Tambuti Lodge
Small all-inclusive chalet lodge, adults and teens only · The private reserve on the western side · Tambuti Lodge (private)
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.
Pros and cons
Pros
- All meals, all drinks and two safaris a day in one rate
- Only five chalets
- The cheapest all-inclusive rate on the private reserve for residents
- Guests aged 16 and up, so a quiet camp
Cons
- Guided only: you cannot self-drive the park from here
- No children under 16
- The international rate, R5,695 through an agent, is about a fifth higher
- Ownership is not on record
What's here
Arranged from the lodge:
- Game drives
We could not reach a website for Tambuti 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 Tambuti Lodge
From $287 pppn (Southern African residents). Own site, read 24 Sep 2026: R4,700 (about $287) per person sharing for Southern African residents, 16 January to 15 December 2026, covering all meals, all drinks and two safaris a day. An agent sells the international rate at R5,695 ($348) per person sharing. Most lodges on the private reserve say the park conservation fee is in their rate; Tambuti's position on it and on VAT is not in our source. Rand at R16.36 to the dollar.
All inclusive. The rate covers meals, drinks, activities and the transfers named below. Park fees are charged separately.
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 Tambuti Lodge
Can children stay at Tambuti Lodge?
Not young ones. The lodge takes guests aged 16 and up, according to its own site. For a family with younger children, the Golden Leopard resorts or the whole-lodge rentals on the same reserve are the alternatives.
What does the rate at Tambuti Lodge include?
All meals, all drinks and two safaris a day. The lodge's own 2026 rate is R4,700 a person sharing for Southern African residents; an agent quotes R5,695 for international guests. Ask whether the park conservation fee and VAT are in the figure.
Can you self-drive from Tambuti Lodge?
No. Every lodge on the private reserve on the western side is guided only, so game viewing is on the lodge's drives. You can drive to the lodge itself through the reserve's own gate off the R565.