 This
is how Africa is meant to be . . . the smell of coffee and woodsmoke
when you are woken up by the call of the crested francolin in
the morning . . . the silence of the bushveld in the heat of
the day when you sit under the shade of a wild fig tree . .
. watching the sunset over a waterhole with a breeding herd
of elephant coming down to drink . . . the wonderful blackness
of the night sky with stars more numerous and brighter than
you've ever seen before . . . the absolute stillness of the
night with maybe the distant roar of lion or the whoop of a
hyaena or the crack of a breaking branch where the elephant
are feeding . . . |
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Check in time at the Gate is 12.30 and you
will be directed from there to the NWPTB Administration
Offices where you will park your car and one of our guides
will meet you and bring you back to Mosetlha. On arrival
at the Camp you will find lunch ready for you and you
can unpack and settle in.
That afternoon you'll be taken on your first game drive.
Our professional, qualified field guides will take you
out into the Reserve in our open 4x4 vehicles where you
will have the chance to see the Big Five, the endangered
wild dog, cheetah, a multitude of plains game and over
340 species of birds. You'll stop at a picturesque spot
for drinks and snacks at sunset. After dark, spot lights
are used to ensure that you are able to witness our nocturnal
animal and bird life.
Upon your return, a wholesome and traditional cooked dinner
will be waiting for you. After this, you can take your
drinks or coffee to the camp fire and share your experiences
of the day before collapsing into bed, to sleep as you
can only do in the silence of the bush, under the stars.
The next morning we'll wake you up for a quick cup of
coffee and an early morning start. Here the choice is
yours: we offer morning guided bush walks which are not
strenuous but rather interpretive - this is the time to
experience the wonders of the flora and fauna, insects
and birds that Madikwe has to offer. For those who would
prefer to find the big and hairies, it's another game
drive for you.
In the summer when you get back you'll have breakfast
(toast, cereals and muesli, yoghurt, fresh fruit, hard
boiled eggs and cheese) and time for a shower and a rest
before lunch, then some more chill out time – read
your book, do some bird spotting at the little water holes
we have around the camp, or have an afternoon nap. Then
it's time for the afternoon drive. During the winter months,
we do a cooked brunch and afternoon tea.
On your day of departure, after your morning game activity,
we get you back to the Camp where we've usually prepared
a cooked brunch. We then take you back to your car at
around midday for your return trip home (where it's back
to real life after a few days of fabulous game viewing
and serious relaxation, taking with you lots of photographs
and some wonderful memories!). |
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DIRECTIONS VIA SUN CITY -
Recommended for 4x4 use
(Please note there is a 60km dirt road on this route)
0.00km
5.5
13.1
48.8
105.1
NOTE:
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With the Sun City gates on your right,
set your clock to zero.
Turn right at 4-ways stop onto R565
Turn left to follow to the "BAPONG" sign then
stay straight along this road. (PLEASE DO NOT TURN LEFT
AT THE "MADIKWE HOSPITAL BAPONG" SIGN!)
400m after the tar ends, at a four way crossing, turn
right at the green Derdepoort sign. You will now travel
nearly 60kms on a gravel road ... just keep straight along
this road.
Enter Molatedi Gate and keep straight for about 20 minutes
at 40 kmph (follow the signs to “ADMIN OFFICE”).
You will see a fenced in area and should enter the gate
and turn left to park your car at the green water towers.
We will meet you there.
This route is 70km shorter than the Zeerust route - but
the last 60kms are not tarmac.
Don't follow the Green Madikwe
signs - this takes you to Madikwe Village.
Follow the Brown Madikwe Game Reserve Signs. |
ROUTE FROM JOHANNESBURG INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT
00.0km
13.0
17.3
26.0
29.3
45.6
60.6
67.9
68.5
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From the Airport take the R24
Continue until the Interchange where it joins the N3 –
Follow the Pretoria signs
Follow the N3 to Pretoria – turning right at the
Buccleuch Interchange
13kms north of the Buccleuch Interchange take the Olifantsfontein
off ramp R562 West
Go straight across R511
Turn right onto R511 Hartebeespoort
Turn left onto R511 Hartebeespoort
Go straight across R104 (Pretoria/Pelindaba) and continue
towards Hartebeespoort Dam
Through tunnel and across dam wall – straight through
market stalls
Turn right and follow R512 Sun City
Turn left and follow N4 Sun City/ Rustenburg signs 81.0
Take Pilanesberg off ramp (Sun City) and go right over
the highway
Pass the Sun City gates on your right - follow the directions
via Sun city above. |
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Mosetlha is family owned and
run, a rustic and intimate, unfenced bush camp nestling
at the very heart of the magnificent Madikwe Game Reserve.
In order to ensure our guests the best possible attention,
we accommodate a maximum of 16 people in nine double cabins,
and it is our mission to provide you with an exclusive
and unique wilderness experience.
The camp is unfenced and cabins have partly open sides
and are arranged in adjoining or detached double rooms
with twin beds and simple amenities. Duvets, pillows,
blankets and towels are provided by us.
Bathrooms are not ensuite – fenced toilet/shower
complexes are discreetly situated around the cabins.
We pride ourselves in our bushveld simplicity and do not
have mod cons such as electrical power or running water
- our showers are safari showers and water is heated through
a donkey boiler … so you only have a cold shower
if you want one!
Our guests are accommodated in true safari style in raised
wooden cabins set amongst the natural vegetation around
a central camp fire and lapa area. |
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We believe our catering is of a high standard
– we prepare all meals in the traditional bush style
on an open fire. Included, too, are tea, coffee, fruit
juice, rusks, fruit and snacks throughout the day and
on your daily walks and drives. We sell beer, wine, fizzy
drinks and mineral water (at a nominal mark up and not
at usual "hotel" prices). |
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