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luxury Game Lodge in
South Africa
Royal Madikwe offers an award-winning safari residence in the heart of South Africa’s game-rich Madikwe Reserve where an unrivalled wilderness experience is silhouetted against a backdrop of 5-star luxury and unsurpassed hospitality.
May 2013
Royal Madikwe Madness
Not because we have to but because we can
ZAR3,500 per person per night sharing
Pay for two nights and stay for three nights
Latest News
April Blog
From the Rangers Desk – April 2013
Wow wow wow, it’s been a fantastic month with some world class sightings, the bush is changing colour from a lush green to the beautiful autumn reds, the animals have put on a fantastic show for us this month, with the highlight being the 4 brothers cheetah that have created a territory around the South West of the Game Reserve and have given us great photos and entertainment.
Our local pan, Inkwe pan has also been a great hit with Lions having the local Bolia and Naledi brothers there a few times per week, the Naledi brothers used to dominate the south of the reserve but have now moved back to the area of their birth the ‘RIDGE’.
The bolia girls have really started making Royal Madikwe and the surrounds their home with daily sightings of them, and wow they are beautiful lions.
We are looking forward to the hand of winter drawing upon us and are expecting some magnificent sightings this month; we have a great Special rate for the month of May so enquire now to reserve your space.
From the Rangers Desk we say good bye for now and we hope to see you soon!!!
Adam Whitfield
Head Ranger
Royal Madikwe Luxury Safari lodge
February 2013
From the Rangers Desk
Green, Rain, Lush and beautiful are just a few words to describe Madikwe at this time of the year, the flowers are in full bloom and the Marula trees are dropping their succulent fruit, the elephants are loving these tasteful treats and they are very high in vitamin C, sightings have been great this month with the birth of the Bolia female cubs, the bolia female has taken up residence around the lodge and we are getting to see her daily with her 6 week old cubs, we have also been lucky enough to have the dogs around the lodge which is creating a lot of excitement for our guests,.
The Tswala leopardess as been eluding us as the lion activity in her territory has been very active, another great animal has been sighted just south of Royal Madikwe for the past month has been a coalition of 2 male cheetah that have decided to make the western airstrip their home, these cats have come from a game reserve in the eastern cape and are very relaxed with the vehicles creating great sightings of them daily,.
We are hoping in the next month or two that the old territorial males called the Naledi brothers are going to be in trouble as the pressure from a lot of the younger males in the area is seriously wearing them down, but we will keep you updated on their movements, we are still hoping for more rain in Madikwe as this valuable commodity is always welcome in the area.
From the Rangers Desk we say good bye for now and we hope to see you soon!!!
Adam Whitfield
Head Ranger
“Five star family- friendly luxury safari”
We were looking for luxury accommodation, within a malaria-free zone which allowed us to bring our five-year daughter along. The Royal Madikwe provided all this and gave us an experience that we’ll remember for a lifetime.
Our stay
We stayed for four nights in late June, which is winter time in the Southern Hemisphere. We flew on a small chartered plane from Johannesburg organised by Royal Madikwe, about an hour’s flight. Flying over the vast open space was breathtaking. We landed on a dirt tarmac and waiting for us was our Adam, our guide for the week in an open air safari jeep complete with plenty of blankets. Upon arrival at the lodge, Cherie our host, had hot drinks waiting for us and she showed us around the property. There are only a few self-contained luxury suites, which have every detail and comfort considered. The style is straight out of a luxury travel magazine, incorporating local artisan artworks but with refined elegance that the most discerning and sophisticated traveller would appreciate. A beautiful swimming pool would be refreshing for the warmer months. Chef Amos and his kitchen staff provided the most delicious food and personal service that made us look forward to every snack and meal. Meals were set up in different spots in and outside the lodge, it really makes you appreciate the unique setting you only get form staying within a game park.
Child-friendly
Chef Amos also went out of his way to make donuts with our daughter. Funnily, we caught a cheeky baboon steal one of the doughnuts from the table outside when we weren’t looking. Cherie also provided some great activities for our daughter including making bead necklaces, face painting and T-shirt decorating. The lodge itself is in the middle of Madikwe game reserve and has a water hole where game of every sort gather at some point in the day.
The Game
We stayed for four nights and Adam magically managed to show us the Big 5. Our days started off with an early morning safari at 7am, returned to the lodge about 10 where a hearty breakfast awaited. Books, games and general relaxing until lunch at 2pm, then 3pm safari. WiFi in the lodge even let us catch up on home news on the iPads and our daughter enjoyed DVDs. While 7am might seem early for a holiday wake up time, the schedule was up to us. Everything about staying at the Royal Madikwe is about what works for you personally. We hope to return one day again.
Best wishes to everyone at the Royal Madikwe!
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