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JOHANNESBURG, 27 February 2024 – Marataba Residence in the Marakele National Park is added to MORE Family Collection Residences, a selection of exclusive-use properties in sought after locations in South Africa.
Marataba is a 23 000ha (56 834ac) privately managed reserve within the malaria free Marakele National Park. Encircled by the sweeping Waterberg Mountain vistas, the park hosts an impressive wildlife diversity that includes the Big Five. Set in a remote corner of the reserve, along the Matlabas river, Marataba Residence offers privacy and exclusivity for families. With its own professional field guide and safari vehicle, guests have complete flexibility on safari.
“We are excited for this new addition to our MORE Family Collection Residences. Marataba is an incredibly beautiful area with its iconic mountain range, the serenity of the Matlabas River, and a diversity of wildlife that includes a healthy rhino population. Marataba Residence provides an additional and exciting option over and above our two luxury lodges,” says CEO and Custodian, Robert More. “We are grateful for the opportunity extended by the original Founders family to share this space and add this Residence to our collection. They have always prioritised conservation and nature experiences that align with our ethos.”
Marataba Residence offers a tranquil retreat set in nature as the unique layout ensures maximum privacy – four bedrooms have been built as stand-alone accommodation with a main, shared lodge comprising a spacious lounge, bar and dining room, as well as a swimming pool and fire deck with an incredible view over the Matlabas River. The Residence caters for up to eight adults and two children, with the team catering for young ones with nature treasure hunts, spoor identification and mould making, arts and crafts, stargazing and more. There’s also an opportunity to take part in the veterinary care of endangered rhinos from April to September.
For Robert More, it’s about valuable time together, “Families need time together to reconnect and there’s nowhere better than in nature to pause and feel replenished. It’s a memorable African adventure experience where guests can set their own pace and simply be.”
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About MORE Family Collection
MORE Family Collection is a diversified private business, specialising in the Southern African tourism industry. Our reach within the industry spans the hospitality sector (MORE Lodges, Hotels and Residences); the travel service sector (MORE Family Collection Concierge); and the training/human development sector (MORE Campus, MORE Field Guide College and the MORE Hospitality College (Plans to be announced)
Our non-profit arms through which we deliver our corporate social and environmental responsibilities are More Community Foundation (operating within communities surrounding our properties and Support Office in South Africa and Zimbabwe), and Nakavango Conservation Programme (based at Stanley & Livingstone in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe).
Additional information:
MORE Family Collection owns and manages a collection of luxury safari lodges, boutique hotels, and exclusive-use residences in South Africa and Zimbabwe offering seamless itineraries between our properties. Led by custodian and CEO Robert More, ours is a fourth-generation family business – our origin dates to 1933 when our great grandfather Guy Aubrey Chalkley purchased the land that Lion Sands Game Reserve was later established on. We now have four luxury lodges at Lion Sands.
Our footprint is in four unique safari reserves – Sabi Sand, Kruger, Thornybush, and Victoria Falls – and our hotels in the vicinity of two Natural Wonders of the World, namely Table Mountain and Victoria Falls. Our properties include Lion Sands Game Reserve (Mpumulanga), Marataba Luxury Lodges and Monwana Game Lodge (Limpopo), Cape Cadogan Boutique Hotel and More Quarters Neighbourhood Hotel (Cape Town), Stanley & Livingstone Boutique Hotel and Ursula’s Homestead (Victoria Falls). We are committed to protecting the environment, community development, sustainability principles, and delivering on our purpose of creating life-enriching experiences for our guests.
