Madikwe FAQ

Yes.

The mosquito that carries the Malaria parasite is not present in Madikwe.

Yes.

All of the Big 5 are not only present in Madikwe Game Reserve, they have thriving populations due to the amazing conservation work done by the conservation team at Madikwe.

Yes.

All lodges in Madikwe Game Reserve have swimming pools. Some lodges even have private splash pools at each suite.

The size of the reserve is around 80,000 hectares (197,685 acres).

It is around 4 hours drive from Johannesburg International Airport.

Road conditions may extend the drive time.

It is about 40 drive from Gaborone Airport.

However, please note that you would need to go through customs to enter South Africa from Botswana and depending on how busy the border gate is, this time frame can extend heavily.

The reserve is found within the most northern portion of the North West Province in South Africa.

It borders the Southern border of Botswana.

The reserve is owned by the North West Province and run by the North West Parks Board.

No. Madikwe has no camping sites.

Madikwe Game Reserve is a private game reserve.

Only qualified game rangers who specialize in Madikwe are allowed to do game drives within the park.

No.

There are no facilities for day visitors. Due to no self-drive game drives being allowed, there would be nothing to do for day visitors.

There is limited cellphone service within the park. Large portions of the park is completely devoid of any cellphone service. Most of the lodges do have cellphone service.

Wi-Fi is available at all the lodges within Madikwe. However, in a few lodges, Wi-Fi is limited to the main lodge only.