Fodor's Expert Review Punda Maria

It's worth visiting this lovely little camp in Kruger's far north, because it offers one of the park's best bush experiences. It's a small enclave, with tiny whitewashed thatch cottages in terraces on a hill. It's Kruger's best birding camp: at a tiny, stone birdbath just behind the barbecue site, dozens of birds come and go all day. A nature trail winds through the camp—also great for birding, as is the Punda/Pafuri road, where you can spot lots of raptors. A guided walking tour takes you to one of South Africa's most interesting archaeological sites—the stone Thulamela Ruins, dating from 1250 to 1700.