| The world-renowned Kruger National Park, in | | | | abundant. The hippo pool with nearby Bushmen |
| South Africa stretches some three hundred and | | | | paintings is a major attraction. Granite 'koppies' |
| fifty kilometres from north to south along the | | | | provide excellent viewing stages for lions. The |
| Mozambican border and about sixty kilometres | | | | Acacia trees provide shelter and food to the |
| wide at most places and covers nearly 2 million | | | | larger herbivores such as giraffe and elephant, |
| hectares. The Kruger National Park was | | | | while the Crocodile River provides dusk viewing of |
| established in 1898 to protect the wildlife of South | | | | elephants, waterbuck, impala as well as elusive |
| Africa. Most of the park is grass and bush | | | | after dark predators quenching their thirst before |
| covered plains. The border with Mozambique is | | | | a night hunting. |
| marked by the Lebombo mountain range. Many | | | | The Kruger National Park experience is one of the |
| rivers, like the Limpopo, Letaba, Olifants, | | | | best in Africa. The sight of the Big 5 is always |
| Timbavati, Sabie and Crocodile River chop up the | | | | exciting. Originally used only by hunters, the term |
| Kruger National Park into territories. | | | | 'Big Five' refers to five of Africa's greatest wild |
| The South is part of the original Sabie Game | | | | animals - lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo and rhino. |
| Reserve that was proclaimed in 1898 by | | | | A trip to Kruger National Park is incomplete |
| President Paul Kruger. It is home to some of the | | | | without having spotted, or at least tried to spot |
| most popular camps in the park as the wildlife is | | | | the infamous Big 5. |