Lukimbi Safari Lodge
Riverside lodge for families · 15,000-hectare private concession near Malelane, on the Lwakahle River · Lukimbi Safari Lodge
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Ownership unconfirmed
A family-focused lodge on a 15,000-hectare private concession in the south of Kruger near Malelane, on the Lwakahle River, with room for 32 guests. The lodge calls itself one of the only lodges in the area that accepts children from the age of 2, and charges R6,600 a child aged 2 to 12. Classic suites start at R14,500 per person sharing (16 November to 19 December 2026), with meals, select drinks, two safaris a day and a walk on stays of two nights or more; a stay-3-pay-2 offer runs over the same dates. Transfers and park fees are extra. Idube in the Sabi Sand is its sister reserve; ownership is not published.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Children from 2, with a child rate
- Only 32 guests on 15,000 hectares
- Walk included from two nights
- Stay-3-pay-2 offer in late 2026 and early 2027
Cons
- Transfers and park entrance fees extra
- High-season rate R16,300
- Ownership not published
What's here
- Family rooms
Arranged from the lodge:
- Game drives
- Guided walks
Read from Lukimbi Safari Lodge'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 Lukimbi Safari Lodge
From $871 pppn. Classic Suite R14,500 per person sharing, 16 November to 19 December 2026 (own rates page, read 6 October 2026; about $871); R16,300 in high season (16 June to 15 November 2026 and 20 December 2026 to 7 January 2027). Premier Suite R16,500 or R18,500. Child rate R6,600 (ages 2 to 12). A stay-3-pay-2 offer runs 16 November to 19 December 2026 and 8 January to 22 March 2027. Includes all meals, select drinks, two safaris a day and a walk on stays of two nights or more. Excludes transfers and Kruger Park entrance fees.
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 Lukimbi Safari Lodge
Does Lukimbi take young children?
Yes. The lodge says it is one of the only lodges in the vicinity that accepts children from the age of 2, with a child rate of R6,600 for ages 2 to 12.
What does Lukimbi include?
All meals, select drinks, two safaris a day and a walk on stays of two nights or more. Transfers and Kruger Park entrance fees are extra (own rates page).
Is Lukimbi on Booking.com?
Yes, by the lodge's own blog, which announced a Booking.com award on 31 January 2025.