Nkambeni Safari Camp

Property class: 3

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You can look forward to a swim-up bar, a poolside bar and a terrace at Nkambeni Safari Camp. Adventurous travellers may like the ecotours at this lodge. The on-site African cuisine restaurant, Main Deck and Boma, offers breakfast, lunch, dinner and pool views. Free WiFi in public areas is available to all guests, along with a garden and laundry facilities.

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Parking included
  • Restaurant
  • Air-conditioning
  • Breakfast available
  • Business services
The current price is ฿2,989
฿3,438 total
includes taxes & fees
3 Nov - 4 Nov

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A safari tent with a wooden deck and a covered seating area.

Luxury Tent

  • Garden view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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A tented accommodation with two beds, a wooden desk, and a small kitchenette.

Family Tent

  • Garden view
  • 50 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Single Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed
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About the area

Located in Mbombela, Nkambeni Safari Camp is in a national park. Hazyview Juction Mall and Casterbridge Country Shopping are worth checking out if shopping is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Numbi Gate and Phabeni Gate. Kayaking, rafting and sailing offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with mountain biking nearby. Visit our Mbombela travel guide
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Numbi Gate Kruger National Park, Mbombela, Mpumalanga, 1350

Getting around

  • Nelspruit (MQP-Kruger Mpumalanga Intl.)
    81 min drive

Restaurants

  • KFC
    26 min drive
  • Wimpy
    30 min drive
  • Sausage Tree Restaurant
    30 min drive
  • Debonairs Pizza
    26 min drive
  • Cafe Milano
    29 min drive

About this property

Nkambeni Safari Camp

  • Lodge in a national park
  • Take advantage of a swim-up bar, a poolside bar and a terrace at Nkambeni Safari Camp. Active travellers can enjoy ecotours at this lodge. The on-site African cuisine restaurant, Main Deck and Boma, offers breakfast, lunch, dinner and pool views. Free WiFi in public areas is available to all guests, along with a garden and laundry facilities.
  • You'll also enjoy the following perks during your stay:
    • An outdoor pool, along with sunloungers and a swim-up bar
    • Free self-parking
    • Continental breakfast (surcharge), a round-trip airport shuttle (surcharge) and express check-out
    • Express check-in, coffee/tea in reception and a gift shop
  • Room features
  • All 150 rooms include comforts, such as air conditioning.
  • More amenities include:
    • Guidebooks and local maps
    • Electric kettles, daily housekeeping and phones

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Frequently asked questions

Does Nkambeni Safari Camp have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool.

How much does it cost to stay at Nkambeni Safari Camp?

As of 23 Oct 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Nkambeni Safari Camp on 3 Nov 2026 start from ฿2,989, excluding taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

Is Nkambeni Safari Camp pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Nkambeni Safari Camp?

Self-parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Nkambeni Safari Camp?

Check-in start time: 2 PM; check-in end time: 6:00 PM. Late check-in is available from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM for a fee of ZAR 500.

What time is check-out at Nkambeni Safari Camp?

Checkout is at 10 AM. Late checkout is available for ZAR 500 (subject to availability).

Does Nkambeni Safari Camp provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle that runs on request. A fee of ZAR 1032 per person applies.

Where is Nkambeni Safari Camp located?

Situated in a national park, this lodge is 2.3 mi (3.7 km) from Numbi Gate and within 16 miles (25 km) of Hazyview Juction Mall and Perry's Bridge Reptile Park. Phabeni Gate and Casterbridge Country Shopping are also within 25 miles (40 km).

Can I cancel my reservation for free and receive a full refund?

Yes, this property offers free cancellation on selected room rates because flexibility matters! Please refer to the property cancellation policy on our site for more details about any exclusions or requirements.

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Reviews

Nkambeni Safari Camp Reviews

8.4

Very good

8.4

Cleanliness

8.2

Location

8.6

Staff & service

7.8

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 21 out of 59 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 29 out of 59 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 59 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 59 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 59 reviews

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Location was amazing!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful property, very friendly staff, close to the national park entrance. Had a magical stay!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026
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2/10 Terrible

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The lodge sucks, food is not good and bad quality with zero vegetarian options. Rooms are ok probably the only decent thing. Some staff are also friendly. Furniture around lodge needs upgrading. Everything falling apart. Especially around the pool area very dangerous chairs. The front desk isn't knowledgeable about safaris, which is hard to believe since that's all they do... all day every day. They can only offer Echo tours from lobby. But they do a terrible service. Sadly guests have no other options and most are first time visitors. Birds tends to eat your food and the buffets food you can see droppings I will not recommend anyone to come here. Better to find another lodge around Skukuza.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good value

A whole lot of extra value with booking which includes breakfast and dinner as well as game drives.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great All was perfect for us Good food, staff always kind Great expérience here
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The place is very well organized. There are a lot of options for safaris. The bufé for the breakfast and dinner is very good. I have enjoyed my time there. Very recomendable.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Package holiday hotel- good overall, but not recommended for individual travelers. Loud groups take over the restaurant and amenities. Also close to railway line: train spotters will be delighted, but less so the traveler looking to get away from it all. I’d give it a 6 rating.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Very average

Very average and therefore overpriced. Fine for a one night stay but there are also nicer options which cost the same or are cheaper. Dining facilities lack any charm. Train tracks very close and you can hear the trains. Tents located very close to each other as well. Staff was friendly and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

No bush experience!!

