Nkambeni Safari Camp
Large tented camp · Nkambeni contractual land near Numbi Gate, south-west boundary · AHA Hotels & Lodges (manager) for the Nkambeni community concept
Mid-range
Inside the park
Community or local
A 150-tent camp on an 11,500-hectare concession on Kruger's south-western boundary near Numbi Gate, at an address it gives as Nkambeni Contractual Land, 139 Numbi Road. Its own about page calls it the brainchild of the Nkambeni community, and AHA Hotels & Lodges manages it; the shareholding is not published. The camp places itself inside the national park on community land restored through a land claim. If you arrive after the gates close, the lodge arranges a permit (directions sheet, December 2025). No rate showed in its booking engine. Choose it for a large, serviced camp near Numbi Gate.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Community concept on restored land
- Close to Numbi Gate and White River
- Late-arrival permit arranged by the camp
- 150 en-suite safari tents
Cons
- No published rate
- Shareholding between community and AHA not published
- Large camp of 150 tents
- We found no published child policy
What's here
- En-suite bathrooms
Read from Nkambeni Safari 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 Nkambeni Safari Camp
Rates on request. No rate captured: Nkambeni prices through an online booking engine that did not show a figure on 6 October 2026. The reservations page says SANParks conservation levies apply. 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.
What the rate covers is not confirmed. We do not know yet whether meals, drinks and activities are included, so read this as the bed only.
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 Nkambeni Safari Camp
Is Nkambeni inside Kruger?
The camp says so: it describes itself as in the Kruger National Park on an exclusive-use 11,500-hectare concession on the western boundary, on Nkambeni contractual land near Numbi Gate.
Who owns Nkambeni Safari Camp?
Its own site calls it the brainchild of the Nkambeni community and names AHA Hotels & Lodges as manager. The shareholding is not published.
Do I pay SANParks fees at Nkambeni?
Yes. The camp's reservations page says SANParks conservation levies apply.