Access to Makalali Game Lodge

Seated on 15 000 hectares of conservancy with the majestic backdrop of the Drakensberg mountains west of the Kruger National Park, this ethnic bush retreat prevails as one of the finest private game lodges in the Sub-Sahara of Makalali Game Reserve in South Africa.

On the banks of the Makhutswi River and with views of the Drakensberg Mountains, Makalali’s 4 camps with 6 suites each are like great shouts of primeval joy, rising like sails against the twilight sky in the Makalali Game Reserve, South Africa.

Seated on 15 000 hectares of conservancy with the majestic backdrop of the Drakensberg mountains west of the Kruger National Park, this ethnic bush retreat prevails as one of the finest private game lodges in the Sub-Sahara of Makalali Game Reserve in South Africa.

Getting to Makalali Game Reserve in South Africa

Daily Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Eastgate (Hoedspruit) or Phalaborwa Airports. These flights are conducted by SA Express (Hoedspruit) or SA Airlink (Phalaborwa). Charter flights can be booked on request. Makalali Game Reserve has a gravel airstrip.

  • From Johannesburg: 5 hours
  • From Nelspruit: 2 and a half hours
  • From the Sabi Sand Reserve: 2 hours
  • From Hoedspruit / Eastgate: 45 minutes
  • From Phalaborwa: 60 minutes
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