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Aquila Private Game Reserve & Spa

4.0 star property

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Indoor pool, 2 outdoor pools, pool loungers
Couples treatment room(s), sauna, steam room, body treatments, facials
Lounge
In-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets
Exterior

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Bar
  • Breakfast included
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

Map
off the R46, Touws River, Western Cape
  • Aquila Safari Animal Rescue Center
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Bokkeriviere Nature Reserve
    ‪18 min drive‬
  • Montagu Hot Springs
    ‪62 min drive‬

Room options

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Standard Cottage | In-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Cottage

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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In-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets

Family Luxury Cottage 4 Sleeper (5)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Single Beds

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In-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets

Family Luxury Cottage 8 Sleeper (6)

  • Sleeps 8
  • 2 King Beds OR 3 Single Beds

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Luxury Premier Cottages King (9) | In-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets

Luxury Premier Cottages King (9)

  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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In-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets

Luxury Premier Cottages King and Twin (10)

  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed OR 2 Single Beds

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Deluxe Double Room | In-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets

Deluxe Double Room

  • 57 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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In-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets

Premier Lodge Rooms (12)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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In-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Lodge Rooms (13)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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About this property

Aquila Private Game Reserve & Spa

Family-friendly lodge with 2 outdoor pools and full-service spa
Along with 2 outdoor pools, this lodge has a full-service spa and an indoor pool. Free buffet breakfast, free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, a restaurant, a bar/lounge and a poolside bar are on-site.
Aquila Private Game Reserve & Spa offers 77 air-conditioned accommodations with outdoor private hot tubs and fireplaces. Guests can surf the web using complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include baths or showers with a rainfall showerhead, bathrobes, bidets and complimentary toiletries. Additionally, rooms include a safe and complimentary bottles of water. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.
Guests can experience the thrill of a safari, and take advantage of an indoor pool. 2 outdoor swimming pools are on site along with a sauna.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or nearby; fees may apply.

Aquila Spa has 10 treatment rooms, including rooms for couples. Services include facials, body treatments and manicures and pedicures. The spa is equipped with a sauna and a steam room.

The spa is open daily. Children under 16 years old are not allowed in the spa without adult supervision. Guests under 13 years old are not allowed in the spa.

Features at Aquila Private Game Reserve & Spa include free breakfast, WiFi in public areas and self-parking.
  • Free buffet breakfast served daily
  • Free WiFi
  • Free self-parking
  • Drinking and dining options include a restaurant, a poolside bar and a bar/lounge
  • Take a swim in the indoor and 2 outdoor pools
  • Treat yourself to manicures and pedicures, body treatments or facials at Aquila Spa
  • Services include babysitting, a free children's club and dry cleaning/laundry
  • On-site recreation includes a steam room, a sauna and mini golf
  • 10.4 miles (16.8 km) from Cape Floral Region Protected Areas and 11.9 miles (19.2 km) from Bokkeriviere Nature Reserve
  • Airport shuttle service available for a fee
Aquila Private Game Reserve & Spa offers its guests a full-service spa, 2 outdoor swimming pools, an indoor pool, and a sauna. There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at one of the bars, which include a poolside bar and a bar/lounge. Free breakfast is served daily. Public spaces have free WiFi.

Spa services, a complimentary children's club, and barbecue grills are also featured at the family-friendly Aquila Private Game Reserve & Spa. Free self parking is available.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this 4-star Touws River lodge.

Guests are served a free buffet breakfast daily from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
On-site venue – This buffet restaurant specialises in local cuisine. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.

Awards and affiliations

This property is affiliated with the International LGBTQ+ Travel Association (IGLTA) and welcomes lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and asexual (LGBTQ+) guests.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available daily 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM
  • A bar/lounge
  • A poolside bar
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • 2 outdoor pools
  • Arcade/game room
  • Free children's club
  • Full-service spa
  • Game drive
  • Horseback riding/rentals
  • Indoor pool
  • Mini golf
  • Playground
  • Safari
  • Sauna
  • Steam room

Family friendly

  • 2 outdoor pools
  • Arcade/game room
  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • Free children's club
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Mini golf
  • Mini-fridge
  • Playground
  • Supervised activities for children (surcharge)

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Newspapers in lobby

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Conference centre
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Pool loungers

Full-service spa

  • 10 treatment rooms
  • Couples treatment rooms
  • Facials
  • Manicures/pedicures
  • Massage
  • Sauna
  • Spa open daily
  • Steam room

Accessibility

  • Lift (90 centimetre wide door)

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Bidet
  • Dressing gowns
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Mini-fridge

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Fireplace
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; check-in end time: 5:00 PM
Contactless check-in and check-out are available
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM
Contactless check-out

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets and service animals are not allowed at Aquila Private Game Reserve & Spa

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.

