Win a Two-Night Safari For Two at Last Word Madikwe

Visitors to the Cape may be familiar with the Last Word’s boutique collection of family-owned small hotels in Constantia, Kommetjie and Franschhoek. The Last Word also offers a safari break for guests who would like to experience the iconic African landscape.

Last Word Madikwe is in South Africa’s fifth-largest game reserve, a stone’s throw from the Botswana border and Kalahari Desert. A swathe of woodlands and open savannah, it is a malaria-free, Big Five reserve that’s also world-famous for its cheetah and wild dog populations.

Front-row seat

What makes Last Word Madikwe special is its location – right beside a prolific waterhole visited by elephants, buffalo, rhinos, zebras, giraffes, antelope, and predators, of course. Guests can see all the action from the comfort of the lodge, from the swimming pool or even pull up a chair on the lawns for a closer look.

Last Word Madikwe also has one of the best underground photographic hides in the country, right on the water’s edge, and comfortably furnished and kitted out for close wildlife encounters of the extraordinary kind.

In addition, guests enjoy daily dawn and sundowner game drives to explore more of the reserve and see the greatest variety of animals and birdlife. There is also a private nature trail on the property should guests want to stretch their legs.

Safari in style

Not your usual safari lodge, Last Word Madikwe feels like a gorgeous home, decorated in the elegant style of a boutique hotel, and filled with collectables and wildlife art. There are just five guest suites, dressed in chic-safari style, with a bathtub and shower, private patio, beverage tray and luxury amenities.

Daytime meals are enjoyed on the verandah, and by night in the boma under the stars or at a candlelit dining table indoors or out. There’s a bar and lounge area (with a cosy fireplace for winter evenings), a green and tranquil garden to relax in, and an inviting rock swimming pool.

If you’re hearing the call of the wild, enter our competition below and stand a chance to experience this extraordinary place.

How to win your safari experience

Enter your email address in the competition widget, and you could be the lucky recipient of this awesome prize. (You’ll also be subscribing to our free weekly newsletter.)

Ts+Cs

The winner’s name will be drawn on 3 January 2024, and the prize is redeemable from 1 May to 1 October 2024 (subject to availability, and excluding public holidays and long weekends). The total prize is valued at R36 000, and includes two nights for two people sharing a classic suite at Last Word Madikwe, including game drives, all meals and selected drinks. Flights and transfers to the lodge are excluded (it’s a 4.5-hour drive from Johannesburg), as well as personal expenses such as gratuities and laundry, and the conservation levy of R190 per person per night.

This competition and its prizes are being offered by Last Word, which is solely responsible for ensuring that the winner receives his/her prize. The Inside Guide shall not be liable to entrants of this competition for any prizes, loss or damage whatsoever and howsoever arising from the running, or otherwise, of this competition. The winners will be notified by email and should reply within 24 hours. If you do not respond within 24 hours, you will forfeit your prize and another winner will be drawn. The prize is redeemable from 1 May to 1 October 2024 (subject to availability). Once we have received your email, we will put you in touch with the organisers to arrange your prize. Please note prizes are nontransferrable. Ts & Cs apply.

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