Lodges & camps in Pilanesberg National Park

Shepherd's Tree Game Lodge

Top-end · Inside the park · Safari company

An aha Hotels and Lodges property on a North West Parks concession, in an exclusive-use zone in the south-western part of the main park with a private entrance off the R565. One agent portal places it on the private reserve on the western side; aha, the operator, says it is in the park itself, and we follow the operator. The rate covers all meals and two guided drives a day: R6,750 a person sharing in the 2026 winter season through an agent. The old shepherdstree.co.za address now redirects to aha. Choose it for a guided stay in a part of the park day visitors do not reach; skip it if you need a published rate from the lodge itself.

Lush Private Lodge

Top-end · Inside the park · Owner-run

An eight-suite lodge on the private reserve on the western side, owned and run by the Lupini family. Its own site publishes the 2026 rate: R7,350 a person sharing with all meals, selected drinks and two game drives a day, or R117,600 a night for exclusive use by up to 16 guests. As on the rest of the reserve, game viewing is guided only, on the lodge's own vehicles. Agent portals still carry 2021 prices with a R100 reserve entry fee, which no longer apply. Choose it for a family-run lodge with drinks included, or for a group booking the whole place; skip it if you want to self-drive.

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Ivory Tree Game Lodge

Top-end · Inside the park · Safari company

A 70-room game lodge in the north-east of the park, 3.1 km from Saulspoort and close to Bakgatla gate. Its website footer says it is managed by aha Hotels and Lodges, the group that also runs Shepherd's Tree; the owner behind the management contract is not on record. The lodge prints no rates, so the figures here come from agents: R5,110 a person sharing, full board with two activities a day, in the 2026 winter season. It sits on the public road network, so you can also take your own car out. Choose it for a full-board stay with guided drives on the northern side; skip it if you want an intimate camp.

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Dzombo Lodge

Top-end · Inside the park · Ownership unconfirmed

A five-room lodge on the private reserve on the western side, sold through the Mbazo Safari Collection website alongside Mbazo Safari Lodge. Who owns the group is not confirmed. The only rate is an agent's: R9,120 a person sharing with all meals and game drives, the highest per-person figure among the Pilanesberg lodges in our sources. Like its neighbours on the reserve, it is guided only. Choose it if you want one of the smallest lodges in the park and the price suits; skip it if you are comparing on value, since Tambuti and Umoya include similar drives for less.

Tambuti Lodge

Top-end · Inside the park · Ownership unconfirmed

Five chalets on the private reserve on the western side of the park, fenced in with the national park so the animals move freely between them. The lodge's own site publishes the rate: R4,700 a person sharing for Southern African residents in 2026, with all meals, all drinks and two guided safaris a day, and an agent quotes R5,695 for international guests. It takes guests aged 16 and up. Like every lodge on that reserve it is guided only: you leave your car at the lodge. Who owns it is not on record. Choose it for a small, adults-only stay with drinks included; skip it if you want to drive yourself.

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Mbazo Safari Lodge

Top-end · Inside the park · Ownership unconfirmed

Five units, three executive suites and two family chalets, on the private reserve on the western side, sold under the Mbazo Safari Collection name together with Dzombo Lodge. The record leans towards owner-run but does not confirm who owns it. Rates are muddled: the lodge's own page shows R5,995 a person sharing but refers to 2023, while an agent sells 2026 at R8,075 all-inclusive and Booking.com showed R18,000 a room. Game viewing is guided only, two drives a day. Choose it if you are a family and want a chalet of your own on a small lodge; skip it until the lodge confirms a current rate in writing.

Umoya Safari Lodge

Top-end · Inside the park · Ownership unconfirmed

A five-room lodge on the private reserve on the western side of the park, the area fenced in with Pilanesberg where the lodges run guided drives only. Our only rate is an agent's: R5,950 a person sharing with all meals and two activities a day, or R5,650 for South African residents. Who owns and operates the lodge is not on record, and its own site, umoyasafarilodge.com, gave no rate when we checked in September 2026. Choose it for a very small guided lodge in the mid-to-upper price band of the reserve; skip it if you want a published rate and a named owner before you pay.

