Description
Luxury meets the wild in the heart of Africa’s finest bushveld where Royal Malewane's expert guides and trackers ensure intimate game experiences and close sightings of the big five.
Elegant walkways lead to eight suites decorated in high colonial style, each featuring a fireplace, antique furniture and canopied king size bed as well as a large bathroom with Victorian claw foot bath and indoor and outdoor showers. The Royal and Malewane Suites are some of the largest rooms in African lodges and offer an exclusive private hideaway with private chef, butler, sole-use game vehicle and four massages offered per suite per day. You can also relax in your own private pool, decks and gazebos.
Inviting open air lounge and dining areas sit below vaulted thatched roofs decorated with English furnishings, Persian rugs and African artefacts in keeping with the colonial feel. A luxurious spa positioned around the courtyard features treatment rooms, a fully equipped gymnasium, steam room, hot and cold African baths, jacuzzi and casitas where you can enjoy the treatment of your choice.
In addition to daily game drives the lodge offers regular visits to local rehabilitation and community projects, horse and elephant safaris, hot air ballooning and helicopter flights.
Accommodation
Royal Malewane offers 6 Luxury Suites, 1 Royal Suite and 1 Malewane Suite. Decorated in high colonial style, each featuring a fireplace, antique furniture and canopied king size bed as well as a large bathroom with Victorian claw foot bath and indoor and outdoor showers. The Royal and Malewane Suites are some of the largest rooms in African lodges and offer an exclusive private hideaway with private chef, butler, sole-use game vehicle and four massages offered per suite per day. You can also relax in your own private pool, decks and gazebos.
Childcare
The lodge is not suitable for children under 12 years.
Facilities
Facilities at the lodge include a luxurious spa featuring treatment rooms, a fully equipped gymnasium, steam room, hot and cold African baths, jacuzzi and casitas. There are also lounge and dining areas.
Activities
Game drives with expert guides and trackers are complimentary at Royal Malewane. Local tours, horse riding and elephant-back safaris, helicopter flights, hot air ballooning, golf at the Hans Meretsky Golf Estate are all charged additionally.
When to travel
There is no bad time to go on safari in the Kruger National Park. The experience does, however, change from month to month. In the summer months (October to March), it gets very hot. The verdant vistas are all the more spectacular because of the rains, but this means that the foliage is denser, water is more abundant and game is therefore trickier to see. There are lots of beautiful migratory birds during the summer months. While the daytime temperature in the winter months (May to September) is ideal, it does get a little chilly at night and in the early morning.
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Location and directions
Greater Kruger, South Africa
Royal Malewane is situated in the heart of Africa’s finest Bushveld, on a private game reserve adjacent to the Kruger National Park and is approximately 50km (30miles) from Hoedspruit.
How to get there
Royal Malewane is easily accessed from Johannesburg by air or by road. From Johannesburg, fly to Hoedspruit, where the hotel can provide a 35-minute transfer. From Cape Town, fly to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport, and Royal Malewane can then arrange an air transfer to its private airfield (25 minutes in a light aircraft). Guests can also charter their own flights directly onto the private airstrip. For self- drive the estimated journey time from Johannesburg is 5 hours.
