Kruger Untamed: Satara Plains Camp
Seasonal tented camp for groups · Satara area, central plains (seasonal concession) · Kruger Untamed
Mid-range
Inside the park
Ownership unconfirmed
The larger of Kruger Untamed's two seasonal tented camps, in the Satara area of the central plains, about an hour from Orpen Gate by the operator's FAQ. The operator says its camps disappear entirely after each season; the 2026 season has ended and the next runs 1 May to 30 September 2027. It has 30 tents and costs R5,990 per adult sharing, with meals, house drinks and one game drive a day; other activities cost extra. Over-12s only, except on exclusive-use bookings. Choose it for a serviced tent on the plains at a mid-range price; skip it with young children. Kruger Untamed does not say who owns it.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Lowest published private rate inside the park for 2027
- Meals and house drinks included
- Park & Ride option for self-drivers
- About an hour from Orpen Gate
Cons
- Open only 1 May to 30 September
- One drive a day included, extras charged
- No children under 12
- Ownership not published
What's here
Arranged from the lodge:
- Game drives
Read from Kruger Untamed: Satara Plains Camp's own website in July 2026. Anything not listed we could not confirm, which is not the same as it being absent.
What the park charges on top
The rate above buys you a bed. Kruger National Park charges its own entry fee for every day you are inside. Here is what that adds up to.
- Park entryR602 per international adult per day at USD 1 = ZAR 16.65 (6 Oct 2026); R692, about $42, from 1 Nov 2026.
- $36per person, per day
Three nights means three days inside, so two adults pay $216 in park fees before anyone pays for a bed.
SANParks charges no vehicle fee for private cars at Kruger.
Almost every private lodge inside Kruger excludes the SANParks conservation fee from its rate, so you pay it on top for each night.
The full fee schedule for Kruger National ParkRates at Kruger Untamed: Satara Plains Camp
From $360 pppn. R5,990 per adult per night sharing for the 2027 season, 1 May to 30 September 2027 (own rates page, read 6 October 2026; about $360). Includes meals, house drinks and one game drive a day; extra activities are charged. The SANParks conservation fee (R602, about $36, per international adult per day until 31 October 2026; R692, about $42, from 1 November 2026) is extra.
All inclusive. The rate covers meals, drinks, activities and the transfers named below. Park fees are charged separately.
Every figure on this page is in US dollars.
Rates checked 6 October 2026 and converted at R16.65 to the US dollar (rate of that date); re-check before you book. SANParks does not print its unit rates online, so every SANParks figure here is a reseller rate from krugerpark.co.za (Siyabona Africa) for 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2027, quoted per unit and shown per person for two sharing. Private lodge figures come from each lodge's own rate page unless the entry says reseller. The SANParks conservation fee is extra almost everywhere: R602 (about $36) per international adult per day until 31 October 2026, R692 (about $42) from 1 November 2026.
Questions about Kruger Untamed: Satara Plains Camp
When is Satara Plains Camp open?
1 May to 30 September 2027, by the operator's site. The camps are seasonal and are taken down after each season.
Can children stay at Satara Plains Camp?
Only from 12, the operator says, unless you book the camp for exclusive use.
Can I drive myself to Satara Plains Camp?
Partly. The operator offers a Park & Ride point for self-drive guests, and transfers from Skukuza and Hoedspruit airports.