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Today we celebrate Earth Day, a global movement to

Today we celebrate Earth Day, a global movement to galvanise support for environmental protection, with the theme of “Restoring our Earth”.

Samara has been guided by a restoration ethic since inception, but with the introduction of regenerative farming and the redoubling of our Spekboom planting efforts, 2020 was the year our work took on new urgency. The @unitednations has declared the years 2021-2030 to be the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, a global rallying cry to halt the degradation of ecosystems and promote their rehabilitation, for the benefit of people and Nature.

Conserving our environment is no longer enough - we must actively restore, rewild and regenerate our natural spaces.

There is no Planet B.

🔗 Learn more about Earth Day and how you can participate at the link in our bio

#SamaraKaroo #RegenerativeTourism #EarthDay2021 #GenerationRestoration

📷: @lowermountain_photo, @gerda.hayward.photography, @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 has committed to achieving 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 a joy to come across this magnificent elephan

What a joy to come across this magnificent elephant bull Kahle on a recent game drive. Translocated to Samara in 2018, he has established his preferred feeding grounds in the dense thickets of Bouwershoek and along the Plaat River.

As the first bull elephant to return to this land in almost two centuries, he has been fitted with a satellite collar which enables Samara’s conservation team to track his movements, informing reserve management of elephant impacts across the landscape.

#SamaraKaroo #ElephantConservation #ElephantBull

📷: Ewert Hauptfleisch

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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 has committed to achieving 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

We are ecstatic to announce the first sighting of

We are ecstatic to announce the first sighting of leopard on the reserve in 24 years!

Tracker Jason Williams and field guide Benedict Phepheng were the lucky pair who spotted the large, relaxed male with their guests in Wolvekloof.

Suffice to say that champagne flowed for guests and the team alike that evening! 🍾

🔗 Read Ben’s account of this historic Samara sighting at the link in our bio

#SamaraKaroo #LeopardConservation #PantheraPardus

📷: @marnus.ochse (for reference only, not at Samara) & Christiaan Swanepoel

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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 has committed to achieving 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

Oh how we love Autumn light! And especially with a

Oh how we love Autumn light! And especially with a flowing river. Enjoy these recent photographs of the Green Karoo.

#SamaraKaroo #SafariForTheSoul #KarooHeartland

📷: @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 has committed to achieving 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

Weekends are for long languid picnics and time wit

Weekends are for long languid picnics and time with family. And where better than the blissfully remote and restorative Great Karoo?

Our South African residents special of R3,750 pppns (50% for under-14s) continues until 30 September.

🔗 Enquire at the link in our bio or by emailing Jenny on reservations@samara.co.za

#SamaraKaroo #SafariPicnic #TheKaroo #SafariForTheSoul

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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 has committed to achieving 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

It was difficult to get them all in one shot (some

It was difficult to get them all in one shot (some might say it’s like herding cats 😉), but field guide Benedict Phepheng finally managed it!

This cheetah “pride” consists of 9-year-old adult female Chilli and the 8 youngsters under her care.

🔗 Read the extraordinary story of how this special family came to be at the link in our bio

#CheetahPride #CheetahConservation #SamaraKaroo

📷: @ob_phepheng_photography

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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 has committed to achieving 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 whole crew on an Easter egg hunt. Happy Easter

The whole crew on an Easter egg hunt. Happy Easter!

#CheetahPride #SamaraKaroo #CheetahConservation

📷: @ob_phepheng_photography

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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 has committed to achieving 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

Watch out Easter Bunny! There’s a new fox in tow

Watch out Easter Bunny! There’s a new fox in town. We very rarely see Cape foxes at Samara, so it was with great delight that guide Benedict Phepheng and his guests spotted one on a recent game drive.

Cape foxes are good diggers, managing to dig their own dens even in the hard-capped soils of the Karoo. These holes and depressions form microsites where water and plant material accumulate, thus significantly boosting seed germination and promoting habitat structure.

All in all, Easter Bunny notwithstanding, we’re thrilled to see this fox back!

#SamaraKaroo #CapeFox #VulpesChama

🎥: @ob_phepheng_photography

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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 has committed to achieving 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

Autumn is officially here. As we settle into the l

Autumn is officially here. As we settle into the long weekend, this is where you’ll find us - warming our cockles by the fire surrounded by Karoo Lodge’s cosy interiors.

Wishing all our followers who celebrate a Happy Easter - we hope you are able to spend this precious time with loved ones in cherished places.

🔗 Explore more of our Karoo Lodge at the link in our bio

#SamaraKaroo #SafariForTheSoul #KarooStyle

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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 has committed to achieving 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

Good morning! We hope you have a wonderful week.

#SamaraKaroo #CheetahCub #ShepherdTree

📷: @andrew_ackermann_photo

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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 has committed to achieving 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

Exactly one year ago today, we awoke on the first

Exactly one year ago today, we awoke on the first morning of the 3-week COVID-19 lockdown ordained by the South African presidency. Like most of our friends and industry peers, we had little inkling that the virus, and measures to prevent its spread, would dominate the balance of the year 2020 and 2021 thus far, proving catastrophic for our beloved tourism and conservation sectors.

As we reflect on the first anniversary of lockdown, we give thanks to all of those who have supported Samara, from near and from afar, during this most tumultuous of years. The past 12 months have tested us on many levels, yet we have emerged from the crisis stronger, more resilient and full of gratitude.

Gratitude first and foremost for our wonderful team, who have weathered the storm by our side, supported the difficult decisions we have been forced to make, lifted us when we have felt helpless and energized us with their hope and faith. What a privilege it is to work with such a wonderful Samara family.

Gratitude also to our guests - those from South Africa choosing to explore their own backyard who have provided a steady stream of visitors since the resumption of travel. And those from further afield whose determination to contribute to tourism’s survival has seen them jump through ever more stringent hoops to make it here. Not to mention our guests, past and future, who could not visit us but have funded our vital conservation and community projects. We are eternally grateful for your support.

We send our heartfelt condolences to those who have lost loved ones, those who have lost their income, those who continue to suffer. May you find light and comfort in these dark times.

One year on, life is by no means back to normal, and the road ahead remains uncertain. Yet as we gaze out over Samara’s vast plains, golden light catching the mountains and grasses gently swaying in the breeze, we are filled with hope for a better tomorrow.

#SamaraKaroo #SALockdown #OneYearOn

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Samara is on a journey to regenerate South Africa’s semi-arid Great Karoo region through rewilding and responsible tourism. Find out more at samara.co.za #DareToRewild

Red hartebeest are just one of the 22 species of u

Red hartebeest are just one of the 22 species of ungulates (animals with hooves) found at Samara. This wildlife diversity is in large part attributable to the diversity of habitats on the reserve, comprising 5 of South Africa’s 9 vegetation biomes.

The inclusion of varied vegetation types and topographies was a key factor taken into account by Samara’s founders, in consultation with expert ecologists, when they acquired the land one-quarter of a century ago.

🔗 Learn more about a Karoo safari at Samara at the link in our bio

#SamaraKaroo #KarooSafari #RedHartebeest

📷: @gerda.hayward.photography

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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 has committed to achieving 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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