Jacis Private Lodge | The New Madikwe Safari | Keep Travelling 🌍

What if your next South African safari wasn’t just about seeing the Big Five — but about experiencing a private lodge reborn, where luxury meets wilderness, family-friendly travel meets exclusivity, and every game drive feels calm, uncrowded, and unforgettable? 

In this episode of Keep Travelling: Your African Story, host Rael Zieve sits down with Dane Van Heteren, Head of Sales and Marketing at Jacis Private Lodge, to explore one of South Africa’s most exciting safari transformations — unfolding inside the magical, malaria-free wilderness of Madikwe Game Reserve.

Dane shares what makes Madikwe one of the most accessible and rewarding safari destinations in South Africa, why its strict vehicle limits create some of the best wildlife sightings in the country, and how Jacis is being completely reimagined as a modern, intimate safari escape — reopening on 1 July 2026.

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