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Campsites. South Africa - Lompopo and Mpumulanga.

 

These are the campsites that we've visited over the last few years in Limpopo and Mpumulanga.

Below the map is information about them, listed in alphabetical order. You can click on the places on the map or scroll down the page.

Kruger National Park. I've listed the sites separately as they are in different parts of the Park. The sites are, from the south:
Berg-en-dal
Lower Sabie
Skukuza
Satata
Punda Maria.

SAN Parks has an excellent website for all their parks (www.sanparks.org) and I've always found their online accommodation availability and booking to be excellent. In addition to campsite fees you also have to pay a daily conservation fee unless you have a WIld Card.

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Berg-en-Dal Rest Camp. Kruger National Park. December 2014.

Location: In the SW of the Park, about 10km from the Malelane Entrance Gate.
S25 25 37.1 E31 26 59.3

Contact: www.sanparks.org/parks/kruger/camps/berg-en-dal

Cost: See website for current prices.

Ablutions: Clean. Hot water.

Electric: Yes.

Sites: Large marked pitches. Sme have good shade.

Other: There's a large swimming pool, a shop and restaurant. There's a viewing deck overlooking a dam. We really liked this camp. it isn't as popular as Skukuza and Lower Sabie, probably becuase there's no permanent river nearby. We only stayed 1 night but saw rhino and leopard on both days and, on our way out saw a pack of wild dogs.
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Dongola Ranch. July 2012.

Location: 40km west of Musina.
S22 13.944 E29 41.311

Website: this site wasn't working last time I checked (March 2016)
+27 (0)15-533-1948/9

Cost: R250 for a stand which includes a boma with a kitchen, shower, toilet and outside covered area.

Ablutions: Your own personal toilet and shower. Spotless. Hot water.

Electric: Yes. Electric kettle and a double hotplate provided in your personal kitchen.

Sites: Marked pitches in a bush environment.

Other: Great facilities in a quiet location. There's a bar, restaurant and pool. Freee wi-fi internet access from the bar area. There were dassies, warthog and banded mongooses around a lot of the time. It's only 50km from the Beit Bridge border post between South Africa and Zimbabwe.
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Doorndraai Nature Reserve.

Location: S24 17 02.3 E28 47 03.2

Website: Go Limpopo

Ablutions: Clean. Hot water.

Electric: No.

Sites: Camp where you like in a large area. Some sites have shade.

Other: There's a large campsite next to the dam. We were there at the start of the easter weekend so it was busy and several of the groups had generators which were on most of the day and, in some cases, well into the evening. The sites further away from the dam are quieter.
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Klaserie Dam Campsite. December 2014.

Location: 25km south of Hoedspruit.
S24 31.553 E31 04.060

Website:www.klaseriedam.co.za/venue/venue.html

Cost :Daily fee: R30 pppn. (Staying for 2 nights = 3 days). Camping R60 per stand.

Ablutions: Clean. Hot showers.

Electric: Yes.

Sites: Camp where you like next to the dam. Most sites have good shade.

Other: A lovely location beside the dam with plenty of shadeThe site gets busier at weekends as it's popular with fishermen (mainly carp), however on the 2 occassions that we've stayed there it's not been noisy, even at weekends. Nearby is the Klaserie Caravan Park which is a separate site.
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Kokomori Birder's Lodge, Bush Camp.

Location: S23 03 03.0 E27 56 17.3

Website: www.kokomori.co.za
Note: this site wasn't working last time I checked (March 2016)
+27(0)82 898 1631

Ablutions: Donkey boiler to heat water. Bucket shower. Toilet.

Electric: No.

Sites: JUst 1 site under large trees.

Other: A nice, quiet bush camp near the Limpopo River and close to the Martin's Drift border crossing.
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Loskop Riverside Lodge.

Location: Loskop, on the N11 between Middelburg and Groblersdal.
S25 19.743 E29 25.121

Website: www.riverslodge.co.za

Cost: R80 pppn.

Ablutions: Clean. Hot water and showers.

Electric: Yes

Sites: Marked sites each with power, a braai, tap and bin.

Other: The site is on the banks of the Oliphants River. There's a pool, bar and restaurant. A useful, quiet stopover when travelling North on the N11.
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Lower Sabie Rest Camp. Kruger National Park. December 2014.

Location: IN the SE section of the Park.
S25 07 11.5 E31 54 55.4

Contact: www.sanparks.org/parks/kruger/camps/lower_sabie

Cost: See website for current prices.

Ablutions: Clean. Hot water.

Electric: Yes.

Sites: Small marked pitches with some shade.

Other: There's a pool, shop and restaurant. The deck overlooking the river is lovely but often busy. This is a popular Rest Camp so early booking is advisable, especially duing the school holidays. The Sabie River road between Lower Sabie and Skukuza is probably the most popular in the whole park as animal sightings are frequent, however this can mean 20 or more vehicles jostling for position.
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Mac Mac Forest Retreat.

