Skukuza Rest Camp
Skukuza Rest Camp is a SANParks rest camp in Kruger National Park at 24.9953° S, 31.5946° E. The nearest numbered road is the H11. The nearest entrance gate by road is Paul Kruger Gate (12 km). The closest other camp is Lower Sabie, 46 km away by road.
- Coordinates
- 24.9953° S, 31.5946° E
- Nearest road
- H11 · 0.8 km · tar
- Map
- Show on the map · OpenStreetMap
Facilities
- Toilets / ablutions
- Braai (barbecue) area
- Shopderived (Common kitchen, Butchery, The Park's Shop)
- Restaurant / caféderived (Kruger Station, Cattle Baron Takeaway, Cattle Baron)
- Fuel stationderived (Total - KNO Skukuza)
“Derived” means the facility is not tagged on the camp itself in OpenStreetMap: toilets follow the rule that SANParks camps have ablution blocks, shop, restaurant and fuel come from mapped places within 700 m of the camp.
Gate times
Camp gates in December: open 04:30, close 18:30.
Gate times change from month to month. Check the current times with SANParks before you travel.
Within 10 km
Picnic sites
- Day Visitors Area 0.6 km
Hides
- Lake Panic Bird Hide 3.3 km
Viewpoints & lookouts
- De Laporte Waterhole Viewpoint 6.7 km
- Mathekenyane Viewpoint 9.1 km
- N'waswitshaka Waterhole Viewpoint 9.4 km
Waterholes & dams
- Lake Panic 1 2.2 km
- Lake Panic 2 2.9 km
- De Laporte Waterhole 6.6 km
- N'waswitshaka Waterhole 9.3 km
straight line
Driving distances to neighbouring camps
| To | Distance | Est. time | Via | Tar / gravel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Sabie | 46 km | 1 h 50 min | H11 → H4-1 → S76 → H4-1 | 43 / 3.6 km |
| Pretoriuskop | 48 km | 1 h 55 min | H1-1 → S11 → H1-1 | 45 / 3.5 km |
| Berg-en-Dal | 70 km | 2 h 50 min | H1-1 → S114 → H3 → S110 | 21 / 48 km |
| Talamati | 86 km | 3 h 25 min | H11 → H4-1 → H1-2 → S84 → S36 → S145 | 24 / 62 km |
Nearest entrance gates
| To | Distance | Est. time | Via | Tar / gravel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Kruger Gate | 12 km | 30 min | H11 | 11 / 0.9 km |
| Phabeni Gate | 39 km | 1 h 35 min | H11 → S1 | 38 / 0.9 km |
| Numbi Gate | 53 km | 2 h 05 min | H11 → S1 → S3 → H1-1 | 34 / 19 km |
Distances follow public park roads (computed with the map’s own router). Times assume an average game-drive speed of 25 km/h, capped by the speed limits — plan generously, sightings always take longer.