Rest camps · Kruger National Park
Shingwedzi Rest Camp
A SANParks self-catering camp.
Shingwedzi in the far north of the Kruger National Park has been constructed on the bend of the Shingwedzi River in an area with less dense vegetation Many of the big tuskers roamed the plains around Singwedzi, one named ‘Shingwedzi’ died close to the camp in 1981. His tusks can be viewed in the Elephant Museum at Letaba. The Red Rocks Loop (S52) route traces the Shingwedzi River into the Mopane woodlands. Red Rocks refers to a large sandstone slab exposed by the Shingwedzi River about 15 km southwest of the ca
We do not take rest camp bookings. Camps are booked directly with SANParks, where current tariffs are published.
The camp
About Shingwedzi Rest Camp.
Accommodation
Tent or caravan sites with electricity points and rotating braai (barbeque) grids, as well as communal ablutions, and cooking facilities with twenty-four-hour boiling water, electric hotplates and washing up facilities. The sites accommodate a maximum of six persons per site. Please ensure to provide your own tent and camping equipment, caravan or motor home.
Three-bed Rustic Huts with communal ablution facilities. These units include a communal kitchen with scullery and electric hotplate stoves, but no cooking utensils, crockery or cutlery. Each hut has its own small fridge. No air-conditioner.
Two-bed Bungalows with communal kitchen, equipped with shower, toilet and wash basin (some have baths). All bungalows have air-conditioning, and a limited number of fully equipped utensil boxes (cutlery, crockery, glasses and frying pan) are available for hire from reception upon check-in.
Two-bed Bungalows, one room with two single beds. Each bungalow has an open air kitchen with cooker top, combined fridge/freezer, cutlery, crockery and utensils.This unit has air-conditioners
Three-bed Bungalows, one room with three single beds & 1 fold-down bed. Each bungalow has an open air kitchen with cooker top, combined fridge/freezer, cutlery, crockery and utensils.This unit has air-conditioners
Two-bed Bungalow with double bed, equipped with en-suite bathroom with showers, toilets and wash basins. Each bungalow has an open air kitchen with cooker top, combined fridge/freezer, cutlery, crockery and utensils.This unit has air-conditioners
Four-bed Bungalow, one room with double bed and one with two single beds, equipped with two bathrooms (one of which is en-suite) with showers, toilets and wash basins. Each bungalow has an open air kitchen with cooker top, combined fridge/freezer, cutlery, crockery, utensils as well as a microwave. This unit has air-conditioners.
Rentmeester Guest House is a large luxury unit in prime position within the camp, with a riverside view. The kitchen comes with a microwave oven, and the house itself has a limited channel DSTV television, as well as sharing a communal braai (barbecue) area. Rentmeester house sleeps eight people in three bedrooms. 2 Bedrooms with double beds, one with two single beds and a double sleeper couch in the lounge.
Activities and Facilities
Shingwedzi Camp offers adventure in the form of guided bush walks and game drives, all under the supervision of well informed and keen professional field guides. Important to note is that children under the age of six are not permitted on game drives, and children under the age of twelve are restricted from game walks.
Activities and sights in the surrounding area include Kanniedood and Nstishivana Bird Hides.
Facilities at the camp include activity information at the reception area, public telephones, post box, restaurant, cafeteria, shops, laundromat, filling station, communal kitchens and bathrooms, basic on-site first-aid assistance, cutlery and plate hampers, a day visitor picnic area in the camp, and a swimming pool (available to overnight residents only). Cell phone reception.
The luxury alternative
If you would rather not self-cater.
We do not take rest camp bookings. What our safari specialists do arrange is the private reserves of the Greater Kruger: private lodges where expert guiding, meals and game drives are included, and nothing is left to the camp kitchen. We look after international travellers and SADC residents alike, and many lodges offer reduced SADC rates.
Luxury lodges of the Greater Kruger · Our guide to the Kruger National Park
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Other camps in the Kruger National Park.
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