Autumn, for many, is a special time of year. Days are cooler and evenings call for delicious hot toddies and much conviviality around safari log fires.

This is also the time when the visibility of game enthrals visitors to Tau Game Lodge in the Madikwe Game Reserve as animals are less inclined to seek shade after the summer heat has gone.

For 25 years Tau Game Lodge has hosted visitors from around the world. Guest reports have always been along the lines of their having visited many safari lodges, some very swish, but the welcoming team and comforting hospitality, paired with sublime game viewing and a waterhole visible from every room and hospitality deck, will beckon them to return time and again.

During your first game drive, you feel like the new kid in school for just a few seconds before you become mesmerized by the plethora of game in its natural habitat in the bush. Then you and your fellow safari travellers bond with the incredibly knowledgeable game ranger.

Familiar with the habits and quirks of every species of game and bird spotted along the way, the rangers inform you about nature’s medicine chest, comprising the medicinal aspects of the flora you encounter along the way.

By the time you return to the lodge to refresh for your next meal, you have made new friends. Rangers host their guests at dinner when further stories and folklore are shared.

The background sounds of the bush, from a lion’s roar to the barking of a jackal or the trumpeting of an elephant, are just some of the myriad safari memories to be made at Tau. Your final thoughts before drifting into slumber could include how bright the stars are and how big the sky is in this bushveld paradise.

Autumn and Easter packages comprise:

• A 3-night Romantic Autumn Package (valid from 1 July to 31 August 2020): R26 000.00 per couple sharing

This package includes:
• Accommodation,
• 3 meals per day,
• 2 game drives per day,
• African Head Massage OR Deep Relaxing Foot Massage 1 per adult
• All snacks and beverages on game drives.

QUOTE: AUTUMN20*

• A 3-night Easter Package (valid for 10 – 13 April 2020):
 R35 000.00 per standard chalet (2 adults)
 R52 500.00 per deluxe chalet (2 adults + 2 children under 12 yrs)

This package includes:
• Accommodation,
• 3 meals per day,
• 2 game drives per day for adults and children aged 6-11 years,
• Daily kiddies bumble for children 3-5 years,
• A Back and Neck OR relaxing Foot Massage (30 mins) per adult,
• an Easter Egg Hunt for the kids (Easter Weekend Only),
• All snacks and beverages on game drives.

QUOTE: EASTER20*

*Excluded from both packages:
 Park entrance fees of R180.00 per person,
 Rhino Conservation Levy of R165.00 p. p per night and R82.50 per child (2 – 11 yrs) per night
 Bed levy of R 10.00 per person per night.
 Return Flight to and from Madikwe,
 Airport Taxes and Airstrip Fees,
 All items ordered from the Bar,
 Mini-bar,
 Telephone and Internet Usage,
 Laundry,
 Gratuities,
 Curios, etc.

The lodge is enclosed within the reserve, resulting in the humans being subtly fenced in, while game, including several crocodiles, roam free, including the prolific birdlife which the Madikwe Game Reserve is recognised for globally.

The Tau Cubz Club, Tau Spa Oasis and Tau Conference Centre make this an ideal malaria-free destination for romantic, family, leisure or corporate safaris. The two lodge swimming pools, of which one is an infinity pool, also offer vistas of the bush and waterhole. Gin, anyone?

Find out more on their website here…