Umoya Safari Lodge
Five-room lodge · The private reserve on the western side · Not on record
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.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Five rooms, so a quiet lodge
- All meals and two activities a day in the agent rate
- A lower rate for South African residents
- Inside the park fence, on the private reserve
Cons
- Guided only: no self-driving into the park
- Owner and operator not on record
- The only rate comes from an agent
- Drinks are not mentioned in the rate
What's here
Arranged from the lodge:
- Game drives
We could not reach a website for Umoya Safari 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 Umoya Safari Lodge
From $364 pppn (reseller rate). Agent rate read 24 Sep 2026: R5,950 (about $364) per person sharing, R5,650 ($345) for South African residents, with all meals and two activities a day. We found no rate on the lodge's own site. Most lodges on the private reserve say the park conservation fee is in their rate; confirm it and VAT for Umoya. 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 Umoya Safari Lodge
What does Umoya Safari Lodge cost?
An agent quotes R5,950 a person sharing a night, or R5,650 for South African residents, with all meals and two activities. We found no rate on the lodge's own site, so check the figure with the lodge for your dates.
Can you self-drive from Umoya Safari Lodge?
No. The lodges on the private reserve on the western side are guided only. Your game viewing is on the lodge's two daily activities.
Is Umoya good for families?
We found no published child policy, and with five rooms the lodge may restrict ages. Ask before you book. Pilanesberg is malaria-free, which suits families.