It’s affordable (bycomparison)
There are accommodation options for every budget, from campsites without power to luxury lodges with artwork on the walls. If you want a self-catering unit with a complimentary coffee station, your Kruger holiday will be expensive. But if you’re willing to give up a few luxuries, you won’t break the bank.
The campsites offer good value for money (from R340 per night for two people for a stand with no power). Quality varies from rest camp to rest camp, but in general, the campsites are spacious and shady with old but tidy facilities. There are communal bathrooms and kitchens with two-plate stoves, sinks, an urn for hot water, and sometimes a microwave. If you’re lucky, you’ll get a stand next to the fence and you can watch animals while you dunk your morning rusk.
If you don’t like camping, consider the safari tents or huts with communal kitchens and/or bathrooms. You’ll need to pack a crate with cutlery and crockery, or you can hire a utensil box (R30) at the reception office. Rates for this accommodation varies from R520 to R1 500 per night for two adults; half-price for children.
FAVOURITE CAMPSITES: It feels like you’re camping in a forest at Letaba. Satara and Shingwedzi have lots of stands next to the fence. Punda Maria has the only campsite with a view of a waterhole.
There are no campsites in the park, but Tsendze, Balule and Maroela are special. They’re all satellite camps – of Mopani, Olifants and Orpen respectively. The satellite camps are smaller than the rest camps and don’t have swimming pools, shops or power. But this also means they’re quieter: You can listen to the sounds of the bush instead of your neighbours.
