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Crocodile Bridge camp provides accommodation to 208 visitors in 45 units: 20 two-or-three-bed cottages with en-suite bathrooms and 8 two-bed permanent furnished canvas tents including fans and fridges, but with communal ablutions and hot showers. 18 tent or caravan sites with electricity and braai
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As with all major rest camps in Kruger, Crocodile Bridge provides a shop, braai and communal kitchen facilities, a first aid station, a laundromat, and a filling station.
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Crocodile Bridge. The original road crossing was upgraded to a causeway in 1945, ending usage of the last pontoon in the park.
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