Marrick Safari - Come and enjoy friendly African farm hospitality in the un-spoilt Bushveld of the Northern Cape. Explore this diverse countryside, a three thousand hectare spread of savannah thornveld.
An eco-system sustained by herds of indigenous antelope and an abundance of bird life. Marrick Safari is situated approximately 480 kilometers south west of Johannesburg and only fifteen minutes from Kimberley Airport. Marrick Safari also offers a shuttle service to and from Kimberley Airport.
You can view several game species in their natural habitat, like the Gemsbok, Blesbuck, Rooihartebees, Eland, Springbok, Zebra, Giraffe and many more. Marrick offers you a selection of accommodation to suite your needs, all fully equipped for self-catering.
Accommodation at Marrick Safari:
All cottages are fully equipped for self-catering purposes but meals can be catered for on request.
Guesthouse
The Guesthouse is the original residence on Marrick farmstead, which has been restored to reflect the elegant ambiance of its earlier years. The homestead also includes a lounge and dining room with welcoming open fireplace. Accommodating to sleep 10 people with 5 bedrooms; one of which being the Honeymoon Suite.
Honeymoon Suite
Our superior Honeymoon Suite situated within the Guesthouse includes an en-suite bathroom. This Suite is ideally suited to that romantic weekend away, or the perfect complement to your wedding on Marrick Safari.
Country Cottage
Accommodating to sleep 8 people with 3 bedrooms and 1 bathrooms.
Impala Cottage
If you prefer a more functional yet comfortable lodging, Impala Cottage is the ideal accommodation for you and your family or friends to experience Marrick`s bounty from the convenient confines of your own private lapa and a fully equipped open-planned kitchen. Accommodating to sleep 10 people with 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.
Hunter`s Cottage
Aptly named and reminiscent of its earlier purpose, Hunter`s Cottage provides the seclusion you need for your own private party of family function, which is enclosed by a boma. Accommodating to sleep 6 people with 2 air-conditioned bedrooms both en-suite.
Guineafowl Cottage
Similar in style and functionality to the Impala Cottage, but without a lapa, the Guineafowl Cottage also has an open-planned kitchen. Accommodates to sleep 8 people with 3 bedrooms all en-suite.
We offer a variety of activities that include:
Hiking, Game Drives/Night Drives/Feeding Tours, Mountain biking, Bird watching
Places of interest
In addition to the "Big Hole" in Kimberley (the largest manmade excavation in the world), there are also the world class William Humphrey's Art Gallery and the McGregor Museum, the famous Boer-war battlefields and the Kimberley Club, that Cecil John Rhodes frequented. 15 minutes from Marrick is the Wildebeest Kuil Rock art tourism centre, which reflects beliefs of the Xam and San groups that can be sensed in the rock paintings and engravings.
Situated on the R357 to Douglas about 10km outside Kimberley.