Sabi Sands

Mala Mala

Unrivalled game viewing, an icon of safari in South Africa

Mala Mala is an African icon, one of the first safari lodges in Africa and one of the largest private game reserves in Southern Africa. This is the place to see big cats, on game drives with the team of expert game rangers where the only other vehicles you will see are from Mala Mala, or seen passing close by the lodge deck. It's hard to overstate how abundant the game is here. The reserve backs onto the Kruger National Park and the land of Mala Mala stretches as far as they eye can see. Through the year, whether it be when the river is dry of full you can see lion, cheetah, leopard, elephant, rhino, a host of bird life and species elusive elsewhere such as wild dog. Choose from three distinct and recently re-imagined lodges and enjoy effortless and friendly service, and a timeless safari experience. 

Dinner at the Mala Mal is served in a magnificent grand old African manner, under the stars in a reed enclosed boma, a Mala Mala tradition. You can relax around a log fire, under the starry African sky, enjoying superb food and outstanding South African wines, a highlight of the Mala Mala experience. The luxury and comfort of the camp combined with the exhilarating game drives and guided walks in beautiful unspoilt wilderness which is dramatised by the close encounters with Africa’s game, big and small, is incomparable.

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