Tours to Madikwe Game Reserve:

Depart daily (on request) from hotels, guest houses or Waybury House. Pick-up from private homes by arrangement.

• 3 Day Tour to Madikwe Game Reserve
  

Madikwe Game Reserve

The Madikwe Game Reserve was established in 1991 on land that was previously used for cattle farming and some agriculture. An intensive environmental development program combined with re-introduction of wildlife has turned this area into one of the premier game reserves in Africa. 

Operation Phoenix was the name given to the restocking and monitoring program that would take five years to complete and lives up to it's name 'Phoenix' that has 'risen from the ashes'. 
It was one of the largest translocations of game ever to have taken place in the world.

All the large mammal species that were historically indigenous to the Madikwe area have been re-introduced. Of special concern were the endangered animals such as wild dog, white & black rhinoceros as well as cheetah. Elephants were taken from the Kruger National Park culling program and from the drought stricken Gonarezhou Reserve in Zimbabwe. Today tourists are able to witness the success of this remarkable project as the reserve abounds with Big Five species and Madikwe boasts the second largest elephant population in South Africa.

• Size of reserve - 75 000 Hectares & perimeter fence 150 kilometers. 
• Location - North West Province, South Africa. Borders Botswana.
• Climate - Arid area - rainfall between 475 and 520 mm per annum. Hot in the summer months September - April and cold in winter. Rainfall can be expected during the summer months.
• Malaria - There is no malaria in Madikwe Game Reserve.
• Game - Predators: Aardwold, Cheetah, Brown Hyena, Spotted Hyena, Lion, Leopard, Wild Dog. 
  Herbivores: Blesbuck, Buffalo, Eland, Elephant, Gemsbok, Giraffe, Red Hartebeest, Impala, Kudu, Nyala, Ostrich, Black and White Rhino, Sable, Springbok, Tsessebe, Waterbuck, Blue Wildebeest and Zebra.
• Activities - Morning and evening game drives in open 4x4 vehicles with guide. Guided walks. 

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