Shepherds Tree Game Lodge – Pilanesberg, South Africa

Overview

Shepherd’s Tree Game Lodge is a lodge concession awarded by the North West Parks and Tourism Board within the existing Pilanesberg Game Reserve. The entire lodge lies in an exclusive use zone in the south-western portion of the 57,250ha, “Big 5″ and malaria free Reserve.

Guests will enjoy both private traversing and access to all the Reserve’s public roads. The lodge offers commanding views of the distant bushveld amphitheatre and is superbly positioned adjacent to the Wilderness Area, thus offering the opportunity of walking trails in this untouched environment.

Accommodation

The design feature accommodates 13 family suites and 4 spacious executive suites situated adjacent a magnificent main lodge.

The family suites offer two en-suite master bedrooms with a shared lounge and patio.

The executive suites offer one en-suite master bedroom with a lounge and patio. In addition, guests can savour an indoor steam shower and double outdoor shower.

The placement and design of each suite ensures privacy and uninterrupted views. Each suite offers the highest quality equipment with plasma screen TV, satellite television.

Wildlife

Pilanesberg is a 57,250ha, ‘Big Five”, malaria free game reserve. It is situated 50 kilometres north of Rustenburg and only 2 hours drive from Johannesburg in the Bojanala Region of the North West Province. There is an advanced plan to extend the Park by means of the Pilanesberg / Madikwe corridor to form a Heritage Park with a total area of 255,000 hectares which links it to Madikwe Game Reserve.

Apart from the “Big 5”, there are 50 other species of large mammals, 354 species of birds and 132 species of trees. A wide variety of other rare mammal species also exist in the park, such as the nocturnal brown hyaena, the fleet-footed cheetah and the majestic sable antelope. The lodge site is particularly favoured by both black rhino and white rhino, and sightings of lion and elephant are frequent. The nearby cliffs are home to klipspringer and rock hyrax and provide strong updrafts for Verreaux’s Eagle and many more soaring marvels.

More Info

Children
Children: 0 – 5 years of age Stay free of charge only when sharing with two full paying adults, meals charged on consumption
Children: 6 – 11 years of age Pay 50% of the adult sharing rate when sharing with two full paying adults Full adult rate applicable if occupying their own room
Children: 12 years & older Occupy their own room and pay full adult rate Where a child shares with 1 adult the adult sharing rate applies.
Children under the age of 16 not permitted on game drives.
At Game Lodges, children under the age of 12 years will be accommodated on special children’s game drives. This is subject to availability and at the discretion of the lodge manager.

Directions

Self-dive instructions: 
Shepherd’s Tree Game Lodge is situated in the south-western portion of Pilanesberg Game Reserve, the Lodge has its own gate off the R565 as the point of entry.
Approximately 2 hours drive from Johannesburg, or about 40 minutes flight.