Facilities & Services

Karoo Lodge:

• Warm and inviting living room with fireplace
• Fenced swimming pool
• Samara Spa
• Curio Shop and Business centre

The Manor at Samara:

• Two cofortable living rooms
• 21 metre infinity pool
• Satellite television

Mountain Retreat:

• Lounge with fireplace
• Jacuzzi
• Circular 4m plunge pool

Daily game drives and other activities take place at all accommodation options.

Bars & Restaurants

Karoo Lodge:

• Cosy Pub
• Large dining area with fireplace
• Traditional Boma area

The Manor at Samara:

• Snug bar area
• Dining and breafast rooms
• Traditiona Boma area
• A lovely verandah

Mountain Retreat:

• Dining room
• Boma
• Outdoor dining and bush dinners

Overview

Samara welcomes children of all ages but please note only those age 8 and over are allowed on the game drives.

Looking after younger guests

• A fenced of outdoor play area at Karoo Lodge
• Various children’s games available

Babysitting & Supervised Activities

Samara’s exciting children’s programme centres on the AardvArk reed enclosure where children can cavort amongst giant and miniature wrought-iron cut-outs of animals found on the reserve – giraffe legs more than two metres high and a life-size family of motionless meerkats amongst them. There’s a sandpit to excavate and weird and wonderful trees and bushes.

The Aardvark Programme caters to children of all ages, allowing parents, should they wish, to take game drives without interruption from tired small people who will be whisked away into a bush wonderland and be indulged in a myriad of thrills.

• During the evening, babysitters are available on request.

Children’s activities:

• Spoor Identification
• Tracking
• Orienteering – knowing your way home
• Cheetah tales
• Star naming and stories
• Trampoline
• Tennis
• Croquet
• Table tennis
• Bushman paintings – paint you own
• Face painting – camouflage
• Play dough
• Samara puzzles
• Treasure hunts
• Crafting with African beads
• Spekboom planting

Safety

Please note none of the lodges are fenced and parents are advised to supervise their children. The reserve does not have what is known as dangerous animals like Lion and Heyena, however, there are rhino, dangerous snakes and scorpions on the Reserve.

Room Types

Karoo Lodge:

• 3 Karoo Suites – individual Karoo style “cottages” situated in the garden, luxury en-suite bathrooms, air-conditioned, fireplaces.
• 3 Lodge Suites situated in the main homestead – spacious, light and airy, opening onto the wide wraparound verandah, luxury en-suite bathrooms, air-conditioned.

The Manor at Samara:

• This is a ‘sole use’ Lodge with 4 air-conditioned spacious luxury suites, with the softest linen to lull you. All the suites have en-suite bathrooms with free-standing baths and a personal chef, butler and ranger are on hand to assist.

Mountain Retreat:

• This is also a sole use Lodge with 3 en-suite bedrooms situated in the homestead
• Additional 2 en-suite bedrooms situated in the restored 250 year old wagon
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Family

• At Karoo Lodge there are two types of suites – Lodge Suites situated in the main homestead which can accommodated one extra bed and Karoo Suites which are individual Karoo style cottages in the garden which can accommodate two extra beds.
• The Manor House, which is exclusive use can accommodate up to 8 people or 6 adults and 4 children (2 sets of double bunks on one of the 4 rooms).
• Mountain Retreat can accommodate up to 10 people (mixture of adults and children) but no children under 8 years of age.

Rates

Rates from £260 per adult sharing based on stays May – August 2010.

Rates at The Manor based on 4 people sharing are from £1,300 during the same dates.

Family

• All children before 3rd birthday, sharing with adults, are free of charge at Karoo Lodge
• 3rd birthday to 8th birthday, sharing with adults, pay 25% of adult rate at Karoo Lodge
• 8th birthday to 14th birthday, sharing with adults, pay 50% of adult rate at Karoo Lodge
• All guests of age 14 and over are required to take their own room at adult rates

Special Offers

Please enquire regarding free night offers.