Madikwe Safari Lodge

Tutto ciò che riguarda il nostro soggiorno al Lelapa, Madikwe Game Reserve è stato incredibile. Siamo stati accolti sulla pista di atterraggio dalla nostra guida per il nostro soggiorno, Nic. Era una guida eccezionale che condivideva la sua conoscenza e passione per il parco, gli animali e gli uccelli. La nostra sistemazione era un lodge privato con una spaziosa camera da letto/area lounge, un bellissimo bagno, terrazza privata con vasca immersione ad acqua fredda, doccia esterna e lounge. Tutto il personale del Lelapa era gentile, gentile, competente e molto disponibile. Sia io che mio marito abbiamo festeggiato i compleanni durante il nostro soggiorno e il personale ha reso questa esperienza indimenticabile. Il cibo al Lelapa era delizioso. Il menu offriva varie opzioni, le dimensioni dei pasti erano perfette e pranzare sotto gli alberi vicino alla piscina guardando giraffe, elefanti, zebre, impala e facoceri bere nella vicina pozza d'acqua era surreale. Il nostro soggiorno a Lelapa è stato un viaggio indimenticabile e conserveremo i nostri ricordi di questo speciale parco giochi.

Il design aperto e rustico rende Madikwe Safari Lodge un complemento perfetto alla maestosità della riserva. Aggiungici uno staff cordiale, guide esperte, camere confortevoli e cibo delizioso e avrai il posto perfetto dove stare. È anche l'unico lodge della riserva che ospita famiglie con bambini piccoli. Sebbene non sia economico, è comunque un ottimo rapporto qualità-prezzo per ciò che ottieni.

Questo rifugio è fantastico! Abbiamo ricevuto la migliore accoglienza di sempre all'arrivo con asciugamani caldi e limonata fresca appena fatta. Il cibo era eccezionale, semmai c'era troppo! Le camere erano stupende e abbiamo visto così tanti animali visitare la pozza d'acqua vicino alla piscina, è stato assolutamente incredibile. Anche la nostra guida Mike è stata eccellente. Non c'era niente che non sapesse sugli animali ed era così paziente con i bambini che facevano una moltitudine di domande. Consiglio vivamente questo posto a chiunque, in particolare con bambini piccoli che vogliono fare un safari.

È stato un soggiorno fantastico. La nostra guida safari e il personale del lodge erano favolosi. Ha superato le nostre aspettative in ogni modo. 2 safari al giorno con bevande all'alba e al tramonto. Mi è piaciuto molto vedere gli animali all'abbeveratoio dai nostri lettini a bordo piscina. Vorrei averlo fatto anni fa!

Soggiorno di due notti (minimo) straordinario. La piscina è davanti a un punto d'acqua: Elefanti, giraffe, zebre a poche decine di metri. Sistemazione impeccabile e cordialità del personale. Ryan era il ranger ideale: fortunato (abbiamo visto tutti gli animali), premuroso, simpatico... Gli aperitivi nella boscaglia al tramonto sono indimenticabili. grazie

This place is unbelievably special. This was our first time in South Africa and the folks at Madikwe Safari Lodge (we stayed in Lelapa) blew us away and made our honeymoon completely unforgettable. They notice little things and create special moments tailored to you, and take care of every detail of your trip (even organizing your charter flights) so that you can truly relax and enjoy. Our guide, Byron, was a total all star and made sure we had mind-blowing moments with all of the animals who call Madikwe home. He is a wealth of information and made our time in the bush both educational and FUN. The food and wine were world-class, and at every moment we felt well cared for. It’s clear that the folks at this lodge truly love what they do. We are so grateful for our time there and can’t wait to come back!

The very best of everything! The wildlife in the Madikwe Game Reserve are abundant and we saw all of the big 5 species and many others including Cheetah. Elephants are very plentiful and can be viewed daily from the pool. The accommodations are very charming and luxurious. The food is 5-star without a doubt, customizable upon request, and had a good variety of options for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The daily program was excellent and provided ample time for wildlife viewing and relaxing at the Lodge. The staff was absolutely wonderful. Special shout out to our safari guide, Billy, and guiding apprentice, Dan, who put us on some amazing animals. The highlight for me was tracking a pair of male cheetahs and finding them where we observed them undisturbed for over 20 minutes. We got to see two leopards (rare), and plenty of lions up close and personal. We had a 2-year old along and the babysitter was great and the kids club facility was really nice. Thanks to everyone at Madikwe Safari Lodge for the trip of a lifetime!

Madikwe Safari Lodge was a great experience absolutely 💯 👌 The view, the staff, very friendly and professional. The management was very awesome to host us as their special guests. The animals view of the 🐘 elephants was amazing 👏 as well. The food was very delicious 😋 😍. I really enjoyed!

This lodge is actually several lodges that offer different experiences. We stayed at their Kopano lodge which is an intimate upscale gathering for adults only. There is an adjoining camp that caters to the families as well. The lodge itself is absolutely spectacular with immaculate service and gourmet quality food. They limit 6 guests per jeep which is ideal. The only reason this review is not excellent is the game driver we were assigned and Madikwe game reserve in general. Apparently they rely on Branden as their primary game driver and while quite knowledgeable he has absolutely zero people skills and made our time there unpleasant. I won't go into the details but in general he is very passionate about the game and conservation in general which is awesome but he treats his guests as a necessary evil (at least that is how my wife and I perceived him}. He made zero effort to engage with some of the guests and would get irritated by questions. He would be better suited in animal conservation or other services that is not directly involved with tourism. This was our third trip to Africa and we LOVE Africa - this was our first negative experience with a game driver. We picked up on his negative vibe when he picked us up at the airstrip and it only got worse over our 4 day stay. Madikwe is a struggling game reserve. It is totally enclosed so there is no animal migration. The animals are struggling. This used to be a farming area that was reclaimed and repopulated by game several decades ago but the area is struggling. There is an overabundance of elephants and parts of the reserve look like it was hit by an atomic bomb. It was sad to see. Hopefully in time this area will improve. Sadly, the fact that it is totally fenced in harms the animals and overall vitality of this reserve.