Sirheni Bushveld Camp
Remote bushveld camp with two bird hides · North, on the Mphongolo River, 54 km from Punda Maria Gate · SANParks (South African National Parks)
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Budget
Inside the park
Park-run (SANParks)
A bushveld camp on the Mphongolo River at the edge of Kruger's northern plains, 54 km from Punda Maria Gate. As at every bushveld camp there is no shop or restaurant and only guests with a booking may enter; every unit has its own bathroom and kitchen. Sirheni has no electricity in the units, no cellphone reception and two bird hides, and SANParks runs guided walks and game drives from the camp. Cottages start at R1,708 a unit. It was closed after the January 2026 floods and its reopening was not confirmed by October 2026. Choose it for silence in the north once SANParks lists it open again. Owned and run by SANParks.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Only booked guests on the camp and its access road
- Two bird hides
- Cottages from R1,708
- Guided walks and drives from the camp
Cons
- Closed after the 2026 floods, reopening unconfirmed
- No electricity in units and no cellphone signal
- No shop or restaurant
What's here
- En-suite bathrooms
- Self-catering
Arranged from the lodge:
- Game drives
- Guided walks
- Birding
Read from Sirheni Bushveld 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 Sirheni Bushveld Camp
From $51 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. Cottage R1,708 (about $103 per unit, $51 each for two); guest cottage R2,921. SANParks' own widget showed a guest cottage from R3,494 in April 2026. Sirheni 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 Sirheni Bushveld Camp
How do I book Sirheni?
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.
Does Sirheni have electricity?
Not in the units, and there is no cellphone reception (SANParks). Communal freezers are offered.
Is Sirheni open?
SANParks listed Sirheni as closed on 31 January 2026 after the floods, and no reopening date was confirmed by October 2026. Check SANParks' notifications page.