Lower Sabie Restcamp - Kruger Park is some 35 km from Crocodile Bridge, situated on the banks of the game-rich Sabie River in the southern part of the Kruger National Park, with excellent sundowner viewing.
With its large lawns and shade trees this camp is a very popular family destination.
Due to the abundant foliage and waterholes in the area, game abounds here. There are various excellent drives in this area, especially the one flanking the rivers south bank, and lions are quite common in this area, usually under trees and bushes in the heat of the day, but early morning and late afternoon drives should lead to to various sightings.
A small dam situated only about 1 km from the camp often hosts crocodile, hippo and various species of birds.
Facilities at Lower Sabie Restcamp - Kruger Park
- Information at Reception
- Public Telephone
- Post Box
- Restaurant
- Cafeteria
- Shop
- No ATM facility available
- Laundromat
- Filling Station
- Communal Kitchens
- Communal Ablutions
- Swimming Pool
- Cutlery and Plates Hampers (from Reception)
- Basic First Aid Assistance
- Separate Day Visitors Picnic Area on periphery of camp
- Eco Information Centre
- DSTV (limited coverage) only in Guest House
- Cellphone reception
Accommodation at Lower Sabie Restcamp - Kruger Park
Campsites
34 x tent or caravan sites, with power point. Communal ablutions and cooking facilities. (24-hour boiling water, electric hotplates and washing up facilities) Maximum of 6 persons per site.
Huts
1, 2, 3 or 5-bed units (4 x 1-bed huts and 24 x multi-bed huts) with communal ablutions and communal kitchen. The units have fridges and air-conditioning but there are no cooking utensils, crockery or cutlery. A communal kitchen with scullery and electric stoves is available.
Safari Tents
24 x 2-bed permanent furnished canvas tents on stilts, (some accessible to wheelchairs), fully equipped, with 2 single beds, a fridge, overhead fan and small veranda. You have a choice of with or without river view. Please confirm when booking.
Bungalows
58 x 2 bed units, (one accessible to wheelchairs), equipped with ablutions (most with showers, but one with a bath), fridge and with air-conditioning. There are no cooking utensils, crockery or cutlery, but a communal kitchen with scullery and electric stoves is available. You have a choice of with or without perimeter view. Please confirm when booking.
2 x 3-bed units, fully equipped with en-suite bathroom (1 with shower and one with a bath), kitchenette, fridge and with air-conditioning.
Family Bungalows
2 x 5-bed units (2 separate bedrooms, one with 2 single beds and one with 3 single beds), fully equipped with a kitchenette and en-suite bathrooms. Located in budget accommodation area of camp, but with private braai area.
Guest House
This is a large luxury unit in prime position, with river view. It is well-equipped with kitchen, multiple bedrooms and bathrooms. Limited channel DSTV television is provided. (No microwave oven)
Keartland: Sleeps 6, with 3 bedrooms, (2 beds in each room)
Important Notice
1. Accommodation rates do not include Conservation Fees which are payable at the entrance gates.
2. Please ensure that you are familiar with the Rules & Regulations of National Parks before making a booking.
Kruger Park Access Information:
It is important to read more about the upgrade on the access control system for the Kruger National Park.
Regulations when Exiting the Park:
In order to improve overall controls some changes have been made to the check-out process at camps in the Kruger National Park and your assistance and co-operation is kindly requested in this regard.
Guests are reminded that only guests with valid exit permits will be allowed to exit the park. For day visitors these are issued upon entry at gates and for overnight guests these are issued by the last camp on the guest itinerary.
Gate hours
January - March: 05:30, 18:30 (Camps gates open 04:30)
April - September: 06:00, 18:00 (Camp gates open 06:00
October: 05:30, 18:00 (Camp gates open 05:30)
November - December: 05:30, 18:30 (Camps gates open 04:30)
Lower Sabie Restcamp - Kruger Park Activities:
Guided Bush Walks
Game Drives (Night and Day)
Bush Breakfast and Bush Braai (Barbecue). Includes game drive to venue. Confirm availability when booking.
