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