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Kruger National Park, South Africa

Lion Sands Tinga Lodge

Nine family suites on the Sabie, inside Kruger, not in Sabi Sand.

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The place

The park

South of Kruger National Park, on the Sabie. Not Sabi Sand.

The count

Nine suites with plunge pools and private decks.

The size

861 square feet for two, with a pool and a lounge.

The villa

Hinkwenu sleeps six. The page prints from $9,600 a night for the house.

The phone

+27 13 735 8400, which is not the Ivory number.

Our read

People book Lion Sands and then arrive in the wrong reserve. Tinga is the family camp: nine suites with plunge pools on the Sabie, inside the south of Kruger National Park, not in Sabi Sand. Ivory is the eight-suite camp on the Sabi Sand side of the same river system, with a different phone and a different manager. A Tinga suite is 861 square feet, smaller than Ivory's 1,561. Hinkwenu Villa is the private house, from $9,600 a night on the page. Come if the trip is more than one generation and the park, not the private reserve, is the legal boundary you want. Skip it if you wanted Sabi Sand's traversing rules, or a camp that stays quiet after dinner.

Come here for

  • Nine suites with plunge pools, set up for families, on the Sabie
  • Kruger National Park, not the Sabi Sand camp
  • Hinkwenu Villa if six people want the house, the chef, and the vehicle

Skip it if

  • You wanted Sabi Sand. That is Ivory or River Lodge.
  • You wanted the larger, quieter suite. Ivory prints 1,561 square feet. Tinga prints 861.

We’d rather send you somewhere else than send you somewhere that doesn’t suit you.

Lion Sands Tinga Lodge sits on the Sabie River. The lodge page counts nine suites with plunge pools and private decks, and it describes the camp as the family lodge. A suite is for two guests, with a private terrace, pool, and lounge, at 861 square feet. Hinkwenu Villa is separate: six guests, two bedrooms, a chef, a vehicle, and a page price from $9,600 a night for the house. The phone printed with the general manager is +27 13 735 8400. The 2024 Lion Sands fact sheet places Tinga in the south of Kruger National Park, at 24°58'16.94"S, 31°35'0.54"E. Ivory Lodge, the eight-suite camp, is in Sabi Sand, on a different pin. Same company, same river name, different reserve and a different general manager. Tinga is the one that says it is happy to host grandparents and children together. The introduction does not print a per-suite nightly rate. Reserve with the hotel. MindReach does not take the booking.

03 · Live here

How the days go

  1. Arrive

    Sabie River, southern Kruger National Park. Fact sheet pin 24°58'16.94"S, 31°35'0.54"E. Phone +27 13 735 8400. This is not the Sabi Sand gate used for Ivory.

  2. Live here

    Nine suites with plunge pools, set up for families, on the Sabie

  3. Go

    Book on the hotel site. MindReach does not take the reservation.

04 - Stay

Ways to stay

Kruger, not Sabi Sand

Confirm the gate before you compare Ivory. Hinkwenu is the house, from $9,600 a night on their page.

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05 - Know

Before you go

Written from what the property publishes. Not yet checked by hand. Confirm on their site before you book.

Sabie River, southern Kruger National Park. Fact sheet pin 24°58'16.94"S, 31°35'0.54"E. Phone +27 13 735 8400. This is not the Sabi Sand gate used for Ivory.

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Is Tinga in Sabi Sand?

No. The 2024 fact sheet places it in the south of Kruger. Ivory is the Sabi Sand lodge.

How many suites?

Nine, plus Hinkwenu Villa.

Who is it for?

The page describes it as the family lodge, for more than one generation.

How big is a suite?

861 square feet, for two, with a plunge pool.

Where do I book?

With Lion Sands. MindReach does not take the reservation. Phone +27 13 735 8400.

06 · Go

Lion Sands Tinga Lodge

Kruger National Park, South Africa

People book Lion Sands and then arrive in the wrong reserve. Tinga is the family camp: nine suites with plunge pools on the Sabie, inside the south of Kruger National Park, not in Sabi Sand. Ivory is the eight-suite camp on the Sabi Sand side of the same river system, with a different phone and a different manager. A Tinga suite is 861 square feet, smaller than Ivory's 1,561. Hinkwenu Villa is the private house, from $9,600 a night on the page. Come if the trip is more than one generation and the park, not the private reserve, is the legal boundary you want. Skip it if you wanted Sabi Sand's traversing rules, or a camp that stays quiet after dinner.

Getting there
Sabie River, southern Kruger National Park.
From where you are
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Lion Sands Tinga Lodge

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