Location: Between Sabie & Graskop.
S24 59.448 E30 48.785

Website: www.goingwhere.co.za/mac-mac

Ablutions: Basic but there was hot water and showers.

Electric: Yes.

Sites: Several grassy sites. Some have a little shade.

Other: Quite near the road but not noisy. There's a bar and a restaurant.
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Mapungubwe National Park. Mazhou Camp. Dec 2011

Location: S22 11.234 E29 12.084

Cost: See website for current prices.

Website: www.sanparks.org/parks/mapungubwe

Ablutions: Clean. Hot showers.

Electric: Yes.

Sites: There are 10 stands most of which have good shade. Each site has a braai, water tap and an electic point.

Other: There's a lovely hide at a waterhole about 4km from the campsite.
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Marakele National Park. Bontle Camp. April 2016.

Location: S24 31.274 E27 29.574

Website: www.sanparks.org/parks/marakele

Cost: See website for current prices.

Ablutions: 3 ablution blocks that areclean and well maintained.Hot water. There are basins for dishwashing and laundry at each ablutions.

Electric: Yes.

Sites: Large sites, many have good shade. The most popular pitches are along the edge of the site overlooking the dam but they tend to have the least shade. Each pair of sites has a central point with power, water and a monkey-proof bin.  All sites have fixed braais.

Other: This is the only campsite we've come across in a South African National Park that doesn't have a fence which is great. There's a waterhole quite close to the campsite and you're likely to get some animals wandering through the site. There are no elephants or large predators in this part of the park. Thee's a small shop at the entrance gate.
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Polokwane Game Reserve. Feb 2012.

Location: On the outskirts of Polokwane.
S23 56.261 E29 28.431

Contact: Polokwane Municipality.

Cost: R60 pppn.

Ablutions: Clean. Hot water & showers.

Electric: Yes, but not all were working when we were there.

Sites: Marked sites with a braai, shared water.

 

Other: The campsite is near the entrance to the Reserve which you can drive around. There are no elephants or large predators in the Reserve.
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Punda Maria, Kruger National Park.Jan 2012

Location: S22 41 32.3 E31 01 01.6

Website: www.sanparks.org/parks/kruger/camps/punda

Cost: See website for current prices.

Ablutions: Clean. Hot water.

Electric: There are some electric points but you may need a long cable.

Sites: Many of the sites have shade. The most popular ones are next to the fence.

Other: This is the northernmost rest camp in the Kruger National Park and one of our favourites. There may not be as many animals as in the southern part of the Park but there are far fewer vehicles about. Even over the New Year period there was plenty of room (except right by the fence) and there's a hide at the campsite which overlooks a waterhole.
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Satara Rest Camp, Kruger National Park. December 2014.

Location: Kruger National Park
S24 23.585 E31 46.694

Website: www.sanparks.org/parks/kruger/camps/satara

Cost: See website for current prices.

Ablutions: Clean. Hot water.

Electric: Yes.

Sites: Marked sites. The most popular are next to the fence.

Other: Campsites in the Kruger can become very busy during holiday period and from August to October but in February it was fairly quiet and, on our second day, we moved to a nice site by the fence and with some shade so had a good view of some animals.
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Skukuza Rest Camp, Kruger National Park. December 2014.

Location: S24 59 44.8 E31 35 39.6

Contact: www.sanparks.org/parks/kruger/camps/skukuza

Cost: See website for current prices.

Ablutions: Clean. Hot water.

Electric: Yes.

Sites: A huge site with marked pitches, many with some shade.

Other: There's a pool, shop and restaurant. This is the largest Rest Camp in the Park and very popular. The Sabie River road between Lower Sabie and Skukuza is probably the most popular in the whole park as animal sightings are frequent, however this can mean 20 or more vehicles jostling for position.
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Tzaneen Dam Nature Reserve. July 2012.

Location: S23 47.961 E30 08.723

Cost: Entrance fee: R10 per person and R20 per vehicle. Camping: R50 pppn (no electric).

Ablutions: Clean. Hot showers.

Electric: Yes but it costs an extra R30 per person and the connections are in one small area of the site

Sites: Plenty of shade and braai stands dotted amongst the trees.

Other: You can drive around the small reserve.
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Volksrust Caravan Park. December 2014.

Location: A few km north of Volksrust.
S27 20 09.8 E29 54 10.4

Contact: +27(0)17 735 2467

Ablutions: Clean. Hot water.

Electric: Yes on the upper sites.

Sites: Marked grassy pitches on terraces overlooking Mahawane Dam. Some have a little shade.

Other: We've found this a useful stopover on our way north. It's next to the Mahawane DamResort which has self catering accommodation but I don't think they have camping facilities.
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