HISTORY KNP : History of camps
« Joep Stevens is a keen historian who was introduced to the Kruger National Park by his parents in 1966. This ignited his interest in and passion for the Park.
In Issue 5 of KRUGER MAGAZINE, we looked at the maturing years of the Kruger National Park (1981 to 1994). In our summer edition, we start a new feature under History, namely that of the camps. The first thereof looks at those that are no longer.
Gorge
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“Gorge was one of a very few camps of which the location was chosen for reasons relating to aesthetics or scenery in the very early years of tourism development of the Park. ”
Gorge (also referred to as Olifants Gorge and Olifantspoort) was located on the southern bank of the Olifants River, about half a kilometre west of the confluence with the Letaba River. From the confluence the Olifants cuts a magnificent gorge through the Lebombo mountain range until it reaches the border with
