Bakubung Bush Lodge
Bush lodge hotel · At Bakubung gate, south-west, on the Ledig side west of Sun City · Legacy Hotels and Resorts
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.
Pros and cons
Pros
- About $164 a person with dinner, breakfast and a drive through an agent
- Self-drive the park from the gate
- A short drive from Sun City
- Mankwe drives also depart from Bakubung gate
Cons
- Whether it stands inside or outside the fence is not stated
- Legacy's own rate basis is unclear: half board or room only depending on the offer
- Room count not published
- Agent pages show 2023 rates; check the year
What's here
- Restaurant
Arranged from the lodge:
- Game drives
We could not reach a website for Bakubung Bush Lodge, so this list is incomplete by definition. Ask them directly.
What the park charges on top
The rate above buys you a bed. Pilanesberg National Park charges its own entry fee for every day you are inside. Here is what that adds up to.
- Park entryR748 per international adult per day at USD 1 = ZAR 16.36.
- $46per person, per day
- VehicleR168 per car per day, about $10.
- $10per vehicle, per day
Three nights means three days inside, so two adults sharing one vehicle pay $306 in park fees before anyone pays for a bed.
Guests at lodges inside the park usually pay the fee through the lodge; several private-reserve lodges include it in their rate.
The full fee schedule for Pilanesberg National ParkRates at Bakubung Bush Lodge
From $164 pppn (reseller rate). Legacy's own site (read 24 Sep 2026) prices from R5,967 (about $365) per room per night, on a basis that is half board or room only depending on the offer. An agent sells it from R2,682 ($164) per person sharing, dinner, bed and breakfast with one game drive, low season 2026. Neither source says whether the park conservation fee or VAT is in the rate: R748 (about $46) per foreign adult a day and R168 ($10) per South African adult and per car. Rand at R16.36 to the dollar.
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 against our research of 24 September 2026 and converted at R16.36 to the dollar. Where a lodge publishes its own rate we use it with its date. The per-person figures for Ivory Tree, Shepherd's Tree, Kwa Maritane, Bakubung Bush Lodge, Tshukudu, Tsholo, Umoya, Mbazo and Dzombo are a named agent's or reseller's and say so; the guesthouses, The Kingdom and Tlou come from one Booking.com night (14 to 15 October 2026) or LekkeSlaap's list. The price filter and sort use per-person rates only: campsites, rooms, villas and whole lodges show their rate in the text but carry no sortable figure. The park conservation fee comes on top outside the gate: R748 per foreign adult, R168 per South African adult and R168 per car, per day since 1 December 2025, card only, and a new tariff could start on 1 December 2026.
Questions about Bakubung Bush Lodge
Is Bakubung Bush Lodge inside Pilanesberg?
Our sources place it at Bakubung gate on the south-west side without saying which side of the fence it is on. Its guests use the park's public roads and can self-drive in, as at Kwa Maritane.
What does Bakubung Bush Lodge cost?
Legacy's own site starts at R5,967 a room per night, half board or room only depending on the offer. An agent sells dinner, bed and breakfast with one game drive from R2,682 a person sharing in the 2026 low season. Rates of 2023 still show on pilanesbergnationalpark.com.
How far is Bakubung Bush Lodge from Johannesburg?
Bakubung gate is about 174 km and 2 h 29 from Sandton and 148 km and 2 h 07 from Lanseria on the OSRM planner, without traffic. Allow 2.5 to 3 hours in practice.