Makweti Safari Lodge

We had a wonderful experience at Makweti for 3 nights. The lodge is beautifully designed, and feels very traditional yet modern. The room was exceptionally comfortable with a gorgeous deck, indoor and outdoor showers and super comfortable bed. The staff were absolutely amazing - Joseph and Byron took fantastic care of us from dawn until after sundown. The food was above and beyond my expectations - varied, healthy, fresh and balanced for every single meal. The game drives were fantastic and lasted 3 hours twice per day. We saw 4 of 5 of the Big Five in our 3 day stay. I would absolutely love to stay at Makweti again.

Food was great. Staff was excellent. Joseph has great bush facts. Amazing view.

Rooms can do with a little upgrade please, linen had a tear. Game drive stop snacks can get a little attention compared to Cliff top.

Joseph and the game drives were amazing. We saw elephants, lions, cheetahs, giraffes, hippos, rhinos... Etc Great private and beautiful reserve, room was huge and dip pool was refreshing! Front of house team were also spectacular and food was yum.

I loved it all!

The rooms were great and the staff was amazing

The food could be better

Magweti is a true magical place within the Private Welgevonden Game Reserve, about 250km north of JoBurg. The location, the people, the lodges and the food all are all on a very high standard, but on a very intimate scale.

It is difficult to overstate how special this property is. It is a beautiful lodge in a private game reserve. Jess and Neil manage the property and do a fantastic job, with no exception. The food is exceptional and the service is great. The rooms are stunning. Jess was always welcoming and clearly runs a very tight ship at the lodge, as is reflected in the service and overall experience guests have. However, the property really comes into its own with the game drives. Neil is an immensely experienced and passionate guide, who leads both entertaining and educational game drives (which were max 4 guests per vehicle during our stay). The extent of his knowledge and interest are difficult to sum up here, but it can simply be said that he was a top tier guide with responses to every question. He actively sought out animals we were looking for and went to every effort he could.

Nothing. There is really nowhere we have ever stayed quite like it.