Take Your Family on the Trip of a Lifetime this Festive Season with Limited-Time Safari Specials at Mashatu Game Reserve
There are holidays, and then there are places and spaces that shape memories that will last a lifetime. This year, swap screen time for safari time. Mashatu Game Reserve, one of Botswana’s best-kept secrets, is inviting families to escape into the wild with a limited-time green season offer.
From 1 November 2025 to 31 January 2026, families can take advantage of exclusive safari savings — ideal for festive holidays, or that long-awaited multi-generational trip.
Located in Botswana’s eastern corner, Mashatu is home to impressive sandstone formations, wide open plains and grasslands, ancient towering baobabs, and wildlife as far as the eye can see. The green season brings the reserve to life — teeming with baby animals, vibrant & lush vegetation, migratory birds and dramatic skies – providing endless photo-worthy opportunities. A season of life, colour, and wonder — the ideal time to travel as a family.
A Safari Special Designed for Families
Book for stays during this period and enjoy these exciting offers:
- One child under 12 stays FREE when sharing with parents at Mashatu Lodge or Tuli Safari Lodge Mashatu.
- Children pay HALF PRICE when staying in a separate room together (max two children per room – under the age of 12 pay half the children’s rate, over the age of 12 pay half the adult rate).
- Pay for 2 nights and get your third night FREE when booking our safari homes (for up to 8 guests).
Safari Experiences for Every Generation
In addition to twice-daily game drives, Mashatu offers a wide range of unique activities that can be added to your safari for greater excitement and depth – guided safari walks, night drives, confluence visits, cycling safari, Night Under the Stars sleepout, horseback safaris and cultural visits to surrounding communities.
The Ease of Travelling to Mashatu
Getting to Mashatu is seamless, whether travelling by road or air. Mashatu Connect (travel company) offers daily flights between Lanseria Airport in Johannesburg and Limpopo Valley Airfield in Mashatu (flight duration of 1.5 hours). Travelling by road is approximately a 6-hour drive from Johannesburg, 2-hour drive from Polokwane Airport and 7-hour drive from Gaborone. Upon arrival at Pont Drift Border Post, guests either cross over the Limpopo River by game vehicle with our rangers or via the cable car (if the river is in floor). Mashatu Connect offers road transfers, or guests can opt to self-drive and leave their vehicles at the border.
With flexible accommodation options — from luxury suites to exclusive-use safari homes — and a no-crowds, bespoke experiences, conservation-first ethos; Mashatu gives families the space and pace to connect meaningfully with nature and each other.
About the Offer:
- Stay Dates: 1 November 2025 – 31 January 2026.
- Available at: Mashatu Lodge, Tuli Safari Lodge Mashatu, Kolokolo Safari Home (5-star exclusive-use home, sleeps 8), Shalimpo Safari Home (Self-catering home, sleeps 8)
- Subject to availability.
- Valid for new bookings only (international and SADC guests).
- Full pre-payment required.
- Not combinable with other specials.
- Click here to find out more/book: www.mashatu.com/family-traveller-special
Link to imagery: Family Safari Special – Green Season
