Samara's Aardvark programme specially caters for children, taking them on adventure safaris, providing private dinners and hosting young children at the Lodge while mum and dad take a break. Our team is experienced in looking after and entertaining 'future conservationists', and our 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 small, tired people who will be whisked away into a bush wonderland and 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 your 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 at Karoo Lodge.

Only children age 8 years and older are allowed on scheduled game drives. All children will experience a shortened, kiddies only Bumble game drive.

All children before their third birthday, sharing with adults, are free of charge at Karoo Lodge, Manor House and Mountain Retreat.

3rd birthday to 14th birthday, sharing with adults, pay 50% of adult rate.

All guests aged 14 or older are required to take their own room at adult rates.

A maximum of 2 children can be accommodated in Karoo Suites and a maximum of 1 child in Lodge Suites, sharing with 2 adults.

Third adults are not permitted to share rooms.