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Lodge · South Africa
Marataba Safari Lodge
Located within the Marakele National Park, Marataba is just 3.5 hours drive from Johannesburg. The reserve is a 23,000-hectare private concession at the foothills of the Waterberg Mountains. Marataba Safari Lodge is a luxurious lodge that blends magnificently into the natural environment.
From R 14 080 per person sharing, per night
Special offer available on selected dates.
Lodge · South Africa
Marataba Safari Lodge
Located within the Marakele National Park, Marataba is just 3.5 hours drive from Johannesburg. The reserve is a 23,000-hectare private concession at the foothills of the Waterberg Mountains. Marataba Safari Lodge is a luxurious lodge that blends magnificently into the natural environment.
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About the lodge
An overview of Marataba Safari Lodge.
Located within the Marakele National Park, Marataba is just 3.5 hours drive from Johannesburg. The reserve is a 23,000-hectare private concession at the foothills of the Waterberg Mountains. Marataba Safari Lodge is a luxurious lodge that blends magnificently into the natural environment.
Highlights
- Game drives, safari walks
- Miss Mara water safaris on the Matlabas River
- Bird watching
- Ideal for solo explorers, couples, and families looking for a unique safari experience
You Should Know
Child Policy
- Children of all ages are welcome at the lodge.
- Children six years and older are welcome at Marataba Safari Lodge. Children aged six to fifteen pay 50% of the per-person sharing rate.
The Detail
Each of the 15 Tented Suites, made from canvas and stone, offers modern décor and excellent amenities. Each suite covers about 45m² and includes either a double or twin bed, an open-plan en-suite bathroom with an outdoor shower, air-conditioning, a safe, a mini-bar, a direct-dial telephone, a hairdryer, and a private viewing deck.
Lodge facilities comprise a swimming pool, restaurant, outdoor boma, and Wi-Fi in public areas. Children can enjoy various activities like family safari drives, bush orientation, bug CSI, dung tracking, Plaster of Paris track packs, star gazing, and games nights.
Additionally, guests can opt for relaxing treatments in their suites. Marataba is renowned for its frequent leopard sightings, with over 30 recorded in the reserve, and it offers more sightings of the Ground Pangolin compared to other reserves.
Bird enthusiasts can spot over 400 species, including Verreaux's Eagles nestled in the mountains.
Price Includes
- Luxury accommodation
- All meals; teas/coffees; all local brand beverages, mini bar
- Wi-Fi
- Safari activities
- Game drive refreshments and snacks
- Transfers to and from Marataba Airstrip
Rate Excludes
Transfers not specified, laundry, premium brand or imported beers, spirits, cellar wines, champagne, cigars, cigarettes, gratuities, telephone, curio shop purchases, spa treatments, activities not included, park fees, and conservation fees.
You pay the lodge's rate, never a markup.
The same as booking direct
Rates and dates.
Per person sharing, per night. Final pricing depends on dates, room category and party size.
Valid until 3 Jan 2027
Peak / migration
1 Jun 2026 – 31 Aug 2026
Full Board - All meals, selected beverages and snacks, two game drives daily
Special offer
R 14 080
per person · night · normally R 21 120
Peak / migration
1 Sept 2026 – 30 Sept 2026
Full Board - All meals, selected beverages and snacks, two game drives daily
R 21 120
per person · night
Shoulder
1 Oct 2026 – 19 Dec 2026
Full Board - All meals, selected beverages and snacks, two game drives daily
Special offer
R 15 070
per person · night · normally R 20 090
Festive
20 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
Full Board - All meals, selected beverages and snacks, two game drives daily
R 21 120
per person · night
Rates are per person sharing, per night. Where a reduced rate is shown, it reflects a stay-pay or long-stay offer for those dates; honeymoon and other offers are applied separately when we prepare your quote. A single supplement may apply for solo travellers. We offer a price match guarantee, just ask your safari specialist.
Current offers
Special offer available.
Where the rates above show a saving, it comes from a stay-pay or long-stay offer. Honeymoon offers are applied by your safari specialist when preparing your quote.
