Ground Hornbill Project
One of South Africa’s leading programmes for the endangered Southern Ground Hornbill.
WATERBERG24° 45′ S
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12,000 hectares · malaria-free Waterberg
Come back
to the wild.
One lodge, dozens of ways to experience the Waterberg. Start with the kind of trip you want — then let Mabula organise the details around you.
30+years of stories
8Magnificent icons
2×guided safaris daily
A stay that remembers you
Your Mabula Journey builds while you explore.
Save the room, safari, dining and wellness moments that feel right. Your shortlist follows you around the site and becomes one clean trip brief for reservations.
LIVE TRIP CANVASWINTER RHYTHM
01StartChoose your room
02ThenAdd your wild moments
03FinishSend one clean brief
Your saved moments will appear here.
The entire Mabula, simplified
A safari website should plan the escape, not make you hunt for information.
Stay, safaris, spa, family time, boma dinners, conservation, weddings, conferences, activity rates, lodge access and current offers now live in one guest journey.
Choose your Mabula
See everything →Different trips. Same wild horizon.
Safari Architect
Build a stay that sounds like you.
Choose the shape of your trip. We’ll draft a realistic rhythm around Mabula’s safari times and experiences.
WildStill
Reimagined MabulaRead the Mabula story
Thirty years of wilderness. A R35m new chapter.
The lodge’s multi-year transformation refreshed rooms, restaurant, arrival spaces, lounge, bar, terrace and boma while keeping the bushveld at the centre of the experience.
51rooms renovated during the transformation programme
2019 →the modernisation journey began
2024latest public-area phase completed
Conservation in action
See the work →Your safari funds a living system.
Cheetah genetics
New individuals strengthen the reserve’s role in the regional cheetah metapopulation.
Wild dogs return
A breeding pack now moves through Greater Mabula — a rare Waterberg conservation success.
Current reasons to go
All offers →Offers that match the season.
Mid-week Winter Safari Getaway
From R2,750Per person sharing per night. Meals + two safaris daily. SA residents.
See terms →Spring Safari Escape
From R3,416Superior Room mid-week, all meals + two safaris daily.
See terms →Festive Safari Special
From R2,689Book and pay by 30 September for the published festive offer.
See terms →Your next chapterThe wild is two hours away.