At Umkumbe Bush Lodge, you will experience Bushveld hospitality passed down through generations since 1937. Learn more about the family-owned lodge.
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Meet the Umkumbe Bush Lodge family. From guides and trackers to chefs and room attendants – they are the heartbeat of our hospitality.
Find our contact details and contact form and take the first step in your Umkumbe Bush Lodge journey.
The luxury tented suites vary in price. View a detailed breakdown of our rates per night, inclusions and exclusions.
Be our guest at the first luxury tented camp in the Sabi Sand. With four types of tented suites, we have some for every taste.
From the Tree House, built around a Weeping Boer-Bean to the reed-fenced boma, get a glimpse of our facilities. Better yet, experience it for yourself.
From safari drives to bush walks, every experience at Umkumbe Bush Lodge stems from our family traditions since 1937. Now you can experience it too.
Part of the Sabie Game Reserve, nestled in the Sabi Sand, our lodge is an exceptional destination for Big Five game viewing. Get directions.
Visiting Umkumbe Bush Lodge or still deciding on a tent? Download our Lodge Layout Map for a bird’s eye view of our luxury tented camp.
Lush greenery. Newborn animals. Basking in the African sun. Discover what a typical summer’s day at Umkumbe Bush Lodge looks like.
Picture this: Dry bush with clear visibility through the thickets, animals flocking around watering holes, and heating up by the bonfire. View our winter schedule.
Plan the perfect safari for less. View Umkumbe Bush Lodge’s current special offers, last-minute deals and other discounts.
See which of our luxury tented suites are available during your travel dates, and start booking your stay today.
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Umkumbe Bush Lodge is set in the Sabi Sand which is part of the Sabie Game Reserve and famous for its leopards. Yet, in the heart of autumn, it was a baby zebra that stole the spotlight. Over the past month, guides, guests, and photographers across the reserve have been enthralled about a sighting that nobody quite expected: a foal so pale it looks almost ghostlike against the bushveld. Moving steadily with the dazzle, as integrated and accepted as a completely normal black-and-white foal would be.
Life in the bush is shaped as much by subtle detail as by size, strength and speed. Many of the animals found in the African savannah rely on patterns, colour, and markings as finely tuned survival tools. What may appear decorative or a special quirk can, in reality, be ways to camouflage, communicate, regulate body temperature, and outsmart predators.
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