Rockfig

Our beautiful lodge has a magnificent setting, high up on the ridge above the Madikwe plains, offering spectacular views and stunning sunsets. Madikwe offers some of the most pristine and untouched wilderness areas in Africa.

Leave the stress and rush of your busy life behind and enjoy our luxurious accommodation, incredible safari adventures, spectacular views and stunning sunsets — not to mention our staff pampering and spoiling you!

Our lodge is small and intimate, allowing you privacy whether you choose to travel alone, as a couple or as a family group. It also allows our staff to give you their undivided attention as and when you need it. Our four self-contained villas are positioned far enough apart to ensure seclusion but remain within an easy walk to our restaurant, bar and pool deck.

Reviews & Testimonials

Madikwe Magic!

A fantastic safari lodge, where the staff could not have been more accommodating! We stayed in the 3 bedroomed ‘villa’ it was very homely, large grounds with our own swimming pool, viewing deck, bbq area and a waterhole. The staff came into our villa on one evening and cooked for us in the villa. The only negative if I could find one is that the upstairs bedroom is up a very deep and steep stairs so may not be suitable for everyone.
The game drives with our guide KG were excellent, he always found the Big 5 and also the Magnificent 7 (cheetah and Wild Dogs)! 
Highly recommend a stay here.

P8357JBjanetl wrote a review on September 8, 2025

Highly Recommended Lodge in Madikwe

A wonderful property in Madikwe Game Reserve. Moses and his staff were exeptional, as was Hanru, our guide for the 4 nights we spent there. We celebrated our 15th wedding anniversary at Rockfig, and they pulled out all the stops to give us an evening to remember, with sundowners overlooking the reserve, and a wonderful dinner catered for us in our villa. We saw plenty of game, and enjoyed relaxing next to the plunge pool during the lazy time between game drives. A top experience, highly recommended!

A-V-D-Waal wrote a review on September 15, 2025

Rockfig Lodge exceeded all our expectations!

Rockfig Lodge was amazing. The Inkwe house that we stayed in was so spacious and even had its own pool, outdoor bbq area and waterhole! The main lodge was lovely also. The hide overlooking another waterhole even had a coffee station and drinks in the fridge! The staff were all so friendly and helpful and made us feel so welcome and special. We loved the braai dinner outside and the staff dances!!
Our guide Kagiso (KG) was phenomenal and found us everything we were hoping for and way more! His knowledge was incredible and we learned so much from him and had sitings that we could never even have dreamed of. Thank you to everyone at Rockfig Lodge for the stay of a lifetime. We hope to be able to come back one day. We highly recommend Rockfig Lodge for a visit to Madikwe.

Janet wrote a review on October 30, 2025

Go!

Amazing trip! Great property, huge rooms, very tasty food and interesting game drives! Moreover, the team is great and friendly!

Михаил wrote a review on February 5, 2026

Eine kleine aber feine Anlage. Genau das was wir uns gewünscht hatten. Das gesamte Team war einfach toll! Freundlich, höflich und zuvorkommend. Das Essen war ausgezeichnet und die Getränkeauswahl vollkommen zur Zufriedenheit. Die Villa war großzügig und allem Nötigen ausgestattet. Der eigene Pool und vor allem der Aussichtsplatz auf das eigene Wasserloch waren sehr schön. Die game drives waren unsere Highlights des Tages, nicht zuletzt dank Ronny unseres ausgezeichneten Guides. Wir kommen gerne wieder!

Z6389BInorbertf wrote a review on June 10, 2026

Beautifully presented, very clean, wonderful staff members, very informative game drives with the guide Henru. Good delicious!

We liked everything.

Joseph wrote a review on August 11, 2025

A fantastic location, high-quality and varied food and drinks, top-equipped accommodation, great hospitable service and a unique safari experience – all in all an absolutely outstanding experience that we can wholeheartedly recommend.

Daniel wrote a review on November 14, 2025

The chalets are well laid out and each unit very private. Our chalet was spacious and had all the amenities you would need, even though we did not make use of all the facilities. The view from the veranda is amazing and relaxing. The staff was amazing. Very friendly and helpful. The chef was superb, producing marvelous meals. Our ranger was friendly and knowledgeable, which resulted in some amazing sights. Not only the big five, but a number of other animals and birds which is often overlooked.

Anonymous wrote a review on April 12, 2026

A warm welcome with a smile that lasted throughout our stay, the amenities of the villas, our driver Pride who went out of his way to allow us to see a male lion before our departure.

Gwladys wrote a review on April 21, 2026

Wonderful food and the resort had the best service. I would come here again.

Carolyn wrote a review on May 12, 2026

Heritage

Andrew Walker’s love of the bush and his insatiable desire to share it with friends and family led to him founding Rockfig Lodge over 20 years ago. After acquiring a lease in Madikwe game reserve in 2000, he built his own home away from home, Inkwe family house. This soon became home to regular cherished family holidays.

In 2013, Andrew set about creating a private commercial lodge. Andrew never did things in half measures and true to form he built the most beautiful guest Villas and central entertainment area. Rockfig officially opened in 2019.

Andrew sadly passed away in 2021, but the family continue to keep his pioneering passion alive through the lodge.
His desire to create an environment which offers guests a unique and immersive safari experience is realised through each and every visitor who walks through our doors. Our team take great pride in continuing to share his love of the untamed bush and abundant wildlife. To date Rockfig lodge has been one of the most popular lodges in the area amongst both local and overseas guests, receiving numerous outstanding reviews.

Rockfig lodge is named after a beautiful Rock fig tree that grows on the magical cliff overlooking Madikwe hills, our logo represents this special tree. Guests can experience this amazing cliff and majestic tree whilst enjoying our speciality High Lunch or Sundowners from our private cliff lookout point.

Andrew Walker, founder of Rockfig Lodge