Scientific Services

Park Entry

Please send the following information to Patricia Khoza (details below) a few days before arrival to enable the arrangement of a gate permit:

• Date of entry
• Gate of entry
• Car registration number
• Number of people

Accommodation

There is limited research accommodation in these camps, bookings should be made timeously using the Research Camp Booking Form.

• Phalaborwa Research House: max. 6 people. Communal bathroom, kitchen and lounge facilities.
• Pafuri Research Units: max 6 people in 3 units. Communal outdoor kitchen. Limited facilities.
• Shingwedzi Research Camp: max. 12 in units, 6 people in permanent tents and 6 people camping.
• Skukuza Research Camp (N’waswitshaka): max. 38 in huts and 12 camping.

Game Guards

All researchers who are working outside their vehicles and outside of the tourist camp area must be accompanied by a trained armed game guard. Game guards should not be used as field assistants as this will jeopardize their function to guard you. Arrangements for a game guard should be made at least two weeks in advance of the commencement of fieldwork.

• Daily fee: R150
• Game Guards are not available on Weekends and Public Holidays
• If the game guard accompanying you needs to spend a night outside Skukuza, Phalaborwa or Shingwedzi an additional fee is applicable.
• Bookings and Payments – please contact Adolf Manganyi or Sharon Thompson to assist with bookings, invoices and account details for EFT payments.

Download the KNP Protocols for Game Guard Hire.

Section Rangers and Park Managers

Each area of Kruger National Park has a section ranger.

• The list of KNP section rangers can be obtained from Samantha Mabuza.
• The local section ranger has to be informed of your research in his area, i.e. what you will be doing, when and where you will be in the area.
• Researchers must fill in the Ranger Notification Form and send it to their liaison officer at least a week before their fieldwork.
• Your liaison will inform the section ranger; however, each researcher must phone the specific section ranger at least a day before they do fieldwork in that area (preferably on the ranger’s cell phone after 19:00 p.m.).
• Researchers working outside Kruger National Park need to contact the park managers at least two weeks in advance to notify them of their intention to do fieldwork in their park.

Koedoekop Decals

• Researchers working in Kruger National Park require decals: Koedoekop Decals Application Form
• To ensure speedy application please ensure that you send all the documents specified in the form including a completed application form to Samantha Mabuza. If you are using a University car or hired vehicle you do not need vehicle registration documents, for all personal vehicles it is a requirement.

Park Entry

An approval letter received after the agreement has been signed by both parties will serve as an entry permit into the Park.

Accommodation at Twee Rivieren Research Camp

• There is limited research accommodation available. Bookings should be made timeously.
• Maximum of 4 people – please book through Dudu Job on [email protected]
• Details of Facilities

Park Entry

An approval letter received after the agreement has been signed by both parties will serve as an entry permit into the Park.

Accommodation

Tourist accommodation must be booked via Central Reservations for all other parks.