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Kruger Park lodging - Skukuza We stayed in Skukuza, the largest camp in the Kruger National Park. This camp offers a lot of facilities. There are cottages, huts, restaurants, shops, a petrol station, post office, ...
Skukuza Restcamp - Kruger National Park
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Kruger National Park, Nelspruit, 1350, South Africa
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Acirfa
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Kruger Rest Camp
This is the largest camp on the banks of the Sabie river, it is also the administrative centre of the park . This camp also has a golf course without any fences, the largest shop in the park and a restaurant.
There are game drives, walks to be booked from this camp also.
The Old Railway station has been converted into Selati's Restaurant and one of the carriages is a Sports bar.
It is at this camp you have the chance and we did, to see wild dog a species becoming quite rare.
Unique Quality: We had a great time here, very similar accommodation to Pretoriouskop, however we met with friends here, from SA, who invited us to braai with them of an evening and they had a super place by the river with a mega braai (bbq), so traditional food and beer to end our days with.
There is a walk along the Sabie River here which is lovely.
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- Related to: Photography, National/State Park, Safari
Skukuza Restcamp - Kruger National Park Photo: Setting sun in Kruger
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Marleen_
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The largest lodge!
A lodge middle in the Kruger National Park.
Nice little chalets where you can sleep. Perfect accommodation for a stay in the Kruger Park
Unique Quality: A restaurant with good food and a lovely giftshop where you can buy some gifts for the family at home!
- Opinion of Price: about average
- Related to: Safari, National/State Park
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Germanfrombcn
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Accommodation inside Kruger National Park
Skukuza is a great place to stay if you are going to spend more than one day visiting Kruger National Park. We stayed in a cozy bungalow where the service was similar to that of a hotel with self-catering facilities. You may also go to the cafeteria for breakfast and have dinner at one of the two restaurants, if you don't feel like cooking. I specially recommend the one that is located inside the old train station of Skukuza, with great atmosphere.
Unique Quality: It's a great place if you want to stay overnight in the park. Otherwise you have to leave Kruger before sunset. It's also great if you want to visit the park at sunrise, as it will save you a possibly lengthy drive from acoomodations outside the park. It's also not expensive at all! But you may need to book in advance, as I think that going to national parks is one of the favourite activities of south africans.
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glennkasner
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Typically African
We spent 3 nights using Skakuza as our base.
Skakuza is the main camp and also the largest in the Kruger National Park but in my opinion it has become too big and resembles a small village.
Facilities were however excellent and dinner in the restaurant is a must.
We drove out to other camps like Lower Sabie on a daily basis and managed to see the "big 5" on our second day here.
Unique Quality: Accommodation was in "rondawels" round African style huts with an outdoor "kitchen" comprising a cupboard filled with crockery and cutlery and a fridge that had to be turned around to face the wall to prevent the monkeys from raiding it! No stove but fortunately we had a small gas stove with us.
The camp has 2 swimming pools, a great restaurant, big camp shop and a few smaller stores where take aways can be purchased - all offering surprisingly good value for money
- Opinion of Price: about average
Skukuza Restcamp - Kruger National Park Photo: Rondawels at Skukuza
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mirko_p
- Reviews: 15
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Rest camp
Skukuza camp is one of the biggest rest camps inside Kruger. We spent 1 night there and we were very satisfied of the place.
Unique Quality: Close to the Paul Kruger Gate (I think 13 km).
Many facilities inside the camp, like 2 restaurants, petrol station, souvenirs and grocery shop.
- Opinion of Price: about average
- Related to: Budget Travel, Romantic Travel and Honeymoons, National/State Park
Skukuza Restcamp - Kruger National Park Photo: Rondavel
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diver-x
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Skukuza Rest Camp
Skukuza Rest Camp, near the Paul Kruger Gate, is the largest rest camp in Kruger National Park, and can accommodate over 1000 guests. The have camp sites for tents & caravans, bungalows, cottages and luxury guest houses. Many of the cottages and bungalows have en suite bathrooms and kitchenette facilities. There are also communal kitchens for units that don't have their own.
Our cottage had en suite bath and a small kitchenette in the outdoor porch. We had a fridge, sink and a barbeque as well as cupboard space and dishes. The bungalow was very clean, a little small, and had twin beds, rather than a double or queen. We had the same bed situation at all 3 rest camps that we stayed at.
