The venue
A bushveld-style venue with large glass doors and leadwood branches, beautiful gardens, a fairy-light dance floor, a sunset canapé lookout and the unique Maroela Tree Bar.
Destinations · Safari Wedding · Maroelani
A bushveld wedding at Maroelani.
A private nature reserve in the Balule Nature Reserve, Greater Kruger, just 15 km from Hoedspruit. Say your vows beneath leadwood trees and dance until midnight under the African stars.
2026 weekend packages
- R120,000 · 50 to 60 guests
- R150,000 · 70 to 80 guests
- R170,000 · 90 to 110 guests
All prices exclude VAT.
Accommodation
20 guests, 2 nights
Included in the package, with the honeymoon suite for the bridal couple.
Meals
Wedding dinner included
A harvest table and buffet dinner are included. Plated dinners cost extra.
What is included
The wedding package
- Exclusive venue and lodge hire for 2 days
- 2 nights’ accommodation for 20 guests, including the honeymoon suite for the couple
- A harvest table and buffet dinner with two meat options, six sides and two desserts
- A separate dressing area, with the luxury spa for the ladies to get ready
- Maroelani tables, chairs, available décor, cutlery, crockery and napkins
- Help with table setup on the day
- A champagne wall and glasses, ice buckets and fairy lights for the dance floor and bar
- A game viewer as your wedding car
- Waiters and barmen with a cash bar, plus cleaning before and after
- The rock wall chapel ceremony area
Important exclusions
Plan separately for
- Wedding cake, photographer and officiant (recommendations available)
- Music or a DJ
- All drinks, including table wine and champagne, and ice for them
- Flowers, candles, special décor and any furniture the venue does not have
- Hair, makeup and attire
- Plated dinners instead of the buffet
- The riverbed or main dam leadwood tree ceremony setup
- Extra game viewer use and guest transport
- Rain shading or tents during the rainy months
- Meals for guests staying before the wedding, which can be ordered from the restaurant
Ceremony options
Both ceremony areas are outdoors. The rock wall chapel is included. The riverbed or main dam, with its famous leadwood tree, is available at an additional cost.
Getting there
Daily flights to Hoedspruit Eastgate Airport from Johannesburg and Cape Town, then 45 minutes by road. Or about six hours’ drive from Johannesburg.
Good to know
Key booking conditions
- Maximum of 100 guests outdoors or 90 indoors
- Bookings are confirmed with an R25,000 deposit
- A refundable R5,000 breakage deposit is due 14 days before
- Accounts are settled 14 days before, and final guest numbers are due 20 days before
- The venue closes at 02:00, with R2,500 charged per extra hour
- No fireworks or paper confetti; dried petals are welcome
- Suggested ceremony times: 16:00 in summer, 15:00 in spring and autumn, 15:30 in winter
Plan your Maroelani wedding
Ask us to confirm availability and prepare a tailored wedding and travel quote.