Lion Sands Ivory Lodge
Suites with private pools, plus a 3-bedroom exclusive-use villa · Southern sector, served by Shaws Gate. Part of the Lion Sands group, listed under the Sabi Sand Wildtuin's own southern-sector gate list. Rates are published directly in US dollars rather than rand. · Lion Sands Game Reserve (MORE Collection)
High-end
Inside the park
Group-owned (Lion Sands)
Ivory Lodge is Lion Sands' higher-tier property, eight suites each with a private pool on the Sabie River, plus a separate three-bedroom Fish Eagle Villa for exclusive-use groups of up to 8. Like River Lodge, it prices directly in dollars, from $2,994 per person, though no season table was published on the page we checked. It shares Lion Sands' reserve-wide traversing figure of 12,400 hectares across both Sabi Sand and Kruger, and, like its sister lodges, states no conservation levy amount.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Eight suites, each with its own private pool
- Fish Eagle Villa: 3-bedroom exclusive use for up to 8
- Villa welcomes all ages, with kids' activities laid on
- Solo travellers pay no single supplement, peak exclusions apply
- Traverses 12,400 hectares spanning Sabi Sand and Kruger
Cons
- No minimum age found for the standard suites
- No wifi or transfer details published for this lodge
- No conservation levy amount published on the lodge's site
Rates at Lion Sands Ivory Lodge
From $2,994 pppn. Published directly in US dollars, not rand. The suite from-price of $2,994 per person was captured from the lodge's homepage rather than its own rates page, and no season dates were given. The Fish Eagle Villa is a separate whole-unit exclusive-use rate at $17,585 a night, not per person, so it is not converted into the price_usd figure above. No conservation levy amount is published.
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 Lion Sands Ivory Lodge
Is Lion Sands Ivory Lodge good for families?
The Fish Eagle Villa, a 3-bedroom exclusive-use option for up to 8 guests, welcomes all ages and includes kids' activities, a private pool and its own safari vehicle. We found no published minimum age for the standard suites, so check that separately if you are not booking the villa.
What does the Fish Eagle Villa at Ivory Lodge include?
The 3-bedroom, exclusive-use Fish Eagle Villa sleeps up to 8 guests and comes with a private pool, a private chef, a stocked pantry, a private safari vehicle, a villa concierge, a wine room and organised activities for children. It is priced and booked separately from the lodge's standard suites.
Can you self-drive to Lion Sands Ivory Lodge?
Ivory Lodge sits within Lion Sands' private traversing area across Sabi Sand and Kruger, so you cannot self-drive around the reserve, only to your own booked stay. The operator's site does not publish a self-drive route or transfer time for this specific lodge, so confirm access when you book.