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Where to stay

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Where to stay



There's a relatively large, new park's office on the west side of the Female Hill which, if it's operating, should be your first point of call when you arrive at the hills. Here you'll have to sign in, pay a small entry charge, and then they will direct you to a campsite.

This will either be to one of the camp pitches next to the office, which is in excellent condition with pristine facilities, or one of a couple of other sites dotted around. These are wilder, as they have nothing but a fireplace, and they can be a little indistinct.

When I last visited there were no staff on duty, or any other visitors at the hills. We stayed for three days and saw nobody apart from the local villagers. The official campsites include:

Makoba Woods Campsite
(GPS: MAKOBA). Just beside the southern tip of the Female Hill, you'll pass this as you head north to the Main Camp and office from the entrance gate.

Squirrel Valley Camp
(GPS: SQCAMP). Nothing more than a turning circle for vehicles really under trees at the base of the Female Hill where the Rhino Trail starts, this is also known as the Baobab Campsite.

Malatso Campsite
(GPS: MALATS). Near the far northern end of the Female Hill, close to the Cliff Trail, there's an enclave here between some of the low rock outcrops from the northern end of the Female Hill. (For comparison with other altitudes mentioned above, this camp at the base of the hill stands at 1,011m.) This is a lovely, remote spot – though the track to reach it was overgrown in places, and a little tricky to reach in the fast-fading light of dusk.


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