Stay & Pay
Stay four nights and pay for only three with the StayMORE offer, available for travel from now to 31 October 2026, 1 April to 31 May 2027, 1 October to 19 December 2027 and 1 April to 31 May 2028. A separate ExperienceMORE offer gives three nights for the price of two for travel from 1 November 2026 to 31 March 2027 and 4 January to 31 March 2028. Both apply to individual bookings of up to five rooms or ten guests, are subject to availability, exclude 20 December to 3 January, and cannot be combined with other offers apart from the returning-guest discount.
Honeymoon
CelebrateMORE offers 25 per cent off per person for milestone occasions, including honeymoons, babymoons, milestone anniversaries and milestone birthdays, applying to the guest celebrating and, where applicable, their room-sharing partner. Available for travel to 31 May 2028, subject to availability, for individual bookings of up to five rooms or ten guests, and excluded from 20 December to 3 January. It may be combined with the returning-guest discount but not with the multi-property offer.
Long stay
DiscoverMORE gives 10 per cent off accommodation at each property when you book two or more properties within the MORE Collection, valid to 31 May 2028. Returning guests, together with the family and friends travelling with them, receive 10 per cent off accommodation through Friends of MORE, which may be combined with other offers. Both are subject to availability, limited to five rooms or ten guests per booking, and exclude 20 December to 3 January; where a further property is added to a free-night or celebration booking, the 10 per cent multi-property discount applies to the additional property only.
Family policies
Travelling with children.
What our safari specialists know about bringing children to Marataba Safari Lodge, current as of May 2026. They plan family trips here all the time, so anything below that needs arranging, they will sort. For the bigger picture, see our guide to safari with children .
- Minimum ages
- Stay All ages · Game drives All ages · Walking safari All ages
- Child rates
- Children 0–5 stay free. Children 6–15 charged at 50% of the full adult per person sharing rate. Children 16+ charged at the full adult rate. If two children under 16 share a room on their own, one is charged at the full adult rate.
- Family rooms
- Family unit available.
- Care
- Kids' programme · Babysitting available
- Exceptions
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Marataba Safari Lodge welcomes children of all ages, including on game drives and safari activities — an explicit carve-out from the broader MORE Family Collection policy that excludes under-5s from drives. The sister property Marataba Mountain Lodge does NOT accept children under 16; that restriction is specific to Mountain Lodge and does not apply to Safari Lodge. Four Luxury Family Tents accommodate up to 2 adults and 2 children, with a second bedroom (2 single beds) reserved for children under 16 only, plus an additional stretcher bed for a third child. The Marataba Residence (4-bedroom, max 8 adults + 2 children) includes 1 private vehicle and child-minding in its rate inclusions. Private vehicles are otherwise available on request, but NOT available over the peak period 20 December – 3 January. The Mack & Madi Kids' Adventure Safari Club operates at Safari Lodge & Residence, and a dedicated family bush bumble is offered for younger children after breakfast at Safari Lodge.
Sleep-outs
Under the stars.
Star beds, sleep-out hides, walking sleep-outs and overnight platforms documented at Marataba Safari Lodge.
Star bed
Thabametsi Treehouse
The Thabametsi Treehouse is a dedicated sleep-out treehouse experience available to guests staying at either Marataba Safari Lodge or Marataba Mountain Lodge. It accommodates 2 adults and 2 children aged 6–15 years. Reservations are essential at time of booking confirmation, the experience is weather dependent, and bookings not cancelled 24 hours in advance will not be refunded. In the event of adverse weather, an alternative date or full refund is offered. The treehouse experience is excluded from the standard all-inclusive rate and is charged separately.
- Cost
- From R 3,143 pppn sharing to R 4,215 pppn sharing
- Availability
- Advance booking required; subject to weather conditions; requires accommodation booking at a Marataba Game Reserve property
Sourced from operator rate sheets and audited by our safari specialists. Prices and availability subject to change. Your specialist confirms at booking.
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