Malaria-free Big Five and painted wolves
Madikwe
Madikwe Game Reserve stretches 75,000 malaria-free hectares along the Botswana border, one of South Africa's largest reserves, yet closed to day visitors, so its lodges share the bush with no one. Operation Phoenix resto…
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About Madikwe
Madikwe Game Reserve stretches 75,000 malaria-free hectares along the Botswana border, one of South Africa's largest reserves, yet closed to day visitors, so its lodges share the bush with no one. Operation Phoenix restocked it in the 1990s in one of conservation's largest translocations. Madikwe is famed for African wild dogs alongside reliable Big Five viewing, and its malaria-free status and family-friendly lodges make it a first choice for safaris with children.
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