Mabula Game Lodge

25/12/2025

As the year draws to a close, we look ahead to new adventures in the wild. From the Mabula team, wishing you a joyous Merry Christmas — and we can’t wait to welcome our returning, present, and future guests to the heart of Africa’s wilderness for an unforgettable stay shaped by nature, wonder, and connection. 🎄✨

22/12/2025

The bush speaks — if you know how to listen. 🐆
During one of our daily safari drives, one of our resident male cheetahs pauses to scent mark a tree — a powerful behaviour used to claim territory, communicate dominance, and signal presence to other cheetahs across vast distances. It’s instinct, strategy, and survival all in one fleeting moment.

Experience the raw language of the wild at Mabula Game Lodge, where every drive reveals nature at its most honest.
Book your safari escape today.

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19/12/2025

Our November newsletter is out! 📰🐾 Catch up on the latest updates, sightings, and stories from Mabula Game Lodge. Click the link

Written by Isaiah Banda The Bush Comes Alive After the First Rains November has been filled with a special kind of bush magic as the first rain brought new life across the reserve. More than 100mm of rain forced the fresh growth to push through dry soil, migrant birds returned, and wildlife responde...

17/12/2025

A split second of dominance. A breath held in awe. 🦁
Captured during one of our safari drives at Mabula Game Lodge, this lion bared its canines — a rare, intimate reminder of the sheer power and precision behind Africa’s most iconic predator.

If this is what one moment can look like, imagine a stay filled with them.
Book your safari at Mabula Game Lodge and step into the wild where every encounter leaves its mark.

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14/12/2025

Sunsets at Lake Kyle’s deck just hit different. With lions roaming nearby and skies painted in colours that feel almost unreal, this is a moment crafted for true thrill-seekers—those who want to experience safari in its purest, most authentic form. 🦁🔥🌅

Book your Mabula escape today and step into the wild, unfiltered.

11/12/2025

Cheetahs, mountains, and untouched wilderness — a picture-perfect moment captured during our daily safari drive at Mabula Game Lodge.
Secure your stay now and explore the beauty of the Waterberg. 🐆

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09/12/2025

At Mabula Game Lodge, conservation isn’t just a commitment — it’s part of who we are.
Our Southern Ground-Hornbill project helps protect this endangered species, whose breeding success in the wild is incredibly low, with pairs raising only one chick every 9 years on average.
Your visit helps us keep efforts like this alive.
Book your Mabula experience today and make your safari matter.

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04/12/2025

Our Christmas tree is finally up, and the Mabula magic is in the air! 🎄✨
Now is the perfect time to gather the family and book your festive getaway — where warm sunsets, wild moments, and joyful memories come together in the heart of the bush.

Celebrate an unforgettable African Christmas with us.

Book your escape today.

01/12/2025

At Mabula Game Lodge, the bush writes its own stories.
What started as a calm rhino sighting quickly erupted into pure wilderness drama as two cheetah brothers ambushed a young blesbok… and just when the ending felt certain, nature changed the script again — and again.

This is the magic of Mabula: unpredictable, raw, and breathtaking every single time.

28/11/2025

There’s nothing quite like a Mabula sunset — warm skies, quiet horizons, and the untouched beauty of the Waterberg. Secure your stay today and feel Africa’s magic unfold in its truest form.

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27/11/2025

At Mabula Game Reserve, magic tends to appear when you least expect it.

Amy and B’kay were treated to an unforgettable sighting as an aardwolf emerged as if from thin air, confidently claimed its midden, and announced itself with unmistakable enthusiasm. Encounters like this aren’t accidents—they’re the kind of hidden wonders Mabula reveals only to those who wander its wild spaces.

23/11/2025

Mother Nature at her finest — a red hartebeest standing proudly with its young buck, perfectly framed as the leaves mirror the adult’s coat and the grass below highlights the little one. Captured by our talented Assistant Reserve Manager, Dorette.
Book your next stay at Mabula Game Lodge and witness these magical moments in person.