Madikwe Game Reserve
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The Madikwe Game Reserve is a part of the latest park developments in South Africa. It was opened in 1991 and comprises 750km2 of bushland north of the small town Groot-Marico up to the Botswana border. It has recently opened itself up to private farms outside the main reserve. Private users need to abide by parks board rules, animals can roam over any land, but there are restrictions as to where private vehicles can drive.
It is currently the fifth largest game reserve in South Africa and yet not widely known. The terrain is mainly open grasslands and bushveld plains, interspersed with rocky outcrops and single mountains. Madikwe has been regarded as one of the better conservation areas in Africa, offering all the major species, including lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, both white and black rhino along with almost all the plains antelope species.
A special feature of Madikwe lies in its unique location, a transition zone on the edges of the Kalahari, where a number of rare species occur naturally, and the bushveld. The climate is generally mild to hot, but winter nights can be cold. Over 350 species of birds have been recorded at Madikwe. It is the only place in Africa where Springbok and Kalahari Gemsbok (to verify) meet naturally.
It is very close to Pilanesberg National Park and there is currently a two year scheme between the two parks that will eventually lead to their being a corridor between the two parks.
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