Royal Madikwe Safari Lodge

Children Policy

Children of any age are welcome. Rates available on request. Special childrens activities and facilities are offered.

Children's Programme

Royal Madikwe is unlike other luxury safari destinations and welcomes families with children of all ages. Due to the exclusivity that the lodge offers, families can relax and feel at home. Children are stimulated, educated and entertained by their African Bush surroundings and by the warm, friendly team.

Royal Madikwe encourages family game drives rather than separate kiddie’s drives, as a safari is the perfect family experience for all to share and game drives can be designed to suit all interests and wishes. The knowledgeable rangers are very personable and will assess and evaluate which sightings the children would enjoy. Many safari lodges do not offer the Big 5 experience to younger children but as each Safari Kid is different the lodge prefers not to
presume but rather to wait and see.

However the lodge knows that Mum and Dad may want to enjoy some solitude during the long and languid Madikwe afternoons, so they offer a nanny to keep the Safari Kids entertained with educational, interactive and fun activities.

Meals are discussed on a daily basis with the chefs and menus are designed to suit even the choosiest of appetites. Earlier meal times can be arranged for children, and during Mum and Dad’s dinner the kids can be taken care of with cookies and story telling to unwind after their eventful bush day.

No set itinerary is offered but rather decided upon arrival at Royal Madikwe. Some of the fun activities & games offered at the lodge include face painting, African beading and jewellery making, T-shirt painting, bush baking, identifying different animal tracks, board games, educational reading books and wildlife DVDs.

Any special requests other than the above should be arranged prior to arrival.

A nanny is available in between game drives and during meal times but should guests require a full time nanny, the lodge would need to be informed prior to arrival. Nannies accommodation is available should guests prefer to bring their own nanny.

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