White Lion Lodge

Surrounded by the rolling hills of the Sanbona Wildlife Reserve, White Lion Lodge is a privately owned wilderness retreat offering luxury accommodation, delicious cuisine and nature-based safaris on which you may see anything from The Big Five (including free-roaming white lions) to smaller game including jackals, caracals, brown hyenas and a variety of antelope species.

The accommodation comprises four unique stilted, glass-and-thatch suites, each boasting a spacious bedroom and full bathroom, a dressing room, an indoor fireplace, an outdoor shower, a private wooden deck with panoramic views, and a wood-fired hot tub. Tread the natural stone walkways to the main lodge, where you’ll find a luxurious lounge, a library, a 15-meter infinity pool and the ultimate place to enjoy a meal under the expansive African sky.

Good to know
There’s no cellphone reception on the reserve, but there is complimentary WiFi (with limited bandwidth).

THE LODGINGS

Bedrooms + bathrooms

• 1 bedroom (extra-length king-size bed or twin beds)
• 1 bathroom (bath and rain shower)
• Bathroom amenities

Indoor living

• Sitting area
• Indoor fireplace
• Satellite TV with DSTV
• Air-conditioning
• Under-floor heating
• Mini bar fridge
• Tea and coffee facilities
• Complimentary WiFi (limited bandwidth)
• Communal lounge with a fireplace

Outdoor living

• Wooden deck with sun loungers
• Outdoor shower
• Wood-fired hot tub
• Communal swimming pool
• Communal veranda for dining

THINGS TO DO

On the property

• Spa treatments (indoors or outdoors, depending on weather and preferences)
• Swim in the 15m infinity pool
• Lounge in the hot tub
• Relax by a fire in the communal lounge/bar
• Find a book in the library
• Sunbathing
• Star-gazing
• Game drives
• Bird-watching
• Breakfast, lunch or dinner in the dining room, or on the veranda

In the area

• Explore the nearby towns of Montagu and Barrydale
• Scenic drives
• Ronnie’s Sex Shop
• Hiking and mountain-biking
• Rock-climbing