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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)
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 literally lie on your bed whilst watching animals coming down to drink!
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R8 528
per person sharing/night
Normally R10 660
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Idube Game Lodge
INCLUDES DRINKS! An old favourite now newly updated with more luxurious accommodation with all Suites now boasting private plunge pools - and of course you still enjoy the terrific game viewing for which the Sabi Sand reserve is rightly famous!
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R8 667
per person sharing/night
Normally R16 000
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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.
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R3 771
per person sharing/night
Normally R6 410
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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 Jaci's to a completely different level altogether, with the gorgeously contemporary new...
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R8 663
per person sharing/night
Normally R15 750
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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 friends) looking a more “resorty” and quite social bush experience. The excellent Spa is also a...
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R7 700
per person sharing/night
Normally R15 000
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Karongwe River Lodge
Karongwe River Lodge enjoys one of the most beautiful river front settings that we've experienced and the attractively styled rooms offer great value for money – there’s also very good game viewing on this scenic Lowveld reserve, including excellent...
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R4 280
per person sharing/night
Normally R9 790
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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
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 the Klaserie beyond, this intimate 9 roomed camp delivers an unrushed and uncrowded safari...
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R6 875
per person sharing/night
Normally R13 750
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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!
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R2 772
per person sharing/night
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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
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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 south of Kruger!
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R7 333
per person sharing/night
Normally R16 300
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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 it a superb option for anyone on a tighter schedule or budget.
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R2 750
per person sharing/night
Normally R5 576
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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 public areas with attractive pool area are the highlights
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R3 372
per person sharing/night
Normally R6 430
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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 KZN's top game lodges!
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R3 319
per person sharing/night
Normally R8 850
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Noka House
Enjoy a family safari in your own exclusive-use house located in the lovely Karongwe reserve - this comfortable house is reasonably priced and suitably laid out for a family safari, with 2 downstairs bedrooms as well as an upstairs loft perfect for...
From
R17 120
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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 buffalo and elephant!
From
R3 940
per person sharing/night
Normally R11 600
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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.
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R7 250
per person sharing/night
Normally R16 250
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Phinda Zuka
Small and intimate lodge (just 4 Suites) with a lovely homely feel, overlooking an active waterhole in arguably Phinda's best game viewing area!
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R7 600
per person sharing/night
Normally R15 800
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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.
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R3 199
per person sharing/night
Normally R7 484
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Serondella
INCLUDES DRINKS! An old favourite in Thornybush has been transformed with stunningly contemporary new rooms exhibiting a stylish Afro-Scandi modernism. Serondella is also unusual in catering to kids of all ages, including having 2 Family Suites!
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R9 000
per person sharing/night
Normally R27 000
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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 suites that feature wood-burning Kol Kol hot-tubs a particular highlight!)
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R8 338
per person sharing/night
Normally R16 675
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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!
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R3 667
per person sharing/night
Normally R4 400
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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 still high-quality alternative to the well-known andBeyond Phinda lodges also found in the...
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R5 458
per person sharing/night
Normally R10 490
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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 originally put the Thornybush reserve on the map, the new updates ensure it remains a...
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R8 000
per person sharing/night
Normally R19 800
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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 family!
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R71 105
Villa per night (sleeps 10)
Normally R155 000
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Tsholo Safari Lodge
Exciting new lodge option in the hugely popular Black Rhino reserve of Pilanesberg with attractive, contemporary Suites and public areas (including great roof-top deck) and an excellent Amani Spa!
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R5 200
per person sharing/night
Normally R7 000
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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 private plunge pools! Tuningi is also genuinely child friendly – a real highlight is to sit...
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R6 850
per person sharing/night
Normally R13 700
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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!
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R3 751
per person sharing/night
Normally R4 800
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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 name suggests, this is a family-owned and managed camp (run by twin brothers James and Steve...
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R8 310
per person sharing/night
Normally R13 850
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