ACCOMODATION

All amounts are in South African Rands (R)

Witbank caravan park charged R45 for three persons.

Weaver's Nest Guest House should be booked in advance. It was an excellent place to stay with full board available. The owners will organise a bird guide upon request. We were charged R100 per person per night for camping on the grounds and this included an excellent dinner.

Kruger National Park requires advance bookings particularly for the southern camps. Costs ranged from R45 to R75 for powered campsites for 3 persons. All of the camps that we visited had a restaurant, a store where food could be purchased, and covered camp kitchens with gas stoves and boiling water. The park was clean and well maintained. Night drives should be booked in advance (R45 per person). Kruger is a huge park (415 km drive from Crocodile Bridge Gate to Pafuri Gate) and speed limits are low (50km/h) so plenty of time should be set aside for exploring this natural wonder. I had no trouble with campsite/nightdrive availability when making our bookings 6 months in advance.

Ben Lavin Nature Reserve - R45 per night.

Nylsvlei Nature Reserve - A small campground is available if booked in advance. Facilities were basic, but birding is excellent.

REFERENCES:

Most of the following books and tapes may be purchased (inexpensively) at stores within Kruger National Park. I purchased the Wakkerstroom Guide through the African Bird Club.

Birds of Southern Africa. Ian Sinclair, Phil Hockey, Warwick Tarboton.
Birds of Southern Africa. Ken Newman.
Birds of Kruger National Park. Ken Newman.
Robert's Birds of Southern Africa. Gordon Lindsay Maclean. (excellent text)
Southern African Birds - A Photographic Guide. Ian Sinclair, Ian Davidson.
Southern African Bird Sounds. Guy Gibbon (6 cassettes)
Top Birding Spots in Southern Africa. Hugh Chittendon
Wakkerstroom Bird & Nature Guide. Warwick Tarboton.
Snakes of Southern Africa. Johan Marais.
Southern Africa's Mammals. Robin Frandsen.

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