Kuganha
FACT SHEET
introduction
Kuganha Tented Camp is situated 2.5 hours outside Cape Town, within the Inverdoorn Private Game Reserve, offering unique and authentic safari experiences within the pristine wilderness. Priding itself by creating tailor made safari experiences that caters for your particular needs.
Kuganha consist of three 66 square metre luxury tents that are surrounded by incredible landscapes and wildlife. The name originated from the Mozambican dialect, which means Victory.
Guest can look forward to exclusive, private tailor-made safari experiences as well as flexibility of the itinerary. The tents are exquisitely appointed with private decks and each has their own dining deck.
dining
Full English breakfasts are served to each tent and can be enjoyed on the tent deck or on the dining deck.
Light lunches are served from day 2 onwards and these are also served to each tent.
Dinner is prepared around a camp fire with a choice of 3 meats, vegetables and salad.
Dessert is served with both lunch and dinner.
a typical day:
- 14h00: Check in
- 17h00: Evening game drive (winter 16h00)
- 18h30: Snacks and drinks around the camp fire while the chef cooks the braai (barbecue)
- 20h15: Dinner is served, beginning with a starter. (winter 19h15)
- 07h00: Morning drive follow with coffee and tea in reserve. (winter 06h30)
- 09h00: Breakfast
- 11h00: Check out
bush hut spa experiences
At Kuganha Tented Camp we pride ourselves on personalised service – and as part of our guest orientated safari experience, we have introduced luxurious bush spa treatments. This service will allow guests to add a self-indulgent spa treatment to their Kuganha stay – in the privacy of the tented camp surrounding – hosted at the bush spa lapa.
wildlife and safaris
All members of the Big 5 – the elephant, lion, rhino, buffalo and the elusive leopard – are represented at Inverdoorn. The game is thriving and during your safari you may come across herds of eland, gemsbok and zebra, or hippos wallowing in the dam. The rhinos are a distinct highlight at Inverdoorn.
Game drives focus not only on the Big 5 but on the entire eco system, with great birding opportunities (with a bird count in the region of 165) as well as an insight into the fascinating vegetation in this area of the Karoo.
Inverdoorn is well known for its spectacular “tower of giraffe” that thrive in the expansive acacia river beds that winds its way through the reserve.
The game reserve is also home to a cheetah rescue and rehabilitation centre which has an ethics committee that ensures that the cheetah are not negatively impacted by educational programs so necessary in the fight against their extinction. There is a strict “no touch” policy in place at the reserve.
Cheetah Conservation:
The Inverdoorn Cheetah Conservation programme is based at the Inverdoorn Private Game Reserve – two and a half hours drive from Cape Town. The project was founded in 2001 and have since become a core function within Inverdoorn’s Big 5 safari tourism operation – allowing guest interaction with the animals throughout the safari experience.
Inverdoorn is an upmarket Big 5 safari reserve in the Tankwa Karoo – near Sutherland. The lodge sits on a the vast expanse of 10 000 hectare flat Karoo veld. The reserve have built a solid tourism reputation locally and internally and the original cheetah rehabilitation programme has become synonymous with its business model.
The programme was originally positioned to rehabilitate and connect with cheetahs. Since inception, the programme released seven cheetahs – two of which have been released onto the main Inverdoorn game reserve. Their independent living unfortunately made them kill considerable amounts of wildlife indiscriminately. These individuals died at Inverdoorn due to old age.
Since August 2018, The Aquila Collection has taken over the ownership of Inverdoorn Private game Reserve with very little background information on the programme, together with little facts of the success of these cheetahs.
Searl Derman, owner of The Aquila Collection – immediately announced an investigation into the programme – together with NO animal interaction policy updates, effective immediately.