Unique Quality: Skukuza has 2 restaurants as well as a cafeteria and take-away stand. The gift shop was comprehensive and the general store had basic supplies for almost any need. They also had a pretty good selection of wine.
I liked the location of the restaurant at Skukuza best. It overlooks a very scenic watering hole. We didn't see any big animals taking advantage of it, but the birds were absolutely gorgeous!
As at all of the major rest camps, game drives and walks are offered (See Must See Activities) at 5:30 AM and 5:00 PM. We took a morning game drive at Skukuza for R100 per person.
Our bungalow at Skukuza cost R425, plus R120 per person for Kruger Park daily admission, for a total of R665 for 2 people. That came to about $100 USD.
- Opinion of Price: about average
- Related to: Safari, National/State Park, Photography
Skukuza Restcamp - Kruger National Park Photo: Bungalows at Skukuza
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saraheg77
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Fun Huts!
The bungalow was nice and spacious with two twin beds and a cute little bathroom. And excellent price compared to US prices!
Unique Quality: Don't get locked out because the gates to the camp close early (about 6pm, I think) in order to keep the animals from coming in while it's dark.
- Opinion of Price: more expensive than average
- Related to: Safari, National/State Park
Skukuza Restcamp - Kruger National Park Photo: Skukuza hut
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tompt
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Krugers biggest restcamp
Skukuza is the main restcamp in the park. It has the most facilities: accomodation, camping, restaurant, cafetaria, shop, bank (with ATM), postoffice, rent a car, petrolstation, and even an airport.
Unique Quality: Being the main camp the shop is the biggest one in Kruger. It offers lots of souvenirs but also a fine choice of groceries.
- Opinion of Price: about average
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There are several camps in the...
There are several camps in the Kruger park. They are reasonable prized, at least when you compare it to the surrounding game reserves. The standard is very good, and the camps have restaurants and shops. Skukuza even has a bank and a post office.
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Honeymoon
Me and my partner are looking to do a Kruger Safari and then Mauritius, however I literally know nothing about a Kruger Safari as in where to stay, what to do etc..
Can someone please enlighten me.
Thanks
RE: Honeymoon
HI
my husband an I are going to Kruger and Mauritius in 3 weeks time.
we are staying at Djuma www.djuma.com, not actually in kruger but next to in sabi sands. Other will no doubt tell you more about the difference between the two.
We got an excellant deal. If you pm me I can give you details of our holiday and costings, but it was very reasonable. We are spending 7 nights along tyhe garden route, 4 nights in djuma and 6 nights in mauritius.
Best wishes
Tanya
RE: Honeymoon
Hi
Go to www.krugerpark.co.za for more info.
LouisSa
RE: Honeymoon
You should also visit http://www.sanparks.org/parks/kruger/
Regards
RE: RE: Honeymoon
Have a look at VT members Kruger Park pages for lots of advice and tips... and plus when you see the gorgeous pics you will salivate :)
Have a super honeymoon!!! We went to 3 national parks for ours and absolutely loved it!
RE: Honeymoon
My boyfriende and I just got back from a six day stay at KNP and had a great time. We like you had NO idea how to 'plan' a safari. We rented a car from the airport and drove to KNP. We stayed in the KNP rest camps like Lower Sabie, Satara, ect. and thought they were great. We booked them on www.sanparks.org . We went on one morning drive and drove ourselves the rest of the time. (When we read that you 'drive yourself' we were astounded, because did not realize that you could just drive around by yourself in a park where wild roam!) KNP is very easy to navigate around, both tar and dirt roads, good signs. We saw so many animals! It was such a fun time, so whatever you decide I am sure you will have a great time. If you have any other questions even if they seem dumb...just ask! Good luck.
Nichole
RE: RE: Honeymoon
i am going 2 nites to skukuza by car from airport first - to sabie in eastern transvaal - floreat hotel - then skukuza - booked nite drive too - is the nite drive worth it ? then driving back to jhb - and flying to cape town
RE: RE: RE: Honeymoon
i am going 2 nites to skukuza by car from airport first - to sabie in eastern transvaal - floreat hotel - then skukuza - booked nite drive too - is the nite drive worth it ? then driving back to jhb - and flying to cape town
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Address: Kruger National Park, Nelspruit, 1350, South Africa