Sabi Sand map
Where the three public gates are, which camps sit behind each, and how the reserve lies along the Sand River against Kruger's western boundary.
Interactive map of Sabi Sand Game Reserve
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Short answer
Sabi Sand has three public gates and which one you use is decided by your lodge, not by you. Gowrie serves the eight camps in the north, Newington the twelve in the west and centre, Shaws the four in the south. The association publishes coordinates for all three, and they are below, because the last stretch is where satellite navigation stops being reliable. There is no map of the reserve that shows which lodge may drive where, and that is the thing you would most want to see.
Everything on the map
Lodges and camps 39
- Arathusa Safari LodgeMid-range · From R11,500 pppn (2026)
- Cheetah PlainsHigh-end · Villas from R199,500 per night (2026/27 green season)
- Chitwa ChitwaHigh-end · Chitwa Suites from EUR 1,451 pppn (2026)
- Dulini Leadwood (location approximate)High-end · From R34,500 pppn (2026)
- Dulini Moya (location approximate)High-end · From R34,500 pppn (2026)
- Dulini River (location approximate)High-end · From R34,500 pppn (2026)
- Elephant Plains Game LodgeMid-range · From R7,300 pppn (2026, Rondavel)
- Idube Game ReserveHigh-end · From R16,000 pppn
- Inyati Game LodgeHigh-end · From R16,500 pppn (2026)
- Jaci's Sabi House (location approximate)High-end · From R62,425 per night, exclusive use of the whole lodge for up to 4 guests (2026)
- Kirkman's KampHigh-end · From R26,450 pppn (2026, high season)
- Leopard Hills Safari Lodge (location approximate)High-end · From R26,300 pppn (2026)
- Lion Sands Ivory LodgeHigh-end · From $2,994 pppn
- Lion Sands Narina Lodge (location approximate)High-end · From $1,953 pppn
- Lion Sands River LodgeHigh-end · From $1,722 pppn
- Lion Sands Tinga Lodge (location approximate)High-end · From $1,953 pppn
- Londolozi Founders CampHigh-end · From R34,200 pppn
- Londolozi Pioneer CampHigh-end · From R48,450 pppn
- Londolozi Private Granite Suites (location approximate)High-end · From R54,000 pppn
- Londolozi Tree Camp (location approximate)High-end · From R48,450 pppn
- Londolozi Varty CampHigh-end · From R27,950 pppn
- MalaMala CampHigh-end · From R26,100 pppn (2026, Luxury Room)
- Nkorho Bush LodgeHigh-end · Rates on request
- Rattray's LodgeHigh-end · From R42,800 pppn
- Sabi Sabi Bush Lodge (location approximate)High-end · From R29,600 pppn
- Sabi Sabi Earth Lodge (location approximate)High-end · From R44,000 pppn
- Sabi Sabi Little Bush Camp (location approximate)High-end · From R32,900 pppn
- Sabi Sabi Selati Camp (location approximate)High-end · From R31,800 pppn (Luxury Suite)
- Sable Camp (location approximate)High-end · From R30,150 pppn (2026)
- Savanna Private Game Reserve (location approximate)High-end · From R21,000 pppn (2026, Luxury Suite)
- Silvan Safari Lodge (location approximate)High-end · From R42,235 pppn (Suite)
- Simbambili Game LodgeHigh-end · From R27,000 pppn
- Singita Boulders Lodge (location approximate)High-end · From R49,255 pppn (off-peak)
- Singita Castleton (location approximate)High-end · From R430,095 per night, whole villa (1 to 8 guests)
- Singita Ebony Lodge (location approximate)High-end · From R49,255 pppn (2026, off-peak)
- Tengile River Lodge (location approximate)High-end · From R46,500 pppn (2026, high season)
- Ulusaba Cliff Lodge (location approximate)High-end · Rates on request
- Ulusaba Rock LodgeHigh-end · Rates on request
- Ulusaba Safari LodgeHigh-end · Rates on request
Campsites and park camps 2
- Rhino Post Plains CampCampsite · outside the park
