Lion Sands Narina Lodge
Suites with private pools and outdoor showers · 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 markets Narina as dual-reserve access across Sabi Sand and Kruger; its own site does not specify which bank of the Sabie River the lodge sits on. · Lion Sands Game Reserve (MORE Collection)
High-end
Inside the park
Group-owned (Lion Sands)
Narina Lodge is one of Lion Sands' two properties marketed for dual-reserve access, with the group's own site describing the stay as spanning both Sabi Sand and Kruger without stating which bank of the Sabie River the lodge itself sits on. Nine suites, each around 861 square feet with a private pool and outdoor shower, price from $1,953 per person, in dollars rather than rand, though no season table was captured. It shares Lion Sands' overall 12,400-hectare traversing figure with the group's other three lodges. No conservation levy amount is published.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Nine suites, each with a private pool and deck
- Outdoor shower and private lounge in every suite
- Solo travellers pay no single supplement, peak exclusions apply
- Traverses 12,400 hectares spanning Sabi Sand and Kruger
Cons
- Priced for adults: no discount for children under 16
- No wifi, transfer details or river-bank location published
- Markets dual-reserve access without explaining what it means
- No conservation levy amount published on the lodge's site
Rates at Lion Sands Narina Lodge
From $1,953 pppn. Published directly in US dollars, not rand. The $1,953 per person figure was captured from the lodge's homepage, with no season dates given. 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 Narina Lodge
Is Lion Sands Narina Lodge good for families?
Not especially. Narina prices children from age 16 at the full adult rate, with no discount band for younger children as its sister lodges offer. Suites sleep two guests each, and there is no family suite or villa at this property, so a family with younger children may prefer Ivory or Tinga.
What does 'dual-reserve access' mean at Narina Lodge?
Lion Sands markets Narina as offering access to both Sabi Sand and Kruger National Park, but its own site does not explain the practical detail, such as a named gate or process for visiting Kruger from the lodge. Ask the operator directly what this means for your own stay.
Can you self-drive to Lion Sands Narina Lodge?
Narina sits within Lion Sands' private traversing area, so you cannot self-drive around the reserve itself, only to your own booked stay. The lodge's own site does not publish a self-drive route, airstrip name or transfer time, so confirm exactly how you will reach the lodge when you book.