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Skukuza
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Also known as Sabie Bridge

Skukuza (formerly Reserve, Sabi Bridge and Sikhukhuza), a town in Mpumalanga located east of Hazyview at the confluence of the N'waswitshaka and Sabie Rivers, is the administrative headquarters of the Kruger National Park.

Key facts

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Skukuza
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Skukuza Camp Kruger NP.JPG
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Camp entrance at Skukuza
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Town
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South Africa Mpumalanga#South Africa#Africa
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Country
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South Africa
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Province
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Mpumalanga
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District
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Ehlanzeni
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Municipality
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Mbombela
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Main Place
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Established
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Ward 39
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Councillor
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Dudu Tryphinah Nkosi

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Image
Stevenson-Hamilton-Gedenkbibliotheek, Skukuza.JPG
Dialing code
013
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postal code
1350
Commons category
Skukuza
located in protected area
Kruger National Park
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Encyclopedic overview

33 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Facilities
  • Shop
  • Restaurants
  • Skukuza Indigenous Plant Nursery
  • Library
  • Sports
  • Little Heroes Acre
  • Conference Facilities
  • Nombolo Mdhuli Conference Centre
  • Medical Facilities
  • Activities
  • Game drives and bush walks
  • Metsi-Metsi Wilderness Trail
  • Bush Braai
  • Nearby Attractions and Game Viewing
  • Lake Panic Bird Hide
  • Name
  • Picnic sites
  • Tshokwane Trading Post
  • Nkuhlu Picnic Site
  • Stevenson-Hamilton Memorial
  • Kruger Shalati hotel
  • Accommodation for Guests with Mobility Challenges
  • Village
  • Laerskool Skukuza
  • Religious Services
  • N'waswitshaka Research Camp
  • Wildlife Incidents
  • Controversial Incidents
  • Climate
  • Gallery
  • References

Skukuza (formerly Reserve, Sabi Bridge and Sikhukhuza), a town in Mpumalanga located east of Hazyview at the confluence of the N'waswitshaka and Sabie Rivers, is the administrative headquarters of the Kruger National Park.

It is also the largest rest camp of the park. It is South Africa's number one game viewing destination and is the most popular game reserve in the country. It is popular with domestic and foreign tourists alike, as the big five game are in relative abundance when compared to other game reserves in the country. The game reserve is situated in a medium rainfall area ( of rainfall per year), on the well-wooded banks of the Sabie and N'waswitshaka rivers of Mpumalanga Province.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Skukuza” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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