Sunset Dam (1 km from camp)
Nthandanyati Bird Hide (approximately 11 km from camp)
Bungalow (BD2): 2 single beds, Air-conditioned, Kitchenette on veranda, No smoking, WC and shower.
Bungalow (BD2U): 2 single beds, Air-conditioning & ceiling fan, Kitchenette on veranda, No smoking, Perimeter, WC and shower.
Bungalow (BD3): 3 single beds, Air-conditioned, Fridge, Hotplate, No smoking, Sink, Utensils, WC and shower.
Bungalow (BD3UZ): 3 Single Beds (1 in Dining Area), Air-conditioning & ceiling fan, Kitchenette, No smoking, Perimeter, Unit accessible to the mobility challenged, WC and shower.
Bungalow (BD3U): 3 Single Beds (1 in Dining Area), Air-conditioning & ceiling fan, Kitchenette, No smoking, Perimeter, WC and shower.
Camp Site (CK6P): Extra vehicles are charged a fee per night, PowerPoint, Tap.
Family Cottage (FU4P): 2 bedrooms, each with 2 single beds, Air-Conditioning, Braai area, DSTV (limited channels), Fridge, Fully equipped Kitchen, No smoking, Veranda, WC and shower.
Family Cottage (FU4V): 2 bedrooms, each with 2 single beds, Air-conditioning & ceiling fan, Construction currently underway close to unit, Each bedroom has a bathroom, Kitchenette with utensils, No smoking, Perimeter view.
Hut (EH1): 1 single bed, Air-conditioned, Communal ablutions, Communal Kitchen, Fridge, No smoking, No utensils.
Hut (EH2): 2 single beds, Air-conditioned, Communal ablutions, Communal Kitchen, Fridge, No smoking, No utensils.
Hut (EH3): 1 bedroom with 3 single beds, Air-conditioned, Communal ablutions, Communal Kitchen, Fridge, No smoking, No utensils.
Hut (EH4): 1 bedroom with 4 single beds, Air-Conditioning, Braai area, Communal ablutions, Communal Kitchen, Fridge, No smoking, No utensils, Veranda.
Keartland Guest House (GKG): 3 bedrooms, each with 2 single beds, Air-conditioned, Bench Bed, Kitchen, No smoking, One of the bathrooms is accessible by the disabled, WC and shower, WC, shower and bath.
Safari Tent - Bush View (LBVST2): 2 Single beds, Air-Conditioning, Braai area, Bush view, Fridge, Fully equipped Kitchen, No smoking, Veranda, WC and shower.
- No cancellation fee will be incurred for cancellations made after payment of first deposit up to and including 46 days prior to arrival.
- Cancellation fees equal to 50% of the total reservation cost is payable in a case of cancellation made between 45 days and 30 days prior to arrival.
- Cancellation fee equal to 100% of the total reservation cost is payable in a case of a cancellation made between 29 days prior to and date of arrival
- 100% of the total cost for any non-arrival/no-shows
Reservation made within 45 days prior to arrival is payable within 24 hours from the day reservation is made.
- Conservation levy is always excluded from the booking amount and needs to be settled on arrival.
It is your responsibility to check if the reservation is correct. Should the reservation be incorrect, please contact our office immediately.
If the arrival date of the itinerary is postponed prior to or on date of arrival and then cancelled at a later stage, the fees that applied at the time of amendment will be enforced if the amount is greater than the new cancellation fees.
Cancelling or downgrading of a reservation 45 days prior to or on arrival will result in cancellation fees according to a sliding scale (based on the total reservation cost) which varies between 50% and 100%.
Should the reservation not be taken up on the arrival date the accommodation will be held until 09:00 the following day after which the reservation will be cancelled and the deposit, where applicable, forfeited.
From Johannesburg / Pretoria to Crocodile Bridge Gate:
Take the N4 to Nelspruit, head through Nelspruit to Malelane and on to Komatipoort (about 110 kms).
Then turn left onto the R571 just after Komatipoort and head on to the gate.
Allow between 5 to 6 hours for the trip to the gate. Lower Sabie Main Rest Camp is 34 km away from the gate. Allow about 2 hours for the drive to the camp.
