Samara's Aardvark programme especially caters
for children, taking them on adventure safaris, providing private
dinners and hosting young children at the lodge while mom and
dad take a break. Our team is well versed at looking after and
entertaining 'future conservationists'and the rangers are excellent
with inquisitive, hungry young minds. The 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 programme caters to children of all ages, allowing parents
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
| Children of all ages
are welcome at Samara. (By special arrangement at Mountain
Retreat) |
| Dedicated children’s
programme on offer daily |
| Only children of age
8 and over are allowed on scheduled game drives |
| All children before
3rd birthday, sharing with adults, are free of charge |
| 3rd birthday to 8th
birthday, sharing with adults, pay 25% of adult rate |
| 8th birthday to 14th
birthday, sharing with adults, pay 50% of adult rate |
| A maximum of 2 children
to be accommodated in Karoo Suites and a maximum of 1 child
in Lodge Suites, sharing with two adults |
| 3rd adults are not permitted
to share rooms |
| All guests of age 14
and over are required to take their own room at adult rates |