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 Shamwari Private Game Reserve – Bayethe Tented Lodge 

Safari luxury with a contemporary twist

A luxurious lodge experience in the heart of Shamwari

Bayethe translates as ‘I salute you’ and is one of the warmest greetings you can receive in Africa. This welcome is extended when you first enter Bayethe Tented Lodge. Immersed deep in the African bush on Shamwari Private Game Reserve, this luxurious lodge is positioned overlooking a waterhole where animals can often be seen. Here you can relax in vast private tents, with a great selection of bush facilities on hand to ensure you enjoy a comfortable stay whilst knowledgeable guides try to seek out the elusive Big Five. There is a small outdoor swimming pool with deck area, but as each of the tents has its own plunge pool, Bayethe doesn’t really need anything bigger.

Why we love Shamwari Private Game Reserve – Bayethe Tented Lodge

  • Surrounded by the Shamwari Private Game Reserve, Bayethe Tented Lodge is one of their five star retreats, offering a wonderfully luxurious experience in the heart of this spellbinding reserve

  • Perfect for couples, twelve superior canvas Suites offer privacy and seclusion

  • A guided bush walk will bring you closer to some of the smaller creatures found in the diverse eco-systems that encapsulate Shamwari Private Game Reserve

  • Between game activities you may wish to indulge in some pampering with a visit to the bush relaxation retreat

TripAdvisor Rating
5 stars
Bayethe Tented Lodge is located within Shamwari Private Game Reserve in the Eastern Cape between Port Elizabeth and Grahamstown.
It’s a 1-hour drive from Port Elizabeth Airport.
Safari, Honeymoon

Our Expert Tips

Visit the Born Free Big Cat Sanctuaries at Shamwari Private Game Reserve

Born Free Big Cat Sanctuary and Education Centre was established in partnership with Virginia McKenna’s Born Free Foundation. Guests of Shamwari Private Game Reserve can visit the centre to learn the importance of keeping wildlife in the wild.

Visit Shamwari's Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre

As part of Shamwari’s extensive conservation programme, guests staying at any of the Shamwari lodges and camps are encouraged to visit the Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre. The team here have a passion for helping animals and the aim is to release them back into the wild on the Shamwari Reserve. Guests visiting the centre, will be given tour of the facilities and a talk on the work that they do. There is a discreet viewing deck where guests may be able to see some of the current patients in their care although priority must always be given to the welfare of the animals.

Safari activities at Shamwari Private Game Reserve

Shamwari is a conservation success story. Over the past 25 years, they have gradually reintroduced animals that had previously been eradicated through hunting. Now this thriving reserve is teeming with wildlife. South Africa has seven biomes and five of them are on the reserve so guests have the chance to see the diversity of the animals including lion, leopard, elephant, hippos and giraffe, sustained by a healthy population of antelope.

Rooms

There are only 12 tents at Bayethe Tented Lodge, each nestled away in the vegetation to ensure privacy and seclusion, it's the ideal place to spend your down time. Before and after game drives, you can take a dip in the plunge pool, do some wildlife spotting from your deck or cosy up by your fireplace.

Outside, and surrounded by vegetation, each Suite has a deck with plunge pool. Inside, a Nespresso coffee machine, mini bar and an indoor fireplace add to the comfort. The en suite bathroom has a bath and an outdoor shower (three suites have an indoor shower).

  • en suite with bath and shower
  • outdoor shower
  • air-conditioning
  • indoor fireplace
  • private deck
  • plunge pool
  • tea and coffee facilities
  • mini bar
  • Wi-Fi

Facilities

  • Restaurants & bars
  • Board
  • Activities

Delicious meals are served in the central area or outside under the African sky. A great array of cuisine is offered including the popular braai night, a traditional South African barbecue.

What's Included

Full Board • All meals • Twice daily game drives

Whilst wildlife can be seen from the lodge, we encourage guests to join a morning or afternoon game drive where you can go in search of Africa’s Big Five. A guided bush walk will bring you closer to some of the smaller creatures found in the diverse eco-systems that encapsulate Shamwari Private Game Reserve.

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