The review:
A wonderful place for hunting and animal viewing
10 of 10
Highly recommended! Hannes, his whole family and his staff were warm, very welcoming and gave us a unique, spectacular stay. We had the whole camp to ourselves and for our meals and braais, the family cooked for us personally and joined us. The two hides are great for viewing and photography, the blind was in just the right spot. Hannes is a very knowledgeable professional hunter, that stalks and hunts 1:1 with his guests. Stay and hunt were tailored to our needs. We learned a lot in hunting, on game drives within the Ukuta Lodge and about South Africa from him. An all-round great experience! We will be sure to come back!
Franz – Austria July 2022
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Awesome 1st Time Experience
10 of 10
I’ve only started hunting in the last year, but when the wife and I started looking at taking a trip to South Africa I knew I couldn’t pass up the opportunity. Hannes was extremely helpful and very easy to contact whenever we had any questions. We were a bit limited on time, so I booked a three night hunt. We were looking to get a wildebeest, impala, blesbok, and sprinkbok–and managed to bag all but the blesbok. The hunting was superb. I had expected to hunt primarily from a vehicle, but we did everything on foot and covered about 11 miles a day between morning and evening treks. Hannes will readily admit the game isn’t “free-range” since his property is high-fenced like most others in South Africa, but when you’ve have the ability to cover thousands of hectares on foot…it’s about as fair-chase as you can get. After reviewing our plans, Hannes suggested we make time to go to Pilannesberg National Park for a few days of safari. He provided transportation for us, booked us a stay at Sun City, and arranged for several game drives for us. If you have the time…make room to add this on. Can’t wait to go back.
Three nights with two days of real hunting is a bit tight for three animals, but that’s all my schedule could accommodate. When I go back, I’d definitely try for four or five solid days.
Finn Petrides – USA Jan 2022
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Incredible experience
10 of 10
Hannes and his family are wonderful people that made my wife and I feel welcome the second we arrived at their Lodge. Accommodations are top notch when it comes to comfort, cleanliness, and having everything one would need. The hunting was more than I could have expected. A truly incredible experience that is a testament to the hard work, skill, and knowledge of Hannes and his team of professionals. When not hunting we would sit in one of the Game Hides and watch all kinds of wild game from only a few feet away drinking from the watering hole. In the evenings everyone would gather around a large outdoor table to enjoy the company and excellent table fare. Remarkable experience, and plan to go back.
David Kelly – USA July 2024
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2nd hunt with Hannes and his team
10 of 10
The variety and density of game play a major role in the success of his hunts. This trip was for my Family of 4 and reflecting back, it’s apparent he has a great network of staff and friends that provide for a unique South African Experience. – I would highly recommend
Ray Wolf – USA March 2024
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Best hunting experience.
10 of 10
This outfitter is completely focused on you and your needs the entire time. From the quality of the accommodations, to the food, to the animals, to the professional hunters, everything was done with excellence. They make everything about you and how to make you have the best experience ever!
We loved everything, so I guess the only thing I could say we didn’t like was we didn’t book a long enough stay! We could have stayed another week easily as nice as everything was.
Justin Wells – USA July 2023
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Engaging and memorable Experience!
10of 10
Great experience and set-up. I hunted solo while on vacation in South Africa and was pleased while hunting with Mahathi Pursuits. The property was appropriately large with multiple game species, including some dope looking black Impala and impressive Wildebeest. Lodging was nice and would be well suited for all group sizes – they even have a pool. My professional hunter, Ron (as I called him – I have a hard time pronouncing Afrikaans names), was awesome and the rest of team was impressive as well. Good value for the experience and I recommend it.
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A luxury safari at a fantastic place
10 of 10
At Mahathi Pursuit we found a true gem in the difficult-to-navigate world of African safaris. Mahathi is a most professional and luxurious hunting farm, which exceeded all our expectations from start to finish. Hannes and his team took very good care of us during the whole stay, starting at the airport all the way until the end! You can expect very clean and nice villas, with all modern amenities including water toilets, showers and very comfortable beds. Additionally, the camp offers a small swimming pool, a nice fireplace, a small house with sofas and a lovely dinner table out in the free. All set in the middle of the savannah in a peaceful place surrounded by large trees. All hunting was done with professional PH:s, who guided us through the vast areas of Mahathi game farm. There are plenty of animals, but hunting was still challenging with many nice occasions to stalk the animal of choice. Important to us was that all animals were treated with respect and put into good use after the shot. Also, the skinning and preparation of trophies was done professionally and according to our wishes! An additional interesting challenge was long range shooting, very thrilling indeed, giving us a possibility to explore our shooting limits in a safe and controlled environment! All in all we are very pleased to recommend Mahathi Pursuit for your next hunting trip to Africa!
Mathias Eklund – Finland July Aug 2023
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Pure happiness
10 of 10
I had an extraordinary hunting trip. I wanted a family place and to have a territory where I felt alone. I was extraordinarily well received, Hannes listened to my desires. We feel that he has an ability to adapt. You want to get as close to the animals as possible. You want to take animals from very far away with long distance shots you can also. The qualities of the animals were excellent, the lodge and the food were fabulous. And above all, frankly, it’s a peaceful and family atmosphere. This is exactly what I was looking for. Next trip in 2024
Thomas Bottet – France Oct 2023
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Mahathi Pursuit is a professional hunting farm that allows new hunters and families to discover in a sustainable way this sport. The accommodation is very comfortable, clean and you have a proper service like in any hotel.
The place is family friendly, which can easily accommodate recreation for any family members (hunters and non hunters), like: bush hunt, game rides, swimming and specially organize target shooting with guns and crossbow to discover the world of hunting weapons and a safe environment. When is comes to food, it’s extremely good, ‘with a family chef’ the food is cooked with local recipes to furnish the overall South African experience.
During the night with a small drive you can admire the beautiful sky full of stars and explore the night animal life. The variety of animals is more than enough to get a fantastic feeling of bush hunt, the next frontier is long range shooting, which is also available. All in all, The host ‘Hannes’ and his team listened to all our needs that were accommodated to excel, making the stay exceptional and memorable.
Sincerely
Mr. Ortega – May 2018
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“This was a great weekend for the whole family. The food, and service were outstanding!! The farm is in a beautiful location, and it is professionally run. It was an amazing experience that I highly recommend.”
Mr. Tenorio Nov 2017
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