Safari In South Africa
Safari In South Africa / Kruger National Park
Kruger National Park is both the first national park established in South Africa as well as the largest in the country. The park extends across an area of 7,523 square miles (19,458 sq km) making it the sixth-largest national park across the entire continent of Africa.
Because of the large expanse of the park, Kruger provides access through 9 different gates. It is 220 miles (360 km) long and reaches a width of 56 miles (90 km) wide.
Although a safari guide can help with both navigation and wildlife spotting, Kruger National Park allows for self-guided safari drives. The roads are fairly easy to navigate. However, it becomes more challenging to spot wildlife when your eyes are also focused on the road.
Kruger National Park is part of the collaborative effort between Zimbabwe and Mozambique known as the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park. It is a peace park that includes Kruger, Gonarezhour National Park in Zimbabwe, and Limpopo National Park in Mozambique. Travelers can spend several days experience the abundant wildlife available in the three parks. Together these parks create the largest protected area in Africa.
The national park is part of the Kruger to Canyons Biosphere as recognized by UNESCO. The vegetation of the park features four key areas: thorn trees with red bush-willow veld, knob-thorn, and marula veld, red bush-willow, and mopane veld, and shrub mopane veld.
Kruger is home to 147 species of large mammals, which is more than any other game reserve. Bird-lovers will also thrive in Kruger with approximately 517 species of birds found throughout the park.
Without question, a safari throughout the park is the highlight for Kruger National Park. It represents one of the largest collections of wildlife throughout the continent. The predators of the park include lion, leopard, cheetah, hyena and the crocodile.
The Big 5, which include the lion, leopard, elephant, rhino, and buffalo are all found here. The mountain gorilla is the only one missing in the park of the Big 7. Africa’s Big 7 include lion, leopard, elephant, hippopotamus, rhinoceros, crocodile, and mountain gorilla.
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Some of the more popular large mammals found in the park include elephant, black and white rhinoceroses, eland, giraffe, greater kudu, cape buffalo, hippopotamus, roan antelope, sable antelope, and the waterbuck.
Kruger is considered the premier safari destination in Southern Africa and draws people from around the world. The wilderness and wildlife will provide you with an unforgettable experience with nature.
At night in the Kruger National Park the sky is magical as you can study the stars without the interference of city lights. It is an overwhelming emotional experience to consider one’s irrelevance in the face of the vastness of the universe.
Kruger National Parks offers camp-run accommodation. Each camp has its own unique selection of accommodation types.
Below you can find the basic accommodation types at Kruger National Camp
Camping
Sites for caravans or tents – most have power (except Balule and some at Punda Maria). Sites at lower Sabie have designated boundaries and own water taps.
Hut
Single room units with communal kitchen and communal ablution facilities.
Safari Tent
Permanent canvas tent bedrooms on permanent platforms. Some have communal kitchen and communal ablution facilities, while others are fully equipped and have more luxurious trimmings.
Bungalow
Single bedroom units with a bathroom. Some have communal kitchens while others have own kitchenettes with basic kitchen equipment. Some bungalows have perimeter or river views, while others have been upgraded to luxury status.
Cottage
Single bedroom units with living room, bathroom and kitchen.
Family Cottage
Multiple bedroom units with a living room, bathroom and kitchen.
Guest Cottage
Multiple bedroom units with at least 2 bathrooms of which one is en-suite. Fully equipped kitchen.
Guest House
Multiple bedroom and bathroom units with lounge area and often with bar facility and exclusive view.
Luxury Lodges
These exclusive private lodges, with a unique style and atmosphere form part of a suite of products known as SANParks “Golden Kudus”, where luxury is the order of the day.
