South Kruger Park - The Real Africa

Tours to Kruger National Park are best undertakenand bush walks. In-between the tracking of the Big
during the dry winter season. Viewing wildlife is moreFive, a variety of other wildlife will be found in the
rewarding as the vegetation is less dense and animalsdense bush.
congregate around the waterholes to drink everyLike the Botswana Delta, the south Kruger Park is a
morning and evening. The days are also milder andbirdwatcher's paradise, with over 500 species of
more temperate. Because this is the most popularbirds. Kruger National Park also boasts over 100
season, be prepared to share your sightings withspecies of reptile, including approximately 3000
other motorists. However, between October andcrocodiles.
March, when summer rains transform theA map of Kruger National Park reveals that there are
surroundings into a flowering paradise, the park is21 rest camps to choose from, several of which
alive with baby antelope and migratory birds. Thehave satellite camps. A number of private lodges,
dense foliage hides game, and the malaria risk is at itssuch as Skukuza, Grand Kruger Lodge and Lower
highest.Sabie, also operate within the park. These lodges
Kruger National Park accommodation offers luxuryoffer air-conditioning, superb accommodation,
lodges, from which an African safari is bestexquisite cuisine and unequaled hospitality.
appreciated. Nothing can adequately prepare one forHowever, the fantastic wildlife is only one of the
the majesty of the bush and the beauty of thenumerous reasons to visit the Kruger Park. Kruger
vistas. Rangers are experienced field guides and haveNational Park is the location of over 250 historical and
an excellent knowledge of the bush - better thancultural 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