Kruger National Park

Wild wild Africa!!!!

The largest national park in South Africa. It is located in Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces, west of the Lebombo Mountains on the Mozambique border. Established in part in 1898, the park in 1926 was named for Paul Kruger, former president of the South African Republic (the Transvaal) and builder of the Afrikaner nation. The headquarters of the park are at Skukuza. The park, with an area of 7,523 square miles (19,485 square km), is about 200 miles (320 km) long and 25 to 50 miles (40 to 80 km) wide. The area has a generally flat terrain with low ranges of hills traversed by nearly 5,000 miles of paved and gravel roads. Vegetation varies from open veld to dense bush that includes mopane, acacia, marula, and baobab trees. Wildlife includes elephants, lions, leopards, cheetahs, buffalo, rhinoceroses, zebras, wildebeests, impalas, and numerous birds. Although six perennial rivers cross the park, droughts often make artificial watering necessary.

There are more than 336 tree species, 49 fish, 34 amphibians, 114 reptiles, 507 bird and 147 mammals.

The main restcamps are : Berg and Dal, Crocodile Bridge, Letaba, Lower Sabie, Mopani, Olifants, Orpen, Pretoriuskop, Punda Maria, Satara, Shingwedzi, Skukuza and Tsendze.

Bushveld Camps are : Bateleur, Biyamiti, Shimuwini, Sirheni and Talamati

Overnight hides can be found at Sabie and Shipandani.

The more expensive luxury lodges are: Imbali Safari Lodge, Jock Safari Lodge, Lukimbi Safari Lodge, Rhino Walking Safari, Shishangeni Private Lodge, Singita Lebombo Private Game Lodge, Tinga Private Game Lodge and Pafuri Camp.


Kruger National Park Conservation Fees

Over and above the accommodation tariffs particular to each camp, guests inside South African National Parks need to pay conservation fees.

Kruger Park conservation fees can be paid in advance or upon arrival at the Park, and are charged on a per person per day basis. Frequent visitors to the Park should look at the affordable Wild Card loyalty program which allows access to specific National Parks without having to pay the daily conservation fee.

Members of the Wild card loyalty programme don’t pay conservation fees provided that proof of Identity and their WILD card are shown on arrival to the park.

A non-refundable fee, payable in advance, of R24 per adult and R12 per child is charged on all advance reservations for day visits. This is charged in addition to conservation fees and applies equally to WILD members.
International Visitors, daily conservation fee

1 November 2008 – 31 October 2009:
Adult: ZAR 140.00
Child under 12 years: ZAR 70.00

1 September 2009 - 31 October 2010:
Adult: ZAR 160.00
Child under 12 years: ZAR 80.00
South African Residents, daily conservation fee

1 November 2008 – 31 October 2009
Adult: ZAR 35.00
Child under 12 years: ZAR 35.00

1 September 2009 - 31 October 2010:
Adult: ZAR 40.00
Child under 12 years: ZAR 40.00

The daily cards for South African residents may only be purchased at the parks and you need your ID, driver's license or passport.
SADEC, daily conservation fee

1 November 2008 – 31 October 2009:
Adult: ZAR 70.00
Child under 12 years: ZAR 35.00

1 September 2009 - 31 October 2010:
Adult: ZAR 80.00
Child under 12 years: ZAR 40.00
Entrance Gates Telephone Numbers

Entrance Gate and Telephone Numbers :

Crocodile Bridge Gate : +27 (0)13 735 6012

Kruger Gate : +27 (0)13 735 5107

Malelane Gate : +27 (0)13 735 6152

Numbi Gate : +27 (0)13 735 5133

Orpen Gate : +27 (0)13 735 0237/0238

Pafuri Gate : +27 (0)13 735 5574

Phabeni Gate : +27 (0)13 735 5890

Phalaborwa Gate : +27 (0)13 735 3547

Punda Maria Gate : +27 (0)13 735 6870

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Name Type X-coord Y-coord
Balule Rest camp 31.7290400 -24.0560000

Bateleur Bushveld camp 31.2023300 -23.2340600

Berg-en-Dal Rest camp 31.4512200 -25.4200100

Biyamiti Bushveld camp 31.6990300 -25.3212200

Boesman Trails Trails camp 31.3604200 -23.6076300

Boulders Rest Camp 31.3792300 -23.6076300

Crocodile Bridge Rest camp 31.8923600 -25.3584300

Letaba Rest camp 31.5767300 -23.8510200

Lower Sabie Rest camp 31.9172700 -25.1210600

Malelane Rest camp 31.5089000 -25.4723500

Maroela Caravan camp 31.3995000 -24.4562800

Metsimetsi Trails camp 31.9131400 -24.7464600

Malelane Rest camp 31.5089000 -25.4723500

Mopani Rest camp 31.3998300 -23.5274400

Napi Trails camp 31.4379200 -25.1617300

Njalaland Trails camp 31.0856000 -22.5129000

Olifants Rest camp 31.7402200 -24.0056500

Olifants Trails camp 31.8006400 -23.9963100

Orpen Rest camp 31.3910600 -24.4747000

Pretoriuskop Rest camp 31.2692800 -25.1722500

Punda Maria Rest camp 31.0161100 -22.6954900

Roodewal Rest camp 31.6304300 -24.1440000

Satara Rest camp 31.7777800 -24.3976800

Shimuwini Bushveld camp 31.2716900 -23.7111700

Shingwedzi Rest camp 31.4323800 -23.1161700

Sirene Bushveld camp 31.2309300 -22.9493800

Skukuza Rest camp 31.5928700 -24.9954000

Sweni Trails Trails camp 31.9262400 -24.4892700

Talamati Bushveld camp 31.5551300 -24.5573700

Tamboti Tented camp 31.3984200 -24.4617700

Tsendze Camping site 31.4408200 -23.5559500

Wolhuter Trails camp 31.3929200 -25.3720100

KaDirk Camping site 31.96654 -25.1662

KaMorageng Camping site 31.82423 -25.1317

Lonely Bull Camping site 31.38733 -23.7488