Named after Paul Kruger, The Kruger National Park is known as the ‘people’s park’ it first opened its doors to the public in 1926. With tropical forests and safari bush plains, the Kruger National Park was South Africa’s first national park to have the Big Five and has the ideal terrain for a safari trip. It spans across 19,633 square kilometres and is home to over 12,000 elephants, 27,000 african buffalo, 350 black rhino, 200 cheetah, 1,500 lions and 1,000 leopards.
There are 3 airports that serve the Kruger park and you can fly into it from Johannesburg, Cape Town or Durban, or drive if you prefer. There are 15 private safari lodges within the park and many of these have their own watering holes. The Kruger National Park is not just for safari, there are 254 cultural heritage sites within the park also.
The Kruger National Park is on the north-east of South Africa on the border with Mozambique. Only an hour ahead from the UK it is very easy to settle in to. The Kruger National Park is well located to travel onto Pretoria, Cape town or the Garden Route, or cross the border and enjoy a few days on the beach in Mozambique.
When entering the park, if you are not on a guided safari, try to plan your route as much as possible, ask the guides in your lodge which watering holes are best to visit. Their local knowledge will help you see the best game.
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Try the Sabi Sabi Lodge or Game Reserve, just on the edge of the park it is an excellent place to visit for luxury lodging. If staying in the park go for a lodge which has a floodlight watering hole
Just south on the S28 from Crocodile Bridge you can turn onto the S137, this is an excellent place to spot rhinos en route to Dukes Watering Hole, the area is also known for cheetah sightings
Stop for lunch at the N’wanetsi picnic spot in the south of the park, you can sometimes be lucky enough to watch game in the river below as you have your lunch
