Holiday Stays

Umkumbe Bush Lodge

Lodge Skukuza · Mpumalanga

About

Umkumbe Bush Lodge is a luxury tented accommodation in Sabi Sands Game Reserve. Family-owned since 1937, it offers modern amenities, three daily meals, and twice-daily safari game drives.

Accommodation

Meru-style tented suites in four categories: Standard, Luxury, Superior, and Superior Honeymoon. All feature modern hotel-like amenities. Accommodations offer dramatic views of drainage basins, watering holes, and open plains, with wildlife sounds including hyenas audible from tents.

Facilities

Facilities include a boma, treehouse deck, dining lounge, and pool. Three meals daily are included, with evening entertainment from local singers.

Location & Surroundings

Sabi Sands Game Reserve is in the Greater Kruger area, where guests encounter the Big Five and other wildlife. The lodge is accessible via nearby airports: Skukuza, Kruger Mpumalanga International, and Hoedspruit, with quick flights from Johannesburg, Cape Town, or Durban.

House Rules

Check-in: 14:00
Check-out: 11:00

Rooms

Apple Leaf Standard Tent

The stylish and spacious tented suites are all positioned on private raised wooden decks nestled in nature. King size bed that can be converted to 2 twin beds. Full en-suite bathroom with shower only.

King x 1
From
R24,400

Marula Standard Tent

The stylish and spacious tented suites are all positioned on private raised wooden decks nestled in nature. King size bed that can be converted to 2 twin beds, full en-suite bathroom with shower only.

King x 1
From
R24,400

Tamboti Standard Tent

The stylish and spacious tented suites are all positioned on private raised wooden decks nestled in nature. King size bed that can be converted to 2 twin beds, full en-suite bathroom with shower only.

King x 1
From
R24,400

Leadwood Luxury Tent

The luxury Leadwood suite is totally secluded with a King bed and sofa-bed. It also boasts a bathtub, his/hers sinks, and an outdoor shower. It is also the only room that can accommodate up to one chi

King x 1 Sofa x 1
From
R28,400

Wild Fig Superior Tent

The luxury Wild Fig Tent is totally secluded with a King bed and sofa-bed. It also boasts a bathtub, his/hers sinks, and an outdoor shower. It can also accommodate up to two children.

King x 1 Sofa x 1
From
R37,600

Monkey Thorn Superior Tent

The Monkey Thorn Superior suite is totally secluded with a King bed and a double sleeper couch. It also boasts a bathtub, his/hers sinks, and an outdoor shower. It is also the only room that can accom

King x 1 Single x 2
From
R37,600

Zebra Wood Superior Tent

The Zebra Thorn Superior suite is totally secluded with a King bed and a double sleeper couch. It also boasts a bathtub, his/hers sinks, and an outdoor shower. It is also the only room that can accomm

King x 1 Single x 2
From
R37,600

Leopard Tree Superior Tent

The Leopard Tree Superior suite is totally secluded with a King bed and a double sleeper couch. It also boasts a bathtub, his/hers sinks, and an outdoor shower. It is also the only room that can accom

King x 1 Single x 2
From
R37,600

Buffalo Thorn Superior Tent

The Buffalo Thorn Superior suite is totally secluded with a King bed and a double sleeper couch. It also boasts a bathtub, his/hers sinks, and an outdoor shower. It is also the only room that can acco

King x 1 Single x 2
From
R37,600

Impala Lily Honeymoon Tent

The Impala Lily Honeymoon Tent is totally secluded with a King bed. It also boasts a bathtub, his/hers sinks, and an outdoor shower, as well as a private deck and plunge pool. It can only accommodate

King x 1 Single x 2
From
R41,600

Location

Address

Sabi Sands Game Reserve, Mpumalanga

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Directions

Accessible via Skukuza, Kruger Mpumalanga International, and Hoedspruit airports with quick flights from Johannesburg, Cape Town, or Durban.

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Features

Experienced Guides And Trackers Family-owned Since 1937 Meru-style Tented Suites Views Of Drainage Basins, Watering Holes, And Open Plains Three Meals Daily Included Evening Entertainment From Local Singers Open-roofed All-terrain Game Drive Vehicles

Activities

Bush Walks Twice-Daily Game Drives

Amenities

Swimming Pool Boma Treehouse Deck Dining Lounge

Accommodation in Skukuza