Shamwari where the Big 5 roam

Discover the Heart of the Eastern Cape

Shamwari Awaits

Shamwari, meaning “my friend” in Shona, is the pinnacle of private game reserves and home to the coveted Big 5. Stretching over a vast, malaria free landscape, it offers an award-winning nature experience and is one of the largest private conservation initiatives in Southern Africa.

Unique safari-based activities & tailor made experiences
Five of South Africa’s nine biomes occur here
Malaria free

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Your Private Wilderness

Accommodation

Shamwari is a place where guests can exist in harmony with nature, however fleeting the moment, where wildlife roam the landscape under the relentless African sun. Shamwari incorporates six lodges and one explorer camp; each one unique in its own essence. Lodges are designed in harmony with their surroundings where guests can experience nature in sublime comfort.

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The Shamwari Experiences

Our Packages

Shamwari is a place where guests can exist in harmony with nature, however fleeting the moment, where wildlife roam the landscape under the relentless African sun. Lodges are designed in harmony with their surroundings where guests can experience nature in sublime comfort.

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Happy Guests

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Sunrise in itself is a magical moment, but when you get to experience it lighting up the beautiful Long Lee Manor and landscape of Shamwari it becomes even more magical.

What a Maaagic Moment it was to see a mother white rhino with her beautiful calf! We could see the care she had! Thank you Shamwari for conserving moments like this for us!

Greetings Shamwari Game Reserve, It was a magic moment of excitement to be on our first game drive! Waiting to see what is around the next corner! Listening to the birds and smelling the flowers in Spring! We would LOVE to go back!

Shamwari Wildlife

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Shamwari Foundation

Staying at Shamwari means you are participating in and experiencing an immensely successful conservation project, which returned the land to the rich biodiversity for which the region was once renowned.
Join us for a once-in-a-lifetime experience to empower, engage and educate yourself with our conservation efforts.

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Adventure & Wildlife Encounters

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Stories to tell, to share, to love!

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Be in the Know

Shamwari Stories

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Your African Adventure Awaits

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Check-in 30June2025 Check-out 01July2025