Limpopo · South Africa
Where the bushveld remembers you.
Family-run since 1997. 24,700 acres along the Matlabas River in the Limpopo Valley — the Marula Game Lodges, malaria-free. Ethical hunting, slow eco-tourism, and off-grid stays under the southern sky.
Three pursuits, one land
A reserve built around respect.
Game Breeding
Decades-long stewardship of kudu, sable and roan — bred in their natural habitat.
DiscoverEthical Hunting
Professional hunters, fair chase, and a strict quota that keeps the herd healthy.
DiscoverEco-Tourism
Guided game drives, bush walks and starlit dinners. The wild, at your pace.
DiscoverOur story · Est. 1997
Twenty-seven years on the Matlabas.
The Burger family established Marula Game in 1997 in the Limpopo Valley, twenty kilometres south of the Botswana border. Today, owner and professional hunter Chris Burger still personally oversees every safari — across 24,700 acres and the Marula Game Lodges. You arrive as a guest. You leave as family.
Read about MarulaWhere you'll sleep
Marula Game Lodges
Where the bushveld becomes home.
Exclusive sole-occupancy tented luxury on Antwerp
Buffalo Tented Camp
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Four private chalets on Vaalbosch Hoek — ideal for groups
Leadwood Lodge
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Classic South African farmhouse on Haakdoornpan — family ideal
Haakdoring Lodge
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Close-to-nature tented bush experience on Antwerp
Tents on Antwerp
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The heart of the farm — thatched boma, pool & open-air dining
Marula Lodge
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Before you arrive
The questions guests ask us most.
Honest answers to the practical — and the difficult — questions, so you know exactly what to expect when you arrive on the Matlabas.
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