Pretoriuskop Rest Camp
Older south-western camp below granite domes · South-west corner, 9 km from Numbi Gate · SANParks (South African National Parks)
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Budget
Inside the park
Park-run (SANParks)
Kruger's south-western rest camp, 9 km inside Numbi Gate among granite domes, with Shabeni Hill nearby. It is the closest main camp to White River and to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport by the Numbi road, and the base camp for the Napi wilderness trail. Huts from R804 a unit and campsites from R411 keep it cheap, with the usual main-camp shop, restaurant or cafeteria, fuel and laundry. One reseller line prices a bungalow the same as the family cottage, so ask SANParks for a quote. Choose it for a first night after a late flight into KMIA. Owned and run by SANParks.
Pros and cons
Pros
- 9 km from Numbi Gate
- Huts from R804 and campsites from R411
- Guided drives and morning walks
- Near KMIA by road
Cons
- Reseller rate table has a visible error for bungalows
- Rates are a reseller's guideline
- Unit count not published
What's here
- Restaurant
- Campsite
- Solar or 24h power
- Self-catering
- Laundry
Arranged from the lodge:
- Game drives
- Guided walks
- Night drives
Read from Pretoriuskop Rest 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 Pretoriuskop Rest Camp
From $12 pppn (reseller rate). Reseller rates from krugerpark.co.za (Siyabona Africa), read 6 October 2026, for 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2027, per unit per night, self-catering. SANParks prints no unit rates and asks you to request a quote via Online Bookings or Central Reservations on +27 (0)12 428 9111. Campsite R411 (1 November to 8 December 2026 and 13 January to 18 March 2027; about $25 per site, $12 each for two); hut R804, R891 or R990 by period; family cottage R3,898; guest house from R9,282. The reseller also lists a bungalow at R3,898, the same as the family cottage, which looks like a typing error, so get a SANParks quote. 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 Pretoriuskop Rest Camp
How do I book Pretoriuskop?
Through SANParks: Online Bookings at sanparks.org or Central Reservations on +27 (0)12 428 9111. SANParks opens bookings 11 months ahead, on the first working day of each month. Units may be occupied from 14:00 and must be vacated by 10:00.
Which gate is closest to Pretoriuskop?
Numbi Gate, 9 km away (SANParks). From Mbombela (Nelspruit) Numbi is 52 km, though some advice favours Malelane Gate on the N4.
Is Pretoriuskop good with children?
SANParks publishes no child policy for this camp. Children aged 2 to 11 pay the child conservation fee (R300 a day for international visitors to 31 October 2026), under-2s are free, and SANParks guided walks take no one under 12.