{"title":"Madikwe","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"morukuru-river-house","title":"Morukuru River House","description":"\u003cp\u003eMorukuru River House sits on the bank of the Marico River inside Madikwe Game Reserve, a large malaria-free reserve in the North West province. The house is booked exclusively — one group at a time — and sleeps up to six adults and four children under sixteen across three en-suite bedrooms plus a study that converts to a fourth sleeping room for children. Each bedroom has a king-size bed, indoor and outdoor shower, fireplace, and a private balcony looking toward the river. A living room, dining area, veranda, and swimming pool are all for the sole use of the booking group.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA private game-drive vehicle comes with the booking, staffed by a guide and tracker. You set the timing. Madikwe holds lion, leopard, elephant, rhino, buffalo, wild dog, and around three hundred and fifty bird species. The same vehicle takes you on guided bush walks, and the Marico River — which pumps roughly one million litres of water through the reserve each day — supports catch-and-release fishing for guests who want it. A sleep-out hide sits at the water's edge, enclosed by an electric fence, bookable at no additional cost. Massage treatments are available in a dedicated outdoor sala that looks out over the river.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll meals and drinks are included. Federal Air runs daily shuttle flights from Johannesburg to Madikwe East Airstrip; by road from Johannesburg the drive takes around four and a half hours.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wetu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43758750826555,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/6776\/2747\/files\/21683morukurufamilymadikwe-riverhouseandownershousejpg_64bbfa54-df75-4f24-b30e-caab6eae32cb.webp?v=1783527922"},{"product_id":"last-word-madikwe-15537","title":"Last Word Madikwe","description":"\u003cp\u003eLast Word Madikwe sits inside Madikwe Game Reserve at Wonderboom Gate, a malaria-free Big Five reserve in the North West Province. The lodge holds six classic suites and one private three-bedroom villa — nine rooms in total. The suites are built into the main house, each roughly forty-five square metres, with a private patio, separate bath and shower, air conditioning, and a minibar. The private villa sleeps four adults and two children and comes with its own dedicated game vehicle, private dining, and a lounge area.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe lodge is set around a garden that runs down to a waterhole a few metres from the lawn. Elephant, lion, buffalo, white and black rhino, leopard, and wild dog use it regularly, which means you can watch game from a chair in the garden without leaving the property. For closer and lower viewing, the lodge has an underground hide that opens directly onto the waterhole and is accessible around the clock.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwice-daily game drives cover Madikwe's open terrain; the reserve is also well regarded for cheetah and wild dog, and birdlife is consistently good. Children of all ages are welcome; children under six do not join the main game drives, but the lodge can arrange a shorter drive suited to them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMadikwe is roughly four hours by road from OR Tambo Airport in Johannesburg, two hours from Gaborone depending on the border crossing, and about forty-five minutes by charter flight from OR Tambo on the reserve's western airstrip.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"phasec-create","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43808524140603,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/6776\/2747\/files\/15537_2Finside_hide1.jpg?v=1784350815"},{"product_id":"madikwe-hills-private-game-lodge-14886","title":"Madikwe Hills Private Game Lodge","description":"\u003cp\u003eMadikwe Hills sits on a hill inside Madikwe Game Reserve, a malaria-free reserve of seventy-five thousand hectares in South Africa's North West province. The main camp holds ten glass-fronted suites built among boulders and Tamboti trees, each with a private deck, plunge pool, outdoor shower, fireplace, and en-suite bathroom. The glass frontage gives unobstructed views over the surrounding bush from inside the room.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGame drives run twice daily — morning and afternoon — with rangers and trackers, and the reserve carries the Big Five as well as wild dog. Two hides beside the main lodge sit next to a waterhole and the pool overflow, so you can watch animals drinking at close range without leaving the property.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor families with younger children, Little Madikwe is a self-contained private camp: a two-bedroom villa with two optional additional suites that together sleep up to nine guests. The camp comes with its own deck, swimming pool, lounge, dining room, kitchen with a personal chef, a dedicated game vehicle with ranger and tracker, and a personal attendant who can also act as childminder. Children under ten are better placed here than in the main camp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe main lodge has a spa, a fully equipped gym, a swimming pool on the main deck, a wine cellar, and a TV room. Bush breakfasts are served after the morning drive; high tea follows in the afternoon. 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Each has floor-to-ceiling glass doors that retract fully to open the room to the bush, a private infinity pool, and an outdoor shower. The Sephiri family suite spans two levels with separate bedrooms and a shared deck. The two presidential villas each hold two bedrooms, a fully equipped kitchen, and a study stocked with National Geographic back issues from the 1940s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInteriors by Hesse Kleinloog layer contemporary African art with custom furniture and rugs commissioned from Cameron Platter, Athi-Patra Ruga, and Koos Groenewald. A luxury hide with an adjoining whisky and gin bar overlooks a waterhole. Chefs prepare meals using seasonal ingredients across several dining areas, including a bush boma and private deck settings. You can hear buffalo at the waterhole from the terrace. Guides lead morning and late-afternoon drives, extending into night to track nocturnal species, and walking safaris move on foot through the concession. A spa with treatment room, outdoor massage deck, and yoga platform sits beside a fitness centre. The lodge accepts children from eight years old and runs a junior ranger programme. An observatory with retractable roof holds one of the largest privately owned telescopes in southern Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WETU","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43868359524411,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"tau-game-lodge-5338","title":"Tau Game Lodge","description":"\u003cp\u003eGame drives depart twice daily from 30 thatched chalets arranged in a U-formation around a natural waterhole in Madikwe Game Reserve. The reserve — South Africa's fourth largest, covering 75,000 hectares — is malaria-free and lies on the far northern border in the North West Province. A four-hour drive from Johannesburg on the N4 via Rustenburg and Zeerust brings you to the Derdepoort Gate, ten kilometres from the lodge. Daily scheduled flights operate from Oliver Tambo International Airport to Madikwe Airstrip, landing at 11h00 and 14h00; the lodge arranges transfers from the airstrip.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwenty standard chalets hold two adults; each has a private deck, en-suite bathroom, outdoor shower, air-conditioning, ceiling fan, mini-bar, and safe. Six deluxe chalets — double the size — accommodate two adults and two children under twelve in one open room. One family unit joins two standard chalets via a shared lounge; one family suite joins two deluxe chalets the same way. One standard chalet is wheelchair accessible. All rooms face the waterhole.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe spa sits within walking distance of the main lodge and offers treatments using Africology products formulated with indigenous ingredients. A conference centre 270 metres square can seat 60 delegates. Children under six join shorter safari drives; those six and older join the standard adult drives. 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