Visitors to the lodge have a choice of accommodation. Sixteen en-suite double rooms in the main building leading on the west facing porch with spectacular African sunsets and a view of the landscape, just steps away from the swimming pool. The rooms are all fully-catered and have DSTV in the bedrooms.

The conservation centre was established in 2002 to raise awareness amongst visitors of the plight of these endangered animals. A percentage of the revenue received from every guest staying at the Lodge is allocated to the purchase of tracking collars for Cheetahs in the wild.

The Kruger National Park has an overabundance of elephants and, instead of culling them, Garden Route Game Lodge offered to take the elephants on. They are both orphans from previous culls, which are now banned. The majestic animals survive today on the plains of the fynbos as they once did over two hundred years ago.

The only way to get around the Garden Route Game Lodge is via the hosted drives, leaving in the morning and the evening. The guides are very knowledgable of the wildlife, location and local African folklore. The reserve houses giraffe, white rhino, lion, elephant, buffalo, kudu, zebra, wildebeest and 24 more species that make up 400 animals of the reserve.

On the 31st of March 2000, seven lions from Shamwari game reserve came to the Garden Route Game Lodge for their continued protection and rehabilitation. The story of their survival and sanctuary is one that will move every guest.

Alternatively guests can choose to stay over in the individual log-cabins which have been adorned in a blend of colonial African and modern western décor, all linked together by a boardwalk in a valley overgrown with Aloe and fynbos. The cabins have DSTV in each bedroom as well as tea and coffee facilities.