Location
Experience refined elegance &
gracious living from a bygone era. Long Lee Manor, originally
built in 1910, offers a distinctive Colonial experience. This
splendidly restored Edwardian Manor House offers guests refined
comfort, congenial service and enticing cuisine in the African
bush. Long Lee Manor accommodates 38 guests in elegant en-suite
rooms, all with air-conditioning and heating, as well as family
suites for the children. Sumptuously prepared meals are enjoyed
in the main dining room or around the open blazing fire at the
Barn. Between game drives guests can laze around one of the two
pools, relax in the beautifully appointed garden lounge, or experience
a rejuvenating treatment in our spa. Long
Lee Manor is a reminder of an era of gracious living - positioned
as the flagship of Shamwari - it overlooks the sweeping plains
leading down to the Bushmans River. A river lapa is an outdoor
option for meals.
At a Glance
- Accommodation - Capacity - 38 guests
- Elegant en-suite rooms, all with air-conditioning
and heating
- Family suites for the children
- 2 Swimming pool
- Garden lounge
- Game drives
- Spa
- River lapa is an outdoor option for meals.
- Floodlit tennis court
- Private conference facility,
- Curio shop
- Private airstrip
- Courtyard for outdoor dining
- Original 1916 barn with outdoor dining facilities
- 24 hour electricity
- Malaria free destination
- A true african safari
Accommodation
Long Lee Manor
overlooks the Bushman's River Valley in the Shamwari Game reserve.
Long Lee's sumptuous accommodation includes bedrooms in the Manor
House, Palm Court, and the secluded Sidbury Wing. The french doors
open onto the rolling river meadows. Each spring (October) the
palm trees in Palm Court are alive with weaver birds nesting.
All of the en-suite bedrooms are luxuriously decorated, with air-conditioning
or ceiling fans, and underfloor heating. There are satellite TV
and international direct dial telephones in each room.
Activities
Activities from Long Lee Manor include morning and evening game
drives or walking safaris, accompanied by your personal
ranger. The modern Land Rovers converted into open viewing. Each
vehicle has a trained ranger who will increase your enjoyment
with his knowledge of both the flora and fauna. The rangers are
in 2-way communication with each other at all times, so on any
day they know where the game is, and how to find the elusive animals
such as the rare Black Rhino.
Wildlife
Home to some 60 mammals,
300 bird species, 100 plant types and numerous reptile and insect
species, at Mabula, all natures' wonders are revered - from the
'Big Five' (lion, leopard, buffalo, elephant and rhino) to the
'small five' (ant lion, leopard tortoise, buffalo weaver, elephant
shrew and rhino beetle). This is the Heartland of the Safari experience.
Access
Shamwari Game Reserve is located about
one hour's drive from the city of Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape
Province, South Africa. There are regular jet flights to the city
many times a day from Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban.
Child Policy
Children under 12 by arrangement.
Power supply
There is 24 hour
electricity to all rooms.
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