Tau Game Lodge — for unsurpassed memories

Tau Game Lodge in the Madikwe Reserve offers the ideal luxe experience for individuals, groups and corporates and boasts an unsurpassed convivial, relaxed ambiance. The thirty luxury chalets each offer a private viewing deck, ensuite bathroom, and open-air shower. Accommodation includes 20 standard chalets, six deluxe chalets, a family unit, and a family suite (both made up of two chalets joined by an inter-leading lounge).

Malaria-free Big 5 Madikwe Game Reserve boasts year-round game viewing and a bird population of over 250 different species. Madikwe is one of the few reserves where one can view a wide variety of fauna, from breeding herds of elephant to the endangered wild dog and cheetah.

The Tau Game Lodge Convention Centre, which is situated at walking distance from the lodge, can seat up to 70 delegates. The main hall can be subdivided into three sub-halls for smaller groups, with additional breakaway rooms and private bar and boma facilities. Team building activities on offer include conservation events, while gala events or bush dinners are easily arranged.

The main lodge has a comfortable lounge, bar, dining room, hospitality deck overlooking the waterhole, two bomas, two swimming pools, and curio shop, while the Tau Spa Oasis is a calm sanctuary where you can indulge your senses in a unique fusion of therapies. Special group packages are available at the spa.

Tau’s proactive hospitality initiatives include constant upgrades and improvements, as well as eco-tourism projects to preserve its animal kingdom, and the environment, for generations to come.

A Valentines’ luxe safari

A Valentines’ luxe safari is the stuff romantic dreams are made of. Celebrating love in five-star style at Tau Game Lodge has often resulted in happy couples returning to Tau from across the planet, not only to embrace love but also to celebrate and revitalise romance in relationships that have withstood the test of time.

Indulge in a romantic breakfast overlooking the waterhole at the lodge after an early morning Big Five safari, sip cocktails in the bush, and dine under the stars. Then relax in the privacy of one’s room overlooking the natural waterhole, where the endless parade of game, and prolific birdlife, has enthralled lovers for some 29 years.

Fancy a swim, as it is summer, in one of the two pools, one being an infinity pool, both overlooking the waterhole?

Add a romantic spa treatment for two overlooking the verdant bush, and the mood is set for relaxation and eternal romance.

Sustainable, eco-friendly, prolific wildlife, malaria-free, the Big Five and all the smaller game in-between, with some 27 major species roaming free in this natural habitat safeguarding nature for future generations, contribute to making Tau a bucket-list safari destination.

Then there is the birdlife. From regulars like grey and blue herons, kingfishers, fish-eagles, to migrating spur-winged geese, choose this South African haven bordering the wilds of Botswana as their annual breeding haven.

When game stir from their afternoon siesta and either have a final frolic before nightfall, or, in the case of the nocturnal big cats, start to prepare for their big night ahead, late afternoon safari sightings are spectacular.

Before heading back to the lodge to refresh for dinner, you will stop at a perfect spot for sundowners and refreshments, always under the watchful eye of a ranger driver.

The Tau live webcam will keep you mesmerised on: http://taugamelodge.co.za/main-lodge/live-webcam/