ARRIVAL DAY

Time

Experience

Notes

Meet in uShaka Lodge for afternoon tea, become acquainted with Colin & Colby (our Black & White Colobus Monkeys) and admire the beautiful shark tank in the lounge area. Staff will assist you to complete your dinner menu selections before you venture into the zoo.

A self-guided tour booklet will be available at check-in that will allow you to do your own tour of a section of the zoo. This features the recommended trail highlighted for you and interesting facts about our animals that you will see on this route. You will be taken on a guided tour the next morning to see the other areas of the zoo and its beautiful animals.

Meet at the marked meeting point shown in your booklet that was handed to you at check-in, to be given the keys to your room. A guide will deliver you to your luxurious home-away-from-home to relax, or alternatively you may wish to further explore the zoo. Guests staying in a Giraffe Treehouse will be introduced to Hummer and/or Skye at their room at around 4pm.

For guests staying in our Jungle Bungalows and Giraffe Treehouses, please meet at the bus stop where there will be a bus pick-up (the first at 6:30pm and the second at 6.40pm) to bring you to the Rainforest Cave for dinner. During daylight saving time, guests may wander through the zoo to go to dinner. uShaka guests please make your way to the Rainforest Cave for 6:30pm pre-dinner drinks.

Indulge in our Chefs’ African-influenced dinner party menu, featuring some beautiful wines and Moet champagne. When the Rainforest Cave is at maximum occupancy, guests staying in uShaka Lodge (and occasionally other guests) will dine upstairs alongside the sharks, after meeting the animals during drinks on the terrace. When Jamala is at peak occupancy, several guests may dine on the heated and enclosed terrace adjoining the Rainforest Cave.

As the evening draws to a close, we will have a bus service to deliver Giraffe Treehouse and Jungle Bungalow guests back to their suite to enjoy the sounds of the zoo at night.

DEPARTURE DAY

(subject to change)

Please ensure all luggage is packed and placed by the door inside your room for collection prior to 10.30am. If you don’t require baggage collection, please advise reception.

If you are not in a hurry to reach your next destination, feel free to check-out at Jamala Reception by 11am and enjoy the zoo for the remainder of the day. Remember to check if any spots are available for further animal encounters before you leave.

ARRIVAL DAY

(same as for the one night itinerary, as below)

Time

Experience

Notes

Meet in uShaka Lodge for afternoon tea, become acquainted with Colin & Colby (our Black & White Colobus Monkeys) and admire the beautiful shark tank in the lounge area. Staff will assist you to complete your dinner menu selections before you venture into the zoo.

A self-guided tour booklet will be available at check-in that will allow you to do your own tour of a section of the zoo. This features the recommended trail highlighted for you and interesting facts about our animals that you will see on this route. You will be taken on a guided tour the next morning to see the other areas of the zoo and its beautiful animals.

Meet at the marked meeting point in your booklet that was handed to you at check-in, to be given the keys to your room. A guide will deliver you to your luxurious home-away-from-home to relax, or alternatively you may wish to further explore the zoo. Guests staying in a Giraffe Treehouse will be introduced to Hummer and/or Skye at their room at around 4pm.

For guests staying in our Jungle Bungalows and Giraffe Treehouses please meet at the bus stop where there will be a bus pick-up (the first at 6:30pm and the second at 6.40pm) to bring you to the Rainforest Cave for dinner. uShaka guests please make your way to the Cave for 6:30 pre-dinner drinks.

Indulge in our Chefs’ African-influenced dinner party menu, featuring some beautiful wines and Moet champagne. When the Rainforest Cave is at maximum occupancy, guests staying in uShaka Lodge (and occasionally other guests) will dine upstairs alongside the sharks, after meeting the animals during drinks on the terrace. When Jamala is at peak occupancy, several guests may dine on the heated and enclosed terrace adjoining the Rainforest Cave.

As the evening draws to a close we will have a bus service to deliver you back to your suite to enjoy the sounds of the zoo at night.

DAY 2

Start your day with a full a la carte breakfast in the Rainforest Cave.

Come face to face with creatures both great and small. Meet your guide at uShaka Lodge in the lounge area to begin this special tour.

Enjoy a light lunch served in our Rainforest Cave. If you have booked to change rooms for your second night the keys to your new room will be given to you at lunch and you will have access to your new room from 1.30pm.

As per arrival day.

DAY 3

This morning you can enjoy an la carte breakfast and accompany a professional guide to visit the open range section of the zoo to experience the sights and sounds as our residents awaken and prepare for the day. To keep guest numbers low on each tour, some guests will have a snack in their room, do the tour first and then go to a full a la carte breakfast, while others will do it in reverse order.

Please ensure all luggage is packed and placed by the door inside your room  for collection prior to 10.30am. If you don’t require baggage collection, please advise reception.

If you are not in a hurry to reach your next destination, feel free to check out and enjoy the zoo for the remainder of the day. Remember to check if any spots are available for further animal encounters before you leave.