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25 January 2013

Latest update on the Kruger National Park floods

Camps Open:

Berg- en- Dal, Biyamiti, Crocodile Bridge, Letaba, Lower Sabie , Malelane, Mopani (via Letaba only), Olifants, Orpen, Pretoriuskop, Punda Maria (only accessible from Punda Maria Gate – no internal access from KNP), Satara & Skukuza.

Camps Closed:

Bateleur (flooded & access),Balule (services), Boulders (access), Maroela (access), Roodewal (access), Shimuwini (partially flooded & access), Shingwedzi (major flood damage), Shipindane Hide (access), Sirheni, Sable Dam Hide, Talamati (partially flooded & access), Tamboti (fencing & access) & Tsendze.

Picnic Spots / Viewpoints:

  • Afsaal – Open
  • Albasini Ruins – Open
  • Babalala – Closed (access)
  • Bobbejaan Krans – Open
  • Crooks Corner – Closed
  • Eileen Orpen Memorial – Open
  • Gardenia Hide – Closed
  • Kanniedood Hide – Closed
  • Lake Panic Birdhide – Closed (access)
  • Makhadzi – Closed (access & flooded)
  • Masorini – Open
  • Matambeni Hide – Closed
  • Mathekeyane – Open
  • Mlondozi – Open
  • Mooiplaas – Open
  • Muzandzeni – Closed (flooded & access)
  • Nhlanguleni – Closed (access)
  • Nkuhlu – Open
  • Nkumbe – Open
  • Nthandanyathi Hide – Closed
  • Nwamanzi – Open
  • Nwanetsi – Open
  • Nyawutsi Hide – Closed
  • Olifants River viewpoint on S44 – Closed
  • Orpen Dam – Closed
  • Pafuri Picnic Spot – Closed (flooded & access)
  • Paul Kruger Tablets – Open
  • Pioneer Hide – Closed
  • Rabelais Museum – Open
  • Ratel Pan Hide – Closed
  • Redrocks – Closed
  • Sable Dam – Closed
  • Shibyatsangela – Closed
  • Stevenson-Hamilton Memorial – Closed
  • Sweni Hide – Closed
  • Timbavati – Closed (access)
  • Tshanga – Closed
  • Tshokwane – Closed (services)

Access Roads Inside the Park:

All tarred roads except the following, are open:

  • Skukuza to Pretoriuskop (H1-1) breach at Transport Dam.
  • Olifants River causeway at Balule is still closed.
  • Causeways over Sabie and Sand Rivers between Skukuza and Tshokwane (H1-2) still overflowing and closed. Guests to use alternative via H4-1 and H12.
  • Orpen to Satara (H7) breach over Phelwani River. S106 to be used as alternative.
  • Shingwedzi Camp and Day Visitor Site is not accessible to the public.
  • Shingwedzi to Punda Maria/Pafuri (H1-7) (Shingwedzi & Nkulumbeni bridges and water over road in various other areas).
  • Phalaborwa Gate to Mopani (H14)(Tsendze causeway).
  • Tshokwane to Lower Sabie has been reopened (causeway over Sabie River below camp has been cleared).
  • All gravel roads are closed except, S3 (Numbi Gate to Phabeni Gate), S23 (Biyamiti Loop), S25, S26 (Bume Road), S112, S113, S139, S114 (south of Biyamiti Weir).

Gates Open:

  • Crocodile Bridge
  • Malelane
  • Orpen (only Orpen Camp can be accessed – not into the rest of Kruger)
  • Numbi
  • Phabeni
  • Phalaborwa
  • Punda Maria (only Punda Maria Camp can be accessed – not into the rest of Kruger)
  • Kruger
  • Giriyondo Border Post (4×4 vehicles only)

Gates Closed:

  • Pafuri
  • Pafuri Border Facility

Important Notes:

Guests are kindly urged to use water sparingly as camps/ gates and picnic spots in many areas operate on emergency pumps and boreholes with limited capacity.

Emergency Numbers:

Media enquiries: Reynold Thakhuli 073 373 4999 / Gabrielle Venter 082 696 4724

Tourist Enquiries: Lucy Nhlapo 082 908 4753/ Joep Stevens 082 802 8093