05/11/2026
Big 5, wild dogs and no malaria tablets, about 45 minutes from Johannesburg.
Madikwe sits on the Botswana border in South Africa's North West Province: 75,000 hectares, an estimated 300 elephants and one of the country's most viewable populations of African wild dogs. It is entirely malaria-free.
By road it is 3.5 to 4 hours. By charter, you land at Madikwe Airfield inside the reserve, and most lodges are a 15 to 30 minute drive from the strip.
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