Lodge of the Week - Royal Madikwe

Royal Madikwe

Pure Exclusivity

Royal Madikwe is a particularly luxurious lodge in the Madikwe Game Reserve that is only offered as an exclusive use camp for small groups of up to 10 people. The experience here is built around the guest with the lodge offering completely flexible meal times and safari activities built around the guests preferences (due to having no other guests to compete with). The main lodge overlooks a small waterhole. The lodge has many focal points from the outdoor relaxation area to the open boma and attached bar. There is a specific children’s room which is suitably furnished and a decent kiddies’ programme is offered to give parents some time to themselves. There are multiple dining options in and around the lodge which are usually rotated every day so you never eat in the same place. The standard suites are lavishly decorated and contain all the typical luxury items a guest could ask for. The Royal Suite is palatial and is more of a mansion than a room. It is a completely private 2 bedroom villa with its own pool, kitchen, study, TV room and so forth. Guests have the options of indoor or outdoor showers and baths. As one would expect from such an establishment the service is excellent and the staff will go out of their way to accommodate guests in this fashion.

Madikwe Game Reserve is one of South Africa’s premier game viewing destinations and covering 75 000 hectares is the fourth largest in the country. The reserve is in a malaria free area and is situated in a transition zone between the arid Kalahari of the west and the rugged bushveld of the east. Madikwe thus hosts a pleasant variety of habitat types which in turn results in an excellent diversity of animal species. Royal Madikwe is located in the western sector of the reserve where the thickly vegetated sickle bush thickets are broken apart by the rocky Tshwene-Tshwene hills and patches of open plains. Madikwe is famed for its African Wild Dogs and it is one of the best places in Africa to have a chance of seeing this predator in the wild. All the Big 5 occur on the property and the lion viewing is excellent. Although still elusive, leopard sightings have been improving. Elephants and both Black and White Rhino are commonly seen and the bird life of Madikwe is outstanding.

Royal Madikwe is the perfect destination for families and small groups of up to 10 people looking for an intimate, ultra luxurious and completely private and personally customised safari experience.

RATINGS BREAKDOWN
Core Ratings:	Sun Rays
Lodge and Camp	8.2
Safari Experience	7.0
Service	8.6
Facilities	6.9
Unique Rating	6.9
Conservation	5.7
Social involvement	7.5
OVERALL RATING:	8.7

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