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Makanyi Private Game Lodge
Timbavati Nature Reserve, South Africa · Independent · Grand Luxury
Eight suites in the Timbavati: Makanyi Private Game Lodge, a family safari house on the Greater Kruger, Condé Nast Traveller Readers' Choice 2025 at rank 4, private-pool suites in the bush rather than a Kruger rest-camp. You sleep toward the sand river, then walk the hide at first light. This is Timbavati. The door says Makanyi.
- 8 rooms
- Opened 2015
- Neighborhood: Timbavati
About Makanyi Private Game Lodge
- Eight private suites in the Timbavati Nature Reserve, Greater Kruger, South Africa. Official lodge site: makanyilodge.com.
- Condé Nast Traveller Readers' Choice Awards 2025 ranked the lodge 4. Some suites have private pools.
- Timbavati is a private reserve west of Kruger, a Big Five concession rather than a park rest-camp.
History
Makanyi Private Game Lodge is an eight-suite family safari house in the Timbavati, ranked 4 in Condé Nast Traveller's 2025 Readers' Choice.
The setting
Timbavati Nature Reserve, Greater Kruger, South Africa.
Experiences
- Game drives — Morning, afternoon and evening safari drives from the lodge, with vehicles carrying binoculars, blankets, rain ponchos and hot water bottles in winter.
- Boma fire evenings — Sitting around the fire in the boma or the fire pit under the stars with a glass of wine during the winter months.
Amenities
- Complimentary Wi-Fi
- Mosquito repellent provided in suites, main lodge and safari vehicles
- Mini bar
- Nespresso coffee machine
- Tea making facilities
- Safe
- Mosquito nets
- Air conditioner
- Hair dryer
- Telephone
- Torch
- Extension cord / plug adaptors
- Hot water bottles in winter (in suite)
- Event packages, exclusive lodge hire and tailor-made events on request
- 24/7 medical support via partner Africa SAFE-T
Awards
- Condé Nast Traveller Readers' Choice Awards (2025)
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