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Family Friendly

Fancy taking the kids on safari? Then check out our selection of lodges that welcome kids and cater for their specific needs! (just remember that most lodges won't allow the real littlies out on game drives for safety reasons)

27 lodges
Bakubung
Near Gauteng, Pilanesberg

Bakubung

A larger resort-style lodge of 76 rooms just 2 hours drive from Johannesburg that's a really family-friendly option - a great way of introducing your kids to...

From R2 952 per person sharing/night
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Cheetah Ridge
KwaZulu-Natal, Nambiti

Cheetah Ridge

INCLUDES DRINKS! 10 luxurious free standing Signature Suites built on an open plain with floor to ceiling glazing overlooking a private waterhole, so you can...

From R8 528 per person sharing/night Normally R10 660 Save 20%
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Ivory Tree Game Lodge
Near Gauteng, Pilanesberg

Ivory Tree Game Lodge

With 64 luxurious suites this is more of a “bush hotel” which offers more facilities and activities than a traditional game lodge, if not the intimacy.

From R3 771 per person sharing/night Normally R6 410 Save 41%
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Jaci’s Private Lodge
Near Gauteng, Madikwe

Jaci’s Private Lodge

OPENING 1 JULY. DRINKS INCLUDED! Stunning re-invention after the old Jaci's lodges were destroyed by flooding in 2025 - this newly built 10-room lodge raises...

From R8 663 per person sharing/night Normally R15 750 Save 45%
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Kapama River Lodge
Greater Kruger, Kapama

Kapama River Lodge

INCLUDES DRINKS! With 62 luxurious suites positioned along the seasonal Kapama river, it’s ideally suited to guests (often younger couples and groups of...

From R7 700 per person sharing/night Normally R15 000 Save 49%
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Karongwe River Lodge
Greater Kruger, Karongwe

Karongwe River Lodge

The attractively styled new rooms now complement one of the most beautiful river front settings we’ve seen – there’s also very good game viewing on this scenic...

From R4 280 per person sharing/night Normally R9 790 Save 56%
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Kirkman's Kamp
Greater Kruger, Sabi Sands

Kirkman's Kamp

Gracious old-style hospitality combines with the atmosphere of a 1920’s South African lowveld homestead (and fabulous game viewing!)

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Klaserie Drift Misava Camp
Greater Kruger, Klaserie

Klaserie Drift Misava Camp

DRINKS INCLUDED! Offering jaw-dropping views from the infinity pool deck located on the top of a cliff overlooking the Klaserie River and the vast expanse of...

From R6 875 per person sharing/night Normally R13 750 Save 50%
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Kwa Maritane
Near Gauteng, Pilanesberg

Kwa Maritane

A quick 2-hour drive from Gauteng brings you to Kwa Maritane - the "Place of the Rock" - a 90 room bush-resort style lodge that's especially welcoming to kids!

From R2 772 per person sharing/night
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Kwandwe Ecca Lodge
Eastern Cape, Kwandwe

Kwandwe Ecca Lodge

DRINKS INCLUDED! Forget jodhpurs, pith helmets or stiff upper lips – Ecca Lodge is youthful, relaxed, modern and trendy (and great for families too!)

From R7 900 per person sharing/night Normally R23 800 Save 67%
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Lukimbi Safari Lodge
Greater Kruger, Kruger Concessions

Lukimbi Safari Lodge

DRINKS INCLUDED! Lovely lodge which is the most easily accessible of all the private Kruger concessions - 15 000 hectares of prime Big 5 territory right in the...

From R11 000 per person sharing/night Normally R16 300 Save 33%
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Mabula Lodge
Near Gauteng, Mabula

Mabula Lodge

With its close proximity to Gauteng and excellent affordability, the “bush hotel” style Mabula has undergone a recent stylish contemporary makeover that makes...

From R2 750 per person sharing/night Normally R5 576 Save 51%
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Makalali Main Lodge
Greater Kruger, Makalali

Makalali Main Lodge

CLOSED DUE TO FLOOD DAMAGE. Excellent value for money a serious draw-card at this 30-room "bush hotel" style lodge - the contemporary styling of the main...

