Gondwana Private Game Reserve: Kwena Suites

Just four-and-a-half hours from Cape Town and 25km from Mossel Bay – on the famously scenic Garden Route – Gondwana Private Game Reserve is a fynbos-filled paradise where abundant wildlife meets five-star hospitality. The result is a lush and luxurious escape that offers guests the opportunity to relax, enjoy the great outdoors and experience the Big Five.

The reserve is home to two lodges – the culturally immersive Kwena Lodge and the child-friendly Lehele Family Lodge – and one exclusive-use private villa, Ulubisi House. With interconnected dining, reception, lounge and bar areas – all leading out to expansive outdoor decks overlooking the Reserve and a large waterhole – Lehele Family Lodge boasts seven private villas, each with three or four-bedrooms.

Kwena Lodge comprises an open plan lounge and bar area, two elegant dining rooms with fireplaces and thatched roofs, an alfresco dining experience on the deck overlooking two waterholes, and a sparkling infinity pool, not to mention 14 supremely well-appointed two-sleeper suites and 11 exclusive villas (also with three or four bedrooms each).

Good to know
Booking is full-board only and includes breakfast, lunch, dinner and two game drives daily.

THE LODGINGS

Housed in dome-shaped thatched structures that draw inspiration from nomadic San dwellings, each Kwena Suite boasts one bedroom, a cosy lounge area with a wood-burning fireplace, and a shaded outdoor deck area with a romantic double lounger.

Bedrooms + bathrooms

• 1 bedroom (king or twin beds)
• 1 ensuite bathrooms with a deep bath and rain shower
• Bathroom amenities

Indoor + outdoor living

• Complimentary WiFi
• Lounge area with a wood-burning fireplace
• Air-conditioning
• Tea and coffee facilities
• Shaded outdoor deck a double lounger

THINGS TO DO

On the property

• Game drives
• Bokkie drives
• Guided fynbos bush walk
• Junior Ranger Programme
• Spa treatments
• Sunbathing
• Star-gazing
• Swimming in the communal infinity pool
• Communal poolside bar
• Communal lounge and bar area
• Communal dining deck overlooking two waterholes
• 2 communal dining rooms with fireplaces

In the area

• Sand-boarding
• Ski-boating
• Deep sea fishing
• The world’s longest zipline
• Sky-diving
• Point of Human Origins
• Helicopter flips
• Shark cage diving
• Wine-tasting
• SAPREC Seabird and Penguin Rehabilitation Centre