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Why visit Madikwe Game Reserve?
Madikwe Game Reserve is a Big Five malaria-free reserve in South Africa, owned by local communities who, in 1991, decided to stop farming to conserve their land more effectively and focus on safari tourism. Madikwe is renowned for its excellent sightings of the Big 5, as well as wild dogs (also known as painted wolves), cheetahs, and brown hyenas.
Day-trippers and self-driving tourists are not permitted in Madikwe, resulting in lower vehicle volumes and increased privacy for guests.
Madikwe lies just south of South Africa’s border with Botswana, only 40km from Gaborone, and extends across 750km2 (75,000 hectares), including recently incorporated private land, making it the fifth-largest game reserve in South Africa.
The reserve occupies a transition zone between Kalahari thornveld and savanna bushveld and is topographically varied and fascinating. Volcanic inselbergs break the region’s woodlands and plains, while the Groot Marico River (also known as the Madikwe River) adds riverine habitat along the eastern portion of the reserve, and the Dwarsberg Mountains dominate the southern skyline.
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