Shishangeni Private Lodge
Chalet lodge for groups and weddings · Mpanamana Concession, far south-east via Crocodile Bridge Gate · BON Hotels
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Mid-range
Inside the park
Hotel group
BON Hotels' main lodge on the Mpanamana concession, a 15,000-hectare private concession in the far south-east of Kruger between the Crocodile River and the Mozambique border. You reach it through Komatipoort and Crocodile Bridge Gate, then about 14 km on park and concession roads. It has 22 chalets for 44 guests, inter-leading rooms for families, and is set up for weddings (up to 420) and conferences (50), which makes it a different product from its two small camps. No rate was published. Choose it for a group, an event or a family; for a small bush camp, look at Shawu or Shonga.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Inter-leading family rooms
- Close to Crocodile Bridge Gate
- Private concession roads
- Space for groups and events
Cons
- No published rate
- A wedding and conference venue, so not always quiet
- We found no published child policy
What's here
- Family rooms
Read from Shishangeni Private 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 Shishangeni Private Lodge
Rates on request. No rate published on shishangeni.com (read 6 October 2026); the BON Hotels site blocked our request. Ask the lodge for a quote. 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 Shishangeni Private Lodge
How do I get to Shishangeni?
Through Komatipoort to Crocodile Bridge Gate, then about 14 km on park and concession roads, by the lodge's fact sheet (July 2025).
Is Shishangeni good for families?
It lists inter-leading rooms for families, but we found no published child policy. Ask the lodge about ages for game drives.
Who runs Shishangeni?
SANParks says Shishangeni is associated with BON Hotels, a South African hotel group.