Shingwedzi Restcamp offers guests a variety of
accommodation in Kruger National Park. Sleep
under the African sky in your tent
or caravan. There are 50 sites with power points and
rotating braai (barbeque) grids available. Communal
ablutions and cooking facilities are also available. The
cooking facilities include 24 hour boiling water,
washing up facilities and electric hotplates. A maximum
of 6 guests per site is allowed.
There are also 12 rustic huts
available with communal ablution facilities. Each hut is
fitted with 3 beds. A small fridge is situated on the
little veranda. There are no crockery, cutlery or
cooking utensils or air-conditioning available in the
huts. The communal kitchen is fitted with electric
hotplate stoves and a scullery.
Guests can choose from a range of bungalows to stay in.
There are 18 two bed units all sharing a communal
kitchen. Each bungalow features a bathroom with either a
shower or bath and air-conditioning.
A limited number of fully equipped utensil boxes are
available for hire.
There are also 18 two bed bungalows available with a
kitchen. This Kruger National Park accommodation
features 2 single beds and an open air kitchen. The
kitchen is fitted with a cooker top,
combination fridge / freezer and is fully equipped with
crockery, cutlery and utensils. All these units are
air-conditioned.
Bigger groups can make use of the 25 five bed units. One
room is fitted with 3 single beds while the loft bedroom
is fitted with 2 single beds. These bungalows are fitted
with a bathroom with a shower and air-conditioning. Two
2 bed units are also available. One of these bungalows
are fitted with a double bed. These units feature an
en-suite bathroom with shower and
open air kitchen with a cooker top, combination fridge /
freezer and is fully equipped with utensils, cutlery and
crockery.
Stay in comfort in the one 4 bed cottage. The cottage
has 1 room fitted with a double bed and a second room
fitted with 2 single beds. This Kruger National Park
cottage. The facilities include an open air
kitchen fitted with a cooker plate,
combination fridge / freezer, crockery, cutlery and
cooking utensils. Additional features include a dining
room / lounge and an outside braai (barbeque) facility.
The Rentmeester Guesthouse is a luxury unit with a
riverside view. This accommodation in Kruger National
Park comfortably sleeps 8 guests in 3 bedrooms. Two
bedrooms are fitted with double beds and one bedroom is
fitted with 2 single beds. There is also a
double sleeper couch in the lounge. The
guesthouse has limited DSTV channels and has communal
braai (barbeque) facilities.
Campsites:
Tent or caravan sites, with power point, communal
ablutions and cooking facilities, maximum of 6 persons
per site.
Huts:
Kruger accommodation in rustic huts fitted with 3 beds,
communal ablutions and kitchen.
Bungalows:
Two or 3 bed round rooms, equipped with ablutions (most
with showers, but some with baths), air-conditioning,
some have both hotplates and sinks. Some of the
bungalows only have sinks. Some units are fitted with
kitchens, other share a communal kitchen.
Cottage:
One 4 bed unit, 2 bathrooms, kitchen and dining room /
lounge, riverside view, 1 double bed.
Guest House:
Eight-bed Rentmeester
Facilities:
Information at
Reception
Public Telephones
Post Box; ATM in shop
Basic First Aid
Assistance
Cafeteria; Shop
Cutlery and Crockery
Hamper
Emergency Road
Service; Petrol Station
Laundromat
DSTV only Available
in Guest Houses
Picnic Facilities
How to get there:
Transportation routes and times from
Johannesburg/Pretoria:
Punda Maria Gate:
Take the N1 to Polokwane (Pietersburg), at
Makhado (Louis Trichard) link up with the R524. Follow
this route for ±140 kilometres (87 miles) and that will
take you to the gate. Allow between 5 to 6
hours for the trip to the gate.
Shingwedzi Main Rest Camp is 71 kilometres
(44 miles) away from the gate. Allow about 3
hours for the drive to the camp, however, if you want to
enjoy the game viewing possibilities, give yourself
more time.