http://www.mhondoro.com
Contact: [email protected] Phone +27147554917
MHONDORO SAFARI LODGE & VILLA is a luxurious, 5-star safari lodge in the malaria-free, ‘Big 5’ Welgevonden Game Reserve in the Waterberg (Limpopo province, South Africa).
Welgevonden encompasses 37,000 hectares and is easily accessible, with a 2-hour 45-minute drive or a 50-minute flight from Johannesburg.
Mhondoro features spectacular views, luxury accommodations, fine dining cuisine, and passionate hospitality and service.
Mhondoro is family-owned by Dutch nationals, Frank and Myriam Vogel, who share a passion for African wildlife, which sparked the desire to create a special place where nature can be preserved for future generations.
The ultimate ‘big sky’ destination, Mhondoro boasts unimpeded sunrises and sunsets over the Waterberg mountains and valleys. Guests can expect varied terrain, breathtaking landscapes, and a diverse natural habitat featuring the ‘Big 5’, including a large white rhino population.
Guided walking safaris with trained game rangers are available by special arrangement, offering an excellent opportunity to spot these precious, endangered animals in their natural habitat. Unique features at Mhondoro include a photographic game viewing hide at a waterhole, which is connected with the Main Lodge by a 65-metre-long tunnel.
The hide is accessible to all guests at any time of day or night. Located at ground level, the hide offers excellent photographic opportunities from a distinctive perspective, as well as the thrill of getting up close and eye level with elephants and other wildlife as they drink from the waterhole.
Other lodge facilities include heated swimming pools for year-round swimming, as well as a fully equipped gym and infrared sauna at the Main Lodge.
The Mhondoro Villa has its own private gym and yoga room. The Mhondoro Spa features a private outdoor spa deck and bath, offering dual treatments that include facials, massage therapies, manicures, and pedicures.
Another unique feature at Mhondoro is a custom-built star deck equipped with a telescope, offering stargazing evenings on clear nights. For honeymooners or a romantic breakaway, the secluded Honeymoon suite comes with a private heated plunge pool and a day bed with views across the reserve and the waterhole.
Couple’s spa treatments are offered, in addition to romantic private dinners set up on the deck overlooking the waterhole. Mhondoro is the ideal destination for families, as the reserve is 100% malaria-free. It is family-friendly and caters to children of all ages.
Various age-specific activities are available for kids, including cookie baking, kids’ walks, and learning about animal tracks and signs. Children under 12 receive a Kiddies’ Activity Pack, including a Mhondoro bag with an activity booklet. Special ‘Kids Bumble Drives’ can be arranged (at a cost of R750 per drive) for parents and little ones under the age of 6, who are too young to join the regular game drives.
Child-minding services can be arranged for parents who want to go on safari without their children, or just enjoy some quiet time, indulging in a spa treatment or a romantic dinner. In contrast, their children are being cared for by a babysitter.
The Kids’ Play Area is located a short distance away from the suites in an enclosed area with an electric fence to keep the children safe from the animals. Here, children between the ages of 2 and 10 years can keep themselves busy (or be supervised by a babysitter) playing on the jungle gym, swings, trampoline, and in the sandpit.
For older children or on rainy days, there is a (soundproof) playroom downstairs inside the Main Lodge, equipped with board games, puzzles, PlayStation, and many other toys to keep them entertained for hours.
Main Lodge:
The Main Lodge sleeps a total of 18 guests; and consists of a modern, communal Main Lodge area (with fireplaces, bar, dining room, restaurant, wine cellar, gym, sauna, pool deck with heated swimming pool, and an underground tunnel to the hide) and five individually situated guest suites, spread out over an extensive area, with the situated guest suites, spread out over an extensive area with the Honeymoon Suite (Room 1), being the furthest away from the main lodge, to ensure maximum privacy. 1x Private Mhondoro Villa (sleeps 6):
The ultimate in luxury and privacy, the beautiful and very spacious Mhondoro Villa is perfect for families or groups of friends travelling together.
The Mhondoro Villa accommodates six people but can accommodate up to 10 people. The Mhondoro Villa is available for exclusive use only and comes with the luxury and flexibility of a private guide, private chef, and dedicated butler.
Mhondoro has approximately 42 staff members at the lodge, but it also operates two production farms that serve as a source of job creation for locals. On the farm, we grow organic vegetables, herbs, and fruits, as well as raise free-range egg-laying chickens, sheep, cattle, and venison. The farms provide jobs for approximately 15 staff members who were upskilled and taught farming techniques, all of whom are from the local community.