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Tshukudu Bush Lodge

Top-end · Inside the park · Safari company

Legacy Hotels and Resorts' small lodge in Pilanesberg: ten chalets on a concession of their own inside the park, reached through Bakubung gate. Legacy, a hotel group, also runs Bakubung Bush Lodge, Bakubung Villas and Kwa Maritane; who holds the Tshukudu concession itself is not on record. The rate is fully inclusive with guided drives: R7,795 a person sharing through an agent, or R17,630 a room on Legacy's own site for the Tshwene Deluxe. It is the most expensive per-person rate inside the main park in our sources. Choose it for a small lodge with everything included; skip it if you would rather spend that money across more nights.

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Tsholo Safari Lodge

Top-end · Inside the park · Safari company

A new lodge of 14 suites and a two-bedroom villa on the private reserve on the western side, where every lodge is guided only. Its website footer names Nightjar as manager. The older Thutlwa Safari Lodge address now redirects to Tsholo, and Tsholo sells Kubu Suites and a Kubu House, which suggests it took over the former Kubu Metsi; the record calls both links likely rather than certain. An agent sells the Luxury Suite at R6,370 a person sharing with two game drives from 15 September 2026. Choose it for a new build with a villa for a family or group; skip it if you want the freedom of your own car in the park.

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Kwa Maritane Bush Lodge

Mid-range · Inside the park · Safari company

A large bush lodge on the south side of the park with its own gate, Kwa-Maritane, off the R556 between Sun City and the airport. It is one of four Pilanesberg properties run by Legacy Hotels and Resorts, a hotel group; who holds the concession underneath is not on record. Because it sits on the public road network, you can take your own car into the park, unlike the guided-only lodges on the private reserve on the western side. Sun City is about 7 km away. Choose it if you want a hotel-style base with the freedom to self-drive; skip it if you want a small camp feel, since the room count runs to about ninety.

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Bakubung Bush Lodge

Mid-range · Boundary unconfirmed · Safari company

Legacy Hotels and Resorts' lodge at Bakubung gate in the south-west, on the Ledig side and a short drive west of Sun City. Legacy, a hotel group, also runs Bakubung Villas next door, Kwa Maritane and Tshukudu. Our sources put it at the gate without saying whether it sits inside or outside the fence, so the location badge reads unconfirmed. What is clear is that its guests are on the public roads and can self-drive Kubu Drive into the park. The cheapest per-person rate we have is an agent's R2,682 with dinner, breakfast and one drive. Choose it for a hotel-style base with Sun City close by; skip it if you want a small camp.

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Morokolo Safari Lodge

Mid-range · Inside the park · Owner-run

A small privately owned lodge on the northern slopes of the private reserve on the western side: four suites that can be taken together as one self-catering lodge for up to eight, plus an executive suite, ten guests in all. You cook, and two guided game drives a day are included; as everywhere on the reserve, there is no self-driving into the park. Prices are the most confused in our list. The lodge's own undated page gives R3,250 a night for the Executive Suite for two and R10,500 for the lodge, while an agent quotes R6,650 and R17,750 for the coming season. Choose it for a group that wants its own kitchen; skip it until you hold a written rate.

Ntamba Safari Lodge

Mid-range · Inside the park · Owner-run

A family-owned lodge on the private reserve on the western side, rented as a whole: five suites for ten adults and five children. It is self-catering with two game drives a day, and it is one of the few places in our sources that states the park conservation fee is in the price. The lodge's own site says plainly that no self-driving is allowed. It shares its contact with Nkala Safari Lodge, a larger lodge on the same reserve. At R19,000 a night midweek, a full house of ten adults pays R1,900 each. Choose it for a multi-family group; skip it for a couple.

