Aquila Private Game Reserve and luxury Big Five safari lodge is just under a 2 hour drive away from Cape Town in the Western Cape, South Africa . The reserve is named after the rare and endangered Black Eagle that thrives in the area. Proclaimed a Private Nature Reserve in 1985, this 4 star, malaria free, 4 500 hectare reserve is steep in Khoi San and Boer War history and boasts 3 pristine biomes of vegetation set in the most magnificent Karoo Mountains, valleys, rivers and kloofs.
Directions:
Take the N1 from Cape Town, 10km before Touwsriver turn left onto the R46 to Ceres. The entrance to Aquila is 2km on the left.