Madikwe Hills Private Game Lodge
Madikwe Game Reserve
North West Province
FROM
R6,972 pp/night sharing
Normal Selling Rate R16,000
Last Minute Book within 35 days
valid from 01-01-2024 until 31-12-2024
Madikwe Hills Private Game Lodge
Madikwe Game Reserve
North West Province
Features
- Personal plunge pool for the ultimate in relaxed game viewing.
- Elegant Spacious Lounge
- A large deep tub takes centre stage in front of fold-back windows that reveal the same wilderness views
- Viewing Deck Overlooking Waterhole
- Only 3 rooms are allocated per game vehicle
- Guests are taken out on safari with rangers and trackers
- The lodge is located in the middle of the reserve – giving one a huge advantage on game drive and which direction you would like to go in to find the animals
- Big FiveYes
- Off RoadYes
- Camp FencedNo
- Child PolicyNo children under 10 years at Main Camp Children of all ages welcome at Little Madikwe
- PoolYes - Private Plunge Pool (not Heated)
- SPATreatment Room
- AirconYes
- Cellphone SignalYes - MTN & Vodacom
- Malaria AreaNo
- WI-FIYes - In Suites & Main Area
Location
Madikwe Game Reserve
Getting There
3.5 hours from OR Tambo to the Gate of the Reserve and then 1 hour game drive to the lodge. Scheduled flights with Fedair daily from OR Tambo. Road Transfers available on request.
Accommodation
10 Luxury glass fronted Suites (+/- 150m2) with uninterrupted views of the bush.
1 Family Unit called Little Madikwe with 2 bedrooms, private kitchen, chef and game drive vehicle and ranger.
Rates & Special Offers
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SPECIAL DISCOUNTED RATES FOR LITTLE MADIKWE ARE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
Please note:
- All rates are subject to availability.
- Proof of SADC residency may be required at the time of booking or upon check-in at the lodge.
- Surcharges may apply on rates over peak holiday periods and long weekends.
- Unless otherwise stated, all rates listed are based on a minimum 2 night stay. Surcharges may apply for a 1 night booking.
- Rates quoted are only applicable to SA Residents. Discounted special offers for International Residents are available on request.
- Gate Fees to be paid directly at the Lodge: R 200 per adult per stay & R 100 per child (under 9 years) per stay. For guests flying in, the gate fees are R 280 per adult per stay and R 180 per child (under 9 years) per stay. Rates are subject to change.
- Madikwe Guest Conservation Contribution Fee:
- SADC Residents R 225 per adult per night & R 115 per child (under 9 years) per night applies.
- International Visitors R 450 per adult per night & R 225 per child (under 9 years) per night applies.
- Children aged 9 years and older are charged the adult fees rates.
- The fees are subject to change and to be settled at the lodge direct.
- Single supplement of 50% on the per person sharing rate will be charged for single accommodation.
- MADIKWE HILLS MAIN CAMP:
- Children 10 years and older are permitted at Madikwe Hills Main Camp.
- Child rates are available on request and dependent on the number of children and accommodation required. Please request child rates from your BushBreaks consultant.
- LITTLE MADIKWE:
- Children under 10 years can only be accommodated at Little Madikwe.
About Madikwe Hills Private Game Lodge
Set within 75 000 hectares of safari park, Madikwe Hills Private Game Lodge is situated on a rocky outcrop in the heart of the malaria-free Madikwe Game Reserve in the North West Province of South Africa. Ingeniously set amongst boulders and age-old Tamboti trees, Madikwe Hills private game lodge is situated in the middle of the Madikwe Game Reserve giving visitors a huge big 5 game drive advantage over other lodges situated on the borders of the Madikwe Game Reserve and offers visitors the most amazing South African safari adventure.
Madikwe Hills, accommodating up to 24 guests in vast, well-spaced and utterly private glass-fronted suites scattered across the hillside, camouflaged by tamboti-beamed thatch roofs. Wooden walkways lit by hurricane lamps criss-cross the grounds and connect the secluded suites to the central open-plan lounge, bar, wine cellar, library and dining area up the slope, where cooling fans make slow rotations and the giant twisted trunks of leadwood trees hold up the vaulted ceiling.
