Marataba Founders Camp
An exclusive-use, intimate camp in the Marataba Contractual Park where guests can personalise their safari experience and partake in unique conservation activities.
For only one group at a time this is a luxury camp focusing on tailoring guests preferences to provide an intimate experience. Panoramic views over the landscape and iconic mountains provide a back drop for relaxing with nature.
- Located on the banks of the Matlabas River with the Waterberg mountains straight ahead, Founders Camp is flawlessly positioned for incredible views.
- Only catering for one group of guests at a time in just four luxury suites, this is an intimate experience that can be tailored to suit guests’ preferences for the pace and particulars of their activities and experience.
- Sophisticated, bright, and elegant with a fusion of contemporary and authentically African flair, Founders Camp is the more luxurious of the two camps, but offers the same integrative experiences to family members of all ages.
- Suites have free-standing bath tubs, outdoor showers,private balconies, huge timber-framed glass windows for plenty of light and views, balanced by traditional canvas and thatch features.
- Sleeping eight adults and two children in four suites, sharing a common guest area, swimming pool, and private guide and vehicle.
Similarly to Explorers Camp nearby, Founders Camp focuses on tourism activities that support the conservation projects underway in the Marataba Contractual Park. The higher than usual conservation levy guests pay includes most of the hands-on participatory experiences offered, while some extra special activities – like the three-day rhino notching safari – is to be arranged separately and planned in advance. Guests at Founders Camp book in exclusively and therefore have the freedom to plan their safari activities according to their own schedule.
Some amazing opportunities are on offer to track cheetahs using radio telemetry, monitor and identify individual elephants for research and data capture purposes, and support the field ranger work by scanning for and removing poacher’s snares. Guests may opt for simple and serene nature experiences like hikes, guided walking safaris, picnics, boat cruises, game drives, swimming in wild mountain pools.
