MAKWETI SAFARI LODGE
Accommodation Services in Johannesburg

Makweti Safari Lodge is an experience for the discerning wildlife aficionado. Timelessly African, it embodies the eras of Livingstone and Hemingway, while standing as a model of modern, environmentally sensitive taste. The Lodge caters to no more than 10 guests, with five luxury suites that blend seductively into an ideal safari landscape. Beyond the waterhole, Makweti’s luxury suites and dining room command panoramic views across a gorge-defined valley, toward infinite blue hills beyond. Makweti Safari Lodge was founded in 1995, and its management and staff embody decades of experience in creating memorable stays for a discerning international clientele. Please note, it is not suitable for printing and is provided as a low resolution for viewing on screen only. One of Africa’s big cats, the lion, is often thought of as a ferocious beast who conquers all. Game sightings are all about luck and timing, so Makweti Manager and Field Guide Gary Parker was left awe-struck recently after witnessing a battle of two magnificent Kudus. After a rewarding day of game viewing in Welgevonden Game Reserve, what could be better than a hearty, winter comfort meal, enjoyed with a glass of wine from one of South Africa’s top wine estates and a flickering fire at your side? Professional photographer Michael Fairchild has a deep love for adventure, travel and wildlife. His latest book, Winged Wonders, is a collection of images representing some of his favourite birds captured on film or digital media since Michael, along with his wife Susie Maria Willett, visited Makweti Safari Lodge and spent time exploring and meeting the wildlife in the Welgevonden Game Reserve. A multi-generational family vacation will create lifelong memories and experiences through shared opportunities and open up children’s eyes to family values. Makweti Safari Lodge is proud to announce that our head guide, Test Malunga, has been awarded his SKS birding qualification from the Field Guides Association of Southern Africa. Humans have been observing birds for thousands of years, initially because they were thought to be predictors of the future. The suites’ interiors are likewise balanced by our matching of cool, colonial-style linens with warm African fabrics. We should mention again that every suite offers a wonderful view, and an atmosphere of romantic seclusion. Every suite is designed to create a restful balance between the light and shade that dapple our bushveld environment. Interiors are likewise balanced by our matching of cool, colonial-style linens with warm African fabrics.