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Location:
Tau is a
South African luxury safari lodge situated on the far northern border
of South Africa, in malaria-free Madikwe Game Reserve, the 4th largest
game reserve in the country.
27 major species of game roam this South African nature reserve,
making Tau Game Lodge the ideal place for a safari holiday, offering
Big 5 game safaris and bird-watching safaris.
Privately owned Tau Game Lodge, situated in the North West Province,
can accommodate up to 60 people and offers an ideal South African
conference venue as well as an idyllic wedding venue overlooking a
natural waterhole.
Enjoy an authentic South African safari vacation in the midst of
natural wildlife, complete with great game viewing and luxury private
facilities, at our South Africa luxury safari lodge.
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Accommodations:
The décor and furnishings
of Tau Game Lodge are Africa-inspired and the rooms are equipped with
both air-conditioning and ceiling fans. Thirty rustic thatched chalets
are spread out in U-formation on either side of the lodge, offering
excellent views of animals approaching the water from the opposite
bank.
Each chalet has its own wooden game viewing deck, which allows one to
experience the bush in privacy and is equipped with an en-suite
bathroom and open-air shower.Each of the two corner units, on either
side of (and furthest away from) the lodge, have been linked with the
next-door unit by a communal outdoor lounge. These chalets can be
utilised for two couples traveling together or for parents with small
children sharing the room.
Enjoy the South African wildlife and the tranquility of nature right
on your doorstep while staying in our comfortable and luxury
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Community Empowerment:
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Madikwe, a South African
private game reserve created in 1991 from 75,000 ha of farmland, which
had been extensively degraded by overgrazing, was chosen as the site
of Operation Phoenix. The government-sponsored, biggest-ever game-
relocation programme in Africa involved re-stocking and conserving
flora and wildlife, which had long since disappeared from the region.
Ten thousand animals of 27 major species, including wild dog, cheetah,
lion, white and black rhino, buffalo and elephant, have been
re-introduced to the Madikwe Game Reserve over a six year period with
animals coming from various reserves and breeding centres and game
viewing is now at its prime.
(Northwest Parks Board (formerly Bop Parks) has adhered to a strict
policy of introducing only those species, which once occurred in the
area). Madikwe is run as a three-way partnership between the State,
the local communities and the private sector. Madikwe, therefore,
should not be looked at as solely a protected area or tourism
destination, the reserve acts as a major social and economic core and
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The name of Operation
Phoenix is appropriate: like the mythical bird that burnt itself to a
crisp on the pyre and then rose from the ashes to live again with new
vigor, nature has regained a stronghold on the land and the programme
has been hugely successful. Madikwe Game Reserve is currently the
country's fourth largest game reserve.
It is situated in the North West
Province and is bordered by Botswana in the north, the spectacular
Dwarsberg Mountains to the south, the Marico river to the east. The
diverse habitat in the reserve, from acacia, savannah to riverine,
ensures a unique combination of species such as springbok, gemsbok,
sable and impala. The birdlife is also spectacular, and this is one of
the few South African private game reserves that are malaria free. |
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Game Viewing
/ Activities:
Madikwe Game Reserve is
one of the few reserves where one can come for a truly South African
safari holiday and view an unusual wide variety of South African
wildlife. Come and see the magnificent animals that have settled in
our South African game reserve, such as:
breeding herds of elephants
white and black rhino's
lions
cheetahs
spotted & brown hyena's
buffalo
leopards
zebra
endangered wild dogs
giraffes
ostriches
warthogs |
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Various antelope species
roam Madikwe Game reserve, namely:
Impala
Springbok
Kudu
Waterbuck
Wildebeest
Eland
Blesbok
Nyala
Sable
Madikwe is also home to a bird population of over 250 different
species. A spectacular diversity of South African wildlife is
conserved at Madikwe Game Reserve and you can enjoy the South African
wildlife and the tranquility of nature right on your doorstep while on
your South African safari holiday at Tau Game Lodge. |
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Rates:
 Please contact us for a suggested
itinerary and quote
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