aha Makalali Private Game Lodge

Piece of paradise. Enjoyed our stay and the staff was very friendly. The full board meals were also amazing

The lodge is far off the road and requires a high ground clearance car. It was a bad drive to get there

I liked everything about the property. From the friendly and helpful staff, to friendly and knowledgeable guides, to the beautiful and tranquil nature facilities, to the nice food. My expectations were exceeded.

Nothing. Everything was perfect.

Very good food, great game drives, staff very friendly, pool and restaurant area very nice

At departure, they took us on some kind of extra game drive.. but nobody informed us about that so we missed the next appointment of our trip (it took 1h30 instead of 15 mins to the parking space).

That was superb! December appeared to be a low season and the place was not crowded. The room was great (yeah, minor imperfections due to usage, but in general just great), but what is more important the staff is making the mosts of your experience, and they are just super nice people. Everyone from the Makalali made our stead feeling like a 5-star experience being super welcoming, polite and helpful. Special thanks to Pilot who made it possible to track the rhinos which was a challenge. We also saw the lions, giraffes, elephants and many more animals and birds. I mean… that was my first safari experience and that was mega! Also the food was great. Managed to try ostrich (good one) and crocodile for the first time. Also the bonfire night was lovely. There are so many good words I’d like to say. Just try it. You won’t regret.

I can’t say I didn’t like something, the stay was just perfect. The only minor thing to know is that it takes additional 45 min to drive from the gates to the park (which is the major google maps pin) to the parking lot on a so-so gravel road. So either make sure you car has some reasonable clearance (Suzuki S-presso worked just fine) or ask the staff to pick you from the gates where you can leave your car securely behind the fence with guards in case the clearance is not enough. But again, this is a minor thing just to know for planning.