Mala Mala Game Reserve - Sabi Sands Lodges

Mala Mala Private Game Reserve is situated in the north eastern part of South Africa in the province of Mpumalanga, and shares a common border with the Kruger National Park of over 19kms. It is thus part of a conservation gene pool inhabiting 2.5 million hectares of land in the South African lowveld. Mala Mala Game Reserve is 16,000 hectares in size with the Kruger National Park almost 2,000,000 ha. There are no fences between the Kruger Park and MalaMala, with the animals free to roam between the two reserves.
This low lying region contains various habitats, ranging from riverine thicket to open savannah. Historically, malaria mosquitoes and tsetse flies, kept man out of the area, nature consequently flourished without man's disturbance. When malaria prophylaxis were introduced, tsetse flies eliminated and Kruger Park proclaimed as a wildlife preserve, the area subsequently has won world wide acclaim for having the greatest number of animal species in an area, on the African continent. The Sand River flows north to south through the MalaMala Game Reserve for 20 kilometres and is a big draw for herds of game from both Mala Mala and Kruger National Park.

Accommodation

Main camp

MalaMala is South Africa’s legendary and exclusive wildlife safari destination. Internationally acknowledged as “the top game Reservationsing destination in the world”, the accommodation is set in beautiful surroundings on the banks of the Sand River.

Sable Camp

Situated at the southern end of the MalaMala Camp in a prime elevated position overlooking the Sand River and surrounding bush, the Sable Camp is an ideal retreat for the more reclusive traveller who prefers privacy .

Rattray's camp

Rattray’s on MalaMala represents a classical “into Africa” wildlife safari experience in keeping with MalaMala’s history of presenting an authentic Reservations of wildlife in Africa to the discerning traveler.