{"product_id":"south-africa-2874-r49-madikwe-game-reserve","title":"Madikwe Game Reserve","description":"\u003cp\u003eMadikwe Game Reserve sits on the Botswana border in South Africa’s North West Province, covering eighty thousand hectares of grasslands and bushveld. It is malaria-free, a quiet alternative to busier parks, and home to the Big Five — lion, leopard, elephant, rhino, and buffalo — as well as cheetahs, African wild dogs, and brown hyenas. The landscape is open grasslands, rocky hills, and acacia-dotted bushveld, with birdlife including vultures, ostriches, and kori bustards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou stay in one of the reserve’s lodges, which range from eco-friendly chalets to larger family villas. Twice-daily game drives track wildlife in the mornings and late afternoons, guided by rangers who share sightings by radio across the reserve. This means a leopard draped over a marula branch is reached by every vehicle in the park. The reserve also runs photographic safaris, reading animal behaviour to place the vehicle before the animal arrives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMadikwe was established in 1991 after a feasibility study showed wildlife tourism as the most sustainable land use for the area. It is managed as a joint venture between the state, private sector, and local communities, with the aim of creating jobs and infrastructure for the surrounding area.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reserve’s northern boundary is the Botswana border, and its southern edge is the Madikwe Dam, where lodges serve sunset drinks overlooking the water. The dam draws wildlife and cools the camp, and it is the reason the camp is here at all.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"South Africa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51932795109596,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0829\/8256\/8156\/files\/madikwe-game-reserve-tourist-attraction-2874-r49-botswana-01.webp?v=1783214074","url":"https:\/\/murmurgo.com\/products\/south-africa-2874-r49-madikwe-game-reserve","provider":"Murmurgo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}