Samara's Videos

Watch our collection of videos about Samara's wildlife, landscapes and experiences.

Featured Video: Safari for the soul

Lodge video: The Manor

Lodge video: Karoo Lodge

Sibella the miracle cheet

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You can see us on NatGeo WILD

The story of Samara's first cheetah, Sibella, is currently being told on NatGeo WILD. You can watch Sibella the Miracle Cheetah worldwide!

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Wildlife videos

Introducing the Funny Five

Watch as we introduce you to our child-friendly version of the Big Five – the Funny Five! Can you guess who they are?
Desert-adapted black rhino

There are fewer than 5,000 Critically Endangered Black rhino left in the world, and just a fraction of these are from the desert-adapted subspecies. Samara is one of only two private reserves in South Africa to be home to this subspecies.
Cheetah hunting kudu

Watch as a female cheetah hunts a kudu on Samara.

Experience video: Milky Way star bed

Explore our Milky Way star bed, for a night out under the Karoo skies.

Wildlife Video: Aardvark

Have you ever seen a nocturnal aardvark foraging during the day? Check out our video for footage of exactly that!

Wildlife Video: Birds at Samara

Take a look at some of the bird species found around Karoo Lodge.

Aerial footage of Samara

Aerial footage of Samara’s biomes taken by a recent guest.

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Getaway Magazine - Kids can learn about the bush while under lockdown

Financial Times - Their own private game reserve

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Tatler - Bring your cubs

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The Sunday Times - Bewitched by the majesty of Karoo

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The beauty of cheetah camouflage. Chilli and one o

The beauty of cheetah camouflage. Chilli and one of her cubs relax in the winter sunshine.

#SamaraKaroo #CheetahConservation

📷: Ewert Hauptfleisch

Socially-distanced dining, Samara style. #

Socially-distanced dining, Samara style.

#SamaraKaroo #SafariForTheSoul #BestOfTheKaroo #ShareSouthAfrica

Even the smallest creatures can tell us stories ab

Even the smallest creatures can tell us stories about our past.

This little bird is the Familiar Chat, known as ‘spekvreter’ in Afrikaans, meaning ‘fat-eater’. How did it earn this nickname?

Well, back in the time of the voortrekkers, the wheels and axles of ox-wagons used to be greased with animal fat to keep them running smoothly.

The chats developed a habit of eating the fat and any insects that got stuck to them.

Today, it wouldn’t be surprising to have one visit after a braai to pick up scraps.

#SamaraKaroo #TheLittleThings #FamiliarChat

📷: @marnus.ochse

It’s no exaggeration to say that the Karoo is co

It’s no exaggeration to say that the Karoo is coming into its own in the post-COVID tourism landscape. ⁣
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Remote, spacious and devoid of people - these qualities have been drawing in-the-know nature enthusiasts for years, but the Karoo’s appeal is undoubtedly broadening with travel’s new normal.⁣
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As leisure travel in South Africa begins to open up, first to travelers within a province and hopefully for inter-provincial travel in the near future, the Karoo offers the ideal escape from the dreariness of lockdown.⁣
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We’re so passionate about this special place that we’ve written a blog on the 4 reasons to make the Great Karoo your post-COVID escape - you’ll find it at the link in our bio 🔗 Have a read and let us know your favourite thing about the Karoo.⁣
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#SamaraKaroo #SafariForTheSoul #KarooHeartland #GreatKaroo⁣

Safari dreaming 🐾 #SafariForTheSoul

Safari dreaming 🐾 #SafariForTheSoul

If looks could kill... ⁣ ⁣ #Lion #KingOfSamara

If looks could kill... ⁣
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#Lion #KingOfSamara⁣
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📷: @rod_doyle1

A sight for sore eyes after a long week. 🥂 #Sa

A sight for sore eyes after a long week. 🥂

#SamaraKaroo #SafariForTheSoul #Sundowner #FridayFeeling

Samara’s guest experience philosophy has always

Samara’s guest experience philosophy has always been to showcase the behind-the-scenes happenings of the game reserve.⁣
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Our aim is to highlight the mammoth task of modern conservation and wildlife management, and to showcase all the projects supported by guests’ tourism dollars. For children in particular, this brings the wild up close and cements a love and respect for Nature. ⁣
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Where possible and when safe to do so, Samara guests can participate in animal translocations, veterinary call-outs, collaring and dehorning exercises.⁣
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#ModernConservation #ConservationInAction #SamaraKaroo #SafariForTheSoul

Nature is so clever. These harvester termites are

Nature is so clever. These harvester termites are busy ferrying dry grass into their underground network of tunnels, where it will decompose with the aid of fungi and feed the entire colony. ⁣
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Termites may be viewed as pests by those with lawns and golfing greens, but imagine for a second the ecosystem functions they provide in a natural system - from the cycling of plant residues into the ground to build organic matter to the construction of ‘corridors’ within the soil to improve rainwater infiltration.⁣
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These termites might be small but they are veritable ecosystem engineers. ⁣
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#SamaraKaroo #TheLittleThings #TermitesInAction⁣
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🎥: @marnus.ochse

Honey badger fur and cotton ball tail. Cheetah cub

Honey badger fur and cotton ball tail. Cheetah cubs just have to be the most adorable Big Cat babies. ⁣
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#SamaraKaroo #Cheetah #CheetahConservation ⁣
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📷: David Nash

Happy Monday from this bat-eared fox family on the

Happy Monday from this bat-eared fox family on the Camdeboo Plains.⁣
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#SamaraKaroo #KarooHeartland⁣
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📷: Brock family

6-ton giants dwarfed by mountains millions of year

6-ton giants dwarfed by mountains millions of years in the making.⁣
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#SamaraKaroo #ElephantConservation #KarooHeartland⁣
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📷: @ourplanetinmylens

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