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Nkala Safari Lodge

Mid-range · Inside the park · Owner-run

The larger of two family-owned lodges that share an owner on the private reserve on the western side; the other is Ntamba. Nkala is let as a whole: five suites and a children's room for up to 16 people, self-catering, with two game drives a day. Its own site gives R25,000 a night midweek and R29,500 at weekends, about R1,560 a person midweek for a full house. Game viewing is guided only. Choose it for a big family gathering that wants a children's room; skip it if fewer than eight of you are travelling, since the per-head cost climbs fast.

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Twitcher's Nest

Mid-range · Inside the park · Owner-run

A family-owned lodge on the private reserve on the western side, let as a whole: four suites for up to 11 adults, self-catering, with private guided drives. The lodge publishes its rate, R15,500 a night Sunday to Thursday and R16,500 on Friday and Saturday, which for a full house comes to about R1,410 a person midweek. Like the rest of the reserve it is guided only, with no self-driving into the park. Choose it for a group of friends or an extended family who want the place to themselves and are happy to cook; skip it if there are only two of you.

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Buffalo Thorn Lodge

Mid-range · Inside the park · Owner-run

A privately owned lodge of five units on the private reserve on the western side, let as a whole to groups of up to ten. The lodge publishes one flat rate, R23,200 a night, self-catering, with game drives and the conservation fee both included; divided by ten that is R2,320 a person, less than many per-person rates on the same reserve that exclude drinks. Older agent pages still show R15,000 and R19,500. As on the rest of the reserve, there is no self-driving into the park. Choose it for a group of ten that wants everything but the cooking covered; skip it for a small party.

Pilanesberg Private Lodge

Mid-range · Inside the park · Owner-run

A small privately owned lodge for up to ten guests on the private reserve on the western side. It offers two ways to stay: three meals and two game drives a day, or the whole lodge on a self-catering basis. It publishes no rates, and its published contact is a Gmail address rather than a company domain. As on the rest of the reserve, game viewing is guided only. Choose it if you want a small lodge and are willing to ask for a quote; skip it if you want to compare published prices before you write to anyone.

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The Palace of the Lost City

Mid-range · Outside the gate · Safari company

The flagship of Sun International's four Sun City hotels, at the resort that borders Pilanesberg on the south. It is outside the park, about 7 km from Kwa-Maritane gate and a short drive from Bakubung gate. Its published from-rate, R5,217 a room a night with resort entry and the Valley of Waves, is barely above Sun City Hotel's. For the park you self-drive or book Mankwe Gametrackers from the Welcome Centre, including the balloon flight at R6,592 a person with pick-up at Sun City. Choose it for a resort holiday with the park as an excursion; skip it if you want the bush at your door.

The Cabanas

Mid-range · Outside the gate · Safari company

The entry-level hotel at Sun City, owned and run by Sun International, a hotel group. Sun City borders the park on the south, outside the fence: Kwa-Maritane gate is about 7 km away and Bakubung gate a short drive west. Rooms start at R3,196 a night on Sun International's own site, including resort entry and the Valley of Waves, which day visitors pay R395 an adult to enter. Mankwe Gametrackers picks up for drives at the Sun City Welcome Centre. Choose it for a family that wants pools and a park drive in one trip; skip it if the park is the whole point.

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Cascades

Mid-range · Outside the gate · Safari company

One of four Sun City hotels owned and run by Sun International, a hotel group, at the resort that borders Pilanesberg on the south. It is outside the park: Kwa-Maritane gate is about 7 km away and Bakubung gate a short drive west. Rooms start at R3,726 a night on Sun International's own site, including resort entry and the Valley of Waves. For game viewing you drive into the park yourself or join a Mankwe Gametrackers drive from the Sun City Welcome Centre. Choose it for a resort stay with a park day or two added; skip it if you want to wake up in the bush.

