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I have read that all petrol must be paid in cash and that there are ATMs in some camps.
Do all camps accept/cash travellers cheques in the shops, restaurants etc.
Would it be best to take more travellers cheques ($US) so not carrying so much cash?
We'll be in the parks for 47 days so need a fair amount for petrol, tips etc....
Also, about how much cash (notes or coins) do we need for tolls on the main freeway from Malelane to Joburg? I hear that there are a few!

Cookie think only Skukuza, which has a bank, can handle the traveller cheques.
But they have a ATM

And most bigger towns have ATM's

From personal experience I know that Euros are no problem.
I have seen others pay with US dollars as well.
But pls note that the option I mentioned is for when you run out of cash unexpectedly.
The best is still to bring SA Rands, or draw some cash at the airport when you arrive.
In all the Park shops you can pay with your credit card, you basically only need cash for petrol.
But it's always handy to have some change on you (e.g. for tipping!) or when you want to buy an ice-cream at one of the picnic spots.

And most big towns near Kruger have banks with ATM
Graskop,Hazyview, Sabie, Phalaborwa,Hoedspruit
(Used these anyways)
And in Kruger I used the ATM at Skukuza and Letaba

Apart from petrol and tips, I charged everything possible on my US credit cards, no problems at all.
There might, however, be a problem with using a foreign debit card, but no problems that I'm aware of with using a credit card.
However, it is important to distinguish between debit and credit cards, as they are NOT the same.
I have found that shops that ONLY accept debit cards in SA, also only accept RSA debit cards.

I agree... major creditcards (AmEx, Visa, even Diners) have never been an issue over the past decades. Maybe the confusion originates in the fact that various (EU?!) countries now also have "simple" bankcards (comparable with debet cards) which allow similar facilities.
E.g. for the last 5, or maybe even 6 yrs, I have been able to use my regular (NL!) "bankpas" to draw cash from official (= bank) ATM's.
As far as I know the only rule is that your card needs to be marked with a Maestro OR Cirrus logo.
You just cannot use your NL(/EU?) bankcard to pay in shops.
But that may be just a matter of time, I think.

Still, quite handy, given the fact that there is a max amount to be drawn from ATM's with various card types... You just use both.

I always take cash with me when we go to Kruger but this time we are going to be in Kruger for 18 days. I would prefer not to have so much cash on me this time.

I know that B & D has a machine were you swipe your card and then they give you the cash out of the till, but you are only allowed to draw a certain amount.

We are going to be at LS, Tamboti, Skukuza, Olifants, Balule and then Sable Hide. Do you know if there is an atm were you can draw for instance R1000 at a time at any of the above camps?

Skukuza has a standard ATM and Letaba (where you would probably be, as you are in Olifants & sable) has a standard ATM.

I'm nt sure wich of the other camps offer the same service as Berg & Dal. I'm kind of a card type, much cheaper, more convenient and safe thatn cash. (i do have a few notes stached away for emergencies though)

Can one encash travellers cheques in Kruger Camps and if so which ones are prefered?

Mabidally as far as I know you can only change at the ABSA at Skukuza. I cannot recal being able to pay for anything at any shop with either dollars or travelers cheques.

My brother travels to SA and Kruger regularly from Sydney.
He uses both debit & credit cards with the Cirrus logo on them all over the country, including Kruger.
He even used his Australian credit card to buy the whole family (20 of us ) ice-creams at Nkhulu picnic site so I don't think you'll have a problem.
Just petrol, as previous replies have indicated, credit cards are not accepted at local petrol stations.
You will probably need cash there.
The ATM's do tend to run out of cash, especially those at the smaller camps where you use an ATM but get the cash from the till.
You must check 1st if there is enough cash in the till for you to be able to draw.
Also remember the fees for using these ATM's are quite high so avoid them if you can.
The one at Skukuza is usually reliable except over long weekends like Easter when the Park is very busy

As far as I know you will need cash or a petro-card for fuel in the Kruger and the rest of SA. Credit and debit cards are widely accepted within Kruger and South Africa's shops, restaurants and major retail outlets.

Cash is required for fuel in KNP and outside, and also for road tolls on the N4 (only RSA cards accepted).
Its a good idea to have extra cash available for the shops too as sometimes the card machines/phone lines are down. Getting cash once you are in the park is not easy, except at Skukuza which has a bank. There are are ATMs at Skukuza and Letaba which accept some foreign cards, but we found the Letaba one tends to run out of money.

Actually, I noticed that using my card is in a way cheaper than using cash. I always get a very nice rate from the bank, higher than what I'd get if I just pulled money from the ATM, or worse, brought it from Holland!

We used our Canadian credit card all the time in SA including Kruger and had no problem whatsoever. In all our travels we tend to use only one of our credit cards keeping the other for back-up just in case something happens to the first one. We also haven't been charged any extra charges from the bank for the currency exchange.