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.

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Accommodation:

Sponsored 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.

• 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

• In camp:
Rhino Perimeter Trail – with Braille facilities • Out of camp:
Afsaal Picnic site

• 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.

• 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.