Mateya Safari Lodge — Hotel in Ramotshere Moiloa Local Municipality

This holiday exceeded expectaions by a considerable margin|We arrived by light aircraft FedAir from Jo'burg landing at a bush airstrip near the lodge|A driver from Mateya was there to greet us and take us to the lodge where staff greeted us at the door|We were shown to our room the size and luxury of which exceeded expectations the pictures on their website do not do it justice really large comfy bed dresing area sitting area bath shower toilet two sinks plus outside shower decking outside with table and chairs sunlouners and plunge pool (not heated - only for the brave) fridge coffee maker hettle and well stocked minibar|Then the best bit - there is a waterhole outside the lodge so as you sit on your deck in the afternoon drinking your coffee or wine - animals walk passed heading for the water - elephants impala baboons zebra and occassionally lion - you do not actually have to go out on a game drive here you can just sit and watch|The game drives were however excellent - up at 5am light snack and tea at 5:30 drive sets off at 6 to catch the animals coming down to the various water hole on te game reserve - second drive of the day at 4pm to catch animals before dusk |We saw plenty of elephants plus giraffes zebras inpala other types of deer black and white rhinos small rodents snakes birds hyena with cubs and cheetah with cubs - just about everything you could want to see|Dinning was a real treat - there are multiple locations to eat in the restaurant area on the deck arround the fire pit even in the wine cellar - menu is limited beause this is a remote location however if you advise them in advance of any special dietary needs which we did then you are well catered for - the chef the waiter and the wine waiter were all excellent|Overall an incredible experience - we...

This holiday exceeded expectaions by a considerable margin We arrived by light aircraft FedAir from Jo'burg landing at a bush airstrip near the lodge A driver from Mateya was there to greet us and take us to the lodge where staff greeted us at the door We were shown to our room the size and luxury of which exceeded expectations the pictures on their website do not do it justice really large comfy bed dresing area sitting area bath shower toilet two sinks plus outside shower decking outside with table and chairs sunlouners and plunge pool (not heated - only for the brave) fridge coffee maker hettle and well stocked minibar Then the best bit - there is a waterhole outside the lodge so as you sit on your deck in the afternoon drinking your coffee or wine - animals walk passed heading for the water - elephants impala baboons zebra and occassionally lion - you do not actually have to go out on a game drive here you can just sit and watch The game drives were however excellent - up at 5am light snack and tea at 5:30 drive sets off at 6 to catch the animals coming down to the various water hole on te game reserve - second drive of the day at 4pm to catch animals before dusk We saw plenty of elephants plus giraffes zebras inpala other types of deer black and white rhinos small rodents snakes birds hyena with cubs and cheetah with cubs - just about everything you could want to see Dinning was a real treat - there are multiple locations to eat in the restaurant area on the deck arround the fire pit even in the wine cellar - menu is limited beause this is a remote location however if you advise them in advance of any special dietary needs which we did then you are well catered for - the chef the waiter and the wine waiter were all excellent Overall an incredible experience - we...

Working in the travel industry, I have been lucky enough to stay at some amazing places over the last few years and Mateya is definitely up there with the best of them. Originally built as a personal residence and for a lady who later decided to open it up as a lodge, all of the personal touches you'd expect in someones home are still there - it is one of the most unique places I have stayed. The main sitting area has an incredible collection of art that could keep you busy all day! The rooms themselves are enormous and extremely comfortable. Our pool overlooking the waterhole was areal highlight, we had elephants walking right past the room every afternoon that we were there! The food was excellent, the first morning we were the only guests staying there and were presented with the most amazing breakfast I've ever seen! There are various different settings in which you can dine, our favourite was the fireside dining option but you can also have dinner in the wine cellar which sadly we didn't have time to do. The menus are fairly concise but Rose seemed more than happy to deviate from the menu if we wanted something a bit smaller than the huge portions on offer each day!||We did 5 game drives in our 3 night stay and I have to say that although we were slightly unlucky with our wildlife spotting on a couple of drives, they were by far the most engaging and enjoyable safaris we have done. ||Special thanks to Werner and Christine who are great people and truly excellent hosts. I would highly recommend a stay here - you...