BUFFALO RIDGE SAFARI LODGE

Community ecotourism partnership

Spectacular views overlooking the plains of Madikwe
Community-owned lodge
Explore the malaria free Madikwe Game Reserve and
the Big Five animals
Beautiful and private thatched suites
Madikwe is one of the best places to view wild dogs

From :
ZAR R1700 per person

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Buffalo Ridge Safari Lodge

Buffalo Ridge Safari Lodge Information

Buffalo Ridge Safari Lodge is situated on the Tweedepoort Ridge overlooking the plains and inselbergs (volcanic intrusions) of the western section of the Madikwe Game Reserve. The lodge has 8 uniquely decorated suites, each with their own viewing deck and glass doors that open from each room onto the African bushveld. Buffalo Ridge offers a very private experience. It accommodates in a 16-bed luxury facility designed by Nick Plewman, an acclaimed small lodge designer.

Madikwe Game Reserve is one of the few malaria-free reserves in southern Africa. Located in South Africa along the Botswana border and 20 kilometres from Gaberone, the Reserve lies within a transition region between lowveld bushveld and the Kalahari thornveld.

Buffalo Ridge: Owned by the local community

Buffalo Ridge is unique for many reasons, none more so than the fact that it is the only lodge of its kind wholly owned by a local rural community. Known as the Balete, the owners of Buffalo Ridge live in the village of Lekgophung just west of Madikwe. Their story is one of endurance and hardship, but also of joy and triumph.

Like many such places, Lekgophung was shaped by the history of South Africa. Its people have deep roots in the North West. They are members of the Botswana, the great tribe that has lived in and around the fringes of the Kalahari for many centuries. Their graves are scattered across the landscape, including Madikwe itself. They speak Setswana, the common tongue of the Batswana but the people of Lekgophung belong to a clan with its own traditions and way of life. The Balete have their own chief, Kgosi Tsiepe, and their own totem, the buffalo, after which the lodge has been named. Your guides will all be from the village. Ask them and they will proudly tell you of their history!

Open vehicle game drives
Swimming pool
Sun deck
8 thatched suites
Private viewing decks
Awesome relaxations areas

Buffalo Ridge Safari Lodge
North-West Province
Madikwe Game Reserve

Daily scheduled flights are operated from Johannesburg Intertnational Airport to the Madikwe Airstrip. Private air-charters can also be organised on request. Alternatively, it is just a 4-hour scenic drive from Johannesburg to Buffalo Ridge.

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S I M I L A R A C C O M M O D A T I O N A N D T O U R S

Madikwe Game Reserve Tours

Situated in the North West of South Africa, Madikwe is the premier Malaria Free Safari Destination.

Impodimo Game Lodge

Impodemo is a tranquil and serene safari lodge carved into the hillside in the Madikwe Game Reserve in South Africa’s North-West Province. Impodimo comprises of eight glass fronted luxury chalets that overlook a natural spring.

Thakadu River Camp

Thakadu River Camp compromises of 12 tented suites set within the riverine canopy along the banks of the Marico River in the eastern sector of the Madikwe Game Reserve. Madikwe Game Reserve is one of the few reserves in southern Africa, which is malaria free. Thakadu is a wholly-owned community-based lodge.

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