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SHAMWARI

—, South Africa

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ZA-0231

Elevation

695 ft

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Location

EC · South Africa

Position

-33.457°, 26.051° · 695 ft elev.

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Private airstrip serving Shamwari Game Reserve, Eastern Cape.

Location

Eastern Cape, South Africa

Shamwari is a private airstrip located within or adjacent to Shamwari Game Reserve in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The reserve is a renowned Big Five game reserve situated near Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha), and the airstrip primarily serves charter and private aircraft bringing guests directly to the lodge. The facility is not a commercial airport and does not operate scheduled airline services. It is designed to facilitate convenient access for guests arriving by light aircraft or charter flights, eliminating the need for lengthy road transfers from larger regional airports. Shamwari Game Reserve is one of the largest private game reserves in the Eastern Cape, and its private airstrip is an integral part of the luxury safari experience it offers to international and domestic visitors.

Getting to & from

Guests without private or charter aircraft access the reserve primarily by road transfer from Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) Airport, approximately 75 kilometres away.

Airlines here

No scheduled commercial airlines operate at this facility; the airstrip serves private and charter aircraft only.

Notable facts

›Shamwari is a private airstrip serving Shamwari Game Reserve, a Big Five reserve in the Eastern Cape.
›The airstrip does not have a publicly assigned IATA code.
›The nearest major commercial airport is Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) Airport (PLZ).
›Access is restricted to guests of the reserve arriving by private or charter aircraft.
›Shamwari Game Reserve is one of the largest private wildlife reserves in the Eastern Cape, spanning over 25,000 hectares.

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