Makalali, meaning `place of rest’ in the Shangaan language, is set on 22 000 hectares of Lowveld Acacia and open savanna grassland. Four of the Big 5 game 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.
Directions to Makalali Private Game Reserve, Limpopo, South Africa
There are daily scheduled flights from Johannesburg and Cape Town International Airports to Hoedspruit with SA Express Airways or Phalaborwa with SA Airlink, transfers to the lodge can be requested. There is also a private airstrip at Makalali Game Reserve.
- Driving distance from Johannesburg: 5 hours
- Driving distance from Nelspruit: 2 and a half hours
- Driving distance from the Sabi Sand Reserve: 2 hours
- Driving distance from Hoedspruit / Eastgate: 45 minutes
- Driving distance from Phalaborwa: 60 minutes
