lodges. Samara forms part of a greater vision to create South Africa’s third largest protected area in a global biodiversity hotspot in the Eastern Cape. Join us in our efforts to preserve this irreplaceable part of our natural heritage. Encircled by a natural amphitheatre of mountains, five-star Karoo Lodge sits in perfect harmony with its wild surrounds. Samara Private Game Reserve is a luxury safari destination situated north of the end of the Garden Route, a 40-minute drive from the historical town of Graaff-Reinet, rich in culture and heritage.