SAFARI & TOUR OF KRUGER PARK IN SOUTH AFRICA

More Information On Private Reserves In Kruger

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1. Sabi Sand Reserve
2. Mala Mala Game Reserve
3. Manyeleti Game Reserve
4. Timbavati Game Reserve
5. Thornybush Game Reserve
6. Kapama Game Reserve

When To Visit Kruger For Your African Safari In South Africa

Dry Season: The winter months from April to September are extremely pleasant with warm dry days and cold nights. Traditionally, the best game viewing is in the winter as the vegetation becomes sparse and water is restricted to rivers and water holes.

Rainy Season: The subtropical climate has hot rainy summers starting in October and ending around March. The summer rains transform the arid park into a lush flowering paradise, but the increased foliage does make animals harder to see.

Kruger Activities During Your Safari In South Africa

Adventure Trails: Get off the beaten track and traverse territories previously unknown. It's more than just seeing animals; it is a unique opportunity to access parts of the park that are rarely explored.

Lebombo Overland Eco Trail: The Lebombo Eco Trail is a 5-day (4-night) outdoor adventure which spans the length of the Kruger National Park. Called the "wilderness experience on wheels", the Overland Trail follows the eastern boundary of the Kruger National Park along the Lebombo hills from the extreme South to the extreme North. Experienced, professional guides act as trail leaders and will interpret the various eco-zones the trail crosses, at regular intervals.

Wilderness Trails: Overnight Wilderness Trails allow adventurous visitors a close, personal encounter with nature by traversing large areas of unspoiled wilderness on foot. Guests spend three nights in one of the 7 Wilderness Camps in the Park, under the guidance of armed and experienced trail rangers.

Great Limpopo Park Transfrontier Trails: Parque Nacional do Limpopo is truly the perfect setting for an adventure without boundaries. Together, Moçambique's Parque Nacional do Limpopo, South Africa's Kruger National Park and Zimbabwe's Gonarezhou National Park form the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park, covering a total of 3.3 million hectares - one of the largest wilderness conservation areas in the world.

Back Pack Trail: For the more adventurous, the Olifants River Back Pack Trail starts from Olifants Camp, stretches over 4 days and 3 nights and covers approximately 42 km. The trail is designed on a "take in, take out" basis and strictly adheres to a "no trace camping" ethic.

Guided Walks: Daily early morning and afternoon guided walks are available from most camps. Up to eight guests are taken to interesting places in the surrounding wilderness areas adjacent to most of the camps. The walk itself is relaxed and experienced and armed guides use their knowledge of the bush to explain natural wonders.

Game Drives: Take part in the nocturnal activities of Kruger's secretive creatures! This is your opportunity to search for game outside normal gate opening times.

Bush Braais: This unforgettable experience is not to be missed. A game drive leads you to an open area filled with burning lanterns and fires where, whilst listening to the sounds of the bushveld and the distant animals calling, the food is grilled on open fires. Mountain Bike Trails: Cyclists now have the opportunity to combine their cycling skills with a wilderness experience at Olifants Camp. Mountain bike trails offered are designed to bring cyclists closer to nature than the more usual Kruger game drive experience.

Kruger Camp & Lodge Accommodations In South Africa

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Interesting Facts On Kruger National Park

• The surface area of Kruger National Park is 7,580 miles² (19,633 km²).
• The park was first proclaimed in 1898 as the Sabie Game Reserve by the then president of the Transvaal Republic, Paul Kruger. He first proposed the need to protect the animals of the Lowveld in 1884, but his revolutionary vision took another 12 years to be realised when the area between the Sabie and Crocodile Rivers was set aside for restricted hunting.
• James Stevenson-Hamilton (born in 1867) was appointed the park's first warden on 1 July 1902.
• On 31 May 1926 the National Parks Act was proclaimed and with it the merging of the Sabie and Shingwedzi Game Reserves into the Kruger National Park.
• The first motorists entered the park in 1927 for a fee of one pound.
• Many accounts of the park's early days can be found in the Stevenson-Hamilton Memorial Library.
• There are almost 254 known cultural heritage sites in the Kruger National Park, including nearly 130 recorded rock art sites.
• There is ample evidence that prehistoric man Homo erectus roamed the area between 500 000 and 100 000 years ago.
• Cultural artifacts of Stone Age man have been found for the period 100 000 to 30 000 years ago.
• More than 300 archaeological sites of Stone Age man have been found.
• Evidence of Bushman Folk (San) and Iron Age people from about 1500 years ago is also in great evidence.
• There are also many historical tales of the presence of Nguni people and European explorers and settlers in the Kruger area.
• There are significant archaeological ruins at Thulamela and Masorini.
• There are numerous examples of San Art scattered throughout the park