- SkukuzaCampsite · outside the park
Pans and waterholes 31
- Albasini DamPan · outside the park
- Baobab Dam
- Big DamPan · seasonal
- Buffelshoek Dam
- Bushbuck Dam
- Chitwa Chitwa dam
- De Laporte WaterholePan · outside the park
- Edinburgh DamPan · outside the park
- Fairfield WaterholePan · outside the park
- Gowrie DamPan · seasonal
Show the other 21 pans and waterholes
- Hardekool Dam
- Jacana Dam
- Jordaan Dam
- Kobus se Dam
- Lake Panic 1Pan · outside the park
- Lake Panic 2Pan · outside the park
- Lilly Pond
- Lugmag DamPan · outside the park
- Lumag WaterholePan · outside the park
- Mahlabyanini WaterholePan · outside the park
- Mhisanamond WaterholePan · outside the park
- Mondzweni WaterholePan · outside the park
- N'waswitshaka WaterholePan · outside the park
- NgwenyeniPan · outside the park
- Nhlanguleni WaterholePan · outside the park
- Nyamundwa DamPan · outside the park
- Rubbing Post DamPan · seasonal
- Sussens DamPan · seasonal
- Tortoise PanPan · seasonal
- Treehouse dam
- Twin Dams
Rivers and springs 19
- Manyeleti
- MatsavanaRiver · outside the park
- MaxipiriRiver · outside the park
- MhlambanyathiRiver · outside the park
- Mlowati
- MtshawuRiver · outside the park
- MutlumuviRiver · outside the park
- Mzieme
- N'waswitsontsoRiver · outside the park
- NdlabesothoRiver · outside the park
Show the other 9 rivers and springs
- NwandlamuhariRiver · outside the park
- NwaswitshakaRiver · outside the park
- PhabeniRiver · outside the park
- RipapeRiver · outside the park
- Sabie RiverRiver · outside the park
- Sand RiverRiver · outside the park
- SaringwaRiver · outside the park
- SeseteRiver · outside the park
- TimbavatiRiver · outside the park
Hides 2
- Lake Panic Bird HideHide · outside the park
- Talamati HideHide · outside the park
Viewpoints 13
- Cattle Baron DeckViewpoint · outside the park
- De Laporte Waterhole ViewpointViewpoint · outside the park
- Fairfield Waterhole ViewpointViewpoint · outside the park
- Lugmag Dam ViewpointViewpoint · outside the park
- Lugmag Waterhole ViewpointViewpoint · outside the park
- Mahlabyanini Waterhole ViewpointViewpoint · outside the park
- Mathekenyane ViewpointViewpoint · outside the park
- Mhisanamond Waterhole ViewpointViewpoint · outside the park
- Mondzweni Waterhole ViewpointViewpoint · outside the park
- N'waswitshaka Waterhole ViewpointViewpoint · outside the park
Show the other 3 viewpoints
- Nyamundwa Dam ViewpointViewpoint · outside the park
- Skukuza Golf ClubhouseViewpoint · outside the park
- Waterhole
Picnic sites 3
- Day Visitors AreaPicnic site · outside the park
- Nhlanguleni Picnic SitePicnic site · outside the park
- Tent 2Picnic site · outside the park
Gates 14
- Andover Game ReserveGate · outside the park
- Gowrie GateNorthern sector, eight camps behind it
- Kruger GateGate · outside the park
- Kruger Gate Hotel gateGate · outside the park
- Lion Sands - River Lodge gate
- Manyeleti GateGate · outside the park
- Newington GateWest and central sector, twelve camps behind it
- Newington GateWest and central sector, twelve camps behind it
- Phabeni GateGate · outside the park
- Shaws GateSouthern sector, four camps behind it
Show the other 4 gates
- Shaws GateSouthern sector, four camps behind it
- Skukuza Airport gateGate · outside the park
- Skukuza Main GateGate · Jan 04:30-18:30 · Feb 05:30-18:30 · Mar 05:30-18:00 · Apr 06:00-18:00 · May-Jul 06:00-17:30 · Aug-Sep 06:00-18:00 · Oct 05:30-18:00 · Nov-Dec 04:30-18:30 · outside the park
- Veterinary GateGate · outside the park
Airstrips 15
- Arathusa Safari Lodge AirfieldAirstrip · ASS FACC
- Buffelshoek AirstripAirstrip · FABG
- Chitwa Chitwa Gowrie AirstripAirstrip · FAGO
