As an exciting finale to your Garden Route tour, this renowned private luxury game reserve in the Eastern Cape bushveld, 50 minutes from Port Elizabeth (45 miles) would be hard to beat! A 2-night (or longer) stay here will provide a magical highlight to your holiday (flying to Johannesburg from Port Elizabeth after your stay). Shamwari is also an excellent stopover if you are travelling between the Garden Route and KwaZulu-Natal or Mpumalanga.

Shamwari offers an outstanding game-viewing experience in a wilderness setting - with open-vehicle game-drives in quest of the rich wildlife in this malaria-free area, which includes lion, elephant, both white and black rhino, and more than 18 antelope species. Shamwari’ boasts an outstanding choice of contrasting accommodation venues - all in authentic African surroundings.