| What is Kruger National Park? | | | | has a superbly maintained infrastructure for visitors |
| Spanning over 2 million hectares, Kruger National Park | | | | on Kruger National Park safaris. Dozens of companies |
| is the biggest game reserve in South Africa and is | | | | run tours into the park (including both driving and |
| the safari destination of choice for over a million | | | | walking safaris), and a range of lodges and campsites |
| visitors every year. Located in the north east of the | | | | are carefully spread through Kruger, providing plenty |
| South Africa, it was first established in 1926 to | | | | of places to stay while maintaining the untamed |
| protect the animals in the reserve from poachers, | | | | wilderness feel of the park. If you want to go on a |
| hunters and cattle farmers. Set in untouched natural | | | | South Africa safari, Kruger National Park offers the |
| wilderness and teeming with wildlife, it's no surprise | | | | perfect blend of accessibility, natural wilderness and |
| that Kruger National Park is renowned as one of the | | | | diverse wildlife. |
| biggest and best natural game reserves in the world. | | | | Transport and Accommodation in Kruger Park |
| Why Go? | | | | Kruger National Park safaris are typically conducted in |
| Kruger National Park safaris are massively popular; | | | | 4x4s, which are up to the challenge of negotiating |
| indeed, the park by a long way the favoured | | | | the tough terrain, and hire cars are available for those |
| destination for safaris in South Africa. It's easy to | | | | who want to travel independently through the park. |
| see why - the park is an animal lover's dream come | | | | If you do decide to go independently, make sure you |
| true. Kruger has large numbers of all of the 'Big 5' | | | | read up on the rules of the park (the most important |
| game animals (so called because they are the most | | | | of these is also the easiest to remember - stay in |
| challenging animals to hunt on foot): elephants, lions, | | | | your vehicle at all times!) |
| buffalos, leopards and rhinos. Any Kruger National | | | | While day trips are available to Kruger, most people |
| Park safari is likely to give you an excellent view of | | | | choose to stay in the park itself as part of their |
| some of these rare and remarkable creatures, as well | | | | South Africa safaris. A huge range of accommodation |
| as many of the other animals that live in the park | | | | is available, from basic campsites all the way up to |
| (including thousands of giraffe, hippopotami and | | | | exclusive luxury safari lodges. Many of these luxury |
| zebra) and over 500 species of bird. | | | | lodges, including the Hoyo Hoyo Tsonga lodge, are |
| These animals live in a great variety of habitats | | | | designed in a traditional African style, and all of them |
| throughout the park; scrubland, savanna, sandveld, | | | | offer luxury comfort in gorgeous wilderness |
| bushveld plains, forests and thickets are all present in | | | | surroundings. The lodges in Kruger provide the best |
| the game reserve. In addition to being one of the | | | | accommodation available for safaris in South Africa, |
| biggest and most diverse parks in the world, it also | | | | and are a highlight of many people's holidays. |