Raw. Untamed. Magnificent. The Kruger National Park

Kruger Park

Possibly one of the most fam­ous attrac­tions in South Africa, for loc­als and tour­ists alike, the Kruger National Park offers world class facil­it­ies as well as end­less oppor­tun­it­ies to view and inter­act with African wild­life, par­tic­u­larly the fam­ous Big Five.

The Kruger park itself was estab­lished in 1898, fol­low­ing a twelve year cru­sade to con­serve the Lowveld wild­life by Paul Kruger, from whom the park takes its name.

The Kruger National park spans an impress­ive 2 mil­lion hec­tares of unspoiled bushveld, arche­olo­gical and his­tor­ical sites where early set­tlers as well as Khoi San peoples camped, their faint traces still evid­ent today.

Activities within this National  Park centre around provid­ing the vis­itor with as up close and per­sonal an exper­i­ence of the African bushveld as pos­sible with bik­ing, hik­ing, walk­ing or 4x4 safaris avail­able, all accom­pan­ied by armed and trained guides to ensure your safety while you mar­vel at the diversity of species.

Kruger Park

One of the bet­ter known trails within the Kruger National Park is the Lebombo Overland Eco Trail, which is a 5 day, 4 night guided vehicle jour­ney span­ning the length of the park. Or per­haps take advant­age of one of the three night Wilderness Trails on offer. For the more ener­getic, a four day three night walk­ing trail, the Olifants River Backpack Trail is also on offer, and offers a truly inter­act­ive exper­i­ence, guided by experts, and teach­ing good con­ser­va­tion prin­ciples at the same time.

Accommodation in the Kruger National park ranges from well-appointed and state run SANparks rest camps to pure, unadul­ter­ated lux­ury at one of the many five star game lodges. While SANparks, the gov­ern­ment organ­iz­a­tion respons­ible for this and most other parks in South Africa offers all these and more superb options to the vis­itor, there are a mul­ti­tude of privately owned and oper­ated resorts and lodges within the park.

Kruger Park

With facil­it­ies ran­ging from lux­ury ten­ted camps, to tim­ber cab­ins on stilts over­look­ing the lowveld, and unique exper­i­ences such as out­door showers, where from the pri­vacy of your secluded shower, you can exper­i­ence the African wild; these Kruger Park game lodges truly offer world class accom­mod­a­tion and luxury.And what could be bet­ter, after a long, hot day view­ing the majesty of the kruger park, than relax­ing on the deck of your cabin with a cock­tail, and watch­ing the African sun sink below the horizon?

SANparks also offers a bush braai exper­i­ence, where vis­it­ors have the option of com­bin­ing their African safari exper­i­ence, sampling the local cuisine under the stars in an open area lit by lan­terns, much as early explorers of the area would have exper­i­enced it. Or visit one of the day camp areas to enjoy a leis­urely pic­nic instead.

Kruger Park

Even in this remote loc­a­tion, golfers are catered for, with the 9 hole Skukuza golf course, loc­ated just out­side the Skukuza Rest Camp offer­ing a chance to tee off in some of the one of the most unique golf­ing envir­on­ments in the world.

With all of this and more, the Kruger National Park, without a doubt, offers an incom­par­able oppor­tun­ity to view and inter­act with Africa at it’s finest.

Useful Links:
For more des­tin­a­tion inform­a­tion see:

• Kruger Park Accommodation
• Kruger National Park Information
• SAN Parks Official Website