The Two Wild Olives

Budget · Outside the gate · Community or local

The Two Wild Olives is a self-contained unit for two in Mogwase, on the east side of the park and about 5 to 8 km from Manyane gate on our map estimate. We know it from LekkeSlaap's list of places to stay in Mogwase, which showed R1,250 a night as read on 24 September 2026, with no dates attached. Our sources class it as locally owned and gives no website, room count or meal basis, so ask before you book. You drive into the park each day through Manyane gate and pay the conservation fee there by card: R1,664 a day for a foreign couple with a car, R504 for a South African couple. Choose it for a cheap self-drive base; skip it if you want to be inside the gate before the day visitors arrive.

Maison Rosina

Budget · Outside the gate · Community or local

Maison Rosina is listed as a house sleeping 6 in Mogwase, about 5 to 8 km from Manyane gate on our map estimate. LekkeSlaap's list of places to stay in Mogwase put a night at R5,500 (about $336) as read on 24 September 2026, with no dates attached. Our sources count it among the locally owned places around the park gates that the two big agent portals for Pilanesberg leave out. Beyond the listing we have no website, room count or meal basis. From here you self-drive in through Manyane gate, card only, and must be out by gate closing. Choose it to keep the bed cheap and the park days long; skip it if you want guided drives from the door.

Sun City Hotel

Mid-range · Outside the gate · Safari company

The original hotel at Sun City, owned and run by Sun International and sold for a time as Soho; some agent sites still use that name. It is outside the park, at the resort that borders Pilanesberg on the south, about 7 km from Kwa-Maritane gate. Rooms start at R5,135 a night on Sun International's site, including resort entry and the Valley of Waves. For the park you self-drive or join a Mankwe Gametrackers drive from the Welcome Centre. Choose it if Sun City's casino and pools are part of the plan; skip it if you only want the park, where the same money buys a night inside on the private reserve.

Black Rhino Game Lodge

Top-end · Inside the park · Ownership unconfirmed

A 23-suite lodge on the private reserve on the western side of Pilanesberg, reached through the reserve's own gate off the R565. The reserve is fenced in with the national park and animals cross freely, but guests cannot self-drive: game viewing is on the lodge's two daily drives. The lodge publishes its 2026 rate on its own site, R5,800 a person sharing in a Suite with brunch, tea, dinner and both drives. Who owns it is not on record. Choose it for a mid-sized guided lodge with a clear published rate; skip it if you want to explore the park in your own car.

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Manyane Resort

Budget · Inside the park · Park-run

The eastern rest camp just inside Manyane gate, run by Golden Leopard Resorts, a state-owned company that reports to the North West Parks and Tourism Board. A fire in February 2024 destroyed the restaurant, reception and conference centre; the operator's notice of 17 September 2024 said only camping and the 2-sleeper chalets were running. A parliamentary oversight report in October 2025 called the rebuild nearly complete, and agent sites now sell it as fully open, but no 2026 confirmation exists. Camping, caravan sites and ablutions were not hit by the fire. Choose it to be on Tshwene Drive at dawn for the price of a campsite; skip it if you need a restaurant on site.

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Bakgatla Resort

Budget · Inside the park · Park-run

The northern rest camp at Bakgatla gate, on the Saulspoort (Moruleng) side, run by Golden Leopard Resorts, the state company that reports to the North West Parks and Tourism Board. It is the one place in Pilanesberg where the operator's own page prints a rate: camping from R322 a site. Beyond the campsite there are chalets that sleep up to five, executive tents and a three-bedroom self-catering villa. Kgabo Drive, one of the four tar spines, starts at the gate. Choose it for a self-drive trip with an early start on the quieter northern side; skip it if you want guided drives included, since none are.

