(reception S22,449448 E31,310641) -the newest, smallest and most remote of the small camps, in the heart of best birding area in the Park.
by 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 the name Pafuri and other names in the vicinity
The place where the borders of Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe meet close to the mouth of the Luvuvhu River, is known as Crooks Corner. The name originates from the early poaching/hunting and illegal ‘blackbirding’ (recruitment of labour, especially miners) activities in the area. Culprits would move between the three countries to avoid arrest.
Hapi is the name of a creek, waterhole and hill just south of the Luvuvhu River. It is a Tshivenda name of a person that lived there in earlier times.
The Limpopo River forms the northern boundary of the Park with Zimbabwe.
The name comes from the Ndebele word ilimphopho meaning ‘river of the waterfall’. The transfrontier conservation area comprising the Kruger National Park, Limpopo National Park and Gonarezhou National Park is called the Great Limpopo Tranfrontier Conservation Area (GLTFCA).
is the name of a beautiful sandstone hill on the north bank of the Luvuvhu River, 2.5km west of the bridge. It is
