Ivory Tree Game Lodge
Large game lodge · North-east of the park, near Bakgatla gate, 3.1 km from Saulspoort · Managed by aha Hotels and Lodges
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.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Full board with two activities a day on the agent rate
- Inside the park near Bakgatla gate
- Self-drive possible as well as the lodge's own drives
- Malaria-free
Cons
- The lodge publishes no rates of its own
- Seventy rooms, so it is a big operation
- Booking.com's per-room figure, R10,871, is well above the agent rate
- The north-east side is the longest drive from Johannesburg
What's here
Arranged from the lodge:
- Game drives
We could not reach a website for Ivory Tree 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 Ivory Tree Game Lodge
From $312 pppn (reseller rate). The lodge publishes no rates, only a booking engine. Agent rate read 24 Sep 2026: R5,110 (about $312) per person sharing, full board, standard room, 1 May to 30 September 2026, with two activities a day. Siyabona quotes R6,075 ($371) for Full Board Plus in August and September; Booking.com showed R10,871 ($664) per room. Lodge guests inside the park pay the conservation fee through the lodge; whether this agent rate includes it, and VAT, is not stated. 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 Ivory Tree Game Lodge
What does Ivory Tree Game Lodge cost in 2026?
The lodge publishes no rates. An agent sells a standard room at R5,110 a person sharing, full board with two activities, from 1 May to 30 September 2026, and Siyabona quotes R6,075 for Full Board Plus in August and September. Compare the agent rates against the lodge's booking engine for your dates.
Who runs Ivory Tree Game Lodge?
The lodge's website footer says it is managed by aha Hotels and Lodges, which also runs Shepherd's Tree Game Lodge in the south-west of the park. Who owns the lodge and holds the concession is not on record.
Is Ivory Tree good for families?
Pilanesberg is malaria-free on the NICD map of December 2025, which helps. We found no published child policy for Ivory Tree, so ask the lodge about minimum ages on game drives before you book.