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Hi All,

We are visiting KNP for the first time in July - sooo excited as the time approaches. We're travelling from the UK and staying just outside the park for the first few days and have booked onto Bushmens wilderness trail for 24/7. At the moment ours (3 of us) is the only booking, leaving 5 spaces. I've read elsewhere on the forum that a minimum number of 4 is needed for the trail to go ahead. Can anyone confirm that this is the case? What happens if the number isn't reached? has anyone had a trail cancelled for this reason? I'm a bit worried as there is a very limited availability of other accomodation for these dates and there they'll be less as time goes on.......
Oh and a big thank you , these forum pages are just stuffed full of brilliant advice!

Barb

Welcome Barb. I'm sure someone who knows will reply shortly... Have a wonderful trip.

Hi BarbMc,

We haven't done a wilderness trail before. But I believe it will work the same way as when a booking is made for example as for an night drive or sunset drive. If the required number of participants are not met, the activity will not continue. We have found for drives they are not always strict on this policy but it may differ from park to park. (Not sure for wilderness trails) If you have paid a deposit or in full for the trail and it doesn't commence, I'm sure that you will not forfeit the amount that you have already paid.

Generally the trails are the best utilised accomodation in KNP , so I would not be over concerned that your trail will be cancelled . See the availability of trails on this link , in particular availability of trails in the month prior to departure :

http://www.sanparks.org/docs/parks_krug ... bility.pdf?

I do not think for a moment you will be left in the lurch BarbMc.

If it is cancelled, it would greatly inconvenience you as overseas visitors, and that would result in adverse publicity, and loss of revenue to Kruger.

If Joep Stevens sees this thread I'm sure he will put your mind at rest.

It might be worth asking if anyone on the forum would like to join you.

Thanks everyone for your replies - all v helpful - hopefully then it looks like I'm being over anxious here and a good point Bush Baptist. Thanks for the link too, ndloti, try as I might with the website there are always layers of info I don't manage to locate!
Not sure who Joep is, but any reassurance would be great and anyway maybe I'll post separately to see if anyone wants to join us?
Thanks again
Barb

Joep is a senior manager in Kruger who ensures customer service.

Thanks Bush Baptist

BarbMc , I have sent you a PM with a telephone number .

Thank you too ndloti!