Situated at the foot of the towering Warmwaterberg Mountains in the heart of the Little Karoo, Sanbona celebrates the spirit of the San people who once roamed this distinctive area. The word Sanbona comes from the San people and the word 'bona' means vision, the San people believe in living in harmony with nature and their vision has come to life at Sanbona.
In such a unique setting the challenges faced by conservationists are also unique. In this environment even tried and tested practices from long established reserves like the Kruger National Park, don’t apply. So at Sanbona every step taken is towards learning what works and what doesn't. Sanbona is committed to surmounting the many challenges of conservation in Africa and it is in this regard that they live up to the values so intrinsic to Londolozi.
Only 3 hours from Cape Town, Sanbona boasts 54 000 hectares of undulating mountains and plains, indigenous flora and fauna, rock formations and rock art. In addition Sanbona is home to white lions and big game as well as the rare riverine rabbit. The White Lion Project at Sanbona that aims to return white lions to the wild has been heralded a success. This makes Sanbona home to the only free-roaming white lions in the world.
The sheer expanse and stark beauty of the Sanbona gives one a sense of humbleness, the realization of the inconsequentialities of life, a temporary release of the daily stresses of everyday living.
