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User Reviews of Marakele National Park (26 Reviews)

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4.0000 / 5 4 /5
3.3846 / 5 4.4400 / 5 3.7727 / 5 3.6471 / 5

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Female avatar icon Trudi Netherlands flag NL       Visited: October 2011 Reviewed: Nov 15, 2011

Email Trudi  |  50-65 years of age

5 / 5 5 /5
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Tlopi Tented Camp was breathtaking; also the vieuw over the mountains!!!!!

Male avatar icon Yamada Clan Netherlands flag NL       Visited: October 2011 Reviewed: Dec 6, 2011

35-50 years of age

4 / 5 4 /5
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Lots of animals for such a small park. It can't beat the Kruger but as it is small and very quiet, the experience is better. And scenery is awesome too.

Male avatar icon Wim Spronk South Africa flag ZA       Visited: March 2011 Reviewed: Mar 22, 2012

Email Wim Spronk  |  65+ years of age

4 / 5 4 /5
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When I camped at Marakele the roads were bad in wet weather and not having a 4 x 4 we got stuck several times. It is a relatively new reserve with no big game but good bird life.

Female avatar icon Ronel van Zyl United Kingdom flag GB       Visited: April 2010 Reviewed: Apr 11, 2012

Email Ronel van Zyl  |  35-50 years of age

5 / 5 5 /5
5 / 5 4 / 5 5 / 5 5 / 5

Beautiful thick african bush and wonderful birdlife and scenery.

Avatar icon pieterbotha Visited: February 2012 Reviewed: Apr 20, 2012

Beautiful bushvelt scenery with a variety of wildlife & friendly and warm service from all staff.

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I found Marakele a great Safari destination because of the overall beauty and fauna and flora diversity. The reserve consists of anything from open grass fields to mountain ranges and the climate is moderate. It is highly recommended to make use of the excellent guides available on their safari tours. Nature lovers will find what they are looking for, whether it is plants, birds or the larger wildlife. Marakele is a great safari destination which I highly recommend...

Avatar icon Goodstuff Visited: August 2007 Reviewed: Apr 26, 2012

A reat destination in South Africa. Excellent for Photography. The Waterberg is a must.

4 / 5 4 /5
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The best part of Marakele is the Scenery. It is not overpopulated like some of the other National Parks in SA.

Female avatar icon mbd France flag FR       Visited: April 2007 Reviewed: Apr 29, 2012

50-65 years of age

4 / 5 4 /5
4 / 5 3 / 5 4 / 5 3 / 5

Beautiful scenery, but unfortunately we didn't spend long enough to appreciate it to the full

Male avatar icon Harry and Grace Mateman Netherlands flag NL       Visited: April 2012 Reviewed: May 14, 2012

65+ years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

4 / 5 4 /5
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There is a unfenced tented camp, beautifully situated at a lake where we stayed a couple of days. You can drive up the mountain for a lovely view, or drive into the bush to see rhinos and other animals from nearby (watch my video of Marakele at youtube). Mix of dirt and tar roads.

Female avatar icon Tom en Gonnie Netherlands flag NL       Visited: May 2012 Reviewed: Sep 6, 2012

50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

The review below is the personal opinion of Tom en Gonnie and not that of SafariBookings.

Camping in the wild

3 / 5 3 /5
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Camping in Tlopi tented camp in Marakele NP is a unique experience. As Tlopi is unfenced, the wild animals come very close. We had a big elephant next to our tent. The monkeys that visit are a bit annoying though. The tents are not luxury, but everything is there. Good beds, a shower and a closed kitchen. The wooden deck is looking out on the water, where birds are abundant and all kind of animals come to drink.
The park is not big, but the scenery is stunning. When we visited there was not much game to be seen. Next to the elephants we saw rhino, giraf, ostrich, wildebeest and impala.

Avatar icon manonloots Visited: October 2010 Reviewed: Oct 30, 2012

Great camping experience

4 / 5 4 /5
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The wildlife in the park self wasn't that great, but it was almost the end of our holiday en maybe we had seen enough. But the campside was great! No amazing. Great view of a little lake with al kinds of animals like rhino's! And Ostrichs walking around the campsite, real fun.