The total dedication and passion of the team at the Madikwe Hills Private Game Lodge ensure that every guest departs with a memory of an African safari never to be forgotten. From outstanding wildlife holidays to unforgettable safari weddings and honeymoons – Madikwe Hills offers the complete adventure in South Africa.
Madikwe Hills Main Lodge boasts 10 supremely spacious and luxurious suites which are very hard to leave. A cosy living room with huge slate-clad chimney (perfect to snuggle up in front of an open fire on cooler nights) leads into the peaceful bedroom with a gigantic pillow-strewn four-poster bed draped in generous layers of muslin, from where it’s possible to lie and gaze in wonder as herds of wandering animals make their way to the watering hole.
LITTLE MADIKWE PRIVATE CAMP
Here You have the Luxury of Setting the Pace of Your Safari…
The private little camp at Madikwe Hills is the ultimate in luxury and privacy, Little Madikwe Hills boasts an opulent self-contained 2-bedroom Private Villa (±390m²) accommodating 4 to 5 guests, with its own game drive vehicle and game ranger, as well as a personal butler to take care of your every need! A diverse wine selection, gourmet kitchen and lounge complete the picture.
About Madikwe Game Reserve
Madikwe Game Reserve is home not only to the Big Five of Africa (Lion, Buffalo, Elephant, Rhino and Leopard), but also to a wealth of over 66 mammal species, including the rare African Wild Dog, as well as Cheetah, Eland, Kudu, Giraffe and a range of more than 300 resident and migratory species of birds.
Madikwe Game Reserve is about 75 000 hectares of bushland stretching all the way up to the Botswana border, and is one the largest and most popular game reserves in South Africa. Once farm land (up until 1991), the Reserve has now been restored to its former natural environment with 86 mammals (from mice to elephant), 420 bird species (110 being rare) and 104 tree species. Predominantly grasslands and bushveld, intermingled with lone mountains and rocky outcrops, Madikwe Game Reserve is home to cheetahs, wild dogs, leopards, hyenas, lion, elephant, black & white rhino, buffalo, zebra, giraffe and various antelope.
ROOM FEATURES
- Uber-luxurious Spacious Suite with Raised Interlinking Wooden Walkways
- A cosy living room with huge slate-clad chimney
- Floor-to-ceiling windows
- A large deep tub takes centre stage in front of fold-back windows that reveal the same wilderness views and a cavernous step-up circular shower
- An open-air extension with a private outdoor shower
- Private plunge pool
- You’ll be amazed at what passes by just a hundred feet or so from your private deck.
- Fully stocked mini bar with Nespresso machines
Getting There
- From OR Tambo international get on the R21 towards Pretoria up to the Exit to the N1 Polokwane (about 37km).
- Get onto the N1 towards Polokwane and continue up to the N4 Rustenburg slipway (about 22km). Take the slipway onto the N4 towards Rustenburg
- (this is just after the Zambezi drive offramp). At Rustenburg continue on the N4 through Swartruggens towards Zeerust. Please Note: The N4 is a toll
- road with four toll gates to Zeerust. Three before Rustenburg and one just after Swartruggens.
- In Zeerust make a RIGHT TURN at the ABSA bank in Main Street, towards Gaborone/Madikwe. Refuel here as there is no fuel in the Madikwe Reserve.
- After approximately 83km you will see the Abjaterskop Entrance into the Reserve on your RIGHT.
- Once you enter the Park there is about 32km of dirt road to the Lodge. Keep to the speed limit of 40km/h and watch out for the ditches on the tar
- sections, you will damage your car if you speed!!
