The Kruger National Park remains partially accessible to tourists following devastating floods, with several regions and camps still closed due to extensive damage to roads, bridges and tourism infrastructure. This was revealed by Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Willie Aucamp on Thursday, 22 January 2026, where he also announced the SANParks Kruger Recovery Fund. Aucamp said the floods caused “widespread devastation” across the park, while neighbouring communities in Mpumalanga and Limpopo also suffered loss of life, property and critical infrastructure.
Aucamp outlined extensive closures in both the northern and southern parts of the park. In the northern Nxanatseni region, several roads are inaccessible, including the S57 Shisha low-level bridge to Sirheni Bush Camp, the H14 Phalaborwa to Mopani road and the H1-4 Letaba to Mopani approach. As a result, Tshokwane picnic site, Satara Rest Camp and the entire northern region are currently inaccessible.
All tourism camps in the northern region have been closed, including Pafuri Border Camp, Punda Maria, Shingwedzi, Mopani, Letaba, Olifants and Balule, among others. In the southern Marula region, major routes such as the H4-1 Skukuza to Lower Sabie and the S1 Skukuza to Phabeni roads remain closed after bypasses and drainage structures were washed away. Camps including Crocodile Bridge, Lower Sabie, Satara and Talamati are also closed.
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“The southern and northern areas of the park remain cut off from each other,” Aucamp said. Despite the widespread closures, some access points remain open.
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