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Skukuza Golf Club

Kruger National Park

This is the wildest golf course in the world – an unfenced course inside the Kruger National Park, where lions, hippos and elephants always have right of way.
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Skukuza Golf Club lies on the edge of Skukuza Rest Camp, in the heart of the Kruger National Park. Built in 1972 as a recreational facility for park staff, this 9-hole, 18-tee course is now open to all Kruger visitors; it plays as a par 72 of 5 831m for men and 4 950m for women.

Because the course is unfenced, wildlife wanders freely across the fairways, and the water of Lake Panic – around which the course curls – comes into play on the opening holes. There are no sand bunkers; the many large trees act as natural hazards instead.

The club celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2022, the year Indalo was awarded with a 20-year concession to run the club, with a full refurbishment. This included a refreshed bush-style reception, an expanded pro shop with club hire, modern change rooms and a new fleet of golf carts. The course, too, was improved: new greens were officially opened in February 2023, and upgrades to the teeing areas, irrigation system and water hazards were completed in late 2025.

Henry’s Bar & Restaurant on the lakeside deck serves breakfast, light meals and dinner, and members can relax in the Founders Lounge. A shuttle connects golfers with Kruger Gate and Skukuza Safari Lodge, including after the park gates close.

Clubhouse and Henry's deck with umbrellas seen across the lake under large shade trees
Pink-sky sunset over the lake and bushveld fairways, birds on the green
Two warthogs grazing on a fairway beneath tall trees
Shaded wooden benches and rail fence overlooking the lake and green
Golfer putting on a green with red flag, surrounded by dense bush

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