From R3 372 per person sharing/night Normally R6 430 Save 48%
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Mthembu Lodge
KwaZulu-Natal, Hluhluwe-Umfolosi

Mthembu Lodge

Lying on the banks of the White Umfolozi river, Mthembu is a stunning new upmarket lodge of just 9 suites that has immediately elevated itself to the ranks of...

From R3 319 per person sharing/night Normally R8 850 Save 62%
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Noka House
Greater Kruger, Karongwe

Noka House

Enjoy a family safari in your own exclusive-use house -this comfortable house is reasonably priced for a family safari - there are 2 downstairs bedrooms as...

From R17 120 per person sharing/night
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Pafuri Camp
Greater Kruger, Kruger Concessions

Pafuri Camp

Lovely tented camp in a superb location on the banks of the Luvuvhu in the scenic far north of Kruger with its fever tree forests, baobabs, huge herds of...

From R3 940 per person sharing/night Normally R11 600 Save 66%
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Phinda Mountain Lodge
KwaZulu-Natal, Phinda-Munyawana

Phinda Mountain Lodge

Poised majestically on the crest of a mountain with soaring views, this is the most family orientated of the Phinda reserve’s lodges.

From R7 250 per person sharing/night Normally R16 250 Save 55%
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Safari Plains
Near Gauteng, Mabula

Safari Plains

With its 20 stylish and spacious tented rooms, Safari Plains is the new luxury lodge option that was previously missing at the Mabula reserve.

From R3 554 per person sharing/night Normally R7 484 Save 53%
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Serondella
Greater Kruger, Thornybush

Serondella

INCLUDES DRINKS! An old favourite in Thornybush has been transformed with stunningly contemporary new rooms exhibiting a stylish Afro-Scandi modernism....

From R9 000 per person sharing/night Normally R27 000 Save 67%
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Simbavati Waterside
Greater Kruger, Klaserie

Simbavati Waterside

DRINKS INCLUDED! Overlooking a large dam, this modern 8-roomed lodge caters for both families (half the rooms are family suites) as well as couples (with the 2...

From R8 338 per person sharing/night Normally R16 675 Save 50%
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Springbok Lodge
KwaZulu-Natal, Nambiti

Springbok Lodge

The first tented camp in Nambiti, Springbok Lodge is also always one of the most reasonably priced lodge options in this popular and easily accessible reserve!

From R3 667 per person sharing/night Normally R4 400 Save 17%
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Sungulwane
KwaZulu-Natal, Phinda-Munyawana

Sungulwane

Located on the game-rich Zuka reserve within the Munyawana conservancy, the 8 attractively contemporary rooms at Sungulwane are a more budget-friendly but...

From R5 458 per person sharing/night Normally R10 490 Save 48%
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Thornybush Game Lodge
Greater Kruger, Thornybush

Thornybush Game Lodge

INCLUDES DRINKS! A recent extensive facelift has brought a bold and fresh new look to this old favourite (it was opened way back in 1961!) - whilst this lodge...

From R8 000 per person sharing/night Normally R19 800 Save 60%
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Tintswalo Manor
Greater Kruger, Manyeleti

Tintswalo Manor

SLEEPS 10. The perfect exclusive-use bush house overlooking an active waterhole in a prime Big Five area – ideal for that special gathering of friends or...

From R71 105 per person sharing/night Normally R155 000 Save 54%
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Tuningi Safari Lodge
Near Gauteng, Madikwe

Tuningi Safari Lodge

INCLUDES DRINKS! A 2025 makeover resulted in this 16-guest capacity lodge now boasting much more stylish and contemporary wonderfully suites complete with...

From R6 850 per person sharing/night Normally R13 700 Save 50%
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Umzolozolo Safari Lodge
KwaZulu-Natal, Nambiti

Umzolozolo Safari Lodge

Umzolozolo with its 8 luxurious suites was the first lodge opened on the Nambiti Reserve back in 2005 and remains one of the best!

From R3 751 per person sharing/night Normally R4 800 Save 22%
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Walkers Plains Camp
Greater Kruger, Timbavati

Walkers Plains Camp

The 8 spacious suites (all with private plunge pools!) look out over an active waterhole and grassy plain with great views of the Drakensberg beyond - as the...

From R8 310 per person sharing/night Normally R13 850 Save 40%
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