Dawn at a bush camp: a blue enamel coffee pot on a gas cooker on red ground, five enamel mugs in front of it full of black coffee.

Brenton invites you to

Brew the Moerkoffie

Kruger Camp Weekend. It’s 05:30, the pot’s on the gas and nobody’s talking until there’s coffee.

Hold to heat the pot. Five mugs, five details.

  1. When · mug 1 Fri–Sun, 14–16 May 2027 Two nights, two dawns, a lot of coffee.
  2. Where · mug 2 Punda Maria Rest Camp Camping sites in the far north of Kruger, 8 km in from Punda Maria Gate.
  3. Arrive · mug 3 From 14:00 on Friday The gate shuts at 17:30 sharp. Don’t be the oke sleeping in his car outside it.
  4. Bring · mug 4 Your own tin mug, a camp chair & a warm sleeping bag We bring the moer. The full list is in the invitation.
  5. Wear · mug 5 Layers, a fleece & a beanie Warm by lunch, but dawn in May bites at about 8°C.

Koffie’s klaar. Grab a mug.

Open the invitation

Event details

Kruger Camp Weekend

Hosted by Brenton. Two nights in the far north of Kruger, where the sandveld meets the mopane. Up before the sun for a pot of moerkoffie on the gas, out of the gate the moment it opens for the drive to Pafuri, then a long brunch, a nap, a sundowner drive and a proper braai. Repeat.

Dates
14–16 May 2027Fri–Sun · two nights out
Arrive
From 14:00 SAST on FridayGate shuts 17:30. Pack up by 10:00 on Sunday
Campsite
Punda Maria Rest CampKruger National Park, Limpopo
Getting there
About 6h30 from JoburgN1 to Makhado, then the R524 through Thohoyandou to Punda Maria Gate. Fill up in Thohoyandou.
Cost
R650 each for both nightsYour share of the sites and park fees, EFT to Brenton once you’ve RSVPed. Wild Card holders, bring it.
Dawns
Warm days, crisp dawnsAbout 27°C by lunch and down to 8°C before sunrise. Hence the coffee.

Pack

  • Your tent & a groundsheet
  • A warm sleeping bag & a pillow
  • Your own tin mug (we bring the moer)
  • Camp chair & a headlamp
  • Meat for the braai & your own drinks
  • A cooler box with ice
  • Binoculars, a hat & sunscreen

The plan

  1. Arrive, pitch, the first pot on the gas
  2. Gate shuts. Braai, and the night noises
  3. Moerkoffie, then out on the drive to Pafuri
  4. Brunch, the pool, a nap
  5. Sundowner drive, then the long braai
  6. Last pot, pack up, out by 10:00
View the campsite

Kindly reply by 9 April 2027

Shall we pour you a mug?

SANParks books out early, so we’re booking sites on the headcount. Let us know either way.

Camp kettle by Neilson, enamel mug by Rusty-exe and gas camping stove by Coozy, from Sketchfab under CC BY 4.0, modified. Ground texture and the Mpumalanga veld sky from Poly Haven (CC0).