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Bakubung Villas

Mid-range · Boundary unconfirmed · Safari company

Timeshare-style villas run by Legacy Hotels and Resorts beside Bakubung Bush Lodge at Bakubung gate. Each has three or four bedrooms for six to ten people and its own kitchen. Legacy's site lists Mountain Villa 19, which sleeps eight, at R14,319 a night, about R1,790 a person when full; game drives are extra. As at the lodge next door, you can take your own car into the park from the gate. Choose it for a family or group who want to cook, self-drive and be close to Sun City; skip it if there are only two of you.

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The Kingdom Resort

Budget · Outside the gate · Safari company

A timeshare resort about 10 km from Ledig on the Bakubung gate side of the park, outside the fence. Our only source is a Booking.com listing at R1,600 for two for a night in October 2026; who operates it is not on record, though the record classes it with the hotel and timeshare groups. You drive yourself into the park through Bakubung gate and pay the daily conservation fee per person and per car. Choose it for a cheap self-drive base on the Sun City side; skip it if you want to be inside the gate at opening time.

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Tlou Tribal Lodge

Top-end · Outside the gate · Ownership unconfirmed

A tented lodge at Doringpoort, about 5 km from Saulspoort on the Bakgatla gate side of the park, outside the fence. Our only source is a Booking.com listing at R8,910 a night for a luxury tent in October 2026; we found no website of its own, and its owner and operator are not on record. From here you drive to Bakgatla gate and pay the daily conservation fee per person and per car. Choose it if you want a tent near the quieter northern gate; skip it if you want to compare inclusions, since the listing does not show them.

Royal Gidlas Guesthouse

Budget · Outside the gate · Community or local

Royal Gidlas Guesthouse is a guesthouse in Saulspoort, on the north-east side of the park and about 3 to 8 km from Bakgatla gate on our map estimate. We know it from a Booking.com listing with a guest score of 7.0, which showed R653 a night for two adults on 14 to 15 October 2026. Our sources class it as locally owned and gives no website, room count or meal basis, so ask before you book. You drive into the park each day through Bakgatla gate and pay the conservation fee there by card: R1,664 a day for a foreign couple with a car, R504 for a South African couple. Choose it for a cheap self-drive base; skip it if you want to be inside the gate before the day visitors arrive.

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Tshukudu e Ntsho

Budget · Outside the gate · Community or local

A locally owned guest unit in Mogwase, about 5 to 8 km from Manyane gate on our map estimate, on the east side of Pilanesberg. The only detail in our sources comes from a Booking.com listing with a guest score of 8.9: R685 (about $42) a night for two adults on 14 to 15 October 2026. That is less than one foreign adult pays in park fees for two days, R1,496. There is no website, meal basis or room count on record. Tshwene Drive (tar) runs from Manyane gate to the centre of the park, so the drive in is short. Choose it if you are self-driving on a budget and want to spend the money on the park; skip it if you want a lodge with guided drives.

Precious Guest House

Budget · Outside the gate · Community or local

Precious Guest House is listed as a guesthouse in Saulspoort, about 3 to 8 km from Bakgatla gate on our map estimate. A Booking.com listing with a guest score of 7.9 put a night at R761 (about $47) for two adults on 14 to 15 October 2026. Our sources count it among the locally owned places around the park gates that the two big agent portals for Pilanesberg leave out. Beyond the listing we have no website, room count or meal basis. From here you self-drive in through Bakgatla gate, card only, and must be out by gate closing. Choose it to keep the bed cheap and the park days long; skip it if you want guided drives from the door.

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Village Kulture Guest House

Budget · Outside the gate · Community or local

Village Kulture Guest House is a guesthouse in Mogwase, on the east side of the park and about 5 to 8 km from Manyane gate on our map estimate. We know it from a Booking.com listing with a guest score of 8.1, which showed R800 a night for two adults on 14 to 15 October 2026. Our sources class it as locally owned and gives no website, room count or meal basis, so ask before you book. You drive into the park each day through Manyane gate and pay the conservation fee there by card: R1,664 a day for a foreign couple with a car, R504 for a South African couple. Choose it for a cheap self-drive base; skip it if you want to be inside the gate before the day visitors arrive.

