HARTLEY'SCAMP
A 1920s farmhouse with ten rooms, a long veranda and a tennis court.
A 1920s farmhouse turned guest camp, with pressed-tin ceilings, a gramophone in the lounge and a tennis court behind the stables. Ten rooms open onto a shared veranda. The camp was refurbished in 2025 without changing its plan.
- Location
- Kavari Game Reserve
Hartley Ridge
Northern Lowveld - Highlights
- 1920s farmhouse
- Tennis court
- Shared veranda
- Family-friendly
- Refurbished 2025
LODGEDETAILS
The Suites
Each suite has a main bedroom, a dressing room, a bathroom with indoor and outdoor showers, a lounge, a bar and coffee station, and a sunken deck over the water. The plunge pool and deck are where most guests watch game between drives.
Glass on three sides keeps the bush in view, while the timber screens give privacy from the river path.
Features
- Private deck & pool over the river
- Handmade furniture and local textiles
- Sunken outdoor lounge
- Bedroom and separate lounge
- Bath, indoor and outdoor showers
- Bar and coffee station
- Wheelchair access with assistance
Guest Area
The main area has open and closed spaces: a sunken fire pit with built-in seats, a library, and a reed boma for evening meals.
Keep a camera close. Hippo, giraffe and warthog walk past the main deck often, usually at lunch.
Food & Dining
Meals are a large part of the stay: local produce, a garden on the river terrace and a menu that changes daily. Breakfast after the morning drive, lunch on the deck, dinner in the boma.
The kitchen buys from farms and cooperatives within a hundred kilometres. Wine comes from small Cape producers.
Dietary needs are taken care of. Please tell us when you book.
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Wellness & Activities
Stay active between drives in the gym, the yoga deck or the long pool at the centre of the lodge.
Guests choose from morning and evening drives across the reserve, guided walks, birding and night drives. Your guide will suggest what suits the weather and the season.
Or do nothing: a massage on the deck, a book in the library, an hour at the shop where everything is made in the Mavhu villages.
On the reserve
Game moves past the lodge all day. These were taken from the main deck in a single week in July.
Info
Useful Information
The reserves are in a low-risk malaria area. Please ask your doctor about prophylaxis before travel. A medical evacuation service is on call.
Summer (November to March) is hot and wet, 22 to 34 °C. Winter (May to August) is dry, 5 to 26 °C.
Daily scheduled flights land at our airstrip at 12:30. Road transfers from the regional airport take 90 minutes.
Children aged six and over are welcome. Under twelves drive in a private vehicle at no extra cost.
Rates include meals, local drinks, two activities a day, laundry and the conservation levy.
Rack Rate 2026
High
1 Jan – 31 May
R 24 900
Peak
1 Jun – 31 Dec
R 28 400
Suites
Per person per night sharing
Private Vehicle
R 9 800 per vehicle per day
Lodges & Camps
Every property in the Collection shares the same river and guide team. Many guests split a stay between a lodge and a camp.
