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Lodge · Montagu
Sanbona Tilney Manor
Only a three-hour drive from Cape Town in the private Sanbona Game Reserve is where you will find the exclusive Tilney Manor.
From R 7 150 per person sharing, per night
Special offer available on selected dates.
Lodge · Montagu
Sanbona Tilney Manor
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About the lodge
An overview of Sanbona Tilney Manor.
Only a three-hour drive from Cape Town in the private Sanbona Game Reserve is where you will find the exclusive Tilney Manor.
Highlights
- Located in the Western Cape’s premier wildlife destination. Experience a malaria-free, Big Five wilderness reserve.
- Experiences include authentic Karoo cuisine, luxurious lounges, and a rim-flow pool.
- Suites all have private verandas with breathtaking views of mountains and plains.
You Should Know
- Children over the age of 12 are welcome at Sanbona Tilney Manor.
- Long Stay Discount: Valid: 1 April 2025- 30 September 2025 | 1- 30 April 2026
The Detail
Nestled in the Little Karoo, the 54,000-hectare Sanbona Reserve encompasses a dry, striking landscape and gorgeous views of the 350-million-year-old Warm waterberg Mountains.
Tilney Manor prides itself on offering exceptional service and private, luxurious 5-star accommodation that promises complete comfort.
Tilney Manor boasts six luxurious Georgian-style suites. Each suite is open-plan and includes an en-suite bathroom with double vanities, a romantic freestanding bath, and a sheltered outdoor his-and-hers shower. Additional amenities include a fireplace, air conditioning, tea and coffee-making facilities, minibar, in-room safe, and a private veranda with stunning views of the mountains and plains.
The lodge’s facilities include a comfortable living area with a wood fireplace and satellite TV, indoor and outdoor dining areas, a gift boutique, a relaxation retreat with steam room and sauna, a rim-flow swimming pool, and Wi-Fi access.
The ancient formations of the Cape Fold Mountains form a magnificent backdrop to all the activities on the reserve. Qualified rangers accompany guests on early morning and evening game drives and interpretative nature walks. Cruises on Bellair Lake with a qualified guide and skipper can be arranged, as can visits to San rock art sites dating back more than 1,500 years. The absence of artificial light makes for spectacular stargazing.
Sanbona offers the Big Five and is home to the only free-roaming, self-sustaining white lions in the world. The reserve hosts a variety of large and small antelope, zebra, and wildebeest, as well as smaller animals such as jackals, caracals, aardwolves, and hyenas. It is also home to the critically endangered Riverine Rabbit and the Dwarf Blue butterfly, the second smallest butterfly in the world.
Over 200 bird species have been identified in the reserve. It includes important raptor nesting sites, such as those of the Verreaux's Eagle. African Fish Eagles, breeding pairs of majestic Black Eagles, and the Black Harrier are frequently sighted. Bellair Lake provides a wetland habitat for a myriad of water birds, including kingfishers, Black-necked Grebe, and Maccoa Duck.
Tilney Manor is ideal for solo travelers, couples, and families looking for a private, luxury safari experience.
Price Includes
- Prices are inclusive of two daily game drives
- Guided wilderness walks
- All meals, non-alcoholic beverages (a limited selection of house beers and wines will be included from 1 May 2023)
- Game drive snacks and beverages
- Internal reserve transfers between the lodges and welcome lounge
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 14 Dec 2026
Green season
1 May 2026 – 30 Sept 2026
All meals, selected beverages, two daily game drives, guided wilderness walks, and round trip internal reserve transfers
Special offer
Included. Complimentary travel insurance, with cancellation cover of up to $5,000 per person, on bookings paid by 25th September 2026. Details
R 7 150
per person · night · normally R 9 530
Shoulder
1 Oct 2026 – 14 Dec 2026
All meals, selected beverages, two daily game drives, guided wilderness walks, and round trip internal reserve transfers
Included. Complimentary travel insurance, with cancellation cover of up to $5,000 per person, on bookings paid by 25th September 2026. Details
R 12 800
per person · night
Rates are per person sharing, per night. Where a reduced rate is shown, it reflects a stay-pay or long-stay offer for those dates; honeymoon and other offers are applied separately when we prepare your quote. A single supplement may apply for solo travellers. We offer a price match guarantee, just ask your safari specialist.
Current offers
Special offer available.
Where the rates above show a saving, it comes from a stay-pay or long-stay offer. Honeymoon offers are applied by your safari specialist when preparing your quote.
Stay & Pay
Stay four consecutive nights and pay for only three. The offer applies for stays from 1 May to 30 September 2027, is subject to availability at the time of booking, may be withdrawn at any time and cannot be combined with any other promotion.
Long stay
A 10% long-stay discount applies when three consecutive nights are booked, valid 1 April to 30 September 2027 and 1 to 30 April 2028, excluding the Easter weekend. Guests taking sole use of all suites for two nights receive one room free of charge per night over the same periods. Both offers are subject to availability, may be withdrawn at any time and cannot be combined with any other promotion.
Honeymoon offer
For couples celebrating a wedding.
Documented from Sanbona Game Reserve (Pty) Ltd t/a Sanbona Wildlife Reserve's 2026 rate sheet. A formal offer you can claim, not marketing language.
Honeymoon or Anniversary Value Add
Complimentary bottle of bubbly, welcome platter, romantic turn-down, and private bush picnic
Guests booking their honeymoon or anniversary stay at Sanbona Tilney Manor receive a complimentary bottle of bubbly, a welcome platter, a romantic turn-down service, and a private bush picnic. The offer is valid all year round and requires a minimum two-night stay. It appears across both the 2026–27 and 2027–28 rate sheets under the same terms, so has been merged into a single offer citing the most detailed source.
- Minimum stay
- 2 nights
Sourced from operator rate sheets and audited by our safari specialists. Terms and eligibility may change. Your specialist confirms all offers at the time of booking.
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Your specialist for this lodge
Safari Specialist - Southern Africa
Knows Sanbona Tilney Manor backwards. Your direct contact from first enquiry to the day you come home.
With Shann and Zené across the team.
"Jolene was simply extraordinary. She put together what became an absolutely incredible African trip for us in the space of barely three weeks, and from the outset her responsiveness, knowledge and genuine enthusiasm were exceptional. Nothing was ever too much trouble, responses were almost immediate, and she very quickly understood exactly what we were looking for, our expectations and the way we like to travel. More than simply being an expert at what she does, Jolene genuinely cared about making the trip special for us, and that came through in every aspect of her planning. What particularly impressed us was the flexibility with which she brought everything together. We already had some of our own arrangements in place, including international flights and staying with friends in Cape Town, but Jolene seamlessly incorporated those into the overall itinerary and still organised all the surrounding logistics and transfers. The safari component she designed was outstanding, taking us through Kruger, Victoria Falls, Chobe and the Okavango Delta, before finishing in Cape Town and the Stellenbosch wine region. Every part flowed beautifully and the lodges, experiences and logistics were exceptional. Just as importantly, Jolene stayed in contact throughout the trip at all the key moments, which made travelling so much easier. She would check us in for our internal flights and send through the boarding passes, confirm transfers the day before each pick-up, and make sure everything was in place before we ever had to think about it. That attention to detail, and the fact that she was always one step ahead, removed so much of the usual travel stress and allowed us simply to enjoy the trip. It was genuinely the trip of a lifetime, put together in an extraordinarily short timeframe, and Jolene deserves enormous credit for making it all happen. We could not recommend her highly enough."
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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 Sanbona Tilney Manor: 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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