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Lodge · Garden Route
Black Rhino Villa
Black Rhino is a private six-guest villa on Gondwana Private Game Reserve in the Garden Route, taken on a sole-use basis with its own field guide, vehicle and chef. Set above a fynbos valley with 180-degree views of the Outeniqua mountains, it suits families or friends who want a Cape safari on their own schedule.
From R 22 000 per person sharing, per night
Lodge · Garden Route
Black Rhino Villa
From R 22 000 per person sharing, per night
Enquire nowBlack Rhino is a private six-guest villa on Gondwana Private Game Reserve in the Garden Route, taken on a sole-use basis with its own field guide, vehicle and chef. Set above a fynbos valley with 180-degree views of the Outeniqua mountains, it suits families or friends who want a Cape safari on their own schedule.
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About the lodge
An overview of Black Rhino Villa.
Black Rhino is a private six-guest villa on Gondwana Private Game Reserve in the Garden Route, taken on a sole-use basis with its own field guide, vehicle and chef. Set above a fynbos valley with 180-degree views of the Outeniqua mountains, it suits families or friends who want a Cape safari on their own schedule.
Highlights
- Sole-use private villa for up to six guests on Gondwana Private Game Reserve
- Dedicated field guide and private game-drive vehicle for the length of your stay
- Private chef preparing all meals to your schedule
- Big Five game drives twice daily across a fynbos-covered Cape reserve
- 180-degree views over the Outeniqua mountains and the valley below
You Should Know
- Villa is booked on an exclusive-use basis and sleeps a maximum of six guests
- Children are welcome and there is a Junior Ranger programme with a custom activity book
- Rate is full board and includes house spirits, liqueurs and soft drinks; French champagne and premium wines are charged separately
- Spa treatments are not included in the villa rate
- Check-in from 14:00, check-out by 11:00
The Details
Location
Gondwana Private Game Reserve sits on the Garden Route between Mossel Bay and Albertinia, about a four-hour drive east of Cape Town or a short hop from George airport. It is one of the few Big Five reserves in the Western Cape, and the only one set in Cape fynbos rather than bushveld.
Black Rhino is positioned high on the reserve, looking out over a wide valley of fynbos with the Outeniqua and Langeberg mountains folding away to the north. The setting is quiet and self-contained, with wildlife moving through the valley below the villa.
Rooms
The villa takes up to six guests across en-suite bedrooms, with shared living and dining spaces, a private pool and outdoor terraces built for the view. The interiors are pitched as a second home rather than a suite: full kitchen, comfortable lounges, Wi-Fi and DSTV, and a premium speciality coffee machine.
Dining
A private chef cooks for the villa throughout your stay, so meal times, menus and dietary preferences are set by the guests rather than a lodge schedule. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included, along with house spirits, liqueurs, soft drinks and a standard wine list. French champagne and premium wines are the only drinks charged extra.
Activities
Two daily game drives run on the reserve with your own guide and vehicle, tracking Cape mountain zebra, black and white rhino, lion, elephant, buffalo and the wider antelope population across fynbos terrain. A guided fynbos walk gives a closer look at the plant kingdom the reserve is built to protect.
Children have their own Junior Ranger programme with a custom activity book, and the reserve offers slower Bokkie drives for younger guests. Spa treatments are available on the reserve at extra cost.
Price Includes
- Exclusive use of the villa for up to six guests
- Private field guide and dedicated game-drive vehicle for the stay
- Private chef for the stay
- All meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Two game drives daily
- Guided fynbos walk
- House spirits, liqueurs, soft drinks and standard wine list
- Junior Ranger experience for children, including activity book
- Wi-Fi and DSTV
- Excludes French champagne, premium wines and spa treatments
You pay the lodge's rate, never a markup.
The same as booking direct
Rates and dates.
Per person sharing, per night. Final pricing depends on dates, room category and party size.
Valid until 30 Apr 2027
Peak / migration
1 Aug 2026 – 30 Sept 2026
Full Board - All Meals and two game drives daily
R 22 000
per person · night
Shoulder
1 Oct 2026 – 30 Apr 2027
Full Board - All Meals and two game drives daily
R 33 900
per person · night
Rates are per person sharing, per night. A single supplement may apply for solo travellers. We offer a price match guarantee, just ask your safari specialist.
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Safari Specialist - Southern Africa & East Africa
Knows Black Rhino Villa backwards. Your direct contact from first enquiry to the day you come home.
With Dolan and Keith across the team.
"Leigh-Ann was outstanding and very helpful in putting an itinerary together not just for a Safari but including internal flights and accommodation in Cape Town and all along the Garden Route. Would highly recommend using Safari.com for your South Africa trips especially if it is your first trip."
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From your first enquiry to the day you come home, one named safari specialist looks after every detail. We can handle the whole trip, not just the stay at Black Rhino Villa: multi-country itineraries, internal flights, road transfers, tipping guidance, travel insurance, the lot. A safari specialist will be in touch within as little as 15 minutes during working hours.
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