Drostdy Hotel

The Drostdy Hotel is situated in the beautiful Eastern Cape town of Graaff-Reinet (often called the Gem of the Karoo), which was established in 1786 and is South Africa’s fourth oldest magisterial district. The town contains over 220 heritage sites – more than any other town in South Africa – and has examples of magnificent…

Samara Karoo Reserve (55 km from Graaff-Reinet)

Spanning 70,000 acres of wilderness in the Great Karoo, malaria-free Samara Private Game Reserve offers a Big Five safari with a difference – a unique conservation passion project in a spectacular setting. Consisting of 11 former livestock farms assembled since 1997, Samara’s story is one of restoration. Over two decades vegetation has been rehabilitated and wildlife reintroduced,…