MalaMala Camp
Suites and rooms overlooking a waterhole and plains · South of the reserve, near Shaws Gate. Part of the Tengile MalaMala Collection, within the separately governed MalaMala Game Reserve; MalaMala is not on the Sabi Sand Wildtuin's own lodge list, though the boundary fence between the two properties came down in 1993. · Tengile MalaMala Collection (formerly MalaMala Main Camp)
High-end
Inside the park
Group-owned (Tengile MalaMala Collection)
MalaMala Camp, previously MalaMala Main Camp, sits within the 13,500-hectare MalaMala Game Reserve on the reserve's southern edge, a separately governed property that borders Sabi Sand under the same open boundary agreement rather than belonging to the Sabi Sand Wildtuin association itself. Its 19 rooms and suites run one flat 2026 rate, from R26,100 per adult for a Luxury Room to R27,600 for a Luxury Suite, with no 2027 figure yet published. No conservation levy amount appears on the site, and because MalaMala sits outside the association's own membership list, it is worth confirming directly what levy, if any, applies.
Pros and cons
Pros
- A universally accessible suite, rare among Sabi Sand lodges
- Specially equipped Land Rovers available for guests needing assistance
- Children aged 0 to 11 get a discount sharing with adults
- Its own private airstrip with a scheduled shuttle from O.R. Tambo
Cons
- Under-fives cannot join standard drives or evening boma dining
- Pre-teens are not allowed on bush walks
- Not a Sabi Sand Wildtuin member, so its levy policy is unclear
Rates at MalaMala Camp
From R26,100 pppn (2026, Luxury Room). 2026 (1 Jan-31 Dec, one flat rate, no seasonal bands): Luxury Room R26,100 per adult, R15,660 per child aged 0-11; Luxury Suite R27,600 per adult, R16,560 per child; Luxury Single Suite R27,600. No 2027 rate is published; the site quotes 'contracted Nett rates' on request. Converted at 1 USD = 16.35 ZAR on 23 September 2026, the cheapest room is about $1,596. No conservation levy amount is published on the lodge's own site, and MalaMala is not listed as a Sabi Sand Wildtuin member, so it is not clear the reserve's own Guest Conservation Contribution applies here at all.
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 MalaMala Camp
Is MalaMala Camp good for families?
With some limits. Children aged 0 to 11 get a discount sharing with full-paying adults and babysitters can be arranged, but under-fives cannot join standard game drives or evening boma dinners, and pre-teens are barred from bush walks. The site does not mention a dedicated family room.
Is MalaMala Camp wheelchair accessible?
Yes, more than most lodges in the area. MalaMala states it has a universally accessible suite built to Disabled People's Information Service standards, plus specially equipped Land Rovers for guests who need assistance on game drives. Confirm the exact suite and vehicle when you book.
Can you self-drive to MalaMala Camp?
Partly. MalaMala's own site describes a five to six hour drive from Johannesburg as an option, alongside flying into its own private airstrip via a scheduled shuttle from O.R. Tambo, or a road transfer of about an hour from Skukuza Airport. Once there, every game drive runs through MalaMala's own guides and vehicles.
What does the rate at MalaMala Camp include?
MalaMala's own site does not break down what its 2026 flat rate, from R26,100 per adult for a Luxury Room to R27,600 for a Luxury Suite, includes or excludes. No conservation levy amount is published, and MalaMala is not listed as a Sabi Sand Wildtuin member, so its levy policy is unclear.