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AndriMat Roadside Guest Lodge

Budget · Outside the gate · Community or local

A locally owned roadside guest lodge in 9 km from Saulspoort, 9 km from Saulspoort, so a few kilometres further from Bakgatla gate than the town itself, on the north-east side of Pilanesberg. The only detail in our sources comes from a Booking.com listing with a guest score of 7.9: R888 (about $54) a night for two adults on 14 to 15 October 2026. That is less than one foreign adult pays in park fees for two days, R1,496. There is no website, meal basis or room count on record. Kgabo Drive (tar) runs south from Bakgatla gate, so the drive in is short. Choose it if you are self-driving on a budget and want to spend the money on the park; skip it if you want a lodge with guided drives.

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MeLeano Guesthouse

Budget · Outside the gate · Community or local

MeLeano Guesthouse is listed as a guesthouse in Mogwase, about 5 to 8 km from Manyane gate on our map estimate. A Booking.com listing with a guest score of 8.4 put a night at R891 (about $54) for two adults on 14 to 15 October 2026. Our sources count it among the locally owned places around the park gates that the two big agent portals for Pilanesberg leave out. Beyond the listing we have no website, room count or meal basis. From here you self-drive in through Manyane gate, card only, and must be out by gate closing. Choose it to keep the bed cheap and the park days long; skip it if you want guided drives from the door.

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The Botik Hides

Budget · Outside the gate · Community or local

The Botik Hides is a guesthouse in Mogwase, on the east side of the park and about 5 to 8 km from Manyane gate on our map estimate. We know it from a Booking.com listing with a guest score of 9.5, which showed R925 a night for two adults on 14 to 15 October 2026. Our sources class it as locally owned and gives no website, room count or meal basis, so ask before you book. You drive into the park each day through Manyane gate and pay the conservation fee there by card: R1,664 a day for a foreign couple with a car, R504 for a South African couple. Choose it for a cheap self-drive base; skip it if you want to be inside the gate before the day visitors arrive.

Diphororo Guest House

Budget · Outside the gate · Community or local

A locally owned guesthouse in Mogwase, about 5 to 8 km from Manyane gate on our map estimate, on the east side of Pilanesberg. The only detail in our sources comes from a Booking.com listing with a guest score of 7.4: R1,035 (about $63) a night for two adults on 14 to 15 October 2026. That is less than one foreign adult pays in park fees for two days, R1,496. There is no website, meal basis or room count on record. Tshwene Drive (tar) runs from Manyane gate to the centre of the park, so the drive in is short. Choose it if you are self-driving on a budget and want to spend the money on the park; skip it if you want a lodge with guided drives.

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Vicky B Bed and Breakfast

Budget · Outside the gate · Community or local

Vicky B Bed and Breakfast is listed as a bed and breakfast in Mogwase, about 5 to 8 km from Manyane gate on our map estimate. A Booking.com listing with a guest score of 8.4 put a night at R1,080 (about $66) for two adults on 14 to 15 October 2026. Our sources count it among the locally owned places around the park gates that the two big agent portals for Pilanesberg leave out. Beyond the listing we have no website, room count or meal basis. From here you self-drive in through Manyane gate, card only, and must be out by gate closing. Choose it to keep the bed cheap and the park days long; skip it if you want guided drives from the door.

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Connesione Mogwase

Budget · Outside the gate · Community or local

Connesione Mogwase is a guesthouse in Mogwase, on the east side of the park and about 5 to 8 km from Manyane gate on our map estimate. We know it from a Booking.com listing with a guest score of 9.0, which showed R1,088 a night for two adults on 14 to 15 October 2026. Our sources class it as locally owned and gives no website, room count or meal basis, so ask before you book. You drive into the park each day through Manyane gate and pay the conservation fee there by card: R1,664 a day for a foreign couple with a car, R504 for a South African couple. Choose it for a cheap self-drive base; skip it if you want to be inside the gate before the day visitors arrive.

