Tuningi Safari Lodge Madikwe Game Reserve

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The design brief, for the exclusive villas, was to create space by blending interiors with the bush through utilising retractable doors and windows wherever possible. The theme of the décor is ‘Colonial African chic’ and the main thatched lodge offers a sumptuous lounge, a spacious dining room and a well-stocked bar with an impressive rim flow pool that overlooks a watering hole, all interlinked by a sweeping wooden deck that leads to the boma area.

As night sets in, lanterns and candles are lit and the mood goes from bush to baroque. Guests return from their game drive to be presented with a bush extravaganza dinner, prepared by Tuningi’s Executive Chef, in the boma with a blazing log fire to keep them warm.

Tuningi’s game rangers are of course highly qualified but more than this they have a skill for making guests feel passionate about the environment and wildlife while offering a unique opportunity for those willing to be educated on many aspects of wildlife and bush etiquette either on foot, for those brave enough, or in 4x4 open air vehicles.

Lion, elephant, buffalo, white and black rhino, leopard and the rare and endangered wild dog are only some of the unique sightings to experience during your stay. Madikwe Game Reserve is a true African success story and Tuningi proudly enhances the experience!

Tuningi Safari Lodge can accommodate 16 (sixteen) guests in exclusive villas and the lodge itself has been designed in such a way that it can be divided for families, intimate groups or VIP’s in search of utter privacy - a concept that is unique to Tuningi.

All rooms at Tuningi and Little Tuningi have air conditioning, ceiling fans, gas fireplaces, en-suite bathrooms, beautifully appointed baths, outdoor rock showers and private wrap around wooden decks. The design brief was to create space by blending interiors with the bush through utilising retractable doors and windows wherever possible.

Tuningi Safari Lodge - Accommodation - Little Tuningi
‘Little Tuningi’ accommodates only 6 (six) guests in unsurpassed luxury with a designer kitchen, boma area, dinning room, lounge, wrap around wooden deck and private pool.

Purposely designed, ‘Little Tuningi’, is completely self-contained for those guests that are in search of ultimate privacy. Guests do of course have access to the Main Lodge area and its facilities.

Children
Children between 3 - 12 yrs will pay the child rate when sharing 1 chalet with 2 full paying guests (not the family suite).
Children of all ages are welcome. Babysitters are available at an extra cost. Children 5 years and younger are not allowed on game drives.

There is a children's programme available. Children in own room or family unit are charged full rate. No charge for children under 3yrs of age.

Check in time is at 14h00 and check out time is at 11h00. Early check in/departure subject to supplements.
Wonderboom gate opens at 06h00am and closes at 21h00pm. Please inform if you are going to arrive later than 15h00pm.

About Madikwe
The 75 000-hectare Madikwe Game Reserve is located in the North West Province of South Africa. Prior to its establishment in 1991, most of the land consisted of cattle farms. Since 1991, the park has undergone an intensive phase of development as a premier game reserve, and this included an extensive restocking programme with game species that historically occurred in the region.

Madikwe is managed by the North West Parks and Tourism Board (NWPTB), which was formerly the Bophuthatswana National Parks, a conservation organisation that is world-renowned for its pioneering approach to people-based wildlife conservation which it has practised since the late 1970s.

Unlike almost all state-owned game reserves in Africa, the approach towards conservation that has been adopted at Madikwe puts the needs of people before that of wildlife and conservation. It is believed by the Board that if conservation is to succeed in developing countries such as South Africa, then local communities and individuals must benefit significantly from wildlife conservation and related activities.

If local communities and the region as a whole can benefit through jobs and business opportunities that are created or generated, then firm support for protected areas will be achieved and important conservation objectives will be met almost as a secondary or spin-off benefit.

Madikwe is run as a three-way partnership between the state (represented by the Board), local communities and the private sector. Without doubt, it is the private sector on which the entire project ultimately depends. The private sector develops and manages a variety of tourism developments and activities in the park.

A portion of the revenue generated is paid to the Board in concession fees. These concession fees are used partly to maintain the conservation infrastructure and game stocks in the park, which underpin the private sector's investments and operations. A portion of the concession fees is also paid to local communities to help finance a variety of community-based development projects.

In addition to community projects, communities also benefit from jobs and business opportunities that are created both within and outside the park. This in turn further stimulates the local and regional economy. This partnership, therefore, is of benefit to all parties involved. Conservation objectives are met, the private sector generates profits, jobs and businesses are created, communities are developed and valuable foreign exchange is brought into the country.

Madikwe, therefore, should not be viewed solely as a protected area or tourism destination, in reality the park acts as a major social and economic core and engine around which the development of the entire region can be based. It is strongly believed that the approach being practised in Madikwe will have significant beneficial impacts on both local and regional economies, as well as greatly contribute towards the overall improvement in the quality of life of largely disadvantaged, rural communities.

People-based wildlife conservation, therefore, should be considered as a viable development option elsewhere in South Africa and in developing countries in general. It is particularly relevant in rural areas where development options are often very limited. In this respect, it is believed that people-based conservation offers the only long-term successful approach to wildlife conservation in South and southern Africa, and the continent of Africa as a whole.

Directions to Tuningi Safari Lodge
· From Johannesburg head north on the N1 towards the N4 Toll road
· Take the N4 Toll road north west towards Rustenburg, Swartruggens, Groot Marico and Zeerust
· Once in Zeerust turn right at the second stop street into President Street. There is a signpost on the left that says "Madikwe Game Reserve/Gaborone" and a First National Bank on the corner to the right
· Follow the R49 towards the reserve for approximately 97km
· The first entrance to the reserve is Abjaterskop Gate
· Pass that gate and enter Wonderboom Gate exactly 7km from the first gate

Travelling by Air
You can also fly into Madikwe game reserve with Madikwe Air.

Flight Transfers
There are daily scheduled Madikwe Air/Federal Air flights from O.R Tambo Airport (JIA). Private Charters & road transfers are available on request.

Aircraft Types used on shuttle:
Cessna Grand Caravan (single turbine, unpressurised)
* Pilatus PC-12 (single turbine pressurised)
* Beechcraft Baron (twin piston, unpressurised)
* Cessna 310 (twin piston, unpressurised) & Cessna 210 (single piston, unpressurised) or any similar type aircraft.

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