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Book the lodge exclusively and enhance your experience with the Bush Cinema. Expert guides will escort you to a picturesque riverbed beneath Makumu, where lanterns create a magical atmosphere for an extraordinary evening. Enjoy a welcoming drink, Makumu Pizza by the fire, and settle into oversized beanbags for a unique cinematic experience surrounded by the African bush. The Bush Cinema at Makumu Private Game Lodge is the perfect blend of luxury, adventure, and wildlife immersion—an exceptional addition to your exclusive getaway in nature.

Bush Cinema Credit: Roger de la Harpe

Bush Cinema Credit: Richard White

Bush Cinema Credit: Makumu

Enjoy a massage with stunning views and natural sounds of the bush....

Massages Credit: Roger de la Harpe

Massages Credit: Roger de la Harpe

Makumu offers guests basic exercise equipment for those who may miss their daily trip to the gym. Makumu also has an entertainment area in the main lodge where guests can enjoy a game of pool.

Gym facility Credit: Richard White

Entertainment Area Credit: Em Gatland

Another special treat for our guests when visiting us during the wet season, is our Bush dinners in an open clearing. This is where we come together to tell stories and share once in a lifetime moments with new friends. Only available for guests staying 4 nights or longer. Weather and season dependent.

Bush Dinner Credit: Roger de la Harpe

Bush Dinner Credit: Roger de la Harpe

Bush Dinner Credit: Em Gatland

Looking for a different photographic perspective? Makumu's ground-level photographic bunker offers the opportunity to be at eye level with the water to take spectacular shots of wildlife visiting the watering hole. Nicknamed iThumbela, loosely translated meaning “place to hide” in the Shangaan language, this is the perfect vantage point for the perfect shot!

Photographic Bunker Credit: Richard White

Photographic Bunker Credit: Makumu

Photographic Bunker Credit: Makumu

Photographic Bunker Credit: Em Gatland

Photographic Bunker Credit: Makumu

Makumu Private Game Lodge is ideal for celebrating a honeymoon, an intimate wedding or a special occasion for up to 12 guests – offering you a private and relaxing

location to celebrate your special day. Makumu is also a favorite for special engagements. Tailored to meet your needs, stunning views and luxurious accommodation are

just a few of the amazing things we offer. Rates: Wedding Package Rate (excludes cost of accommodation) Nett and non-commissionable

Makumu Weddings Credit: Makumu

Conducted twice daily or as you prefer, in open Land Rovers with an armed ranger and a tracker, normally conducted early morning and late afternoon to search for the more elusive and nocturnal animals by spotlight.

Game viewing opportunities abound. From the early morning birdlife as the sun peeks over the horizon, to our resident warthog family that frequents the lodge lawns during the day as well as the elephant herds that choose to quench their thirst in our swimming pool, there is always the possibility of a sighting.

Pearl-spotted owl, giraffe, hyena, wild dog, zebra, warthog, elephant and vervet monkey are among the frequent visitors — not forgetting a variety of antelope: kudu, impala, waterbuck and nyala.

Makumu: Game Drive Credit: Roger de la Harpe

Makumu: Game Drive Credit: Roger de la Harpe

Makumu: Game Drive Credit: Roger de la Harpe

Makumu: Game Drive Credit: Roger de la Harpe

Makumu: Game Drive Credit: Roger de la Harpe

“On foot, the pulse of Africa comes through your boot. You are an animal among others, chary of the shadowed places, of sudden quiet in the air” – Petere Matthiessen, The Tree Where Man Was Born

Join our highly skilled guides on foot to track big game in the surrounds, from antelope to elephant and experience the ultimate feeling of being one with the African bushveld.

A fresh footprint in the dust, the faint sound of a breaking branch, wet mud rubbed on a tree, the presence of birds or a sudden quiet in the air are all part of the tracking experience. The senses are heightened searching for clues, sounds or smells to indicate an animal is nearby.

Makumu: Walking Safari Credit: Roger de la Harpe

Makumu: Walking Safari Credit: Roger de la Harpe

Makumu: Walking Safari Credit: Roger de la Harpe

Makumu: Walking Safari Credit: Roger de la Harpe

Makumu: Walking Safari Credit: Roger de la Harpe

Looking for a different photographic perspective? Makumu's ground-level photographic bunker offers the opportunity to be at eye level with the water to take spectacular shots of wildlife visiting the watering hole. Nicknamed iThumbela, loosely translated meaning “place to hide” in the Shangaan language, this is the perfect vantage point for the perfect shot!

Makumu: Photographic Bunker Credit: Em Gatland

Makumu: Photographic Bunker Credit: Em Gatland

Makumu: Photographic Bunker Credit: Richard White

Makumu: Photographic Bunker Credit: Makumu

Makumu: Photographic Bunker Credit: Makumu

Makumu: Photographic Bunker Credit: Makumu

Makumu Private Game Lodge supports Eco Children, a non-profit organisation that was initiate by the Klaserie Private Nature Reserve which focuses on hands-on environmental education and whole school development.

Eco Kids Village Credit: Makumu

Experience one of our panorama route sightseeing and adventure flights by helicopter.

Credit: Makumu Private Game Lodge

Credit: Makumu Private Game Lodge

Credit: Makumu Private Game Lodge

Spend quiet time in our hide overlooking the watering hole and watch as the wildlife come and go to quench their thirst in the hot African sun. For the more adventurous, the treehouse also provides guests with endless views of the Klaserie as well as the opportunity to spot wildlife from up high!