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Madikwe Game Reserve Safari LodgesHighlights of the Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa: • A malaria free safari destination • Easily accessible, 4 hour drive from JHB • Has Big Five of lion, leopard, elephant, rhino & buffalo • Well known for its wild dog sightings • Wide variety of antelope and birds • Some excellent family safari lodge options |
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Madikwe Safari LodgesView the various safari lodges within Madikwe: Comfortable Luxury Premier |
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Our Favourite Comfortable LodgeMadikwe Bushhouse The Madikwe Bush House is a colonial style lodge, enhanced with a strong African feel. The Bush House accommodates a maximum of 12 adults in six ensuite bedrooms. The highlight of your stay is going out on game-drives in open 4x4's in search of the Big Five. |
Our Favourite Luxury LodgeTuningi Safari Lodge Tuningi is one of the very few 5-star lodges in South Africa that welcomes children and in by doing so, avails them of the wonders of nature, wildlife and our delicate eco-system. Tuningi Safari Lodge can accommodate 16 guests in exclusive bush villas. |
Community Safari LodgesBoth Buffalo Ridge & Thakadu River Camp are wholly-owned Community-based safari lodges within Madikwe Game Reserve. They are ecotourism partnerships between North-West Parks and the Balete Ba Lekgophung & Molatedi communities. |
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Family friendlyJaci's Safari lodges are excellent family friendly safari lodges in the malaria free Madikwe Game Reserve. |
Madikwe Game Viewing and SeasonsIntroduction This reserve created in 1991, sits right on the South Africa-Botswana border in a malaria-free area. In the largest movement of animals since Noah filled his arc, the 30,352 acre (75,000 ha) reserve was stocked with 10,000 head of game from 27 different species. The park's very existence contributes to the preservation of local fauna and flora and rare animals such as rhino and wild dog, and also provides a more sustainable environment for the local people. Game Viewing Not only does this reserve boast the 'Big Five' but it also has the 'Super 7'! This adds cheetah and wild dog to the traditional five; leopard, lion, buffalo, elephant and rhino. Plus brown hyena, sable, eland, gemsbok, giraffe and large herds of plains game and plenty of birds. Wild dogs are a speciality of the area and due to their rarity and fascinating behaviour, are a wonderful sight. They are also known as Cape hunting dogs or painted dogs because of their tricoloured (black, white and tan) abstract coat. Wild Dogs are Africa's most formidable hunters (followed by hyena and lion), and the essence of their successful social system is co-operative hunting and food sharing. Not only do they regurgitate food for the young but the babysitter gets fed too. They travel great distances while hunting and as a result often traverse farmland where they were almost shot to extinction. Luckily they are thriving in Madikwe. Seasons Rainy Season: It rains from October to April with the highest rainfall expected between November and February. Daytime temperatures are hot and humid with an average of 88°F (31°C). Dry Season: The winter months of May to September are dry and cold with evening temperatures as low as 35.5°F (2°C) and only 72°F (22°C) in the daytime. |
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Quick links to Madikwe Game Reserve Safari LodgesComfortable Luxury Premier |
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