Black Rhino Game Lodge
Suite lodge · The private reserve on the western side, own gate off the R565 · Independent lodge; owner not on record
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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.
Pros and cons
Pros
- A current 2026 rate on its own site
- Two game drives and three meals in the rate
- On the private reserve, which shares its fence with the park
- Rates run through 30 November 2026 without a season split
Cons
- Guided only: no self-driving into the park
- Ownership is not on record
- Agent portals still show an out-of-date R5,200 rate
- Drinks are not listed in the rate
What's here
Arranged from the lodge:
- Game drives
We could not reach a website for Black Rhino Game 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 Black Rhino Game Lodge
From $355 pppn. Own site, read 24 Sep 2026: R5,800 (about $355) per person sharing in a Suite and R6,200 ($379) in a Luxury Suite, 1 January to 30 November 2026, covering brunch, afternoon tea, dinner and two game drives. Agent portals still show an older R5,200. Most lodges on the private reserve say the park conservation fee is in their rate; confirm it and VAT with the lodge. Rand at R16.36 to the dollar.
Full board. Meals are included; drinks, activities and park fees are not.
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 Black Rhino Game Lodge
What does the rate at this lodge include?
The lodge's own 2026 rate, R5,800 a person sharing in a Suite and R6,200 in a Luxury Suite, includes brunch, afternoon tea, dinner and two game drives a day. The rate period runs from 1 January to 30 November 2026. Ask about drinks, the conservation fee and VAT.
Can you self-drive in the park from this lodge?
No. All lodges on the private reserve on the western side are guided only. You drive to the lodge through the reserve's own gate off the R565, then see the park on the lodge's drives.
Is the lodge good for families?
We found no published child policy in our sources, so ask the lodge about minimum ages for game drives. Pilanesberg is malaria-free, which removes one worry with children.