- Elephant Plains Game Lodge Airstrip
- Inyati Game Lodge AirstripAirstrip · INY
- Khoka Moya AirportAirstrip · KHO
- Londolozi AerodromeAirstrip · LDZ FALD
- Mala Mala AirportAirstrip · AAM FAMD
- Othawa AirstripAirstrip · FAOL
- Rhino Post Safari Lodge Airstrip (CLOSED)
Show the other 5 airstrips
- Sabi Sabi AirportAirstrip · GSS FASE
- Sandringham Farm Airstrip
- Singita AirportAirstrip · SSX FASP
- Skukuza AirportAirstrip · SZK FASZ
- Ulusaba AirportAirstrip · ULX FAUS
Towns 15
- Acornhoek
- Boiketlo
- Bushbuckridge
- Ga-Boelang
- Hazyview
- Mkhuhlu
- Mokhololine
- Moloro
- Morolaneng
- Motlamogale
Show the other 5 towns
- Salubindza
- Tinga Legends LodgeVillage
- Tinga Narina LodgeVillage
- Tshabalala
- Tswafeng
Fuel 14
- Astron EnergyFuel station · Mo-Su 00:00-24:00
- Dwarsloop Filling StationFuel station · 24/7
- Orpen Gate Petrol Station
- Relane filling stationFuel station · Swift
- SasolFuel station · Mo-Su 00:00-24:00
- SasolFuel station · Mo-Su 00:00-24:00
- ShellFuel station · Mo-Su 00:00-24:00
- Total energiesFuel station · Mo-Su 06:00-18:00
- Total - KNO Skukuza
- TotalEnergies
Show the other 3 fuel
- TotalEnergies
- TotalEnergiesFuel station · Mo-Su 00:00-24:00
- TotalEnergies
- Plus 1 without a name in OpenStreetMap
Clinics 14
- Agincourt Community Health CenterHospital
- ClinicHospital
- Dwarsloop Community Clinic
- health care
- health care
- health care
- health care
- health care
- health care
- healthcare
Show the other 4 clinics
- Mapulaneng hospitalHospital
- SigaguleHospital
- Thulamahashe Community Health CentreHospital
- Tintswalo HospitalHospital
Download the official park map
The Sabi Sand Wildtuin publishes colour-coded route maps per gate on its access page, which is the only official mapping we could find. No map anywhere shows the traversing areas, so there is no published picture of which lodge's vehicles may drive on which ground.
Key coordinates
Save these before you go. Mobile coverage inside the park is patchy at best, and a set of waypoints in an offline app will get you out of trouble faster than anything else.
| Place | What it is | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| Gowrie Gate | Northern sector, eight camps behind it | -24.69458, 31.51512 |
| Newington Gate | West and central sector, twelve camps behind it | -24.868989, 31.404586 |
| Shaws Gate | Southern sector, four camps behind it | -24.928349, 31.479635 |
Your gate is chosen for you
You do not pick a gate in Sabi Sand. Your lodge sits behind one of the three and that is the one you use, because the permit you show at the boom is stamped by that lodge. Arriving at the wrong gate means a long drive around the outside of the reserve on public roads.
Gowrie in the north serves Arathusa, Cheetah Plains, Chitwa Chitwa, Elephant Plains, Jaci's Sabi House, Nkorho, Silvan and Simbambili. Newington in the west and centre serves the three Dulini camps, Idube, Inyati, Leopard Hills, the five Londolozi camps, Savanna, the three Singita lodges and Ulusaba. Shaws in the south serves Kirkman's Kamp, Tengile and the Lion Sands camps.
What the map cannot show you
The reserve is about 65,000 hectares with no internal fences, so the animals move freely across all of it. Your vehicle does not. Each lodge drives only the ground its traversing agreements allow, and that ranges from 1,860 hectares to more than 18,000 among the operators who publish a figure.
No published map draws those boundaries. Neither the association nor either of the two commercial sites that own the obvious domains has ever put one online. Until somebody does, the hectare figure per lodge is the closest thing to a map of what you will actually see.