- Once through the gate, continue straight for 10.8km (the road will become tarred after a few km’s) until you find a T-Junction. TURN LEFT (There will
- be a sign stating Derdepoort, left)
- After 2km TURN RIGHT at the sign saying Park Admin (if the road became dirt again you went too far)
- Drive for 1km, past the entrance to Park Admin and TURN LEFT at the sign saying Derdepoort, Left
- After 540m, you’ll find a T-junction – TURN RIGHT onto Derdepoort Main Road towards Derdepoort Gate.
- Carry on straight on this road for 10.1km until you find a 4 way crossing. (you will see the following during the 10.1kms:)
- After about 500m the tar will end
- After about 2.5km you will pass Mosetlha’s entrance to your left
- After about 1.5km you will go down a steep hill (once again tarred, in between two mountains – watch out for Klipspringers, small antelope)
- 3km later there will be a big Palm Tree on your left
- 2.7km later you will reach the 4 way crossing
- The road will split immediately after the 4 way crossing. Keep to the RIGHT.
- After 1.4km the road will join again and 1.2km after the join you need to TURN LEFT – there is a sign saying “Etali, Ukutula and Madikwe Hills”
- After 2.5km the road splits – KEEP LEFT
- Drive for 1.9km, passing Ukuthula entrance and Etali Entrance and TURN LEFT in front of the “Madikwe Hills” sign (brass letters on a wooden log)
- The gravel road on this route makes it a little bumpy but not impassable in a sedan vehicle and it is shorter than the route through Zeerust. It is advisable
- to fill up with fuel at the Sun Village, just after the Sun City entrance on the right, since there is no fuel available inside the reserve. Take the shortest route
- to Sun City, otherwise follow directions below:
- From the OR Tambo International Airport, get onto the R21 towards Pretoria up to the Exit to the N1 Polokwane.
- Get onto the N1 towards Polokwane and continue up to the N4 Rustenburg slipway about 22km). Take the slipway onto the N4 towards Rustenburg
- (just after the Zambezi drive offramp).
- Continue in the direction of Rustenburg – take exit #225 which is the R556 Sun City/Majakaneng. (About 64km)
- Turn right at the off ramp and continue straight to Sun City (approx 73km to Sun City from this off ramp). After passing Sun City on the right,
- continue straight (approximately 5km) until you reach a four-way junction. TURN RIGHT to DERDEPOORT.
- Continue for 39.8km. Turn left at the sign saying KAYAKULU
- After 12.6km the road will split – Keep RIGHT.
- After 12.4km you will reach a T-Junction. Turn RIGHT
- After 21km, turn LEFT. The tar road will end and turn into a dirt road.
- Continue straight along this road for about 21km of gravel, (do not take the next Derdepoort turning to the right, continue straight), passing through
- the Molatedi Village over the Marico River and straight to the MOLATEDI GATE entrance into the Park.
- Once through the gate, keep to the speed limit of 40km/h and watch out for the ditches on the tar sections, you will damage your car if you speed!!
- Carry on straight for about 11.9km until you find a sign post on your left, shortly after the road became tar – TURN RIGHT towards Derdepoort gate.
- After 540m, you’ll find a T-junction – TURN RIGHT onto Derdepoort Main Road towards Derdepoort Gate.
- Carry on straight on this road for 10.1km until you find a 4 way crossing. (you will see the following during the 10.1kms:)
- After about 500m the tar will end.
- After +- 2.5km you will pass Mosetlha’s entrance to your left.
- After about 1.5km you will go down a steep hill (once again tarred, in between two mountains – watch out for Klipspringers, small antelope).
- 3km later there will be a big Palm Tree on your left.
- 2.7km later you will reach the 4 way crossing.
- The road will split immediately after the 4 way crossing. Keep to the RIGHT.
- After 1.4km the road will join again and 1.2km after the join you need to TURN LEFT – there is a sign saying “Etali, Ukutula and Madikwe Hills”.
- After 2.5km the road splits – KEEP LEFT
- Drive for 1.9km, passing Ukuthula entrance and Etali Entrance and TURN LEFT in front of the “Madikwe Hills” sign (brass letters on a wooden log).