Gannabos Guest Lodge

Gannabos Guest Lodge is situated in the Gariep Eco Reserve, offering four guest units. It is a 4000 ha eco-tourism venture managed on holistic principles, containing fields of livestock and lucerne irrigation. The lodge features a communal unit for meals and watching TV, set apart from the four guest units. The units have a charming and rustic ambience based on an old Karoo mud-house design, with an emphasis on natural development and minimal interference of vegetation.

The reserve is a majestic sanctuary for African wildlife, including sable, roan, buffalo, Livingston eland, tsessebe, waterbuck, letchwe, nyala, gemsbuck, and all varieties of springbuck. The lodge also provides game drives and quad bike activities. It is an open-sky country with the whirr of windmills and the sound of birds singing in the trees, offering blue skies, graceful plains spreading as far as the eye can see, and distant hills.

Gannabos Guest Lodge offers game drives through the wild, where visitors can spot species such as buffalo, gemsbuck, roan, sable, springbok, letchwe, nyala, waterbuck, eland, kudu, and Berg kwagga. The lodge features a viewing area overlooking the beautiful Karoo sunrise, a lookout point with a braai area big enough for a bonfire, and the sound of nature, making it the perfect place to sit back, relax, and enjoy a glass of wine with good company.

The deck is child-friendly, with sidebars to protect them from falling, and a cot for babies. DStv is installed with channels suitable for all ages. During game drives, a guide accompanies the group to ensure everyone's safety. One of the units is comfortably furnished with two single beds and two bunk beds, a full bathroom with a bath and shower, and underfloor heating throughout, featuring an open-plan seating and kitchen area.