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Marataba Villa from the air at sunset, on the Matlabas River below the Waterberg

South Africa

Marataba Villa

A private river camp in malaria free Marakele. Sleeps up to 10.

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Tracy S · January 2023 · Google review

They are professional, their response time is amazing, and they put you first as the customer.

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Amazing support and advice from start to finish. Nothing was too much trouble.

Patricia S · November 2023 · Google review

Marataba Villa sits on the banks of the Matlabas River in the malaria free Marakele National Park in the Waterberg, about four hours from Johannesburg. It is booked as a whole by one group: four luxury tents along the river, each with a private deck and outdoor shower, around a central lodge with open plan dining and lounge, a pool deck, a fire deck and a boma. It sleeps up to 10, 8 adults and 2 children, with a dedicated team including a concierge and a chef, and your own safari vehicle and FGASA accredited field guide.

The days run to your timetable: two game drives a day, bush walks, water safaris on the Matlabas River, stargazing and bush dinners, with Mack & Madi activities and childminding for younger guests. Meals, selected local drinks, laundry, spa treatments and transfers from the Thabazimbi airstrip are included.

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  • Owner-run, in the Lowveld. The person you talk to is the person who books it.
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  • The lodge's own rate. We never change the price you pay. It is the lodge's South African resident rate, exactly as the lodge gives it to us.
  • SATSA member. Marula Hill Travel, member no. 3049.
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Vikki and Sian with a sundowner beside the game vehicle
Vikki and Sian, sundowners in the Lowveld

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