This place only cater for tour groups, and they also say so! If you think you going to listen to lion, jackals and hiena at night DON'T go there. All you hear is tour groups partying till midnight, the tent next to yours aircon and trains passing by Would not recommend for self drive bush lovers Only positive is the friendly staff!!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Amazing stay

The camp is situated next to a watering hole and has amazing views. Both the dinner and breakfast buffets were absolutely amazing. Only drawback is that although the camp is situated within the Kruger Park, it is only through the first gate and not the main gate at Numbi. We wanted to go into Kruger Park for an early morning drive, but Nkambeni's gates only open at 06h00. When we arrived at Numbi gate the queue of cars was very long, whereafter I stood in a queue for 30 minutes in order to purchase a day pass (the other day visitors with pre-booked day passes also took forever to enter). It may be practical for Nkambeni to arrange day passes for its visitors as this really is the only negative and inconvenience and will really add to an already wonderful experience.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

CONVENIENT BUDGET ACCOMMODATION

The camp is located just inside Numbi gate: from the lodge to the main gate is a short 3km drive. The cabins are compact, clean and comfortable and the staff very friendly. The food was very tasty and there was enough variety. There is very limited wifi allocation to be used in the main building only, but with the camp being so spread out, this is understandable. The tents are about 10 metres apart but it is possible to hear people snoring in the adjacent tent and the railway track is closeby too so this might be an issue for light sleepers. We did not find it onerous to complete the forms every day upon entry into the park. Given the time of year, the animals were very scarce but we had rare and magnificent sightings every day we went out. We would definitely return and recommend Nkambeni to others.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Disliked: Room comfort

Good Camp - Needs some polish

Nkambeni Safari Camp has the makings of good place to stay. The positives are good food and management that are willing to help. Negatives are tents very close to each other and as such can be noisy at night. I would think the management need to consider a noise curfew after 22h00. The train passing by is also noisy, but there is not much that can be done about that. Parking is by reception and it is a hike to get to your tent. Porters are available but during our stay they were either too busy or nowhere to be found. I really suggest that management get a few golf carts to assist guest with their luggage. The restaurant area is great and food is generally good. The restaurant staff was a hit and miss affair. Some were great and some terrible to the point where they ignore you. This being a high occupancy camp, more than 150 tents, it seemed that restaurant staff were overwhelmed at times. Management should consider training to sharpen up this side of things. Reception and security staff were fantastic. On site amenities are limited, but then I think this more a stop over for those wanting to explore Kruger. Value for money in considering what other lodges charge in the area. With a few tweaks it can be great camp to stay at. Management was very willing and great in addressing our concerns and questions. Keep this up please.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This camp is a great stay. People mention parking and the train and the noise from neighboring tents … this is just a small inconvenience for the price of the property and location of it within the national park fence perimeter- but outside the gate where the conservation fee needs to be paid. International cost is $30 per person and doesn’t matter when you enter and is open 6a-6p. We stayed in tents 9, 17,18,19 & 75. Our first 4 face the park so you will see animals pass in front of your door / porch. Approx half the tents face the park and the other half face the interior of the camp. The trains move slowly maybe twice a day past the camp area - it this is outside the fenced park. Some guests are quiet and some louder … so you may or may not hear them next to you. Parking is at the bottom of 2 paths up to the tents … there is an area to drop bags off if you have a tent ar the farthest away area of the reception. There are golf carts so you can ask for help getting your bags far also I have seen. My family all agree we would return ! Pool looks nice / but not warm enough to use while here. The watering hole in the park is fun to watch - hippos always has been there. Elephants come and go almost daily. Cute bar with reasonable prices. Bartenders have always been friendly. Buffets always good. Lunch is alacart & typical in the park Friday night was outside with local entertainment. Enjoy !
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfekter Aufenthalt
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
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Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2023
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Staff & service
Gut, leider etwas laut durch die Eisenbahn
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nkambeni adventure

It was very pleasant
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good service & hospitality

Good service at this hotel especially the catering staff
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Kruger view

Right on the boundary to the Kruger, with a watering hole (with hippos) just outside. Fantastic location, well maintained property. Neat and tidy, well run. Food was good and staff very friendly. Enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Our stay was
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great spot but needs renovation badly
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Staff & service
location was good, staff very good but no tv in reception area and WiFi issue , you only get 150mb free . And they advertise Free WiFi. Bit pricey for what it is
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Pretty nice place at the gate of kruger. I have seen buffolos, Zebras and hippos from the pool.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property is in the park, the staff was great, breakfast and dinner was great
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Todo excelente. Instalaciones y servicios. Lo único que mejoraría es proporcionar wifi libre.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018