This lodge was designed not to disturb and to melt away into the environment. With extensive use of wood, thatch, rock and the natural environment.
The Welgevonden Private Game Reserve, a malaria free game reserve, is a declared Heritage site and now part of a greater conservancy area of 100 000 hectares of game sanctuary incorporating Marakele National Park. This is a place of rare and rugged beauty. This reserve holds the Big 5, Rhino, Elephant, Buffalo, Leopard and Lion.