Thaba Metsi Private Game Lodge

Thaba Metsi Private Game Lodge Thaba Metsi Private Game Lodge is more than a safari destination it is an experience of refined tranquillity.

Here, untamed nature meets understated luxury, offering a place where time slows & every detail is thoughtfully curated for your comfort.

21/06/2026

WORLD GIRAFFE DAY

🦒 Grace, height & quiet presence.

This World Giraffe Day, we celebrate one of Africa’s most iconic silhouettes.

Seen moving gently through the bush, giraffes remind us that conservation is not only about protecting the rare or the dramatic. It is also about protecting the everyday moments that make the wild feel whole.

At Thaba Metsi, sightings like these are part of the stillness, beauty & wonder of the Welgevonden wilderness.

09/06/2026

Just some zebra running in the road in Welgevonden Game Reserve. When one comes to a standstill, you slowly take in pale blue eyes looking back at you. It takes your breath away with wonder and surprise.

Slow safari teaches you to notice the smaller stories of the bush - the details, quirks and fleeting moments many vehicles drive straight past.

At Thaba Metsi, we believe safari is not only about what you see.
It is about how deeply you see it.


Greg

07/06/2026

Some moments do not need a script.

A lion’s call across the Waterberg.
Golden light over the bushveld.
Guests watching quietly from the game vehicle.

This is the kind of encounter that stays with you long after the drive is over.

Thaba Metsi Private Game Lodge.
A slower, deeper way to experience the wild.

This World Environment Day, we pause to honour the wilderness we are privileged to be part of.Thaba Metsi sits within We...
05/06/2026

This World Environment Day, we pause to honour the wilderness we are privileged to be part of.

Thaba Metsi sits within Welgevonden Game Reserve, a 36,000 hectare protected wilderness inside the UNESCO Waterberg Biosphere.

Home to 65 mammal species & 300 bird species, this landscape is more than a destination. It is a living ecosystem worth protecting.

Protected. Wild. Worth preserving.

01/06/2026

Woodland. Brown-hooded. Pygmy. Giant. Striped.
All drawn to the perennial water and quiet woodland spaces that make this corner of the bush so special.
A slow safari invites you to notice these things.
To pause longer.
To return to the same places.
To listen carefully.
Because the bush is not only about what roars.
Sometimes it is about what flashes silently across the river in electric blue.

A rare sighting. Woodland Kingfishers in full display, a fleeting moment of colour, movement and instinct. WhatsApp: 079...
25/05/2026

A rare sighting. Woodland Kingfishers in full display, a fleeting moment of colour, movement and instinct.

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The animals painted on these rocks thousands of years ago still roam Welgevonden today. Some stories never leave.A slow ...
25/05/2026

The animals painted on these rocks thousands of years ago still roam Welgevonden today. Some stories never leave.

A slow safari is about more than sightings. It’s about walking quietly enough to notice the stories held in the landscape.

Ask us about our guided bush walk to ancient San rock art sites hidden within the wilderness.
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15/05/2026

A peaceful morning in the bush, a mother resting while her calf played nearby. Moments like these never get old.

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This is why you come to Africa. The Big 5 raw, real, and completely unforgettable.WhatsApp: 079 263 5743 | Email: reserv...
12/05/2026

This is why you come to Africa. The Big 5 raw, real, and completely unforgettable.

WhatsApp: 079 263 5743 | Email: [email protected]

09/05/2026

Golden skies, wild encounters and the kind of sunsets that make you stop for a moment.

Experience the bush the way it was meant to be experienced at Thaba Metsi

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Stand 13, Welgevonden Game Reserve, R517
Vaalwater
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