| Tours to Kruger National Park are best undertaken | | | | and bush walks. In-between the tracking of the Big |
| during the dry winter season. Viewing wildlife is more | | | | Five, a variety of other wildlife will be found in the |
| rewarding as the vegetation is less dense and animals | | | | dense bush. |
| congregate around the waterholes to drink every | | | | Like the Botswana Delta, the south Kruger Park is a |
| morning and evening. The days are also milder and | | | | birdwatcher's paradise, with over 500 species of |
| more temperate. Because this is the most popular | | | | birds. Kruger National Park also boasts over 100 |
| season, be prepared to share your sightings with | | | | species of reptile, including approximately 3000 |
| other motorists. However, between October and | | | | crocodiles. |
| March, when summer rains transform the | | | | A map of Kruger National Park reveals that there are |
| surroundings into a flowering paradise, the park is | | | | 21 rest camps to choose from, several of which |
| alive with baby antelope and migratory birds. The | | | | have satellite camps. A number of private lodges, |
| dense foliage hides game, and the malaria risk is at its | | | | such as Skukuza, Grand Kruger Lodge and Lower |
| highest. | | | | Sabie, also operate within the park. These lodges |
| Kruger National Park accommodation offers luxury | | | | offer air-conditioning, superb accommodation, |
| lodges, from which an African safari is best | | | | exquisite cuisine and unequaled hospitality. |
| appreciated. Nothing can adequately prepare one for | | | | However, the fantastic wildlife is only one of the |
| the majesty of the bush and the beauty of the | | | | numerous reasons to visit the Kruger Park. Kruger |
| vistas. Rangers are experienced field guides and have | | | | National Park is the location of over 250 historical and |
| an excellent knowledge of the bush - better than | | | | cultural sites. Some of these sites date back to the |
| anyone. Your ranger will track the Big Five (Leopard, | | | | early Stone Age and are over a million years old. |
| Rhino, Elephant, Buffalo, and Lion) during game drives | | | | |