Silvan Safari Lodge
Suites, a family suite and a whole-property exclusive-use option · Northern sector, served by Gowrie Gate. Independently owned, not part of any group. · Silvan Safari Lodge
High-end
Inside the park
Owner-run
Silvan runs one Suite rate of R42,235 per person sharing across its published rack-rate period rather than distinct 2026 and 2027 figures, plus a separate Family Suite at R142,555 a night for the whole unit and a fully exclusive-use option for the property at R434,810 a night for up to 14 guests with two private vehicles. Two daily guided drives, walking safaris and transfers from the lodge's own airstrip are included. Conservation and Sabi Sand entrance fees are named as excluded but no rand figure is given anywhere on the site.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Rate includes wifi, laundry and return airstrip transfers
- Two daily FGASA-guided drives plus walking safaris
- Own airstrip with transfers included in the rate
- Whole property bookable for up to 14 guests
Cons
- Children under 12 are not accepted
- Conservation and entrance fees excluded, no amount stated
- 25% single supplement on per-person sharing rates
- Minimum 3-night stay required over the festive season
Rates at Silvan Safari Lodge
From R42,235 pppn (Suite). Silvan publishes one combined rack-rate table covering 1 March 2025 to 28 February 2027 rather than separate 2026 and 2027 figures, with a festive exclusion from 20 December to 6 January. Suite: R42,235 per person sharing. Family Suite (sleeps up to 4): R142,555 a night for the whole unit, not per person. Exclusive Use of the whole property (up to 14 guests, two private Land Rovers): R434,810 a night, also a whole-unit rate. VAT included. Converted at 1 USD = 16.35 ZAR on 23 September 2026, the Suite rate is about $2,583; the Family Suite and Exclusive Use figures are not converted to a per-person number because they are whole-unit rates. Conservation and entrance fees are named as excluded but no amount is stated; based on the Suite rate, that likely falls in the reserve's top Tier 1 band (about R957 per person per night in 2026), but confirm with the lodge.
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 Silvan Safari Lodge
Is Silvan good for families?
Silvan accepts children aged 12 and over only, who pay full adult rates, so it does not suit families travelling with younger children. It does have a separate Family Suite, sleeping up to 4 as a whole unit at R142,555 a night, but the lodge does not state any exception to its 12-and-over policy for that unit, so confirm before booking.
What does the rate at Silvan include?
Silvan's rate covers accommodation, three meals a day, selected drinks, game-drive snacks, two daily drives with an FGASA-qualified guide, walking safaris, wifi, laundry and return road transfers between the Silvan airstrip and the lodge. It excludes spa treatments, gratuities, curio purchases, transport to the Sabi Sand and the reserve's conservation and entrance fees.
Can you self-drive to Silvan?
Silvan's own site does not describe a road self-drive route; it includes return road transfers between its own Silvan Safari Airstrip and the lodge in every rate. Transport to the Sabi Sand itself is excluded and booked separately, so most guests fly in and let the lodge handle the final leg by road.
When is Silvan open?
Silvan runs one combined rate table from March 2025 to February 2027 rather than separate calendar years, with no stated minimum stay outside one exception: the festive season, 20 December to 6 January, requires a minimum three-night stay. Outside that window, book for as few or as many nights as you like.