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Samara Private Game Reserve, Petersburg Road, off the R63 to Pearston, near Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, 6280, South Africa.

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A sky so bright it feels like you could reach out

A sky so bright it feels like you could reach out and touch it… and a cosy four-poster bed from which to take it all in.

Would you stay in Samara’s star bed?

Learn more at the link in our bio 🔗

#SamaraKaroo #StarBed #BigSkyKaroo

📷: @alex.in.transit @blackbeanproductions

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Samara is on a journey to regenerate South Africa’s semi-arid Great Karoo region through rewilding and responsible tourism. A member of @thelongrunorg, Samara strives to achieve a holistic balance of the ‘4Cs’: Conservation, Community, Culture and Commerce. Staying at one of Samara’s lodges acts as a direct contribution to this vision.

Learn more at samara.co.za #DareToRewild

“And so it is that we find ourselves in the seco

“And so it is that we find ourselves in the second week of 2022. Quite how it is now almost 2 years since the start of the pandemic that still permeates our everyday is a mystery. As anticipated, 2021 did not return us to a pre-COVID world. It remained a difficult year, fraught with uncertainty, red lists and new variants, but somehow despite all this Samara enters 2022 with a renewed sense of what is possible.

For amidst the challenges of 2021 germinated seeds of hope - from the return of leopard of its own accord to the breaking of the drought and the expansion of our community activities.

As we step into 2022, we enter Samara’s 25th year of existence - a mere blink of an eye on the planet’s evolutionary timeline but an important milestone for us and our work as we continue in our mission to restore the magic of the Great Karoo for the benefit of people and planet.”

Read our full New Years message, “The world needs all we can give”, from co-founder Sarah Tompkins at the link in our bio 🔗

#SamaraKaroo #RewildingStories #TheWorldNeedsAllWeCanGive #Hope

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Samara is on a journey to regenerate South Africa’s semi-arid Great Karoo region through rewilding and responsible tourism. A member of @thelongrunorg, Samara strives to achieve a holistic balance of the ‘4Cs’: Conservation, Community, Culture and Commerce. Staying at one of Samara’s lodges acts as a direct contribution to this vision.

Learn more at samara.co.za #DareToRewild

What an unforgettable sighting. Sheba’s three sm

What an unforgettable sighting. Sheba’s three smallest cubs were introduced to the rest of the River Pride yesterday, in a chaotic meet-and-greet of growls and snarls. Today any aggression was forgotten as the older females played and played with their young siblings by the gently flowing water.

What a privilege to witness!

#SamaraKaroo #LionCubs #LionConservation

🎥📷: @marnus.ochse

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Samara is on a journey to regenerate South Africa’s semi-arid Great Karoo region through rewilding and responsible tourism. A member of @thelongrunorg, Samara strives to achieve a holistic balance of the ‘4Cs’: Conservation, Community, Culture and Commerce. Staying at one of Samara’s lodges acts as a direct contribution to this vision.

Learn more at samara.co.za #DareToRewild

Bathroom goals at Karoo Lodge. Who wouldn’t want

Bathroom goals at Karoo Lodge. Who wouldn’t want to watch the local wildlife go by from the comfort of a bubble bath? 🤩

Explore Karoo Lodge’s accommodation options at the link in bio 🔗

#SamaraKaroo #KarooStyle #SafariLiving

📷: @dookphoto_

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Samara is on a journey to regenerate South Africa’s semi-arid Great Karoo region through rewilding and responsible tourism. A member of @thelongrunorg, Samara strives to achieve a holistic balance of the ‘4Cs’: Conservation, Community, Culture and Commerce. Staying at one of Samara’s lodges acts as a direct contribution to this vision.

Learn more at samara.co.za #DareToRewild

A Karoo safari isn’t just about the vast, dramat

A Karoo safari isn’t just about the vast, dramatic scenery. There’s plenty of drama to be witnessed on the wildlife front too.

Samara’s rewilding efforts have transformed the reserve into an unforgettable wildlife destination, where unique and unusual sightings abound, like the time these sub-adult cheetahs brought down a young eland in front of our guests.

Learn more about the experiences on offer at Samara at the link in our bio 🔗

#SamaraKaroo #KarooSafari #WildAboutWildlife

📷: @coetzerlou with @cnp_safaris_sa

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Samara is on a journey to regenerate South Africa’s semi-arid Great Karoo region through rewilding and responsible tourism. A member of @thelongrunorg, Samara strives to achieve a holistic balance of the ‘4Cs’: Conservation, Community, Culture and Commerce. Staying at one of Samara’s lodges acts as a direct contribution to this vision.

Learn more at samara.co.za #DareToRewild

What will 2022 bring? Let it be a year of joy and

What will 2022 bring? Let it be a year of joy and hope, stability and prosperity, reunions with loved ones, travel to far-flung places and genuine progress for our planet.

