South Africa :: Madikwe Safari Lodge - North West Province

Madikwe Safari Lodge is committed to operator Conservation Corporation Africa’s (CC Africa) core principle: Care of the Land, Care of the Wildlife, Care of the People.

CC Africa’s focus:
Community equity, income generation, education and health care are a primary concern. In consultation with community organisations such as the Africa Foundation – originally founded by CC Africa, now a not-for-profit rural development organisation – Madikwe Safari Lodge will contribute significantly towards improving the prosperity and living conditions of the communities surrounding the Reserve.

Set in South Africa’s North West Province, Madikwe Game Reserve was established in 1991 when a number of degraded or mismanaged farms were bought by the government to be amalgamated into a vast protected area. Following habitat restoration work, a massive reintroduction programme dubbed Operation Phoenix returned all of the large mammal species known to occur in the region historically. After completion in 1997, Operation Phoenix was the world’s largest game translocation exercise, successfully reintroducing more than 8000 animals of 28 species. These include lion, rhino (both black and white), elephant and buffalo, making it a Big Five Reserve since leopard already occurred in the area.

In line with CC Africa’s vision, Madikwe Game Reserve is run as a joint venture between the North West Parks Board, the private sector and local communities. Strategy has been finalised by the North West Province to establish a 30 000 hectare (74 130 acre) Heritage Park, linking Madikwe and the Pilanesberg Game Reserves and creating one of the largest conservation areas in South Africa.

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