Joezebel Guesthouse

Budget · Outside the gate · Community or local

A locally owned guesthouse in Mogwase, about 5 to 8 km from Manyane gate on our map estimate, on the east side of Pilanesberg. The only detail in our sources comes from a Booking.com listing with a guest score of 9.0: R1,099 (about $67) a night for two adults on 14 to 15 October 2026. That is less than one foreign adult pays in park fees for two days, R1,496. There is no website, meal basis or room count on record. Tshwene Drive (tar) runs from Manyane gate to the centre of the park, so the drive in is short. Choose it if you are self-driving on a budget and want to spend the money on the park; skip it if you want a lodge with guided drives.

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Getty's Bed and Breakfast

Budget · Outside the gate · Community or local

Getty's Bed and Breakfast is listed as a bed and breakfast in Mogwase, about 5 to 8 km from Manyane gate on our map estimate. A Booking.com listing with a guest score of 8.1 put a night at R1,156 (about $71) for two adults on 14 to 15 October 2026. Our sources count it among the locally owned places around the park gates that the two big agent portals for Pilanesberg leave out. Beyond the listing we have no website, room count or meal basis. From here you self-drive in through Manyane gate, card only, and must be out by gate closing. Choose it to keep the bed cheap and the park days long; skip it if you want guided drives from the door.

Lefa Guesthouse

Budget · Outside the gate · Community or local

Lefa Guesthouse is a guesthouse in Ledig, on the south-west side of the park and about 2 to 4 km from Bakubung gate on our map estimate. We know it from a Booking.com listing with a guest score of 7.1, which showed R1,210 a night for two adults on 14 to 15 October 2026. Our sources class it as locally owned and gives no website, room count or meal basis, so ask before you book. You drive into the park each day through Bakubung gate and pay the conservation fee there by card: R1,664 a day for a foreign couple with a car, R504 for a South African couple. Choose it for a cheap self-drive base; skip it if you want to be inside the gate before the day visitors arrive.

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Kamogelo Guest House

Budget · Outside the gate · Community or local

A locally owned guesthouse in Mogwase, about 5 to 8 km from Manyane gate on our map estimate, on the east side of Pilanesberg. The only detail in our sources comes from a Booking.com listing with a guest score of 8.1: R1,215 (about $74) a night for two adults on 14 to 15 October 2026. That is less than one foreign adult pays in park fees for two days, R1,496. There is no website, meal basis or room count on record. Tshwene Drive (tar) runs from Manyane gate to the centre of the park, so the drive in is short. Choose it if you are self-driving on a budget and want to spend the money on the park; skip it if you want a lodge with guided drives.

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SelaMod Village Guest House

Budget · Outside the gate · Community or local

SelaMod Village Guest House is listed as a guesthouse in 9 km from Ledig, 9 km from Ledig, so a few kilometres further from Bakubung gate than the town itself. A Booking.com listing with a guest score of 7.6 put a night at R1,215 (about $74) for two adults on 14 to 15 October 2026. Our sources count it among the locally owned places around the park gates that the two big agent portals for Pilanesberg leave out. Beyond the listing we have no website, room count or meal basis. From here you self-drive in through Bakubung gate, card only, and must be out by gate closing. Choose it to keep the bed cheap and the park days long; skip it if you want guided drives from the door.

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Sharodin B&B

Budget · Outside the gate · Community or local

A locally owned bed and breakfast in Mogwase, about 5 to 8 km from Manyane gate on our map estimate, on the east side of Pilanesberg. The only detail in our sources comes from LekkeSlaap's list of places to stay in Mogwase: R1,250 (about $76) a night as read on 24 September 2026, with no dates attached. That is less than one foreign adult pays in park fees for two days, R1,496. There is no website, meal basis or room count on record. Tshwene Drive (tar) runs from Manyane gate to the centre of the park, so the drive in is short. Choose it if you are self-driving on a budget and want to spend the money on the park; skip it if you want a lodge with guided drives.

