Makalali, meaning `place of rest’ in the Shangaan language, is set on 26 000 hectares of Lowveld Acacia and open savanna grassland in the Makalali Private Game Reserve near Hoedspruit, just west of Kruger National Park.
Guests can look forward to seeing the Big 5 as well as Cheetah, Giraffe, Zebra, Kudu and many other species roam freely on this private conservancy.
Makalali Game Lodge in Limpopo, South Africa offers a flamboyant delight in a unique thatched design, with natural rock walkways and traditional earthen walled structures, situated in a lush and shady setting along the river.
Getting to Makalali Game Lodge
Guests can reach Makalali Game Lodge via daily flights from OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, to Eastgate (Hoedspruit) or Phalaborwa Airports, depending on which flight guests take. Charter flights can be booked on request and guests will arrive at Makalali Game Lodge's airstrip.
Guests can also drive to Makalali. The drive from Johannesburg, South Africa, will take about 5 hours, while driving from Nelspruit will take about 2 and a half hours. Guests arriving at Eastgate (Hoedspruit) Airport will take 45 minutes to drive to the lodge, while guests arriving at Phalaborwa Airport will take an hour. Guests travelling from the Sabi Sand Reserve can expect a 2-hour drive to Makalali Game Lodge.
GPS Coordinates
24:13:08.4 S
30:37:57.1 E
