Getting a foot out the office door and ensuring you take a break with your family from the hustle and bustle of a hectic work-life and fast paced school curriculum, means finding accommodation options that would be just the right fit for yourself, and your loved ones, and that also offers a variety of activities.
Mjejane Game Reserve, a 4000 hectare private Game Reserve that has open borders with the Kruger National Park, is an amazing option for any wildlife lovers who are keen to experience a more intimate perspective on the famous Kruger animals, by securing their stay in one of the top 5 star family friendly self-catering game lodges in Mpumalanga ,Jacana River Lodge, which is situated in the Mjejane.
If you are considering staying in the Mjejane Game Reserve, take a look at our guide of family travel activities in and around Mjejane.
Take in the views from the Jacana River Lodge Game viewer for moments never to be forgotten. Pre-book three days prior to secure your guided game drive.
A well-known tourist ‘route’ locally and internationally, many geographical gems abound on this road from the Three Rondawels, Bourke’s Lucks Potholes, Gods Window to Blyde River Canyon.
Two options are offered here. Enjoy a full day game drive or half day game drive from the comfort of the Jacana River Lodge open air safari vehicle. You will be in the company of an experienced safari guide all the way which puts you in the perfect position to spot the big five while learning all about the Kruger’s’ amazing biodiversity.
Known internationally, it is worthwhile to see if you can book a tour to see the chimps of ‘Chimp Eden’, the popular ‘television program’, and the sanctuary set up by the famous conservationist.
For Jacana River Lodge guests there is the self-drive option with a high clearance vehicle into the Kruger via the only bridge that enters the Kruger Park from a private game reserve. The alternative option is to hire the Jacana River Lodge Game viewer vehicle for the full day or half-day and create your own special safari moments in the Kruger and Mjejane.
Rejuvenate from the roots up with the Mjejane Mobile Bush Spa which actually comes to you while you stay at Jacana River Lodge and offers a range of locally inspired luxury spa treatments.
An arresting view, a plummet down into a mist-shrouded forest and a very accessible walkway and it is child friendly to boot. What is not to like about the Graskop Gorge Lift? The perfect breakaway from safari-related activities for a day and there’s a nice restaurant as well.
Well-known and well loved by frequent visitors of Mjejane, the wonderful Kingsland picnic spot provides a great place for the family to interact with nature in a relaxed atmosphere of frivolity while enjoying the gentle wildlife.
A firm favourite with the golfing set, it comes as no surprise that this 9-hole course is used as the palate cleanser to a ‘busy’ week full of game viewing and poolside lounging.
Amazing bush walks in the Mjejane are offered and these are also guided. They occur regularly and the whole activity takes about 3 to 4 hours to complete.
Kruger Park Bush Walks are a treat for any wildlife lover and with Kruger right next to Mjejane Game Reserve you can simply plan your schedule so you are able to enjoy one of the special walks in the KNP.
It feels like a no-brainer but the Jacana River Lodge sits on the bank of the Crocodile River and is fortunate to have some amazing views on wildlife roaming between the Mjejane Game Reserve and the Kruger National Park. Just being in the pool or on the deck is a wildlife viewing opportunity in itself. Jaw drop.
Tee off in the balmy Malelane at the 9-hole Malelane Golf Club with lush indigenous bushveld surrounds.