Cubes Ledig Luxury Apartments

Budget · Outside the gate · Community or local

Cubes Ledig Luxury Apartments is listed as an apartment block in Ledig, about 2 to 4 km from Bakubung gate on our map estimate. A Booking.com listing with a guest score of 6.8 put a night at R1,300 (about $79) for two adults on 14 to 15 October 2026. Our sources count it among the locally owned places around the park gates that the two big agent portals for Pilanesberg leave out. Beyond the listing we have no website, room count or meal basis. From here you self-drive in through Bakubung gate, card only, and must be out by gate closing. Choose it to keep the bed cheap and the park days long; skip it if you want guided drives from the door.

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Pilanesberg View Guest House

Budget · Outside the gate · Community or local

Pilanesberg View Guest House is a guesthouse in Mogwase, on the east side of the park and about 5 to 8 km from Manyane gate on our map estimate. We know it from a Booking.com listing with a guest score of 7.9, which showed R1,313 a night for two adults on 14 to 15 October 2026. Our sources class it as locally owned and gives no website, room count or meal basis, so ask before you book. You drive into the park each day through Manyane gate and pay the conservation fee there by card: R1,664 a day for a foreign couple with a car, R504 for a South African couple. Choose it for a cheap self-drive base; skip it if you want to be inside the gate before the day visitors arrive.

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Ledig Serurubele Guest House

Budget · Outside the gate · Community or local

A locally owned guesthouse in Ledig, about 2 to 4 km from Bakubung gate on our map estimate, on the south-west side of Pilanesberg. The only detail in our sources comes from a Booking.com listing: R1,500 (about $92) a night for two adults on 14 to 15 October 2026. There is no website, meal basis or room count on record. Kubu Drive (tar) runs north from Bakubung gate, so the drive in is short. Choose it if you are self-driving on a budget and want to spend the money on the park; skip it if you want a lodge with guided drives.

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Elephant House

Budget · Outside the gate · Community or local

Elephant House is listed as a two-bedroom house in Mogwase, about 5 to 8 km from Manyane gate on our map estimate. A Booking.com listing put a night at R2,382 (about $146) for two adults on 14 to 15 October 2026. Our sources count it among the locally owned places around the park gates that the two big agent portals for Pilanesberg leave out. Beyond the listing we have no website, room count or meal basis. From here you self-drive in through Manyane gate, card only, and must be out by gate closing. Choose it to keep the bed cheap and the park days long; skip it if you want guided drives from the door.

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Lion House

Budget · Outside the gate · Community or local

Lion House is a three-bedroom house sleeping 6 in Mogwase, on the east side of the park and about 5 to 8 km from Manyane gate on our map estimate. We know it from a Booking.com listing, which showed R2,390 a night for two adults on 14 to 15 October 2026. Our sources class it as locally owned and gives no website, room count or meal basis, so ask before you book. You drive into the park each day through Manyane gate and pay the conservation fee there by card: R1,664 a day for a foreign couple with a car, R504 for a South African couple. Choose it for a cheap self-drive base; skip it if you want to be inside the gate before the day visitors arrive.

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Rhino House

Budget · Outside the gate · Community or local

A locally owned three-bedroom house in Mogwase, about 5 to 8 km from Manyane gate on our map estimate, on the east side of Pilanesberg. The only detail in our sources comes from a Booking.com listing: R2,780 (about $170) a night for two adults on 14 to 15 October 2026. There is no website, meal basis or room count on record. Tshwene Drive (tar) runs from Manyane gate to the centre of the park, so the drive in is short. Choose it if you are self-driving on a budget and want to spend the money on the park; skip it if you want a lodge with guided drives.

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