Kirkman's Kamp
Cottages in a converted 1920s farmstead · Southern sector, served by Shaws Gate. Part of the Tengile MalaMala Collection, formerly run as an &Beyond property; still listed under the Sabi Sand Wildtuin's own southern-sector gate list. · Tengile MalaMala Collection (formerly &Beyond)
High-end
Inside the park
Group-owned (Tengile MalaMala Collection, formerly &Beyond)
Kirkman's Kamp sits in the southern sector near Shaws Gate, its cottages built around a converted 1920s farmstead. 2026 rates run from R26,450 per person sharing in high season to R28,500 in peak, with a separate family cottage priced by the unit rather than per person. No 2027 rate is published; the lodge instead quotes contracted rates on request. Kirkman's states its own traversing figure at 10,500 hectares of pristine land, rather than citing the reserve's overall size, but does not publish a conservation levy amount anywhere on its site.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Family Cottage interleads two units for up to two adults and two children
- Children under five stay free of charge
- A rim-flow pool looks out over the river
- A private vehicle add-on lets any age join game drives
Cons
- Under-fives cannot join standard game drives
- Pre-teens are not allowed on bush walks
- The site does not state what the nightly rate includes
Rates at Kirkman's Kamp
From R26,450 pppn (2026, high season). 2026: high season (11 Jan-31 May, 1 Oct-20 Dec) R26,450 per person sharing; peak season (1 Jun-30 Sep, 21 Dec-5 Jan) R28,500. The family cottage is a whole-unit rate, not per person: R92,575 high season, R99,750 peak. A private vehicle can be added for R23,000 a night. No 2027 rate is published; the site quotes 'contracted Nett rates' on request instead. Converted at 1 USD = 16.35 ZAR on 23 September 2026, the 2026 high-season rate is about $1,618. No conservation levy amount is published on the lodge's own site.
What the rate covers is not confirmed. We do not know yet whether meals, drinks and activities are included, so read this as the bed only.
Every figure on this page is in US dollars.
Rates and fees come from each lodge's own website, read 16 September 2026, cross-checked against the Sabi Sand Wildtuin's own published Guest Conservation Contribution and access fees at sabisand.co.za (the landowners' association, spelled without an 's') and against a reserve overview compiled the same day. Two booking-agent microsites, sabisands.com and sabisands.co.za (both spelled with an 's', unrelated to the association), were checked for cross-reference only and are not used as a source for any rate or levy figure. Ulusaba's own site quotes no nightly rate for its three lodges, so those are recorded as rates on request. Sabi Sabi and MalaMala are not on the Sabi Sand Wildtuin's own lodge list, and neither states whether the reserve's own conservation contribution applies to a stay there; both maintain their own separate levy or none at all, as noted lodge by lodge.
Questions about Kirkman's Kamp
Is Kirkman's Kamp good for families?
Yes, with some age limits. Children under five stay free but cannot join standard game drives, and pre-teens are barred from bush walks, though childminders can be arranged. Children aged 6 to 16 get a 50% discount sharing with full-paying adults, and the Family Cottage interleads two units for up to two adults and two children.
What does the rate at Kirkman's Kamp include?
Kirkman's Kamp's own site does not break down what its 2026 high-season rate of R26,450 per person sharing includes or excludes. A private vehicle can be added for R23,000 a night in high season, R26,000 in peak, which lets children of any age join drives without the standard restrictions.
Can you self-drive to Kirkman's Kamp?
Partly. Kirkman's own site describes a scenic drive from Johannesburg as an option alongside flying into Skukuza Airport or Kruger Mpumalanga International, with a 15 to 20 minute transfer from Skukuza. Sabi Sand is a private reserve, so once there every game drive runs through Kirkman's own guides and vehicles.
Does Kirkman's Kamp have a spa?
Yes. Kirkman's Kamp has a Treatment Room offering massages, and a rim-flow pool with a river view for relaxing between drives. The site does not list a separate spa menu or prices, so ask about treatments and cost when you book.