Tau Game Lodge ★★★★★

"Het is een mooie plek. De eigenaar was zo welkom, de kamer was schoon en comfortabel. Niet te noemen het ontbijt dat heerlijk was."

Rhulani Safari Lodge ★★★★

"We had an incredible stay. An amazing experience. Lodges and communal areas are great. Food is excellent, dining settings are magical. I cannot say enough about all the staff, fabulous service from all, they go above and beyond!"

Impodimo Game Lodge ★★★★★

"Come for the safari. Remember the people. We were a family of five – my dad, my father-in-law, my wife, my son and myself – and flew into Madikwe by prop plane after spending the previous night in Johannesburg. From the moment we landed, the experience started. We were met at the airstrip by Sebastian, who would also be our ranger throughout our stay. What was supposed to be our transfer to Impodimo very quickly became our first mini game drive! When we arrived at the lodge, we were given the usual briefing – meals, timings, game drives, etc. Then came one instruction that we didn’t quite understand: At night, you cannot walk between your room and the main lodge without being accompanied by a ranger. It didn’t take long for us to understand why. Shortly afterwards, while Sebastian was accompanying us to our room, our path was blocked by an elephant. Welcome to Madikwe! 😂 Impodimo sits along a route used by elephants travelling up and down towards the waterhole. So yes, you can quite literally have elephants wandering past the lodge. It is an incredible experience, especially for kids, but also a reminder that you are very much a guest in their home. ~ THE SAFARI ~ Sebastian was our dedicated ranger and Mpo our tracker, and having both of them with us on every game drive was fantastic. For anyone going on their first safari, there is something important to understand: This isn’t a zoo. The animals aren’t sitting around waiting for your vehicle to arrive. Nobody makes a phone call and asks the lions to come out. 😂 Madikwe is MASSIVE, and finding wildlife takes patience, experience and sometimes a fair amount of luck. So let your ranger and tracker do their jobs. Watching Sebastian and Mpo work was part of the experience itself. They read tracks, prints, broken vegetation and even dung to understand where animals had been, what direction they were moving and what they might be doing. You realise very quickly that what looks like absolutely nothing to you is giving them a whole bunch of information. And that knowledge comes from years of experience. One of the reasons we chose Madikwe was also the diversity of the landscape. As you drive through the reserve, the terrain changes significantly, which means you get to experience different animals within their natural habitats rather than simply ticking animals off a checklist. I’ll let the pictures do a better job of showing what Sebastian and Mpo managed to find for us. ~ THE LODGE ~ Impodimo itself is beautiful. The rooms are absolutely five-star, the setting is spectacular and the food was excellent – beautifully presented, delicious and easily at the standard you would expect from a luxury international hotel. But once again, the thing we will remember most wasn’t the room or even the food. It was the people. The entire team was warm, hospitable and incredibly helpful throughout our stay. And then my dad lost his camera lens. Not a lens somewhere inside the lodge. He had"

Last Word Madikwe ★★★★

"Sam, onze gids, was onvergelijkbaar bij het vinden van dieren en het plaatsen van het voertuig waar de dieren naartoe gingen, zodat we de eerste zichtpositie konden krijgen. Alle personeelsleden waren vriendelijk en zorgvuldig om ervoor te zorgen dat u altijd had wat u nodig had. De accommodatie en de kamer waren ook beter dan ik had verwacht. Het voelde als een luxe ervaring door en door."

Madikwe Safari Lodge ★★★★★

"We stayed in the Dithaba Lodge at Madikwe Safari Lodge and we warmly welcomed by Crrine and her team who couldn't do enough for us to make stay pleasant and memorable. Our guide, Brendin was wonderful and professional and had amazing sightings including a wild dog hunt on two impala. He was very professional and shared his knowledge of the bush, wildlife and fauna. Overall we had a wonderful experience and would highly recommend Madikwe Safari Lodge."

Motswiri Private Safari Lodge ★★★★★

"We had an incredible stay at Motswiri. The rooms overlook the watering hole, so when you are not out on game drives, you can still see the wildlife up close and watch their natural behaviour. The elephants and giraffes were really entertaining while we sat with a glass of wine watching. With two 3 hour game drives each day, there are lots of opportunities to see the wildlife in it’s own habitat and the guides are very knowledgeable. We really enjoyed the morning coffee stops and the sundowner gin and tonics while out on the game drives. The staff were very friendly and helpful. We requested if one of our rooms could have something special for my daughter and son in law who were just married, the effort the staff made was incredible and added to the precious memories for the couple. Not much else to say really apart from AMAZING! Would highly recommend and hope to return soon."

Rockfig Lodge Madikwe ★★★★★

Tuningi Safari Lodge ★★★★★

"We verbleven vier nachten in Tuningi. De accommodatie (luxe suite) was ruim, goed uitgerust en het bed was zeer comfortabel. De maaltijden waren allemaal uitstekend, heerlijk, goed gepresenteerd en duidelijk vers bereid. Elke dag werd je gevraagd wat je wilde voor lunch en diner en er was een ruime keuze aan gerechten voor het ontbijt, plus een dagelijkse ontbijtspecial. De rangers (Andrew en Gavin) waren zeer deskundig en maakten de ritten interessant. We hebben een aantal geweldige ervaringen gehad, hoewel de cheeta's en luipaarden onopgemerkt bleven in het lange gras. Heidi en Sasha van de lodge waren altijd vrolijk en stonden klaar voor hulp en advies. Frans en het andere personeel van de lodge waren vriendelijk, behulpzaam en attent. Hoewel de belangrijkste reden om op safari te gaan het zien van wilde dieren is (wat we ook deden), is de tijd in de lodge ook belangrijk en Tuningi heeft in beide gevallen uitstekend werk geleverd. Dit was onze 5e safari in Zuid-Afrika en ik kan Tuningi van harte aanbevelen."

Jamala Madikwe ★★★★★

"Deze plaats voelt aan als een tempel voor de natuur. De huisvesting is super, luxueus en zeer gericht op stilte, rust en privacy. Het personeel voelt aan als familie, ze zijn warm, zorgzaam en betrokken. De omgeving kan niet beter gekozen zijn. Het gemeenschappelijke gebouw is een luxueuze villa met een terras aan een drenkplaats voor de dieren. Terwijl je eet komt een stoet van olifanten drinken aan de plas om dan plaats te maken voor zebra's of impala's of buffels.... Twee keer per dag kan je op safari met vriendelijke rangers die geboren en getogen zijn in de streek. Zij herken de sporen van het wild en lezen die als een stripverhaal. Vooral de avondrit is adembenemend in de ondergaande zon die aan de takken van de fotogenieke boomresten sabbelt. Voor mij was dit mogelijk mijn laatste reis maar het is de reis die mijn leven vol heeft gemaakt. Dit is zo een aanrader. Als je twijfelt, kies dan deze. Dit is genieten."