Lion Sands Tinga Lodge
Suites with private pools and lounges, plus an 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 markets Tinga 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)
Tinga Lodge is Lion Sands' other dual-reserve property, nine suites with private pools and lounges pricing from $1,953 per person, in dollars rather than rand. A separate exclusive-use option, the Hinkwenu Villa for up to 6 guests, appears at two different nightly rates on the operator's own site, $9,600 on one page and $13,760 on another, a discrepancy we note rather than resolve. Tinga shares Lion Sands' 12,400-hectare traversing figure across Sabi Sand and Kruger with the group's three other lodges, and publishes no conservation levy amount.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Nine suites, each with a private pool and lounge
- Accepts children from age 6, youngest limit in the group
- Hinkwenu Villa sleeps 6, with kids' activities laid on
- Solo travellers pay no single supplement, peak exclusions apply
- Traverses 12,400 hectares spanning Sabi Sand and Kruger
Cons
- Hinkwenu Villa's nightly rate is unclear: two different figures online
- No wifi, transfer details or river-bank location published
- No conservation levy amount published on the lodge's site
Rates at Lion Sands Tinga 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. The separate Hinkwenu Villa, exclusive use for up to 6 guests, is quoted at two conflicting whole-unit nightly figures on different pages of the site, $9,600 and $13,760; we record both as found rather than guess which is current, and neither is a per-person rate. 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 Tinga Lodge
Is Lion Sands Tinga Lodge good for families?
Yes. Tinga accepts children from age 6, the youngest threshold of Lion Sands' four lodges, at half the adult sharing rate for ages 6 to 15. The Hinkwenu Villa sleeps up to 6, including 2 children, with its own pool and organised kids' activities.
What does the Hinkwenu Villa at Tinga Lodge cost?
The operator's own pages show two different nightly rates for the Hinkwenu Villa, so no figure is given here; confirm the current price directly when you enquire. The villa is exclusive use for up to 6 guests, with a private pool and two bedrooms.
Can you self-drive to Lion Sands Tinga Lodge?
Tinga 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.