Mapungubwe National Park accommodation is offered at Leokwe Rest Camp, Limpopo Forest Tented Camp and nearby outside the park at Mopane Bush Lodge.
Leokwe Rest Camp
Mapungubwe National Park accommodation can be found at Leokwe Rest Camp, located in the eastern section of the Park 11km from the Main Gate. Leokwe Rest Camp has a swimming pool and a central braai area. There is a restaurant at the Interpretive Centre.
Cottages can sleep 2 people in single beds plus 1 person on a sleeper couch. The family cottage can sleep 4 people. Facilities include air-conditioning, ceiling fan, barbeque facilities, open plan kitchen and a bathroom with a shower.
Limpopo Forest Tented Camp
This Mapungubwe National Park accommodation is located in the western section of the Park, about 40 km from the Main Gate. This requires one to drive outside the park in order to rejoin the western section of the Park.
Limpopo Forest Tented Camp units can sleep 2 people. Facilities include a bedroom with 2 single beds, ceiling fan, bathroom with a shower, kitchen and barbecue facilities.
Tshugulu Lodge
Tshugulu Lodge can accommodate up to 12 guests across a charming stone and thatch guest house (sleeps 8) and a separate guest cottage (sleeps 4), which can be booked individually.
Located in the western section of Mapungubwe National Park, about 23km from the main gate along the R572 Pondrift Road, the lodge provides a peaceful bush setting complete with a shared swimming pool. Guests also have the opportunity to enjoy exclusive access to an eco trail drive during their stay.
The Guest House sleeps up to 8 guests, with two bedrooms featuring double beds and two bedrooms with twin beds. The Guest Cottage accommodates 4 guests, offering one bedroom with a double bed and another with twin beds. Both options include air conditioning, DSTV, a fully equipped kitchen, braai facilities and access to the shared pool, making it a comfortable and well-equipped base for exploring the park.
Vhembe Wilderness Camp
Set deep in the eastern reaches of Mapungubwe National Park, Vhembe Wilderness Camp is made for travellers who crave raw, untamed adventure. Perched on a ridge in a remote valley and within walking distance of the Limpopo River and the historic Mapungubwe Hill, this is a place where you truly feel off the grid.
Rustic cabins each feature twin beds and an en-suite bathroom with a shower, while power is supplied by solar and generator systems, keeping the experience close to nature. With no plug points in the units, it’s the perfect opportunity to disconnect and embrace the wild. A shared central kitchen and open-air lapa create a communal space for cooking, storytelling and unwinding after a day of exploration.
Access requires a 4x4 or high-clearance vehicle, adding to the sense of adventure and ensuring that only those willing to venture a little further are rewarded with this truly remote bush escape.
Accommodation near Mapungubwe National Park
Mopane Bush Lodge
Mopane Bush Lodge offers guests luxuriously simple accommodation which is situated 10 minutes from Mapungubwe National Park, ideal for visits to this World Heritage site.
Mopane Bush Lodge provides gracious living for guests in exclusive luxurious thatched chalets. Mopane Bush Lodge comprises 8 twin-bedded spacious en-suite chalets providing comfortable and relaxing accommodation, each with individually unique views of the surrounding bushveld and beyond.
Each chalet is situated in its own kraal and opens up onto a private verandah with outdoor showers. En-suite bathrooms feature spacious showers. There is also an additional chalet that has been individually designed and is fully equipped to be wheelchair friendly. Due to the lodge being personally managed by its owners, guests are ensured of a personal touch with exclusive and tentative service at this tranquil bush retreat..
During those leisurely moments, guests can unwind in the comfortable lounge area or find solitude in the small lodge library with reference books and light reading material. Delicious meals are served in the spacious dining area, in the boma around a fire or in the bush amidst the vibrant mopane bushveld. The lodges inviting spaces, warm African textures and simple yet luxurious design will leave guests feeling well looked after.
