South Africa Safari Lodges Price Comparison

G'day, In today's video I give a price comparison of South Africa Safari Lodges mainly in the Greater Kruger area which is the most popular. The Greater Kruger consists of Private Game Reserves that have unfenced borders with Kruger National Park. Game Reserves listed are the Sabi Sands, Timbavati, Manyeleti, Thornybush, Balule and Klaserie. I have been price watching these areas for 10 years so in my experience, the least expensive lodges and most expensive lodges remained the same over that period of time. So you should not see the least expensive lodge suddenly double in price of the most expensive half. Please remember to do your own due diligence in regards to prices. Details of average nightly rates across all lodges scoped listed further below in the description. Cheers Brian 00:00 Introduction 03:11 Sabi Sands Game Reserve 05:38 Manyeleti Game Reserve 07:15 Timbavati Game Reserve 08:10 Klaserie Game Reserve 09:22 Thornybush Game Reserve 10:05 Balule Game Reserve 11:14 Conclusion Video Thumbnail - Imagine Africa Luxury Tented Camp Sabi Sands Game Reserve including Londolozi and Mala Mala. Cheapest: Umkembe Bush Lodge US$570 per night Next cheapest: Elephant Plains Game Lodge US$665 per night. Inyati - $1,440 Leopard Hills - $2,625 Arathusa - $1,110 Mala Mala - $2,400 Londolozi - $2,626 Chitwa Chitwa - $2600 Nkorho Bush Lodge - $1,140 Most expensive: Singita $5,390 per night Average across 10 different Lodges - $2,056 per night Manyeleti Game Reserve Cheapest - Honeyguide Tented Camp - $410 Buffelshoek Safari Camp - $480 Pungwe Safari Camp - $585 Ndzhaka Tented Camp -$480 Most Expensive - Tintswalo - $2,580 Average across 5 different Lodges/Camps - $907 Timbavati Game Reserve Cheapest - Shindzela Tented Camp - $460 Umlani Bush Camp - $585 Bataleur Safari Camp - $790 Africa Retreat Motswari by Newmark - $805 Simbavati Trails Camp - $840 Thambamati Luxury Tented Camp - $1,080 Geiger's Camp - $1,390 Kings Camp - $1,825 Most Expensive Simbavati Hilltop Lodge - $1,990 Average across 9 Lodges/Camps - $1,085 Klaserie Game Reserve Cheapest - Africa on Foot - $500 Xanatseni Private Camp - $502 Ivory Wilderness River Rock Lodge - $630 Senalala Safari Lodge - $1,000 Boabab Ridge - $1,065 Simbavati Camp George - $1,320 Makumu Private Game Lodge - $1,465 Last Word Kitara - $1,595 Most Expensive - Klaserie Drift - $1,775 Average across 9 Lodges/Camps - $1095 Thornybush Game Reserve Cheapest - Tangala Safari Camp - $600 KwaMbili Game Lodge - $635 Shumbalala Game Lodge - $1785 Thornybush Game Lodge - $1690 Simbambili Game Lodge - $2110 Serendella Game Lodge - $2,635 Most Expensive - Royal Malewene - $5,530 Average across 7 Lodges - $2,140 Balule Game Reserve Cheapest - Isambane Camp - $360 Maninghi Lodge - $500 Chacma Bush Camp - $535 Greenfire Game Lodge - $570 Naledi Lodges - $635 Sausage Tree Safari Camp - $725 Imagine Africa Luxury Tented Camp - $732 Pondoro Game Lodge - $1092 Most Expensive - Ezulwini Game Lodges - $1205 Average across 9 Lodges/Camps - $706   / brianlovephotography     / thewildlifefanatic