Pafuri Camp - Riverview Tent (12 rooms)
Pafuri Camp - Riverview Family Tent (7 rooms)
Pafuri Camp by RETURN Africa
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Pafuri Camp from the air
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Pafuri Camp - View from a room
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Pafuri Camp - Tent
Tent located along the Luvuvhu River
Photographer credit: Melanie van Zyl
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Pafuri Camp - Bathroom & Family Room
Family Room Bathroom & Children's Bedroom
Photographer credit: Andrew Morgan
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Pafuri Camp - Tent Interrior
Tent Interrior
Photographer credit: Andrew Morgan
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Pafuri Camp - Bathroom Vanity
Tent Interrior
Photographer credit: Andrew Morgan
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Pafuri Camp - Entrance & Reception Area
Reception Area
Photographer credit: Andrew Morgan
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Pafuri Camp - Bar Area
Bar Area
Photographer credit: Andrew Morgan
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Pafuri Camp - Swimming Pool
Swimming Pool
Photographer credit: Andrew Morgan
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Pafuri Camp - Outdoor Seating
Outdoor Seating
Photographer credit: Andrew Morgan
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Pafuri Camp - Walkways
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Pafuri Camp - Reception
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A view from the deck
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Pafuri Camp - Reception
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Pafuri Camp - Walkway
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Pafuri Camp - Bar
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Pafuri Camp - High Tea
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Pafuri Camp - Luvuvhu River
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Pafuri Camp - Boma
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Pafuri Camp - Boma
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Pafuri Camp - View from a room
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Pafuri Camp - View from a room
Photographer credit: RETURN Africa
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Pafuri Camp - View from a room
Photographer credit: RETURN Africa
To journey to Pafuri is to RETURN to something ancient, untouched, and profoundly alive.
Nestled in the northernmost corner of Kruger National Park, where the Limpopo and Luvuvhu Rivers meet, this is the heart of RETURN Africa, the place where our story began, in partnership with the Makuleke people, whose ancestral land breathes life into every experience.
Here, time stretches and the rhythm slows. Elephants move with quiet purpose, leopards slip through dusk shadows, and fever trees shimmer gold. We meet each moment with reverence, guided by patience, humility, and respect for land and life.
The Pafuri Collection is more than lodges; it is a living collaboration. Our nearly 30-year partnership with the Makuleke is rooted in trust, vision, and restoration. Since reclaiming their land in 1998, the Makuleke have championed a community-owned conservation model where culture and ecology thrive together.
Our commitment is simple: to tread lightly on the land and walk proudly with its people. Every stay supports sustainable jobs, community development, and a future where wilderness and heritage endure.
At Pafuri Camp, Baobab Hill House, or our seasonal walking camps, Hutwini and Nkula, you don’t just witness the wild.
You become part of its story, a RETURN to purpose, to belonging, and to the soul of southern Africa.
