• Exclusive game lodge situated in pristine Eastern Cape bush
• Owner managed and run
• Easy access to Grahamstown
• One hour drive from Port Elizabeth airport
• Prolific bird life
• Game includes - eland, kudu, impala, bushbuck, caracal, duiker, steenbok, warthog, bushpig, nyala, giraffe, waterbuck, bat eared fox, aardwolf and aardvark
• Personalised packages available as per individual requirements
• Malaria free
• Great climate

Having bought Aloe and Elephant Lodge towards the end of 2008, Richard and Marianna Poole fulfilled a lifelong dream to own and live on their own game farm. Having travelled extensively through Africa over the years, off the beaten track, camping in the bush and in the deserts and learning about our wildlife, it seemed fitting to turn this passion into a fulltime lifestyle, and to share this knowledge and passion with others that spend time with them.

As keen outdoor adventurers, Richard and Marianna have conquered Kilimanjaro together as well as having climbed in the Himalayan mountains. Richard is passionate about mountaineering and has also been climbing in the Andes, amongst others. He is a keen sailor and has partaken in many world renown yacht races.

Richard has been beekeeping for the past 30 years and continues his beekeeping interests in the Eastern Cape, eagerly imparting this knowledge with those keen to learn more. Both Richard and Marianna’s enthusiasm regarding their new lifestyle is evident in their eagerness to make this project grow from strength to strength. We run a beekeeping operation from here, running our own hives, with a brand new beekeeping extracting and bottling facility, conforming to all the latest food safety requirements.