Here’s to making every day count! ✨

#SamaraKaroo #HappyNewYear #Feelin2022 #PlainsOfCamdeboo

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Samara is on a journey to regenerate South Africa’s semi-arid Great Karoo region through rewilding and responsible tourism. A member of @thelongrunorg, Samara strives to achieve a holistic balance of the ‘4Cs’: Conservation, Community, Culture and Commerce. Staying at one of Samara’s lodges acts as a direct contribution to this vision.

Learn more at samara.co.za #DareToRewild

Ah, that time in between Christmas and New Year wh

Ah, that time in between Christmas and New Year when nobody knows what day of the week it is. (Much like safari, when nobody knows either!)

We’ve been spending this time enjoying the lovely rain, witnessing wildlife sightings galore, and spoiling our guests with festive treats.

#SamaraKaroo #Betwixtmas #SafariLiving

📷: @marnus.ochse

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Samara is on a journey to regenerate South Africa’s semi-arid Great Karoo region through rewilding and responsible tourism. A member of @thelongrunorg, Samara strives to achieve a holistic balance of the ‘4Cs’: Conservation, Community, Culture and Commerce. Staying at one of Samara’s lodges acts as a direct contribution to this vision.

Learn more at samara.co.za #DareToRewild

🎶 “And a partridge in a pear tree…” 🎶

(Or, the Karoo safari version, a cinnamon-breasted bunting in a guarrie bush)

Wishing all of our followers who celebrate a very Merry Christmas. May it be a time of peace, love and joy for you all.

With our very best wishes, Team Samara

#SamaraKaroo #PartridgeInAPearTree #TwelveDaysOfChristmas

📷: @marnus.ochse

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Samara is on a journey to regenerate South Africa’s semi-arid Great Karoo region through rewilding and responsible tourism. A member of @thelongrunorg, Samara strives to achieve a holistic balance of the ‘4Cs’: Conservation, Community, Culture and Commerce. Staying at one of Samara’s lodges acts as a direct contribution to this vision.

Learn more at samara.co.za #DareToRewild

A flock of blue crane takes flight at dusk, their

A flock of blue crane takes flight at dusk, their graceful elegance on aerial display, their eerie calls echoing across the skies above. And for a moment, everything is right with the world.

#SamaraKaroo #BlueCrane #IfYouKnowYouKnow #NatureIsHealing

📷: @kathleen.vanoppen

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Samara is on a journey to regenerate South Africa’s semi-arid Great Karoo region through rewilding and responsible tourism. A member of @thelongrunorg, Samara strives to achieve a holistic balance of the ‘4Cs’: Conservation, Community, Culture and Commerce. Staying at one of Samara’s lodges acts as a direct contribution to this vision.

Learn more at samara.co.za #DareToRewild

What sightings await you when you visit Samara thi

What sightings await you when you visit Samara this festive season? Well, you just might be lucky enough to spot cheetah mother Inara and her three little cubs!

Since reintroducing wild cheetah to the reserve in 2004, the name Samara has become synonymous with excellent cheetah viewing, particularly on foot. The reserve has witnessed dozens of litters of cubs being born over the years - but the sight of these cute little “honey badgers” never ceases to delight.

#SamaraKaroo #CheetahCubs #CheetahConservation

📷: Stacy Meyer

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Samara is on a journey to regenerate South Africa’s semi-arid Great Karoo region through rewilding and responsible tourism. A member of @thelongrunorg, Samara strives to achieve a holistic balance of the ‘4Cs’: Conservation, Community, Culture and Commerce. Staying at one of Samara’s lodges acts as a direct contribution to this vision.

Learn more at samara.co.za #DareToRewild

A bachelor herd of giraffe poses for the camera ag

A bachelor herd of giraffe poses for the camera against a spectacular backdrop.

Springtime in the Karoo is a special time to visit. With a 26-guest maximum capacity on 67,000 acres, you’ll feel like you have the entire landscape to yourself as you explore the reserve on foot and in a safari vehicle.

🔗 Learn more about activities on offer at Samara at the link in our bio

#SamaraKaroo #SafariForTheSoul #PrivateSafari

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Samara is on a journey to regenerate South Africa’s semi-arid Great Karoo region through rewilding and responsible tourism. A member of @thelongrunorg, Samara strives to achieve a holistic balance of the ‘4Cs’: Conservation, Community, Culture and Commerce. Staying at one of Samara’s lodges acts as a direct contribution to this vision.

Learn more at samara.co.za #DareToRewild

The spring rains have transformed the Karoo into a

The spring rains have transformed the Karoo into a fertile wonderland, and the black wildebeest have responded by dropping their calves by the dozen. Here, they graze alongside Cape mountain zebra, favouring the short grasses whilst the zebras seek out longer and leafier forage.

Everything in Nature has its place…

#SamaraKaroo #SamaraMara #GreenKaroo

📷: @marnus.ochse

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Samara is on a journey to regenerate South Africa’s semi-arid Great Karoo region through rewilding and responsible tourism. A member of @thelongrunorg, Samara strives to achieve a holistic balance of the ‘4Cs’: Conservation, Community, Culture and Commerce. Staying at one of Samara’s lodges acts as a direct contribution to this vision.

Learn more at samara.co.za #DareToRewild

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