Welcome

Welcome to an African Wildlife Experience you will never forget

SAFARI-STYLE TENTED ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation at Mavela Game Lodge is in five luxury, en suite safari-style tents. Each room has a private deck with beautiful views over the surrounding bushveld.

ALL INCLUSIVE MEALS & DRINKS
Early morning coffee and rusks (pre-drive), full English and continental breakfast, Light lunch (pre afternoon drive) and a 3-course dinner. All drinks including good quality South African wines are included.

LOCATION
We are located in the 23,000 hectare Manyoni Private Game Reserve, in the Mkuze Valley Lowveld in Northern KwaZulu-Natal.

BIG 5 & WILDLIFE
The Reserve is home to over 70 mammal species including Cheetah, Wild Dog, Hyena, Giraffe, Kudu, Nyala, Wildebeest, Zebra and the Big 5 (Lion, Leopard, Buffalo, Elephant & Rhino).

BIRD WATCHING
The game reserve is renowned for its exceptional birding opportunities with over 400 species recorded on the property.

LODGE
The Lodge comprises of an open-plan, two story thatched welcome area that has a lounge, bar and dining facilities leading out to the pool and wooden veranda.

Safari-Style Tented Accommodation

Get closer to the outdoors in style
Accommodation is in five luxury, safari-style tents with en suite shower facilities, a private deck with beautiful views over the surrounding bushveld. With comfortable deck chairs and a birdbath in front of each tent, birding enthusiasts can enjoy the bird life with ease from their rooms. Crisp white linen is used on either king or single beds, the tents have been tastefully decorated complete with ceiling fans and luxurious Charlotte Rhys amenities. The camp is unfenced and guests are escorted back to their rooms after dinner. Mavela Game Lodge offers an intimate safari lodge experience in a unique part of the African bush.


Guest Experiences

Latest News

Whats been happening at Mavela
BIG 5 ASSET – THE LEOPARD PROJECT
Sighting the elusive Big 5 members is never guaranteed; however, the new leopard project has been a wonderful initiative to increase sightings. Around September 2018, the Manyoni Private Game Reserve started a leopard project in an effort to habituate them. Since...
read moreMEET THEO BUKHOSINI, our new guide at Mavela Game Lodge:
Theo joins the Mavela team alongside head ranger, Nico Bestbier. He is a very knowledgeable guide with many years of bush and wildlife experience. Besides being a nature guide he has also completed his Diploma in nature conservation, majoring in ecology, plant...
read moreGOLDEN MONTHS FOR MAVELA!
Excitement on the 31 December 2018, when Brad Smith identified a very rare bird at the lodge, the Golden Pipit! This beautiful, gold and yellow bird with black breast band, enthralled many twitchers” who came from far and wide to see it. According...
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