Location: Berg-en-dal
is situated on the bank of the Matjulu Spruit with a view over
softly undulating hills to the east.
Description: The
camp is bordered on the northern and southern sides by dry riverbeds
and a dam There are large trees along the streams and the dry riverbeds.
Special care has been taken to preserve the natural vegetation in
the camp and the camp has a very natural feeling about it.
Regulations: Regulations
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Accommodation:
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Accommodation
J
le Roux Guesthouse Facilities (6 persons) • Three
air-conditioned bedrooms with two single
beds each. One bedroom has a bathroom
en suite (bath, toilet and basin). There
is a second bathroom (bath and basin),
a separate toilet and a separate shower. • The
open-plan kitchen has a stove (with oven),
refrigerator/freezer, sink, cooking utensils,
crockery and cutlery. • Lapa
with barbecue facilities. • Carport. • Apply
four months in advance.
Rhino
Guesthouse Facilities (8 persons) • Four
air-conditioned bedrooms with two single
beds each. Two bedrooms each have a
bathroom en suite (with bath, toilet
and basin). A third bathroom has a
bath and basin. There is also a separate
toilet and separate shower. • Open-plan
kitchen with an electric stove (with oven),
refrigerator/freezer, sink, cooking utensils,
crockery and cutlery. Large lounge/dining
room, two lapas, barbecue facilities and
a carport. • Apply
thirteen months in advance.
Other
Accommodation
Six-bed
cottages with two bedrooms (two beds in each)
and air- conditioning, one bathroom (bath and washbasin),
separate shower and toilet, fully-equipped open-plan kitchen
(two-plate stove without oven) and lounge/dining room with
two bench-beds. Some cottages are equipped for handicapped
persons.
Three-bed
bungalows with shower, toilet, air-conditioning
and a fully- equipped, open-plan kitchen (two-plate stove
without oven).
Campsites – tent
or caravan sites, with power point, communal ablutions and
cooking facilities, maximum of 6 persons per site.
Conference
facilities:
One
large conference hall that can be divided into three smaller units
by way of soundproof partitions. Large hall: theatre 200, lecture
120. Small hall: theatre 40, boardroom 25.
Equipment: Three podiums (one with remote control), PA system, one rear projection
screen for large hall, three slide projectors, screens in each conference
unit, two movable projector screens, two video monitor screens (no video
player), three flip charts with paper and markers, photocopier.
Services
/ Facilities:
• Basic
First Aid Assistance
• Cafeteria
• Communal
Kitchens
• Conference
Facilities (contact Travel Trade on travel trade@parks-sa.co.za
or +27 12 426 5025)
• Cutlery
and Plates Hamper
• Emergency
Road Service
• Laundromat
• Petrol
Station
• Picnic
Facilities
• Post
Box
• Public
telephones
• Restaurant
• Shop
• Swimming
Pool
Activities:
• Bush
braai (barbecue)
• Bush
breakfast
• Bushman's
and Wolhuter Wilderness Trails
• Eco-display
in reception
• Morning
and Afternoon Bush Walks
• Morning
Drive
• Night
Drive
• Rhino
Trail Camp Walk – with Braille facilities • Wildlife
Documentary Videos
• Climate
Berg-en-Dal is in a summer rainfall area. Such precipitation is usually convectional
and can result in heavy downpours. The summer months (October to April)
are hot and often balmy. Winters are warm and mild, although visitors
going on night-drives will require warm clothing. • Day
Visitors Berg-en-Dal has a designated picnic site
for day visitors, who can otherwise make purchases
in the cafeteria or shop. Outside of the camps the
local picnic site is at Afsaal.• Emergencies
Camp number: +27 (0)13 735 6106/7
What to
do and see nearby:
• In
camp:
Rhino Perimeter Trail – with Braille
facilities • Out
of camp:
Afsaal Picnic site
Routes:Places
of special interest / History:
• Less
than a month before the camp was opened on 24
February, 1984 a fire completely gutted the entire
kitchen complex • Berg-en-Dal
is the only camp set in a rugged mountain environment
and is built on the site of a prehistoric settlement.
Wildlife:
• Mammals: The
area hosts white rhino, kudu, impala, giraffe,
some elephant, reedbuck, klipspringer, grey rhebok
and warthog. Leopard are seen regularly in the
region – some lucky people have even seen
them some down to drink at the dam in front of
the camp. Wild Dog are also found in the area.
Lion are usually found in the lower plains on
the roads to Skukuza and Crocodile Bridge.
See mammal checklist• Birding: The
camp is an excellent venue to see Fantailed Flycatcher, Heuglin’s and
Whitethroated Robins. Scarletchested Sunbird is particularly prominent. The
adjacent Matjulu Dam attracts a constant supply of water birds and African
Fish Eagle is usually present and viewed at close quarters. The surrounding
hills host a wealth of species and are a good place to search for Pennantwinged
Nightjar (in summer and at dusk) and Croaking Cisticola• Vegetation: Berg-en-Dal
is situated in Malelane Mountain Bushveld. Many unusual plants grow in the
mountain landscape. The plains between the mountains are covered in sweet
grass which attracts a variety of grazers. Prominent trees are the red bush-willow
and the magic guarri.