Shepherd's Tree Game Lodge

Sun City, North West Province

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Standard Suite
2-Bedroom Villa
Family Suite
Executive Suite
Executive Suite
Boma
Two Bedroom Villa
Two Bedroom Villa
Standard Suite
2-Bedroom Villa
Family Suite
Executive Suite
Executive Suite
Boma
Two Bedroom Villa
Two Bedroom Villa

The hotel

Delivering a safari experience in a nutshell, this laid-back lodge is ideal for families, first-timers, and those wanting to add a 'Big Five' adventure to a stay in nearby Sun City. Set in the Pilanesberg Game Reserve, just a few hours from Jo'burg, you'll get all the game viewing, boma dinners, and photogenic bushveld scenery you'd hope from a safari stay, with the reserve home to the 'Big Five' and two game-drives included each day of your stay. In a malaria-free spot, Shepherd's Tree Game Lodge is the ideal initiation into the great African safari.

Amenities

  • Safari
  • Restaurant
  • Spa
  • Swimming Pool

Where is it

A 2 hour and 30 minute drive from Johannesburg, the lodge overlooks the south-western portion of the Pilanesberg Game Reserve.

Hotel information

Choice of rooms and suites. All with air-conditoning, tea/coffee-making facilities, mini-bar and safe. Standard Suites have a main bedroom with 1 king-size bed, or twin beds, an outdoor shower and also features an en-suite bathroom with a patio overlooking the Pilanesberg Game Reserve. Sleeping maximum 2 adults. 

Full Board includes: all buffet-style meals and twice daily game-drives.

Executive Suites have a main bedroom with 1 king-size bed, a double outdoor shower, and en-suite with indoor steam shower. Suites also enjoy a lounge area with sleeper sofa and a flat-screen TV that leads out onto a patio overlooking the Pilanesberg Game Reserve, with a private heated pool. Sleeping maximum 2 adults and 1 child. 

Family Suites consist or two connecting suites that open into a shared lounge with sleeper sofa and flat screen TV, sleeping maximum 6 people.

A private 2-bedroom villa is also available, each bedroom has 1 king-size bed, an en-suite bathroom, and outdoor shower. The villa offers a lounge area that leads out onto a patio with a private plunge pool. Sleeping maximum 4 adults. 

Restaurant and outdoor dining venue (boma). Casual lounge and bar area. Rim-flow swimming pool. Amani Spa*. 2 daily game-drives. Bush walks. Specialised talks about the Pilanesberg environment and the African bush. Curio shop.

* Denotes local charge.

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May 1, 2025 christelleaklil Canton of Geneva, Switzerland

Hotel is really nice peaceful and meet our standards. Our ranger Doreen is excellent fun and son friendly. The Boma experience was much appreciated and the whole staff so kind and so helpful….
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Apr 26, 2025 jessieverrijp Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Very nice people and the rooms are beautiful and very clean! Food is great and everything is arranged good!
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Apr 24, 2025 karenein Randpark Ridge, South Africa

Martin was great, he ensured we seen so m ch on the game drives from leopard, to cheetah, to brown hyenas to elephants! Pretty unreal and though we have visited Pilanesberg before we never got this close to a leopard. The food was out of this world, compliments to the chef. Staff were just fantastic and the lodge was stunning in every sense of the… Read more
Martin was great, he ensured we seen so m ch on the game drives from leopard, to cheetah, to brown hyenas to elephants! Pretty unreal and though we have visited Pilanesberg before we never got this close to a leopard. The food was out of this world, compliments to the chef. Staff were just fantastic and the lodge was stunning in every sense of the word. Read less
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Apr 23, 2025 802vanessa12345

Amazing place!! The hospitality was wonderful, the lodge was clean and luxurious, the food always so so good. The game drives were amazing. Loved it here!
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Apr 13, 2025 mheinst2025 Arnhem, The Netherlands

What a beautiful lodge with a wonderful house with my own little swimming pool. The food and staff were great. And in de park we saw so many elephants so close! The game drives were an adventure.