Satara Rest Camp
Plains main camp · Central, on the basalt plains, 48 km from Orpen Gate · SANParks (South African National Parks)
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Budget
Inside the park
Park-run (SANParks)
A main rest camp on the central basalt plains, 48 km from Orpen Gate, which SANParks describes as set in an excellent game viewing area with relatively open bush. It is the base for the Mathikithi and Sweni wilderness trails and the check-in point for Roodewal Bush Lodge. Bungalows from R2,312 a unit and campsites from R424 sit beside three guest houses, the dearest at R11,032 a night. The camp has the full main-camp shop, restaurant or cafeteria, fuel and laundry. Choose it for open-country game drives in the centre of the park; enter through Orpen if you fly into Hoedspruit. Owned and run by SANParks.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Open plains around the camp
- Campsites from R424
- Base for two wilderness trails
- 48 km from Orpen Gate
Cons
- Bungalows from R2,312, dearer than the northern camps
- 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 Satara 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 Satara Rest Camp
From $13 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 R424, R488 or R552 by period (about $25 per site, $13 each for two at the lowest); bungalow R2,312; guest cottage R3,980; three guest houses from R8,618 to R11,032. 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 Satara Rest Camp
How do I book Satara?
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 Satara?
Orpen Gate, 48 km away (SANParks). Hoedspruit (Eastgate) Airport is about 68 km from Orpen Gate.
Can I do a guided walk from Satara?
Yes. SANParks lists morning walks from Satara for up to eight guests with two armed field guides, no one under 12. Sunrise, sunset and night drives also leave from the camp.