We should mention

  • Pets and service animals are not allowed on site.
  • This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly).

National rating

Quality graded by the Tourism Grading Council of South Africa (TGCSA) – South Africa's official quality assurance organisation.

Property is also known as

Aquila Private Game
Aquila Private Game Reserve Lodge Touws River
Aquila Private Game Reserve Touws River
Aquila Private Reserve
Aquila Private Game Reserve &
Aquila Private Game Reserve & Spa Lodge
Aquila Private Game Reserve & Spa Touws River
Aquila Private Game Reserve & Spa Lodge Touws River

Aquila Private Game Reserve & Spa Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 62 out of 147 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 46 out of 147 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 23 out of 147 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 11 out of 147 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 147 reviews

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Chelsea

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Heidi

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
They went out of their way to make our stay and the game drives as amazing as possible
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Pros: We really enjoyed the game drives. The drivers were quite knowledgeable. Stargazing as well was a nice touch. Cons: Outdoor shower was not practicable as it was quite cold in the evening.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awesome safari experience, conveniently located near Cape Town. Very well managed operation.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

ERIC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Aquila Game reserve Oct 2 night stay
We had a medical issue - nothing to do with the hotel and their support and assistance was excellent. We also had to lose part of our stay but they were very accommodating and Mckenzie the Manager was a gem!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joyce

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic for quick and easy safaris
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Akshay

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Lindsay

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
NA
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Lindsay

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Faheemah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Romantic getaway
We went for our anniversary and we absolutely enjoyed our stay at Aquila the staff is friendly and the food was lovely the animals are beautiful and the view from our room was spectacular we will definitely recommend this place for a romantic getaway
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

barry, Fort Lauderdale

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Food is incredible, star gazing is fantastic, and the animals are amazing. We saw four of the BIg 5 many others. The white rhinos are so cute!!!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Maemu

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service
What a disappointment
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Justin, Cape Town

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Nigel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Basic safari experience
Basic safari hotel. Institutional catering. Unfortunately, the Safari vehicles were worn out and very uncomfortable. They had not replaced the shock absorber which made the drive very uncomfortable. Convenient to Cape Town, but clearly not the right bush for giraffes which had their heads permanently bowed due to lack of any trees.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jaswinder Sonia, Brampton

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
One of the best experiences of my life. The property is beautiful with amazing views. The booking includes the lunch, dinner, Breakfast and 2 game drives. Be sure to get to the property by noon and enjoy the views and Spa treatments (affordable and very relaxing) the sunset game drive was beautiful and we saw Giraffe, lions, elephants, hippos and zebras. The staff is helpful and do their best to make our experience very entertaining and exciting. Loved our stay!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

4/10 Poor

David

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
There was absolutely nothing we liked about this property. It has no African feel, it felt like we were at an attraction park. They literally have 3 giraffes, 4 elephants, 4 lions, some zebra’s, ostriches, elands and springboks. If you looking for the African feel and a decent Safari this is not it. We had 2 have drives included in our package, we did not even bother with the morning drive.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Christine

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness
The location was superb. However, our room was at the back of the property with no view of the amazing park. The spa treatments were excellent. The safari rides were extreemly bumpy and the animals all seemed to be found in the same areas and appeared to be being fed just before each drive. Our shower and drains were disgusting ...lots of black mould. I found the buffet options limiting and had quite an upset tummy.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rita

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was a magical way to bond with nature. Quad and horse back riding through the reserve was beautiful and a special treat that will always be remembered...It was the perfect ending to our cruise in the indian ocean. Two thumbs up!!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

L N

Travelled with family
slippery floors
The floors in the spa near the swimming pools were ridiculously slippery and liable to cause injury Same goes for floor in room shower
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Gillian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Enjoyed our time - but food disappointing
Lovely setting and easy access from Cape Town. We very much enjoyed being able to swap out two safaris to go out on horse back and the ATVs. On one day there was a lot of day visitors around the pool but we just retreated to the private pool by the spa. Overall we had a good stay but the one real let down was the food! Every meal was bland and just not good, and one guest got sick from one meal. It is a real shame as the whole set up is very nice so we were quite shocked about the poor quality of the food.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Roger

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice property had opportunity to see some of the animals.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

carol

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic from beginning to end
Well organised from the beginning when we were relieved of our bags as soon as we got out of the shuttle and offered complimentary wine. We were given a daily activity programme which included 2 game drives a day, breakfast, lunch and dinner. The drives were excellent as we managed to get up close to lions, giraffes, zebras and rhinos. Our guide was very knowledgeable. Rooms are small but well furnished.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023