Rates

Our rates are the same in every month.

South African and SADC residents: please ask for our SADC rate sheet.

Rates include

• All meals, teas and coffees
• Local house wines, beers and spirits, and non-alcoholic beverages
• Afternoon game drive on the day of arrival
• Morning game drive on the day of departure
• Night drives* and eco-boats**
• Full-day boat and wetland safari on the Western Shores
• Full-day beach safari on the Eastern Shores
• Birding: a morning birding activity (pre-booked in advance), offered in lieu of a morning drive or on longer stays
• The Hluhluwe–iMfolozi day trip (pre-booked in advance, on longer stays)

Rates exclude

• iSimangaliso park entry fees and park levies
• The conservation levy
• Premium spirits, non-house wines and premium cocktails
• Gratuities
• Spa treatments
• Laundry
• Additional and outsourced activities
• Emergency medical evacuations
• Travel insurance
• Cancellation insurance

Important notes

• Full-day safaris need a stay of 2 nights or more and are not run on arrival or departure days.
• On a 1-night stay we offer an afternoon drive on arrival and a morning drive (or eco-boat, weather permitting and subject to the availability of a guide) before departure.
• *Night drives and **eco-boat trips are offered as an alternative to the morning or afternoon drives, subject to the availability of a guide, the weather and lodge logistics.
• Birding trips are offered in lieu of a morning drive or on longer stays, and must be booked in advance; subject to the availability of a birding guide.
• Activities are weather permitting.

A 2-night stay includes 1 full-day safari — the boat safari, or the beach safari if requested in advance. Recommend a 3-night stay to do both full-day safaris.

The conservation levy is added to the accommodation invoice and paid before arrival.

Please note: Park entry fees are set and charged for by the iSimangaliso park authority and levies are subject to change without prior notice.

• Park entry fees must be paid in cash
• Entry permits must be handed back at the gate on departure, or the park authority charges a penalty fee of R600
• The speed limit in the park is 40 km/h

iSimangaliso Western Shores park entry

• Nhlozi Gate (Gate 11): our primary entry gate, off the N2
• Dukuduku Gate, near St Lucia: no after-hours access

iSimangaliso gate hours

• Summer, 1 Nov – 31 Mar: 05h00–19h00
• Winter, 1 Apr – 31 Oct: 06h00–18h00

After-hours entry

• After-hours access must be pre-booked
• Only arranged at Nhlozi Gate, and escorts from the gate to be pre-booked at a fee of R375
• No entry after 21h00, except by the park’s exception, with a late-entry park fee of R1,000

Please follow our Access & Directions (PDF, opens in a new tab) document, or the directions on Getting here. Our transfers and their prices are on Getting here.

• Up to 2 children can be accommodated in a Family Suite, and 1 child in a Luxury Suite
• A child occupying their own room is charged the applicable adult rate
• A child sharing a room with a single adult is charged the child rate, and the adult the single supplement
• Guests 13 yrs and older are considered adults and charged accordingly

Children 6–12 yrs

• Children are welcome in our Luxury and Family suites
• Children must be under a parent’s supervision at all times
• Children aged 6–12 are welcome to join their parents on scheduled activities
• Early dining is arranged for children
• Children are not permitted to dine in the boma

Children 0–5 yrs

• Booked by special arrangement
• Not accommodated on scheduled activities
• Charged the child rate
• A parent or guardian must sign our child policy before arrival
• A babysitter can be booked in advance at an additional cost

The terms parents accept when they book children are in our Booking terms.

• Check-in 13h00
• Check-out 10h00
• Early check-in or late departure by prior arrangement
• Lunch on the day of arrival must be pre-booked

• Provisional bookings are held for 7 days
• A 20% non-refundable deposit is required to confirm
• The 80% balance is due 45 days before arrival

Cancellation charges are a percentage of the total booking value.

The full terms are on Booking terms.