MalaMala Rattray’s Camp on MalaMala Game Reserve offers incredible sightings of Africa’s wildlife; including the Big 5 (lion, leopard, elephant, rhino, and buffalo); as well as a multitude of smaller creatures.
MalaMala shares a 19 km (12 miles) unfenced border with the world-renowned Kruger National Park and lies strategically sandwiched between the National Park and the Sabi Sand Reserve in South Africa; of 13 200 ha (33 000 acres).
MalaMala Rattray’s Camp Accommodation
MalaMala Rattray’s Camp is the epitome of classic style and good taste. There are 8 x luxury suites for a maximum of 16 guests; although two suites may be used as triple rooms. Each luxurious, freestanding and spacious suite of 128m²; offers an atmosphere of lush seclusion and boasts spectacular views of the Sand River.
Take a dip in the private plunge pool, or enjoy a massage on your deck and observe wildlife who come down to the river to drink. Additionally; your indigenous private garden is a haven for birds.
Feel free to explore the camp but please do not walk beyond the camp perimeters unless accompanied by a ranger.
Additional suite features
“His” and “hers” bathrooms feature a ball and claw foot bath and double shower
Outdoor shower for a nature experience with a difference
Outdoor and indoor dining area for intimate dining
Air conditioning, heating, and overhead fans
Direct-dial telephones
A minibar
Tea and coffee making facilities
A mini safe
Optional satellite television and DVD player.
Children under 16 years are not permitted unless exclusive use of the camp is reserved in which case children aged 12 and over will be welcome.
MalaMala offers an authentic and iconic African safari experience; while MalaMala Rattray’s Camp is the crème de la crème of the luxury safari industry.
Delicious meals can be enjoyed in a variety of locations; including the “boma,” the deck, the dining room; or in the privacy and comfort of your own suite.
Weddings are also available at all MalaMala Camps. For more info; go to the MalaMala Safari Wedding page.
Activities
At MalaMala Rattray’s Camp, your wildlife safaris are the number one priority and you will surely not be disappointed. Game drives are conducted twice a day (early morning, and late afternoon into the evening) in open 4 wheel drive safari vehicles in the 40,000-acre private reserve. The rangers are in constant radio communication with one another to keep each other informed about the location of wildlife. In order not to interrupt the sounds of the African bush; headsets are used. As the vehicles can leave the road; guests will get close-up game viewing and fantastic photographic opportunities. Night drives, with the aid of powerful spotlights, bring the bush to life at night.
A maximum of only four guests per safari vehicle is the norm at Rattray’s Camp, however; exclusive use of a safari vehicle can be arranged upon request but is subject to availability. This service attracts a fee per empty seat per day out of four at Rattray’s Camp.
Photographic Safari
Private photographic safaris are also available at an additional cost; in open 4 wheel drive vehicles allowing for total freedom of movement. The ability to leave the road because it is a private concession; to track down Africa’s unique animals including the legendary Big Five; therefore makes MalaMala one of the best photographic safari destinations.
The perspective of the bush is entirely different from that of a vehicle on a walking safari with an armed ranger. Learn to read the signs of the wild, and perhaps come into close contact with the different animal species on the reserve.
MalaMala Rattray’s Camp Accommodation Rates and Special Offers
1st January 2022 until 31st December 2022: R21 500 per person sharing or R32 250 per single.
STAY 4 / PAY 3 Promotion
Valid from 10th January until 31st March 2022, and 1st November until 15th December 2022.
Book four consecutive nights at any MalaMala Game Reserve camp and receive one of the nights complimentary
The four nights can be at any of the three camps (Rattray’s, Main Camp, or Sable Camp) and the complimentary night is applied to the lowest rated night for example; 2 nights at MalaMala Rattray’s Camp and 2 nights at MalaMala Main Camp and one of the nights at MalaMala Main Camp will be free.
Arrival and departure date must fall within the validity dates
MalaMala Game Reserve
Sabi Sand South Africa