The Kruger Park as a premier wildlife destination

The Kruger Park is one of the largest game reserves in the world and is a sought after location, for locals and international tourists alike. It attracts over one million visitors each year and is nearly the same size as the country of Israel. No matter which season you choose to visit, you can be sure that you will have the experience of a lifetime.

In addition to the numerous animals, birds, insects and plant life, there are over 255 archaeological sites and ruins through the Kruger Park.  The most significant ruinscan be found at Thulamela and Masorini. These date back to the Stone and Iron Age, and research has shown that prehistoric man(Homo Erectus) lived in the area around 500 000 years ago.

There are 125 San Rock Art sites, with cultural artifacts and other archeological treasures from 100 000 to 30 000 years ago.  The Masorini ruins have been reconstructed so that visitors can visualise what it once looked like in the 1800’s.  This is when it was inhabited by the BaPhalaborwa people in the late iron age.

If you choose to go on a Kruger Park tour or safari, you will have the opportunity of seeing over 500 species of birds, 147 mammals and 110 reptile species.  There are, of course, thousands of insects to encounter as well, and many of them are far more beautiful than scary! 

Your guide will be able to share vast knowledge of the animals, including their behaviour, how to track them, what they eat, as well as how likely you are to find them.  For example, in the entire 19 485 square kilometres that makes up the Kruger Park, there are only 150 individual wild dogs, and the same number of cheetah.

Your tour guide will also share his/her incredible insight into the various trees, grasses and plants in the Kruger Park Safari.  This will include telling you about which animals eat the different types of foliage, as well as their medicinal uses, and where different species grow in the various environments in the reserve.

The rich biodiversity is one that can’t be matched, and the Kruger National Park is truly one of South Africa’s jewels.  You can choose to have a basic, yet authentic, African experience by camping in a tent, or go all-out with a luxurious private lodge.  You might want to fry your own eggs and bacon in the morning on your gas weber, or perhaps you prefer to have your breakfast made for you by an African chef.  Either way, you can be sure that this premier location will reveal to you why it’s so highly esteemed