Pafuri Border Camp
Bush lodge with its own guided activities · Far north, near the Luvuvhu and Limpopo confluence, about 70 km from Punda Maria Gate · SANParks (South African National Parks)
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Budget
Inside the park
Park-run (SANParks)
A SANParks bush lodge in the far north, near where the Luvuvhu meets the Limpopo, about 70 km from Punda Maria Gate. Unlike the other bush lodges it sells its own activities: a day bush walk (minimum six, no under-12s), morning and sunset walks (no under-12s), a day safari, night drives and sunrise drives (no under-6s). SANParks also lists a reception, a museum and a swimming pool. You contact it through Punda Maria Rest Camp. SANParks' text calls the area the reserve, and whether its staff or a partner runs the activities is not confirmed. It was closed after the January 2026 floods. Owned by SANParks.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Guided walks and drives from the camp
- Clearest SANParks child rules in the park
- Pool, reception and a museum
- Pafuri's river country on the doorstep
Cons
- No published rate
- Closed after the 2026 floods, reopening unconfirmed
- Who runs the activities is not confirmed
What's here
- Swimming pool
Arranged from the lodge:
- Game drives
- Guided walks
- Night drives
Read from Pafuri Border 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 Pafuri Border Camp
Rates on request. No rate found: Pafuri Border Camp is not on the reseller's list and SANParks prints no rates online. Request a quote via SANParks Online Bookings or Central Reservations on +27 (0)12 428 9111. Pafuri Border Camp was closed after the January 2026 floods; its current status is not confirmed. Extra on top: the SANParks conservation fee (R602, about $36, per international adult per day until 31 October 2026; R692, about $42, from 1 November 2026 on figures SANParks has linked but we read through secondary sources) and SANParks' 1% community fund on accommodation and activities. SANParks says its rates and fees include VAT.
Self-catering. You cook. Nothing else is included unless the entry says so.
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 Pafuri Border Camp
Can children join activities at Pafuri Border Camp?
SANParks publishes limits: no children under 12 on walks and none under 6 on drives. These are the clearest child rules SANParks prints for any Kruger unit.
Is Pafuri Border Camp open?
SANParks listed it as closed on 31 January 2026 after the floods; no reopening was confirmed by October 2026. Check SANParks' notifications page.
How do I contact Pafuri Border Camp?
SANParks says to contact it via Punda Maria Rest Camp (+27 (0)13 735 6873), or book through Central Reservations on +27 (0)12 428 9111.