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    KNP HISTORY: History of camps

    Sep 06, 2022 6 minutes
    by Joep Stevens
    Photos © Joep Stevens unless otherwise indicated

    » Berg-en-Dal (25,428083S 31,444307E) – in amongst the mountains

    In Issue 20 of KRUGER MAGAZINE, we featured the history of Mopani. In this issue we look at the history of Berg-en-Dal Camp.

    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.

    Origin of Berg-en-Dal

    In 1981 the SANParks Board approved the construction of a new rest camp in the south-east of the Kruger National Park (KNP) and a suitable site had been identified on the western bank of the Matjulu River.

    The history of Berg-en-Dal needs to be read together with that of Malelane (see issue 19 of KRUGER MAGAZINE).

    Planning and construction commenced during late and after two years, Bergen-Dal was officially opened on Saturday This was also to be the last of the large rest camps that was primarily funded by SANParks -with Mopani (opened in 1991) the

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