Madikwe 4-Day Safari
4 Days & 3 Nights | Madikwe Game Reserve South Africa
Highlights
Great For
- Ideal for travellers looking to enjoy opulence in the bushveld
Available Activities
- Game drives
Best Time To Go
High Season: April to September
Green Season: October to March
Overview
Madikwe Game Reserve offers some of the finest game viewing and upscale safari experiences in South Africa. Home to the Big 5 and other animals of interest such as the resident African Wild Dog population, the reserve has become a symbol of conservation as well as luxurious safari encounters.
Biggestleaf Travel provides passage to and from Madikwe Game Reserve through its safe and reliable transfers division, ensuring that guests and their luggage are transported timeously to their destination.
For the 3 night, 4 day safari packages, accommodation is provided in elegant game lodges that ooze appeal. Madikwe Game Reserve is well-known for its fine luxury and ultra-luxury lodges which attract visitors from around the globe, and guests can expect this level of comfort when booking with Biggestleaf Travel.
Two game drives are undertaken daily, providing the opportunity to see a wide variety of Madikwe’s wild inhabitants.
Trip Summary
Highlights
- 3 Nights accommodation
- Transport for the duration of the safari
- Game drives
- All Meals
- Snacks on game drives
Duration
- 4 Days / 3 Nights
Accommodation
- Fully serviced, luxury en-suite rooms add a touch of class to your experience.
- We hand-pick the best lodges with the best reputation for our guests.
Daily Itinerary
Day 1: Gauteng to Madikwe+
Leaving the metropolis of Johannesburg, our journey to Madikwe Game Reserve takes around 4-5 hours. We will arrive in the afternoon and briefly get to settle in at the lodge before we depart on our first real Madikwe encounter – a game drive with a qualified ranger. This Big 5 reserve offers many surprises with its exciting wildlife count so we will spend a few hours enjoying the surroundings before returning to the lodge after dark where a sumptuous dinner awaits us. (DINNER INCLUDED)
Day 2 & 3: 2 Full days in the park+
Spending three nights and four days in the reserve allows travellers to get a feel as to why Madikwe is such a special place. On both the second and third days we will embark on early morning game drives to hopefully catch a glimpse of some of the more elusive nocturnal animals as well as observe the diurnal inhabitants as they start their day. Breakfast will be a welcome sight as we arrive back at the lodge fresh from our game drive and filled with excitement. The rest of the day will be spent at your leisure in & around the lodge before we return to the action on our late-afternoon/evening game drives to see what is on offer as the animals begin to become active again after the midday heat. A sumptuous dinner will be enjoyed after returning to the lodge. (ALL MEALS INCLUDED)
Day 4: Madikwe to Gauteng+
Another early start sees us embarking on our final game drive through the reserve, hopefully with some memorable sightings to round off our stay. Upon returning to the lodge we will enjoy breakfast before departing the lodge and Madikwe. (BREAKFAST INCLUDED)
Included
- Return road or air transfers from Johannesburg
- Professional drivers/guides (FGASA registered – Field Guides Association of Southern Africa)
- Meals as specified per itinerary
- Game drives in an open safari vehicle
- Accommodation in luxury en-suite rooms
- Bottled mineral water in the transfer vehicle
Excluded
- Meals not specified in itinerary
- All entry fees and daily conservation levies
- All Beverages
- Optional extra activities such as spa treatments
- Items of a personal nature
- Gratuities
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