Dear Friend of Samara, Samara Private Game Reserve has recently been featured on the Conde Nast Traveler USA’s Hot List Hotels for 2007. Not only do we feature on the 2007 list, but we are the only South African property to do so. This wonderful achievement, as well as featuring on the Conde Nast Traveler UK - Hot Spots Top 60 New Hotels in the World May 2006 , makes all of us at Samara very proud of our dedication since opening, to offering our clients a luxurious and unique safari experience in the heart of the Great Karoo. Please read their review below, or view it online. Samara Private Game Reserve $$$$ Located in the remote Great Karoo, Samara Private Game Reserve comprises 69,000 dramatic acres, much of it reclaimed farmland that's been restored to its former glory and restocked with cheetahs, white rhinos, zebras, giraffes, springbok, black wildebeests, and other species. Its six-room luxury lodge has beautifully appointed suites (three of them larger and set apart from the main lodge), all with wide verandas and decorated with antiques, nineteenth-century lithographs from South African artists, zebra skins, and indigenous-wood four-poster beds. The lodge is a stylish interpretation of the original Karoo farmhouse, complemented by gracious service and delicious cuisine—dinner of rack of lamb or venison matched to local red wines and followed the next day by a picnic-style feast in the bush. The usual safari activities are on offer, but in such a remote and exclusive setting, they are light years away from the hyped-up, goal-oriented safaris often associated with top lodges in the overpopulated reserves farther north. When to go: From September through October, after the spring rains, the Great Karoo greens up and everything bursts into flower. Which room to book: Karoo Suite 3 (the honeymoon suite) is the farthest from the lodge, so you have uninterrupted views on three sides. Should you require any further information about Samara Private Game Reserve, please do contact us directly or visit our website www.samara.co.za Warm Wishes Sarah Tompkins and The Samara Team Graaff-Reinet, South Africa Tel: +27 49 891 0880 reservations@samara.co.za