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Inside the park, at its gates or in a Greater Kruger private reserve: our lodges and hotels for heading out on safari as soon as the gates open.
In Kruger, you sleep inside the park, at one of its gates or in a Greater Kruger private reserve. Inside the park, you are on the roads as soon as the gates open, with no line at the entrance. At a gate, the hotel offers more comfort, but you come and go on the park's hours. In a private reserve, you go on safari in an open vehicle with the lodge's guides.
The park's camps run by SANParks, the South African national parks authority, are booked directly with SANParks. Our selection only includes properties you can book on Booking.com, chosen for the safari.
Hotel in Skukuza
Paul Kruger Gate (Kruger Gate): 590 m
A 4-star hotel on the bank of the Sabie River, 590 m from Paul Kruger Gate: you enter the park at opening time, with no drive to make. Three pools, a spa and open-vehicle game drives run by the hotel make it the most comfortable base in the south of the park.
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Hotel in Skukuza
Skukuza Rest Camp: 730 m
Rooms set in a train parked on the Selati Bridge, above the Sabie River, plus suites in a garden, 730 m from Skukuza camp. You sleep inside the park, and children are welcome from age 6.
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Lodge in Skukuza
Skukuza Rest Camp: 20 m
A lodge in Skukuza camp, the largest in the park, 4 km from the airport: you are in Kruger from the moment you wake up. A pool, a gym and game drives at extra cost make for a simple stay in the heart of the park's south.
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Lodge in Hazyview
Numbi Gate: 4.6 km
Air-conditioned luxury tents inside the park, on a concession at the end of a 6 km track past Numbi Gate. The terrace, the bar and the infinity pool overlook the river, and the lodge offers game drives and guided walks at extra cost.
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Lodge in Sabi Sand
Paul Kruger Gate (Kruger Gate): 7.2 km
A riverside lodge in the Sabi Sand private reserve, near Shaws Gate and 7 km from Paul Kruger Gate. It has a pool, a garden and a gym for the hot hours.
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Lodge in Hoedspruit
Hoedspruit Airport: 6.9 km
A 5-star lodge in the Kapama private reserve, 7 km from Hoedspruit airport. Your stay includes meals, a selection of drinks, two game drives a day and a bush walk, with two pools and a spa between outings.
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Inside the park, you are on the roads at opening time and come back at closing time, with no line at the gate. Outside, the hotel is often more comfortable, but every day starts and ends at a gate. For a first safari, stay inside the park or at a southern gate.
In the south of the park, around Skukuza and the Sabie River. That is where you have the best chance of seeing lions, leopards and rhinos.
No. Camps run by SANParks, such as Skukuza or Lower Sabie, are booked on the SANParks website. Our selection only includes properties you can book on Booking.com.
In the national park, you drive your own car on roads open to the public. In a private reserve, you go on safari in an open vehicle with the lodge's guides, and you don't take your own car out on game drives.
At least three. Animals are mostly seen early in the morning and late in the afternoon: with two full days, you get more drives at those hours.
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