On the second day in Kruger we had to drive to our next campsite, Letaba. The trip only took us about 200km to the north, but it took around 5 hours (plus a stop for lunch). There is a speed limit in Kruger of 50km/h on sealed roads, and 40km/h on unsealed roads. And these limits are enforced - we did see a couple of speed traps.
For lunch that day we stopped at Skukuza camp, which was probably the nicest of the three camps we visited. It was a large site overlooking a river. We only had time to visit the restaurant, but were very happy with the food, service, views and prices. Both our meals were fresh and well-cooked. The restaurant there was also the only place we visited in the whole park with wifi.
The restaurant at Skukuza:
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And the view:
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Based on what we saw, we would have been happy to stay at Skukuza Camp. We also recently discovered that there is an airport at Skukuza served by daily flights to Johannesburg and Nelspruit on South African Airways. So, if you were short for time you could fly straight into Skukuza.
We were again happy with our accommodation the second night in Letaba. Our cabin was a bit bigger this time and came with an en-suite bathroom. (It was also nearly double the price at about $90 from memory.)
That evening we did a sunset game drive, which is where we saw our only leopard of the trip. We also saw a honey badger and various other nocturnal creatures after sunset.
Each of the camps offer their own sunset/sunrise/night drives. I think it's definitely worth considering one if you're staying overnight in the park. And from memory our sunset drive only cost about $25 each.
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Finally, I just thought I would mention that for Kruger there is a "conservation fee" payable of about $30 per day. If you are staying overnight you will need to get an arrival stamp when you enter the park, and an exit stamp from your camp on the final day. Otherwise, visiting is pretty simple and self-driving is not as daunting as it might sound.
Hopefully there are a few useful tips here for anyone planning a trip to Kruger. And if you're not, then maybe you should be!