Shimuwini is a Shangaan word meaning “The place of the Baobab”.
Shimuwini Bushveld Camp - Kruger Park is situated on the upper reaches of the Shimuwini Dam in the Letaba River about 50 km from the Phalaborwa Gate on the Mooiplaas Road. The surrounding vegetation is predominantly Mopane, but the Letaba river is lined with large trees, including the very large Baobab.
There are 15 family cottages spread out in a long, well-spaced line along the Shimuwini Dam with lovely views over the water, and a chance of seeing game on the far bank, and waterbirds, crocodiles as well as hippo in the dam.
The camp can accommodate a maximum of 71 visitors.
The Shimuwini Dam does not dry up during the dry season. The bird hide on the bank of the Shimuwini Dam is worth visiting.
Facilities
- Information at Reception
- Public Telephone
- Basic First Aid Assistance
- Mini Shop at Reception stocks basic items such as firewood, ice and Telkom phone cards. There are no foodstuffs such as meat available.
- Each accommodation unit has its own braai (barbecue) facilities
- Bird Hide (in camp)
- Boma a communal braai (barbeque) area in camp
- Swimming pool situated at boma.
- No ATM facility available
- No electricity (plug points) available for appliances in units. (Limited availability to recharge small electrical items like laptops; torches; cell phones and toothbrushes at Reception)
Important Notice
1. Accommodation rates do not include Conservation Fees which are payable at the entrance gates.
2. Please ensure that you are familiar with the Rules & Regulations of National Parks before making a booking.
Kruger Park Access Information:
It is important to read more about the upgrade on the access control system for the Kruger National Park.
Regulations when Exiting the Park:
In order to improve overall controls some changes have been made to the check-out process at camps in the Kruger National Park and your assistance and co-operation is kindly requested in this regard.
Guests are reminded that only guests with valid exit permits will be allowed to exit the park. For day visitors these are issued upon entry at gates and for overnight guests these are issued by the last camp on the guest itinerary.
Activities include:
The Bird Hide offers great opportunity of getting a closer look at the birdlife on the Shimuwini Dam. From April through to August, is a good time as well for game viewing from the hide, looking over to the far bank.
Morning bush walks - Duration is about 3 hours. The dress is comfortable clothing and walking shoes. Clients are to take their own drinks and snacks with.
Sundowner drive/walk - These drives leave in the late afternoon. You are taken out on an 8km drive, where they stop for sundowners and a short 2/3 km walk. You are then brought back to the camp for a a night drive.
Morning and night game drives.
Cottage (GD4): 1 bedroom with 2 single beds, 2 single beds in lounge, Fan, Kitchen, No electric points, No restaurant facilities available in this camp, No smoking, WC, Shower over bath.
Guest Cottage (GC5): 1 bedroom with 2 single beds, 1 bedroom with 3 single beds, Fan, Kitchen, No electric points, No restaurant facilities available in this camp, No smoking, WC and bath, WC and shower.
Guest Cottage (GC6): 3 bedrooms, each with 2 single beds, Fan, Kitchen, No electric points, No restaurant facilities available in this camp, No smoking, WC and bath.
- No cancellation fee will be incurred for cancellations made after payment of first deposit up to and including 46 days prior to arrival.
- Cancellation fees equal to 50% of the total reservation cost is payable in a case of cancellation made between 45 days and 30 days prior to arrival.
- Cancellation fee equal to 100% of the total reservation cost is payable in a case of a cancellation made between 29 days prior to and date of arrival
- 100% of the total cost for any non-arrival/no-shows
Reservation made within 45 days prior to arrival is payable within 24 hours from the day reservation is made.
- Conservation levy is always excluded from the booking amount and needs to be settled on arrival.
It is your responsibility to check if the reservation is correct. Should the reservation be incorrect, please contact our office immediately.
If the arrival date of the itinerary is postponed prior to or on date of arrival and then cancelled at a later stage, the fees that applied at the time of amendment will be enforced if the amount is greater than the new cancellation fees.
Cancelling or downgrading of a reservation 45 days prior to or on arrival will result in cancellation fees according to a sliding scale (based on the total reservation cost) which varies between 50% and 100%.
Should the reservation not be taken up on the arrival date the accommodation will be held until 09:00 the following day after which the reservation will be cancelled and the deposit, where applicable, forfeited.
From Johannesburg / Pretoria to Palaborwa Gate:
Take the N1 toll-road to Polokwane (Pietersburg). 40 km before Polokwane turn right onto the R71 and head for Tzaneen. After Tzaneen head towards Phalaborwa and the gate.
Allow between 6 to 7 hours for the trip to the gate.
Shimuwini is approximately 40 km away from the gate. Allow about 2 hours for the drive to the camp.
