Location:
The 60 000 ha
Madikwe Game Reserve is situated in the far north of North
West Province, adjacent to the Botswana border. Three hours
drive from Pretoria or Jhannesburg.
Madikwe Game Reserve Accommodation in Safari & Bush Lodges
Impodimo
Game Lodge | Jacis
Safari Lodge | Madikwe
Hills Game Lodge | Madikwe
River Lodge | Madikwe Safari Lodge
History:
Madikwe was announced
to the public in August 1991 and officially became part
of the Board's estate on 31 October the same year. A detailed
feasibility study showed that wildlife-based tourism was
the most beneficial option for this remote and economically
depressed area.
Madikwe Game Reserve - a wildlife theatre
The Madikwe Game Reserve, situated against the Botswana
border, just three hours' drive from both Johannesburg and
Pretoria, is now one of South Africa's prime safari destinations.
Madikwe Game Reserve is home to 66 large mammal species
including the Big Five and approximately
300 resident and migrant bird species. It is one of South
Africa's largest game reserves.
Madikwe has the distinction of being one
of the few game reserves in the world to be proclaimed purely
on the grounds of being the most appropriate and sustainable
land use for an area.
Madikwe represents an extension to this philosophy
in that it is run as a joint venture between the State,
the private sector and local communities. The success of
this approach has made Madikwe the role model for similar
ventures being started up elsewhere in South Africa.
The reserve consists of vast plains of open
woodlands and grasslands, dissected by the rugged Rant van
Tweedepoort, and bordered in the south by the Dwarsberg
Mountains. The area is dotted with huge rocky hills or inselbergs.
The entire reserve has been enclosed in a
150 km perimeter fence which has been electrified to prevent
the escape of elephants and the larger predators.
Guests are taken on conducted day and night
game drives or bush walks. Excellent accommodation is available
at various private lodges in the reserve. There are no day
visitor facilities; only residents at a lodge may enter
the reserve.
Madikwe Game Reserve Accommodation in Safari & Bush Lodges
Impodimo
Game Lodge | Jacis
Safari Lodge | Madikwe
Hills Game Lodge | Madikwe
River Lodge | Madikwe Safari Lodge
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