PO Box 553, Gillitts, 3603, SA
Telephone:
+ 27 31 761 3440
Facsimile: + 27 31 765 2880
Reservations: reservations@mashatu.com
Accounts: accounts@mashatu.com
Marketing: marketing@mashatu.com
Mashatu’s Eighth Giant
Mashatu is home to no less than seven of Africa’s ‘giants’ – elephant, lion, giraffe, baobab tree, eland, ostrich and the kori bustard. But we…
Great Grey – Green Greasy Limpopo River
Mashatu Game Reserve is situated in the eastern extremes of the Kalahari Desert, which forms the upper part of the drainage basin of the Limpopo…
It’s Baby Season
Much is said about the Mashatu ‘green season’ and the beautiful display of yellow devil’s thorn that covers the reserve. But there is another thing…
Exciting Developments for 2021 at Mashatu
As 2020 draws to an end, it may be better not to dwell on this past year, but rather look forward to the new year…
Mmamagwa History
As we prepare to welcome our guests back after a long shut down due to Covid-19 travel restrictions, we reflect back to the long and…
Lessons in Survival and Protection
Two of the Mashatu lioness sisters are at it again, repeating their cycle of living beyond textbook descriptions. We’ve written about them before and their…
Spring Has Sprung
It was summer when the Covid-19 global lockdown started. Since then Mashatu has been closed to guests, but life for our most precious asset –…
Where Females Rule the Roost
Where Females Rule the Roost South Africa commemorated Women’s Month in August, as a tribute to the more than 20 000 women who marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria on 9 August 1956,…
Nature’s Secrets to Keeping an Ecosystem Healthy
It’s been over four months since the Covid-19 pandemic first affected the safari industry in Botswana and the rest of Africa. Mashatu Lodge and the…
Yellow-billed Hornbill Annual Lockdown
Yellow-billed Hornbill Annual Lockdown With much of the world in lockdown because of the Covid-19 pandemic, many nature lovers are looking to the wilderness…
Guardians of our Sanctuary
Guardians of our Sanctuary Much has been said within the wildlife industry about the increase in poaching while our reserves are empty of guests. With…
Lockdown Leopard Litter
Lockdown Leopard Litter While the world is in lockdown, trying to curb the spread of Covid-19, life in the wild continues as normal. Fortunately for us,…
Editing tips from our Resident Photographer
Editing tips from our Resident Photographer We at Mashatu, would like to extend our deepest sympathies to all those affected by the Coronavirus. We are…
After the rains… a photographer’s dream.
Green season at Mashatu Game Reserve Is situated in the eastern extremes of the Kalahari Desert and has had 92% rain-free days a year over the past 23 years. This means we only…
Children in the Wilderness December 2019
Written by Angelica Mills It’s 10 days at Mashatu Tent Camp where shrieks of laughter float through the camp and 64 little feet dance through…
Mashatu Experience for reservations and admin team at Hillcrest office
“Long before you arrive at Mashatu as a guest, there is a team of professional and friendly staff hard at work ensuring your trip is…