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Elephant Plains Game Lodge - Sabi Sands Game Reserve
Authentic Big Five Safari Experience
Elephant Plains Game Lodge is a 4-star luxury lodge, situated in the northern region of the world-famous Sabi Sand Game Reserve. Elephant Plains lodge is very popular and well known to offer a wonderful and complete safari experience including the sighting of Africa's Big Five. The lodge has a limited number of rooms which makes availability sometimes difficult.
Elephant Plains Game Lodge offers excellent Big 5 game viewing as it shares a large traversing area with the neighboring lodges. The lodge offers great accommodation and sumptuous cuisine. There are a variety of accommodation options, varying from rondavels and luxury suites to the Manyeleti honeymoon suite.
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Sabisandlodges has been amazing in creating a dream holiday!!! They were attentive, quick to respond and arranged everything for us
Sabisandlodges has been amazing in creating a dream holiday!!! They were attentive, quick to respond and arranged everything for us in great detail!!
Thank you so much for arranging all our travel - Ulusaba, amazing. The pick ups were great - through vumba tours!!
The La Rochelle tours were fantastic too. Drivers were helpful, friendly and professional.
Really enjoyed our experiences and everyone involved made it even better!!!!
Our experience with Max from Sabi Sands Lodges was brilliant. His recommendation and attention to details were excellent. We highly
...read moreOur experience with Max from Sabi Sands Lodges was brilliant. His recommendation and attention to details were excellent. We highly recommend booking with Sabi Sands Lodges as it saved us time & effort. Experience counts and Max's knowledge was invaluable.
We’ve have just come back from a 3 night stay at earth lodge. One word incredible. We got to see
...read moreWe’ve have just come back from a 3 night stay at earth lodge. One word incredible. We got to see the big 5 and a lot more animals. The game drives were amazing. The Knowledge of the tracker (Donald) and our guide (Helen) was exceptional and they ensured we were able to see everything. We seen leopards, cheetahs and lions. You stop for a morning coffee out in the bush and sundowners in the evening, this was also excellently organised. The rooms are absolutely stunning with the biggest mini bar I’ve ever seen. The drink options are fantastic. Super comfortable rooms and luxurious. Food was superb. Each evening there was a different location for dinner excellently curated by the team at the hotel, with food prepared to a very high standard. We also used the gym facilities which were great. The service and operational standards at this hotel are exceptional. I would 100% stay at this lodge again it was such an incredible experience
Recommendations were great and all the arrangements worked smoothly. Andy was always reachable and receptive to requests and modification. 100%
...read moreRecommendations were great and all the arrangements worked smoothly. Andy was always reachable and receptive to requests and modification. 100% recommended.
What a memorable stay.
Our experience was perfect from start to finish. Booking the experience through Andy set the tone
What a memorable stay.
Our experience was perfect from start to finish. Booking the experience through Andy set the tone for the stress-free bush experience.
From the vanilla scented towels, to the delicious food, exciting game drives and phenomenal staff, our stay at Shiduli was magical from the second we arrived and lives in our hearts long after we left.
Your helpful staff greeted us as we arrived and and were with us every step of the way... literally. We were escorted to our private villa by Gary, who my children absolutely adored. Richard, in the bar was on form and Gogo Dorris had faith that we would see lions... which we did.
Thandy and Karen were friendly, professional and made us feel like old friends. We will definitely be back and will bring our friends and family so they can share in this beautiful gem.
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Rates
Room Type: | 2026 | 2027 |
Manyeleti Honeymoon Suite | R15,600.00 per single adult R10,300.00 per adult sharing | R17,200.00 per single adult R11,350.00 per adult sharing |
Luxury Suites | R13,000.00 per single adult R9,300.00 per adult sharing R 6,900.00 per child per night ( | R14,500.00 per single adult R10,250.00 per adult sharing R 7,600.00 per child per night ( |
Rondavels | R10,000.00 per single adult R7,300.00 per adult sharing R5,400.00 per child per night ( | R11,000.00 per single adult R8,050.00 per adult sharing R 6,000.00 per child per night ( |
* Rates exclude conservation fees and gate fees
Elephant Plains Game Lodge – Northern Sabi Sands Game Reserve – Information
• BY AIR:
• Eastgate (Hoedspruit), Skukuza and KMIA (Nelspruit) are all in close proximity, with daily scheduled flights from/to Johannesburg.
• Private chartered flights from Johannesburg, as well as any of the other nearby airports, can land on our gravel airstrip, which is well maintained.
• The approach is South to North at the following co-ordinates: S24°44'38.9" E 31°28'30.5". The airstrip is 1200m long.
• Please contact the lodge, should you require us to charter a plane for you.
• BY ROAD:
Elephant Plains Game Lodge is situated in the Northern part of the Sabi Sand Game Reserve, adjacent to the Kruger National Park. Please take note that the lodge can only be reached through The Gowrie gate and not through Newington or Shaws gate. Due to river crossings it is also not possible to travel through the reserve. The last +/- 40km is a dirt road. Allow yourself at least 1 1/2 Hours from the end of the tar road to the lodge.
To / From Lydenburg / Hoedspruit:
• Take the N4 from JHB / Pretoria. Bypass Witbank and Middelburg, continue on to Belfast.
• Turn left onto the R540 past Dullstroom to Lydenburg. From Lydenburg take the R36 to Origstad. Pass through the JG Strijdom Tunnel.
• From the tunnel, continue for approx. 27 km before turning right to go towards Klaserie.
• Continue straight along the Klaserie road until you reach a sign pointing to Orpen & The South African Wildlife College.
• Turn left and continue on the R531 for about 30 km until you see the entrance to The South African Wildlife College on your left hand side.
• Immediately after the College you will see a small dirt track on you right hand side, which takes you off of the tar road.
• Drive through the gate and follow the map as indicated.
OR
• Drive past the Orpen & South African Wildlife College turn off and continue straight on until you reach Acornhoek.
• Turn left at the traffic light and follow the map as indicated.
To / From Nelspruit / Hazyview / Bushbuckridge:
• Take the N4 from JHB / Pretoria. Bypass Witbank and Middelburg and carry on through to Nelspruit.
• Take the R40 from Nelspruit to White River and continue for approx. 53 km to Hazyview. Continue for a further 32 km to Bushbuckridge and on for another 42 km to Acornhoek.
• Turn right at the traffic light and follow the map as indicated.
To / From Orpen Gate:
• Leave Orpen Gate and continue on the R531 for about 10km.
• Just before you reach The South African Wildlife College on your right hand side, you will see a dirt track on your left.
• Take the dirt track.
• Drive through the gate and follow the map as indicated.
• Please note: you will need to pay a gate entrance fee of R160 per vehicle and R40 per person. The entrance fee can only be confirmed at the time of making your reservation (Prices are subject to change)
GPS: -24.744444 (latitude) 31.479167 (longitude)
Includes:
*Luxury accommodation * Three meals per/day * 2 game drives per/day * Daily bush walk * Teas & coffees
Excludes:
*Flights & transfers *Drinks *Conservation fees * items of personal nature * Babysitting
Elephant Plains Contact Details
Please contact us for assistance
Our team is available
+27 (0) 21 6969615
+27 (0) 606191220
+27 (0) 642831384
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Elephant Plains Reviews
We had some great wildlife photo moments with our experienced guide. The food was one of the highlights at Elephant Plains. Great value for money and we are already planning our next visit to Elephant Plains.