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Madi a Thavha Mountain Farm Lodge

Makhado Limpopo - South Africa

Email Madi a Thavha Mountain Farm Lodge Reservations: booksa@madbookings.com

Madi a Thavha is a nice stop over when travelling to the Kruger National Park, Mapungubwe, the bush camps at Tuli Block in Botswana or the Victoria falls in Zimbabwe.

Madi a Thavha Mountain Farm Lodge Accommodation

Madi a Thavha provides a wide range of services: bed and breakfast, full boarding, and self catering for up to 18 people.
The accommodation consists of guest houses with self catering facilities, guest rooms and camping facilities. The guest houses and rooms are located in and around the original farm house, all with mountain view.

The farm house includes a lounge and dining room, open plan kitchen, reception, craft shop, verandas, a refreshing swimming pool and garden.
Everything is tastefully decorated with Venda and Tsonga arts and crafts, made by people in the villages around Madi a Thavha mountain farm lodge. Accommodation can be including or excluding meals.

Madi a Thavha Mountain Farm Lodge Facilities

The farm house includes a lounge with a fire place and DSTV, dining room, open plan kitchen, reception with telephone and Internet facilities, craft shop and verandas. In the garden you will find a refreshing swimming pool and lapa.
We serve breakfast and dinner on the veranda of the farm house or in the dining room. We offer a three course dinner as a set menu in the evenings.
Breakfast is an exclusive and varied buffet of juices, yoghurts, fruits, muesli's, baked muesli or pancakes, bread, toast, muffins, cheese and various egg dishes.

Please note that the facilities below are available in some rooms and not in all of the rooms.
In-Room Facilities
- Additional bed / mattress
- Bar fridge
- En-Suite / Shared Bathroom
- Bathroom towels supplied
- Bed linen supplied
- Cots / Highchairs for children
- Fans
- Hairdryer
- Heaters
- International plug points
- Fully Equipped Kitchen
- Semi Equipped Kitchenette
- Patio / verandah / balcony
- Smoking is prohibited
- Tea / Coffee facilities
Facilities On-Site
- Braai / barbeque (BBQ)
- Child friendly
- Childcare / babysitting service
- Complimentary tea / coffee
- Gardens
- Guest lounge with TV
- Daily Housekeeping
- Laundry service
- Off Street Parking
- Pets allowed by arrangement
- Reception during business hours
- Restaurant / dining room
- Smoking prohibited indoors
- Swimming pool
- Tour assistance

Activities and Tours
During your stay at Madi a Thavha mountain lodge you can tour through the area. Possibilities include, joining one of the organised tour programmes, explore the area by foot or bike or develop your own route.
Alternatively, various creative workshops and cultural performances can be organised by the artists and crafters in the villages on request.
Activities such as star grazing and a visit to a traditional healer to learn more about medicinal plants are also possible.

You can also enjoy the activities in and around the lodge. The lodge is situated in a mountain valley of the Soutpansberg mountains, there are walking routes around the lodge and it is an excellent birding spot. Relax at the swimming pool after a walk in the mountains and enjoy dinner on the veranda of the farm house.

A permanent exhibition about Venda and Tsonga arts and crafts presents the work of the artists and crafters such as Thomas Kubayi, David Murathi and Rebecca Matibe. The lodge environment offers various opportunities for activities for families with children.

The Soutpansberg
The Soutpansberg stretches 130 kilometres from west to east through the Limpopo region. The salt pans situated at the foot of its north western slopes are still mined.
The area incorporates natural forests, indigenous bush characterised by the remarkable form of the baobab, wonderful wildlife, a profusion of birds and exiting adventure opportunities.

The region boasts one of the most varied natural, geological, archaeological and cultural systems in the world and has a fascinating history, offering visitors the 'Salt of the Earth", the best of culture, history and nature.
The Soutpansberg is the gateway to Zimbabwe, Botswana and Mozambique and attractions such as Mapungubwe National Park, the Kruger National park, Victoria Falls and the game reserves in the Tuli Block area.
Madi a Thavha can support you to plan your Limpopo Tour.

Craft and Art
Besides running the lodge, the owners of Madi a Thavha are very much involved with art and crafts. This has resulted in the brand Madi a Thavha design, a small business that produces home decoration products and gifts, mainly made from Venda fabrics and decorated with traditional Tsonga beading and embroidery techniques.

Madi a Thavha has built a strong relationship with several Venda and Tsonga artists and crafters in the area. This relationship has resulted in mutual benefits for Madi a Thavha, guests and the artists.
Madi a Thavha also accommodates a permanent exhibition about Venda and Tsonga art and crafts in and around the lodge.

Products from about 15 artists and crafters in the north of Limpopo are displayed and can be bought. On request tailor made products can be made.
The exhibition is the outcome of an intensive artist mentoring programme. The production and marketing of all products are in line with Fair Trade principles.

Sustainable Tourism
Sustainable tourism can be defined as tourism ‘that creates better places for people to live in, and better places to visit’ and where ‘tourism destinations are run by passionate people who care about the environment and local people’ (The Responsible Tourism Partnership).
Madi a Thavha works on building sustainable relationships with our employees, their families and the local communities around us.

This integrated approach is strengthening our tourism concept and benefits the surrounding communities. Our approach is in line with the principles of responsible tourism.
We feel that such an approach is extremely important when you run a tourism business in an area that is stricken by poverty, unemployment and HIV / Aids. Thanks to our approach we have been awarded with the Fair Trade in Tourism South Africa accreditation.

How To Get To Madi a Thavha Mountain Farm Lodge

From Polokwane (Pietersburg) take the N1 to Louis Trichardt (Makhado). At the first fourways stop in Makhado, take the R 522 to Vivo to the left, follow this road for 9 kilometres.
Turn right at the sign Madi a Thavha mountain farm lodge, plot 17. Follow the untarred road for about 2,5 kilometres in order to arrive at the farm. Madi a Thavha is 390 km from Pretoria located.

Email Madi a Thavha Mountain Farm Lodge Reservations: booksa@madbookings.com