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Punda Maria Rest Camp

Northern Kruger · near Makhado (approximate) · Limpopo National park camp

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A family of elephants at a muddy waterhole with bush-covered hills behind
Elephants at a waterhole beside Punda Maria Rest Camp, northern Kruger: the area around Punda Maria Rest Camp, not the site itself. Photo: Phil Newton from Manchester, England, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0. Credits

Punda Maria is in the far north of the Kruger National Park, about 8 km from Punda Maria Gate, in the Sandveld area known for its plant diversity. The camping area has a bird hide on its fence that overlooks a waterhole. The camp has communal kitchens and ablutions, a shop, a filling station, a laundromat and cellphone reception. SANParks reports that the swimming pool is closed for renovations.

Known for

  • Bird hide on camp fence
  • Sandveld botany
  • Camp walk
  • Northern Kruger

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