Tau Game Lodge Blog

Tales and adventures by the Tau Game Lodge Rangers in the Madikwe Game Reserve.

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Wed, 03 Feb 2016

Drops of Summer - January News - by Mike Rae

The beginning of a new year arrives with much excitement and new life in Madikwe Game reserve, offspring of every species brings about a fresh atmosphere in the field. In camp, the acacias burst with colour and our beautiful Tau Game Lodge seems to oose a[.....]

Drops of Summer - January News - by Mike Rae
Sun, 06 Dec 2015

November News - finally the rain came - by Kelly Oldaker

November News - finally the rain came - by Kelly Oldaker

And what a lot of news we have from November here at Tau Game Lodge. We started off November with 4 days of advanced wilderness 1st Aid training with Africa SafeT. It is always good to stay up to date with new developments in the area of 1st Aid, and all o[.....]

Fri, 30 Oct 2015

News from The Bush in October - by Reggi Baretto

News from The Bush in October - by Reggi Baretto

After spending three years guiding in other reserves, I was excited to join the Tau Team in Madikwe Game Reserve, and I can honestly say I have not been dissappointed. We hosted The Tribe, a group of 54 guests who stayed with us for 4 nights, and then we a[.....]

Sat, 03 Oct 2015

The sweet scent of spring in the air - by Michael Rae

The sweet scent of spring in the air - by Michael Rae

Upon my arrival back to Madikwe, back from a two week break, I felt my heart beating to a new rhythm, the cold had retreated and the fresh smell of the shepherd tree blossoms filled my breaths. The first signs of spring have arrived in our arid piece of Af[.....]

Thu, 03 Sep 2015

A time of light after darkness - By Michael Rae

A time of light after darkness - By Michael Rae

As some may know, Madikwe's wilddog population was devastated by rabies earlier in the year, but from the ashes five dogs remained... Through this last winter period the last five dogs have managed to restore the sunshine, by gifting the park with nine bea[.....]