Mashatu Game Reserve, which is the largest private reserve in Southern Africa, has the largest elephant population (almost 900) on private land in the world.
It occupies the area between the Shashe and Limpopo rivers in the Tuli Block. Mashatu covers 46,000ha of savannah plains, riverine forests, open marshland and rugged outcrops of sandstone.

This beautiful sanctuary is home to seven of Africa's giant phenomena - the Limpopo River, the African Elephant, the baobab tree, the eland, the ostrich, the kori bustard and the endless African sky.

Apart form elephants visitors can follow the spoor of lions, leopards, elephants, giraffes, spotted hyenas, bat eared foxes, aardwolves, cheetahs, kudu, Burchell's zebras, bushbuck and baboons. Spotlight-assisted night drives may reveal porcupines, aardvarks, spotted genets and civets, in addition to the larger carnivores. Other antelopes are eland, impala and steenbok.

Over 350 bird species have been identified in the area. One of the reserve's attractions is the game viewing walks and night drives on offer.

Mountain biking within the reserve has become a popular adventure sport to combine game viewing with the excitement of approaching wild animals in the natural habitat. Armed game rangers oversee such excursions and add to the experience through their extensive knowledge of the bush.

Accommodation
Mashatu Lodge offers luxury accommodation in both permanent and tented camps each designed to combine a luxury safari experience with a taste of the African bushveld.

The Main Camp offers 14 tastefully and authentically decorated suites and is elevated around a man-made waterhole and offers excellent game viewing opportunities from within the camp itself.

Mashatu Tent Camp is located in the remote northern area of the reserve and is an idyllic getaway providing accommodation in the form of seven twin tents.