Location:- Jaci's Tree Lodge comprises eight "Tree Houses", each encompassing a giant Tambotie or Leadwood Tree. Relax on the deck in front of your room, in the main lodge or wander to the forest pool to cool off. Raised wooden walkways, suspended in the forest canopy lining the banks of the Marico River, connect to the extraordinary Main Lodge and its generous facilities.

At a glance:

• Accommodation - Capacity - 16 guests
• 8 Luxurious suites with en-suite bathrooms and outdoor shower.
• Completed in December 2002  
• Full range of guest amenities such as shampoo, bath oil, body lotions, etc  
• Insect proof screening on all windows and sliding doors 
• Insect repellent supplied in all bedrooms and on all vehicles   
• Purified water  
• Swimming pool  
• Open air boma where dinner is enjoyed under the stars 
• Safari bar including an international selection of beverages   
• Open-air bush gymnasium  
• Baby-sitting facilities
• Family friendly
• Malaria Free destination
• A true african safari

Accommodation:- Each "Tree House" is constructed amongst the riverine forest on stilts, up to 6 meters above the ground. In these spacious "Tree Houses" - built by utilizing a combination of rosewood, thatch and stacking doors - the forest surrounds are invited in, to compliment your stay. An open plan, en-suite bathroom with an enormous stone bath and outdoor "Jungle Shower" allow you to enjoy your forest surrounds.

Weddings and honeymoons:- Jaci's provides outstanding venues, complete with a team of people to ensure your special day is hassle free. At Jaci's we assist you in planning the perfect day. We have catered for several weddings from 80 to 5 guests, each created around the individual needs of the wedding couple.

Our wedding package includes our usual daily activities and meals. The extra details (flowers, pastor, photographer, etc.) are privately arranged and we can assist once everything is at the lodge. Contact us directly for more details, information and inspiration.  At Jaci's we can accommodate 36 adults (between Safari and Tree Lodge) which allows two different venues for the ceremony and for the reception.

Activities:- Guests will enjoy daily morning and afternoon game drives and, rates include all meals and two game activities per day, tea and coffee, house drinks and laundry. Children aged 7 years and under are taken on their own Game Drive during the day by one of our rangers - this is a kiddie's drive and is geared totally to the children's interests and age level

Wildlife:- Lion, elephant, black and white rhino, buffalo, leopard - Big Five- also cheetah and wild dog - Magnificent seven.
Giraffe, zebra, warthog, baboon, monkey, hippo, crocodile, and a variety of antelope including kudu, impala, waterbuck, Springbok, Wildebeest, Eland, Blesbok, Tsessebe and Steenbok are regularly seen, along with a number of the more elusive or less common animals. With a bird population of over 250 different species. Bring your binoculars!

Access:- Madikwe Game Reserve can be accessed by road or by daily departure – air charter departing from Grand Central Airport. The reserve is approximately three and a half hours drive from Johannesburg. Guests would route via Zeerust before proceeding north on the Gaborone road and use two entries Abjaterskop and Wonderboom Gate.

Child Policy:- Children are most welcome at Jaci's Lodges and special provisions are made for them including tailored game-drives, baby-sitting services during morning game drives (no under 7's on normal game drives) and earlier evening meals. Children aged 12 and under are comfortably accommodated in their parents' room on their own stretcher.