Motswari Private Game Reserve

Drexel Harris III

My wife and I stayed at Motswari for 3 nights during our honeymoon in South Africa. Everything about the lodge exceeded my expectations. The rooms were spacious and comfortable. The booking came with 2 game drives per day. The game drives were mind blowing. You get so close to all the wildlife and we were able to see the Big Five along with a host of other animals. The food onsite is incredible. They serve 3 large meals a day plus happy hour before dinner. The staff was amazing. Very friendly, attentive staff that made the stay that much more amazing. They even celebrated my wife on her birthday making the whole experience that much more special.

Nathaniel Pendleton

We found Motswari via the travel agent Go2Africa and stayed at their Geiger's Camp. I cannot imagine how it could have been a better experience. From our first day, the game were plentiful. We visited in December, in the early summer when baby animals abound. We saw lions playing with their cubs, lazing leopards, hyenas scrapping over a kill, and wild dogs on a morning hunt. We saw rhinos on several days, making their slow grazing way through the bush. Elephants, giraffes, hippos, and every variety of antelope were bountiful. Every additional day and every new sighting was worthwhile, from the young elephants tussling in the water, to the aggressive snaps of the hippos at sunset. Our guide Landon and tracker Jacky were the best, and made the drives educational and entertaining. We felt very well looked after by Desmond and his team at Geiger's Camp, one of Motswari's smaller lodges. The rooms were extravagantly comfortable; the food was plentiful and sumptuous. Motswari (like many of the South African safari lodges) is an expensive experience. It was about 4x the amount we've spent on any other vacation. But we would absolutely do it again. 10/10.

Joe Battersby

Incredible experience from start to finish. There are so many game reserves and lodges to choose from so we felt so lucky to get it right with this one. Great food, beautiful rooms and the staff couldn’t be more friendly and helpful. Special mention to our guide and tracker, Hayden and Patrick, who were so knowledgeable and entertaining. It really made our first safari a special one

Robyn

We recently stayed at Motswari Game Reserve as a family for three nights, and we truly could not have had a better experience. Our rooms were absolutely beautiful, spacious, and spotless. The entire property was stunning, and the food far exceeded our expectations. You can really feel the “family” atmosphere throughout the lodge — from the staff singing before lunch to the incredible send-offs performed after dinner for guests on their last night. Every single staff member was so friendly, welcoming, and attentive. Housekeeping was also excellent. A special highlight of our stay was our guide, Josh, and tracker, David. Josh’s passion for wildlife — especially birds — was contagious and added so much excitement to every drive. He even inspired us to start bird watching ourselves (we’ve already bought bird books back home!). Both Josh and David worked so hard to make each drive memorable and helped us see an amazing variety of wildlife. It was such a nice touch having Josh join us for dinner on our last night as well. If I ever return for another safari, Motswari will absolutely be my first choice and we will recommend it to friends and family.

An A

It was a very special stay at Motswari, we thank especially George for our engagement experience. He made the perfect shoots and videos of our engagement and decorated the venue beautifully with flowers. Besides the engagement we had a very very lovely 3 night stay. We were so happy with our experienced safari duo Tawu and Rudolph - they showed us the big five and many more animals and plants and their knowledge was extraordinary. We even saw a honey badger 🦡 We were so amazed bc our bungalow was close to the waterhole and there were elephants in front of our veranda. We really enjoyed the menus so much, the food was just amazing as was their service. And the coffee was great too. And we want to thank Phaswane for organizing everything so well - she made us feel so welcome from the second we arrived till we left. You guys do a great service and work - keep going like that. Quick tipp: bring a torch or use your phone for light