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Crocodile Bridge is a small camp without a restaurant but there is some take away food at the shop there. It is in a good game viewing area and you can do day trips to Lower Sabie and Berg n Dal. Can't tell you how far Nelspruit to Crocodile Bridge is but that info is on the sanparks website. www.sanparks.org You could also check for last minute cancellations at other camps for your third day on the site too under 'availability'.

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Thanks for your response - I hadn't thought to check for cancellations!

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Hi! I agree. Croc Bridge is a small, sweet camp, but there is also lots of great accommodation from backpackers to really nice guest houses in Komatipoort, only 10 min drive from the Croc Bridge Gate with really good food available in some of the guest houses and the town restaurant. The town is small and quiet and safe to walk around. Plus you can spend the early evening at the golf club overlooking the Croc River and Park with a glass of wine in your hand! Croc Bridge to nelspruit is 1 hr 15 mins via the N4, or 3.5 hours through the park to Numbi gate.

hope this helps!

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To drive to Olifants camp from Crocodile Bridge is one hell of a drive. I would most certainly not do it myself and I would not recommend that anyone else do it. You will have to start at sparrows', and try not to stop for any length of time if you see a lion kill or a leopard in a tree. If the road gets blocked by Elephants or Buffalo or Rhino, you might be there for a long time - don't try to force your way through just to get to Olifants on time.
If you cannot find anything further north in the park (Satara), then use Day 3 to drive around the park to Phalaborwa (spend the night there) and re-enter the park at Phalaborwa gate.
The park always gets very full during school holidays and one should book months in advance.
At under $40 per night you would have to look for a backpackers lodge. See: http://www.coastingafrica.com/city.php?mode=search.