Showing posts with label bird hide. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bird hide. Show all posts

13 February 2024

South Africa: SANParks to upgrade the pathway to the bird hide in the Twee Rivieren Rest Camp! [update #2]

update (16 April 2024): The upgrading of the walkway to the bird hide at Twee Rivieren Rest Camp at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park complete! The walkway is now also wheelchair friendly. For pics, click here!

update (08 March 2024): The upgrading of the walkway to the bird hide at Twee Rivieren Rest Camp at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park is currently 50% complete! For pics, click here!

The South African National Parks (SANParks) Management of Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park has announced that it will be conducting maintenance on the pathway to the bird hide in the Twee Rivieren Rest Camp to improve accessibility and make it more disable-friendly. The maintenance is expected to take a couple of months. The bird hide was officially opened in September 2019. The entrance to the facility is in front of Twee Rivieren Rest Camp's Chalet No. 01.
Twee Rivieren is largest rest camp in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park and its administrative headquarters. The camp is situated on the banks of the dry Nossob riverbed. Activities and facilities are diverse, as are the animals and plants found both within the camp and in the surrounding areas. Besides the new Interpretation Centre, Twee Rivieren Rest Camp has a reception, shop, fuel, restaurant, information centre and swimming pool. This is the only camp with 24 hrs electricity and cell phone reception in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.

15 November 2021

Kruger National Park: Nthandanyathi Bird Hide re-opens after a total rebuild!

South African National Parks (SANParks) has announced that the Nthandanyathi Bird Hide in Kruger National Park is set to re-open. The bird hide is currently 99% complete after a total rebuild, and is ready for operation as from 16 November 2021. The Nthandanyathi Bird Hide is located on the S28 south east of Lower Sabie Rest Camp just north of the junction with the S137. The name "Nthandanyathi" basically means where the Buffalo like to drink. There are a lot of water and woodland birds at the hide that can be photographed at close range. There are no ablution facilities at Nthandanyathi Bird Hide.