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Kruger National Park

Day Visitors

Day visitors are welcome to the Kruger National Park. There is a maximum threshold of visitors that can enter the park daily. If this threshold is reached only visitors with pre-booked overnight accommodation will be permitted access. Such situations tend only to arise in extreme cases such as public holidays and long weekends.

We have re-introduced Advanced Bookings for day visits to Kruger National Park, click here for details.

Advance Reservations for Day Visits

• Kruger National Park allows advance reservations for day visits, and these come at a fee of R20 per adult / R10 per child (from 01/09/2009 these increase to R24/R12 respectively) per person in addition to the conservation fees payable via various Reservation Offices.
• Wild card members have to pay this “advance booking fee” if they want to pre-book their day visit.

Daily conservation fee

Valid from 1 September 2009 to 31 October 2010

South African Citizens and Residents (with ID):	R40 per person, per day
SADC Nationals (with passport):	R80 per person, per day R40 per child, per day
Standard Conservation Fee (Foreign Visitors):	R160 per adult, per day R80 per child, per day
Cargo Carriers
Cargo Carrier 2 – 4 tons	Rate to be confirmed
Cargo Carrier heavier than 4 tons	Rate to be confirmed

Note: All Prices VAT inclusive and all tariffs in South African Rand
Tariffs subject to alteration without advance notice

Wild Card

Alternatively guests can purchase a Wild Card from the entrance gate which will, for a once off payment, give them access to the Kruger National Park for 365 days from date of purchase. The card comes in three variations for
• Individual – guests over 18 years of age
• Couple – two people over 18 years of age
• Family – two adults and children under 18 years of age

Local residents have the choice of buying one of two variants of the Wild Card: the Bushveld Cluster card, which can be used in Kruger, Mapungubwe, Marakele and Golden Gate; or the All Clusters card that is valid for all national parks. Foreign nationals also have access to a wild card that works on the same principle, and is valid for all national parks.

Wild Card Pricing Structure

Read more about the Wildcard here.

Gate Hours

Gate Times	Jan	Feb	Mar	April	May	June	Jul	Aug	Sept	Oct	Nov	Dec
Entrance Gates Open	05:30	05:30	05:30	06:00	06:00	06:00	06:00	06:00	06:00	05:30	05:30	05:30
Camp Gates Open	04:30	05:30	05:30	06:00	06:00	06:00	06:00	06:00	06:00	05:30	04:30	04:30
All Gates Close	18:30	18:30	18:00	18:00	17:30	17:30	17:30	18:00	18:00	18:00	18:30	18:30

Entrance Gates Telephone Numbers

Entrance Gate	Telephone Number
Crocodile Bridge Gate	+27 (0)13 735 6012
Giriyondo	+27 (0)13 735 8919
Kruger Gate	+27 (0)13 735 5107
Malelane Gate	+27 (0)13 735 6152
Numbi Gate	+27 (0)13 735 5133
Orpen Gate	+27 (0)13 735 6355
Pafuri Gate	+27 (0)13 735 5574
Phabeni Gate	+27 (0)13 735 5890
Phalaborwa Gate	+27 (0)13 735 6509
Punda Maria Gate	+27 (0)13 735 6870

Where to take a break...

All the main rest camps have day visitor areas. There are also many picnic spots and other visitor get out points distributed throughout the park. At the picnic spots visitors can (for a nominal fee) hire gas skottels (outdoor elevated frying pans) to cook meals on. These pans are cleaned by the attending staff, thus meaning people don’t have to worry about carrying

 

 

 

 

Sightings

There are so many creatures to see and sightings of rare species can be the highlight of your trip! Keep up to date with the movements of the wildlife in the Kruger National Park by consulting the sightings map at reception, it is updated daily!

5 Things To Seek

1. The Big Five – Buffalo, Elephant, Leopard, Lion and Rhino.
2. The Little Five – Buffalo Weaver, Elephant Shrew, Leopard Tortoise, Ant Lion and Rhino Beetle.
3. Birding Big Six– Ground Hornbill, Kori Bustard, Lappet- faced Vulture, Martial Eagle, Pel’s Fishing Owl and Saddle-bill Stork.
4. Five Trees – Baobab, Fever Tree, Knob Thorn, Marula, Mopane.
5. Natural/Cultural Features – Letaba Elephant Museum, Jock of the Bushveld Route, Albasini Ruins, Maserini Ruins, Stevenson Hamilton Memorial Library, Thulamela.

Swimming Pools

Swimming pools for day visitors are available at Skukuza Day Visitor Site as well as at Letaba Day Visitor Site.