Little Madikwe Hills

Little Madikwe is the pinnacle of luxury family safari accommodation. This luxurious two-bedroom private villa is offset from the main lodge, ensuring privacy for your family. For larger groups we will also reserve for you suites nine and ten, accommodating a party of up to eight. Each bedroom is comfortably swathed in white and emerald linens and features floor-to-ceiling windows to immerse you in the wilds of South Africa. A sizable pool is embedded in Little Madikwe’s viewing deck and you can choose to join your personal chef in the villa’s interactive kitchen, picking up culinary tips to take back home.

Little Madikwe also has its own private safari guide and vehicle, which is available to take you exploring whenever you wish, for as long as you like. The Madikwe Game Reserve is malaria free and semi-arid. Your guide will show you isolated waterholes where herds of elephant and buffalo gather to wallow and cool down. After the sun has set, you can spend some time exploring the reserve at night with a spotlight, looking for nocturnal creatures, such as leopard, aardwolf, and porcupine.

You will wander along old elephant tracks and dry riverbeds on short bush walks, observing tracks in the dust, discovering myriad new birds and plants, and cautiously tracking animals. Your guide will explain fascinating aspects of bushcraft, showing you how flora and fauna coexist to maintain the fragile balance of the ecosystem.

The Junior Rangers programme offers specially tailored activities for the younger members of your family. On arrival, they'll receive their own 'lucky packet' that contains all of the items they'll need for a magical safari experience. Staff members will help children become their favourite animal, complete with fancy dress, face painting, and exciting facts. Treasure hunts, movie nights, dung investigation and clay modelling will keep them wildly entertained for the whole of their time on safari.