What to Expect
Six luxurious and beautifully appointed suites in three villas, accommodating a maximum of twelve guests, ensure an exclusive blend of absolute comfort, style and privacy. Inspired by the Bushman, Ndebele and Zulu tribes of Africa, the suites are decorated with their own unique character. Each is large and spacious, offering a King Suite and smaller Impi Suite.
Game viewing at Makumu is opportunistic, with no time constraints nor schedules. The highly skilled ranger and tracker team offer morning and afternoon game drives, walking, tracking and quiet observation from a hide – all part of the Makumu experience. Makumu Private Game Lodge has also recently introduced ‘iThumbela’, which loosely translated from the Xitsonga language means ‘place to hide’. This is a photographic bunker, sunken below ground and overlooking a watering hole, offering guests the opportunity to photograph wildlife coming to the water to cool down or drink, at ground level.
Highlights
Bushman King Suite
The bow and quiver of arrows will leave you in no doubt as to the theme of this room, from the earth colours of the bed cover to the printed bedding. Luxury suite featuring king bed with bath and shower en-suite.
6m x 6m, en-suite bathroom with bath & shower, walk-in closet, viewing deck with hammock
Bushman Impi Suite
The bow and quiver of arrows will leave you in no doubt as to the theme of this room, from the earth colours of the bed cover to the printed bedding.
5m x 6m, en-suite bathroom with shower only, viewing deck
Ndebele King Suite
Decorated with a contemporary African theme, in bold yet vibrant earthly colours, our Ndebele King Suite offers warmth, solitude and elegance. Overlooking the dry riverbed our luxury suite with bath and shower. King bed.
6m x 6m, en-suite bathroom with bath & shower, walk-in closet, viewing deck with hammock
Ndebele Impi Suite
Decorated with a contemporary African theme, in bold yet vibrant earthly colours, our Ndebele suite offers warmth, solitude and elegance. Overlooking the dry riverbed, this suite holds beautiful bushveld views.
5m x 6m, en-suite bathroom with shower only, viewing deck
Zulu King Suite
Decorated in the theme of the Zulu, our King Suite offers spaciousness, elegance, unparalleled intimacy, and seclusion. Overlooking the camp waterhole, the game viewing holds spectacular potential, also offering a large bathroom en-suite.
6m x 6m, en-suite bathroom with bath & shower, walk-in closet, viewing deck with hammock.
Zulu Impi Suite
Decorated in the theme of the Zulu, our Suites offers spaciousness, elegance, unparalleled intimacy, and seclusion. Overlooking the camp waterhole, the game viewing holds spectacular potential.
5m x 6m, en-suite bathroom with shower only, viewing deck.
Conducted twice daily or as you prefer, in open Land Rovers with an armed ranger and a tracker, normally conducted early morning and late afternoon to search for the more elusive and nocturnal animals by spotlight.
Game viewing opportunities abound. From the early morning birdlife as the sun peeks over the horizon, to our resident warthog family that frequents the lodge lawns during the day as well as the elephant herds that choose to quench their thirst in our swimming pool, there is always the possibility of a sighting.
Pearl-spotted owl, giraffe, hyena, wild dog, zebra, warthog, elephant and vervet monkey are among the frequent visitors — not forgetting a variety of antelope: kudu, impala, waterbuck and nyala.
“On foot, the pulse of Africa comes through your boot. You are an animal among others, chary of the shadowed places, of sudden quiet in the air” – Petere Matthiessen, The Tree Where Man Was Born
Join our highly skilled guides on foot to track big game in the surrounds, from antelope to elephant and experience the ultimate feeling of being one with the African bushveld.
A fresh footprint in the dust, the faint sound of a breaking branch, wet mud rubbed on a tree, the presence of birds or a sudden quiet in the air are all part of the tracking experience. The senses are heightened searching for clues, sounds or smells to indicate an animal is nearby.
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