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Re: New Developments (camps, hides, picnic sites etc) as per Strategic Plan 2019/20 - 2023/24
Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2019 11:03 am
by Lisbeth
Re: New Developments (camps, hides, picnic sites etc) as per Strategic Plan 2019/20 - 2023/24
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2019 8:04 pm
by Klipspringer
Re: New Developments (camps, hides, picnic sites etc) as per Strategic Plan 2019/20 - 2023/24
Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2019 8:32 am
by Richprins
Massive infrastructural developments planned for Northern parts of KNP
The Northern part of the Kruger National Park will see massive infrastructural developments over the next 5 years.
17 hours ago
A new entrance gate in the Giyani area, a futuristic tourism centre at the entrance to the Park at Phalaborwa Gate, a new tented camp at Punda Maria and numerous other developments form part of the Kruger park’s 5 year development plan which was compiled recently.
Several new picnic spots, a cultural village at Masorini and new bird hides and ablution facilities at several hides, are all on the agenda for the short term.
Although some developments at Bergendal, Lower Sabie and other parts in the Southern region of the Kruger Park are also planned, the focus is clearly on the northern part.
For years now , visitors, tourists and other role players all agreed that the southern part of Kruger was over developed and commercialized while the northern part was under developed and really offered more for discerning tourists.
Clearly management agrees and the focus for future development is predominantly north.
*A full report on all these projects will be published in next week’s Herald.
Re: New Developments (camps, hides, picnic sites etc) as per Strategic Plan 2019/20 - 2023/24
Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2019 8:32 am
by Richprins
Ja, we sent it on!
Re: New Developments (camps, hides, picnic sites etc) as per Strategic Plan 2019/20 - 2023/24
Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2019 9:13 am
by Lisbeth
For years now , visitors, tourists and other role players all agreed that the southern part of Kruger was overdeveloped and commercialized while the northern part was underdeveloped and really offered more for discerning tourists.
Yes to the first part. Who said that the northern part was "underdevelloped"?
Re: New Developments (camps, hides, picnic sites etc) as per Strategic Plan 2019/20 - 2023/24
Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2019 9:17 am
by Klipspringer
The north will have more diverse options and some folks might like it. Tented camps are perhaps less expensive
Re: New Developments (camps, hides, picnic sites etc) as per Strategic Plan 2019/20 - 2023/24
Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2019 9:38 am
by Lisbeth
We have the choice to stay away, but it's not the best of options. I have already stopped staying in the park, the next will be another country. In any case it will take some time before they will have finished all their future plans
Re: New Developments (camps, hides, picnic sites etc) as per Strategic Plan 2019/20 - 2023/24
Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2019 11:57 am
by Klipspringer
Citizen reports the same now and adds some more developments such as Mopani conference facilities
and other things from ten years ago.
https://citizen.co.za/news/south-africa ... onal-park/
Prime example of bad journalism
Re: New Developments (camps, hides, picnic sites etc) as per Strategic Plan 2019/20 - 2023/24
Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2019 12:52 pm
by Klipspringer
New (additional) guest beds in existing camps: do the maths
Convert conference facility to family cottage - Bateleur
Upgrade old maintenance workshop to tourist unit - Shingwedzi
Upgrade communal kitchen to family cottage - Olifants
Convert old linen room to family cottage - Satara
Upgrade 2 x staff houses in camp to 2 x family cottages and upgrade back of house area - Lower Sabie
3 luxury tents in rest camp , Punda Maria
Five additional luxury tents - Sirheni
Shingwedzi tree houses x 2
Four new tents at DVS - Shingwedzi
Demolish conference facility and build 2 x family cottages - Shingwedzi
Ten new tents – Satara
Economy tents at Lower Sabie - camp site
Extend and add additional camping areas (Executive) - Pretoriuskop plus ablutions
New 3 star Rondawels x 14 - Pretoriuskop
And these upgrades come with changes and upgrades of the civil infrastructure: new boreholes, new reservoirs and new abstraction points in rivers: Lower Sabie, Crocodile Bridge, Phabene, Skukuza x 2, WPS, Olifants, Letaba
Re: New Developments (camps, hides, picnic sites etc) as per Strategic Plan 2019/20 - 2023/24
Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2019 2:02 pm
by Alf