Kwandwe Private Game Reserve is located in the beautiful and historically rich Eastern Cape along 30 kilometres of privately-owned river frontage, surrounded by 21 000 hectares/45 000 acres of exclusive, malaria-free wilderness. Overlooking the Great Fish River, the Lodge is masterfully contoured to blend with the magnificent landscape. Kwandwe means �Place of the Blue Crane� in Xhosa, and is home to a population of these majestic endangered birds.The Great Fish River Lodge is stylishly furnished in Frontier Settler style, integrating local African culture with colonial settler history. Elegant thatched stone and glass suites feature floor-to-ceiling doors which fold back to reveal uninterrupted wilderness vistas. Guest areas have a large fireplace with massive stone chimney, and a soaring thatched roof with imposing chandeliers.
Sophisticated, glass-fronted sitting and dining areas boast expansive viewing decks with breathtaking river views.
Kwandwe is easily accessible by private charters into Kwandwe airstrip just five minutes from Kwandwe reception, which is a leisurely 30-minute game-drive to Kwandwe Lodge. Kwandwe is a 2-hour drive (there is a chauffeur service) or a 20-minute air transfer from Port Elizabeth which has a national airport. Kwandwe is also perfect for self-drive clients due to excellent roads
9 luxurious suites feature bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms, indoor and outdoor showers, separate w.c, twin basins, personal bars, portable phone for room service and covered verandas. The d�cor is African-inspired, with earth-toned fabrics, indigenous timber and early settler antiques and artefacts. Each suite has a private river deck and plunge pools overlooking the Great Fish River.
Guest areas are spacious, with generous, wraparound viewing decks leading from the dining room, bar and sitting areas. The sitting, library and dining areas each have a fireplace. The wine cellar has a selection of premier South African wines catering for the connoisseur. A well-stocked Safari Shop offers clothing, books, gifts and African crafts. Morning, afternoon/evening and night game-drives in open game viewing vehicles, guided walking and canoeing, bush sundowners and picnics on the Reserve, fishing, rhino and buffalo tracking, archaeological, Battlefield and Historical Tours to Grahamstown and surroundings. Bush breakfasts/dinners.
Bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms, indoor and outdoor showers, separate w.c, twin basins, personal bars, portable phone for room service and covered verandas. The d�cor is African-inspired, with earth-toned fabrics, indigenous timber and early settler antiques and artefacts. Each suite has a private river deck and plunge pools overlooking the Great Fish River.
Delicious Pan-African cuisine is served on the private decks, in the candlelit dining room, or enjoyed in the boma (outdoor dining area). Kwandwe is renowned for its spectacular bush banqueting in surprise settings.
