New Viewing Decks and Hides for Dams in Kruger National Park

[Klipspringer]

The recent strategic plan lists several "view decks" and overnight hides for the most popular dams in the Kruger Park.

This will be a major change, I think.

Visitors can leave the vehicles and climb a platform overlooking a dam, very much like a hide, but an open structure.

It might look like this one

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These dams/waterholes might be upgraded with a deck or a hide (and most likely also parking spot and ablutions) and some new panoramic viewpoints


KNP Overnight Hide - Klopperfontein - Punda Maria

KNP New viewing platform - Dzundwini - Punda Maria

KNP Mpongolo overnight hide -Shingwedzi

KNP Overnight hide at Tsendze confluence - Mopani

KNP View deck at Tsendze camp site

KNP Makhadzi river mouth overnight hide - confluence

KNP Matambeni overnight hide - confluence

KNP Duke sleepover hide

KNP Gezantombi sleepover hide

KNP Gudzani sleepover hide

KNP Kumana dam view deck

KNP Mazithi dam view deck

KNP Gezantombi sleepover hide

KNP Nsemani lookout /sleepover hide

KNP Viewing decks at Steilberg road x 2 - Berg en Dal

[Richprins]

I am in favour of anything that takes traffic off roads, but nothing that adds MORE tourists!

[Flutterby]

Rather unsightly! I also wonder where they will be placed. Will the current viewing/parking areas at these dams be lost?

[Lisbeth]

[stefan9]

Don't have an issue with this.

[Klipspringer]

If there is an exciting sighting on a dam, a deck might do the trick to avoid the rude behaviour with lots of vehicles trying to get a view

but depending on the design of the structures, it will spoil the scenery and the place might look more like a zoo, but all these dams are not natural anyway

[Richprins]

If it were up to me I'd build steel carports at every waterhole!

[Lisbeth]

Luckily it is not up to you

[Peter Betts]

Just like Hwange ..Viewing decks that can be booked out ala Sable dam

[Alf]

I can just see people walking along the edge of dams trying to get closer to take pictures as they are allowed to get out to use these viewing decks