I have been in both Yellowstone and Kruger. If you don't find a campsite at
Yellowstone it is just a short drive to townsites out of the park. Also,
the camps in Yellowstone seem to have many more sites available. My
experience in Kruger were that most sites were full on many days and there
was no place else to stay.
That said, the sites in Kruger have nice facilities with cooking shelters
featuring pre-heated water to make tea. Most camps have a small store where
you can buy groceries and wood for the brie (BBQ).
We booked our camps in advance through the South African National Parks by
email. This was a little frustrating because the person I was dealing with
would only reply to requests and did not make many suggestions for
alternatives if the site requested was not available. Civil servants are
the same all over the world.
If you don't have much time, I suggest you get a map of Kruger so you can
locate camps and get on the telephone to SANP to make your reservations.
They take VISA to make payments.
Scott Elliot
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"Treemoss2" wrote in message
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> Thank you all for your info. I am still deciding on best approach.
> Looks like driving would not be a problem. Now for other arrangements.
>
> Kruger:
> Seems like booking in advance for Kruger needs to be done to stay in the
park,
> but to do multiple camps through the booking process looks like a hit and
miss
> sort of thing.
> If I wanted to enter in the south and stay at 3-4 nights different camps
and
> exit at Skakuza, I may or may not get a place at any one of my requests.
> That said, is it really a MUST to book ahead?
> I have been to Yellowstone National Park (a very popular destination) in
US
> here and on one of our biggest holidays and was able to get a campsite
without
> much problem, even though if I had contacted the park they would have said
I
> need a reservation. Might it be similiar in Kruger? Could you just wing it
on
> arrival there and probably still get accommodations?
>
> Ken
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