Mateya Safari Lodge

THE LODGE – SUBLIME ELEGANCE....

• 5 Individually designed luxury thatched suites all nestled in the Gabbro Hills, offering spectacular views of a waterhole and plains up to the Tweedepoort Escarpment. The lodge caters for a maximum of 10 guests.
• Each suite has wonderful comfort features such as:
• * Hand – crafted mahogany furnishings
• * En-suite Luxury bathroom with Secluded open-air shower
• * A unique collection of original African artworks
• * Private deck with natural window sala looking onto a rim flow pool
• * Air- conditioned atmosphere control
• * Fireplace in all suites
• * Mini bar and tea/coffee making facilities

ADDITIONAL FEATURES....

• Dining, lounge and relaxation areas with high elevation views of the reserve
• One of the world’s finest collections of African art
• African interest Library
• Curio Boutique
• Business centre – full internet and e-mail facilities
• Gym and Health spa with a therapist offering a complete range of full body relaxation therapies

THE EXPERIENCE – TOTAL COMFOR & RELAXATION....

Service:

• *Qualified experienced and professional field guides and trackers

• * Personal and meticulous dedication to our guests’ ultimate enjoyment and satisfaction

Dining Options:

* All meals available on the decks or in the dining room overlooking the plains

* The “Fire Core” offers a unique bush dining experience

* For an ambience of elegance, the wine cellar is available for private dining

Game Viewing:

* Game Drives in custom built 4 x 4 safari vehicles accompanies by our Field Guides and Trackers

* In formative guided walking safaris & Birding Safaris

* All game viewing excursions are planned around guests’ individual interests, as we take only 4 guests per vehicle, ensuring full realization of their ideal safari experience

* If you would like a private vehicle for 2 guests, it is an additional charge of R 1 500.00 per drive, R 3 000.00 per day

PRECAUTIONS & PREPAREDNESS....

• * UV protection sun block, lip creams and sun hat
• * Comfortable walking shoes
• * Prescription medicines
• * Winter: May to September: Cold Mornings and evenings
• * Bush Jacket and warm clothing for drives, light clothing for daywear
• * Summer – October – April: Light natural fibber clothing
• Suites

The lodge consists of five individually designed luxury air-conditioned thatched suites. Each suite blends with its natural surroundings and offers uninterrupted views of the waterhole and plains. Guests can enjoy a balance of sophistication and comfort, in total privacy and harmony with nature, savouring the rare pleasure of their very own secluded slice of Africa.
Indeed, the original African artworks that adorn each suite seem to reflect the very essence of the Madikwe Reserve – a beautiful, vital, and untamed stretch of bush. Reclining in hand-crafted mahogany furnishings, looking out as the Zebra lead the plains game to the waterhole, the immediacy of your experience could not be more vivid. Lying under the shade of your natural window sala, or immersing in the cool water of your rim-flow pool, each and every feature of your suite provides total privacy and comfort. Your en-suite bathroom complete with a secluded open-air shower
invites you to luxuriate in a sensual setting that is designed to satisfy your ultimate enjoyment.
The ambience of a fresh and clear night is warmed by the heat from the custom-designed fireplace, and as you settle down to admire the myriad of stars speckling the sky, the whispering breeze utters magical words that speak of tomorrow’s promise.

Dining
You may want to marvel at the canopy of stars on a clear night, whilst dining outdoors. For a wild culinary experience, submerge yourself in the glory of the African night skies as you dine beneath the clear glow of a galaxy of stars while the roar of an open-air fire core ensures your comfort. Mateya will invite you to a royal feast and a demonstration of expert culinary skills. With the freshest produce offered straight from the earth and the finest cuisine you will find your palate transported on a journey of African fusion and gastronomic delight.
The Mateya wine cellar is also available for private dining, offering a more distinctly elegant setting. And for a spectacular view of the plains, both the glasswalled main dining room and lounge deck afford uninterrupted panoramas of the reserve. Of course, bush picnic lunches are available on request and on all guided walking safaris.

Wine Cellar
Lingering flavours of the palate may be sampled from the extensive assortment of wines housed in the cool atmosphere of the Mateya Cellar.
An impressive collection of both esteemed local and rare French wines and champagnes make up the cellar’s 8 000 bottles of indulgence that lie chaste, waiting to be hand picked by Mateya guests as an accompaniment to their dining. Select a brandy, a cognac or a single malt wiskey with a cigar from our humidor as the perfect conclusion to a pristine Mateya dining experience.

Bush Boardroom
When business calls guests have the facility to host meetings in the unique Mateya Bush Boardroom. A business ‘pow wow’ in the heart of the African bush, with the magnificent scenery of Mateya Safari Lodge all around, is sure to inspire creative and lateral thought.
Full Internet and email facilities are available in our Bush Boardroom.

Wellness
To bring home the renewing ambience of Mateya and the majesty of the setting, guests can be treated to a full range of pleasurable and rejuvenating body treatments by a dedicated health therapist. Relish a relaxing moment in the warm bubbles of our luxurious Jacuzzi or give way to the energetic call of the wilderness by making use of our personalised gym. Feel the freedom to take a healthy breath of Mateya magic, restoring your mind, body and soul.

Game Drives
Tackling the African bush in custom-built 4×4 game drive vehicles offer guests the thrill of getting close to game and tracking over vast distances. With a maximum of four guests per drive each guest is assured the personal care and attention of our rangers who will introduce you to the intricate and wonderful features of the reserve.