Punda Maria Campsite - Campsite Review

 Punda Maria Campsite - Campsite Review

• Punda Maria
• Kruger National Park
• Campsites with and without electricity

Date Visited: April 2021

This campsite, situated within the Kruger National Park, is in the very Northern section of the Kruger. It has sites with and sites without electricity. There is a lovely hide/viewing deck overlooking a waterhole (when  the renovations are complete the waterhole will be refilled) and you can see a variety of game at from the hide.

The camp does have a swimming pool (lovely and clean) and there is a shop as well as a restaurant. In addition, the camp has a fuel station where you can fill up on diesel and petrol. There are a number of self drive routes near the camp and we found these to be very usefull for late afternoon drives.

This is one route option:

But we prefer to keep on the N1 and enter the Kruger at the Pafuri gate:

What we liked about Punda Maria:

• The hide/viewing deck
• The restaurant
• The easy access to lovely short drives
• The Northern Kruger (Crooks Corner)
• The swimming pool

What we did not like about Punda Maria:

• The fact that when it's busy the staff do not check if those that have booked sites without electricity are in fact not using the electricity plugpoints. When you arrive in the busy season, it's unlikely that you will get a plugpointy even if you have booked and paid for one!
• The ablutions were very old and in need of updating. (this may have been done by now)

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