Madikwe Safari Lodge - September 2023
After a year in South Africa, we finally experienced our first safari adventure. My mother and her companion came to visit us last September, so we thought it was the perfect opportunity to do this together. Instead of booking a lodge in the famous Kruger National Park, I followed one of my colleagues' advice and looked into the Madikwe Game Reserve, located in the North-West region, along the Botswana border. The drive from Johannesburg took us about 4 and a half hours, with a pit spot in Sun City (approximately half-way) to refill the tank, as there are no recommended gas stations after that (or so we were told by the lodge's staff before departing). The relatively smaller size of the reserve (750 square kilometers) guarantees that you will get to see the wildlife you are expecting to find, including the Big Five. Entering Madikwe Game Reserve Still following my colleague's advice, we booked 2 suites for 2 nights at Madikwe Safari Lo