Berg-en-Dal Rest Camp
Mountain-set main camp · South-west, on the Matjulu Spruit, 12 km from Malelane Gate · SANParks (South African National Parks)
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Budget
Inside the park
Park-run (SANParks)
A main rest camp on the Matjulu Spruit, 12 km from Malelane Gate, and in SANParks' words the only camp set in a rugged mountain environment. It holds one of the park's three staffed information centres and is the base for the Bushman and Wolhuter wilderness trails. Bungalows from R1,850 a unit and campsites from R424 sit alongside family cottages and two guest houses, with the full main-camp shop, restaurant or cafeteria, fuel and laundry. Malelane satellite camp is managed from here. Choose it for a hilly first night off the N4; skip it if you want open plains. Owned and run by SANParks.
Pros and cons
Pros
- 12 km from Malelane Gate on the N4 side
- Staffed information centre
- Campsites from R424, bungalows from R1,850
- Base for two wilderness trails
Cons
- Mountain setting, less open game country than the plains
- Rates are a reseller's guideline
- Unit count not published
What's here
- Restaurant
- Campsite
- Solar or 24h power
- Self-catering
- Laundry
Arranged from the lodge:
- Game drives
- Guided walks
- Night drives
Read from Berg-en-Dal Rest Camp's own website in July 2026. Anything not listed we could not confirm, which is not the same as it being absent.
What the park charges on top
The rate above buys you a bed. Kruger National Park charges its own entry fee for every day you are inside. Here is what that adds up to.
- Park entryR602 per international adult per day at USD 1 = ZAR 16.65 (6 Oct 2026); R692, about $42, from 1 Nov 2026.
- $36per person, per day
Three nights means three days inside, so two adults pay $216 in park fees before anyone pays for a bed.
SANParks charges no vehicle fee for private cars at Kruger.
Almost every private lodge inside Kruger excludes the SANParks conservation fee from its rate, so you pay it on top for each night.
The full fee schedule for Kruger National ParkRates at Berg-en-Dal Rest Camp
From $13 pppn (reseller rate). Reseller rates from krugerpark.co.za (Siyabona Africa), read 6 October 2026, for 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2027, per unit per night, self-catering. SANParks prints no unit rates and asks you to request a quote via Online Bookings or Central Reservations on +27 (0)12 428 9111. Campsite R424 (about $25 per site, $13 each for two); bungalows R1,850 (13 January to 18 March 2027) to R2,302; family cottage R3,273 or R3,984; two guest houses from R7,746. SANParks' own booking widget showed campsites from R390 per night for a weekend in February 2026. Extra on top: the SANParks conservation fee (R602, about $36, per international adult per day until 31 October 2026; R692, about $42, from 1 November 2026 on figures SANParks has linked but we read through secondary sources) and SANParks' 1% community fund on accommodation and activities. SANParks says its rates and fees include VAT.
Self-catering. You cook. Nothing else is included unless the entry says so.
Every figure on this page is in US dollars.
Rates checked 6 October 2026 and converted at R16.65 to the US dollar (rate of that date); re-check before you book. SANParks does not print its unit rates online, so every SANParks figure here is a reseller rate from krugerpark.co.za (Siyabona Africa) for 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2027, quoted per unit and shown per person for two sharing. Private lodge figures come from each lodge's own rate page unless the entry says reseller. The SANParks conservation fee is extra almost everywhere: R602 (about $36) per international adult per day until 31 October 2026, R692 (about $42) from 1 November 2026.
Questions about Berg-en-Dal Rest Camp
How do I book Berg-en-Dal?
Through SANParks: Online Bookings at sanparks.org or Central Reservations on +27 (0)12 428 9111. SANParks opens bookings 11 months ahead, on the first working day of each month. Units may be occupied from 14:00 and must be vacated by 10:00.
Which gate is closest to Berg-en-Dal?
Malelane Gate, 12 km away (SANParks). Malelane Gate is 64 km from Mbombela on the N4 and 428 km from Johannesburg.
Is Berg-en-Dal good with children?
SANParks publishes no child policy for this camp. Children aged 2 to 11 pay the child conservation fee (R300 a day for international visitors to 31 October 2026), under-2s are free, and SANParks guided walks take no one under 12.