| What is Kruger National Park? Spanning | | | | spread through Kruger, providing plenty |
| over 2 million hectares, Kruger National | | | | of places to stay while maintaining the |
| Park is the biggest game reserve in | | | | untamed wilderness feel of the park. If |
| South Africa and is the safari | | | | you want to go on a South Africa safari, |
| destination of choice for over a million | | | | Kruger National Park offers the perfect |
| visitors every year. Located in the | | | | blend of accessibility, natural |
| north east of the South Africa, it was | | | | wilderness and diverse wildlife. |
| first established in 1926 to protect the | | | | Transport and Accommodation in Kruger |
| animals in the reserve from poachers, | | | | Park Kruger National Park safaris are |
| hunters and cattle farmers. Set in | | | | typically conducted in 4x4s, which are |
| untouched natural wilderness and teeming | | | | up to the challenge of negotiating the |
| with wildlife, it's no surprise that | | | | tough terrain, and hire cars are |
| Kruger National Park is renowned as one | | | | available for those who want to travel |
| of the biggest and best natural game | | | | independently through the park. If you |
| reserves in the world. Why Go? Kruger | | | | do decide to go independently, make sure |
| National Park safaris are massively | | | | you read up on the rules of the park |
| popular; indeed, the park by a long way | | | | (the most important of these is also the |
| the favoured destination for safaris in | | | | easiest to remember - stay in your |
| South Africa. It's easy to see why - the | | | | vehicle at all times!) While day trips |
| park is an animal lover's dream come | | | | are available to Kruger, most people |
| true. Kruger has large numbers of all of | | | | choose to stay in the park itself as |
| the 'Big 5' game animals (so called | | | | part of their South Africa safaris. A |
| because they are the most challenging | | | | huge range of accommodation is |
| animals to hunt on foot): elephants, | | | | available, from basic campsites all the |
| lions, buffalos, leopards and rhinos. | | | | way up to exclusive luxury safari |
| Any Kruger National Park safari is | | | | lodges. Many of these luxury lodges, |
| likely to give you an excellent view of | | | | including the Hoyo Hoyo Tsonga lodge, |
| some of these rare and remarkable | | | | are designed in a traditional African |
| creatures, as well as many of the other | | | | style, and all of them offer luxury |
| animals that live in the park (including | | | | comfort in gorgeous wilderness |
| thousands of giraffe, hippopotami and | | | | surroundings. The lodges in Kruger |
| zebra) and over 500 species of bird. | | | | provide the best accommodation available |
| These animals live in a great variety of | | | | for safaris in South Africa, and are a |
| habitats throughout the park; scrubland, | | | | highlight of many people's holidays. |
| savanna, sandveld, bushveld plains, | | | | Sally Rushbrook is a South Africa expert |
| forests and thickets are all present in | | | | for key2holidays, an online tour |
| the game reserve. In addition to being | | | | operator specialising in safaris in |
| one of the biggest and most diverse | | | | South Africa, as well as holidays in |
| parks in the world, it also has a | | | | Australia, Cuba, the Caribbean, Europe, |
| superbly maintained infrastructure for | | | | the Far East, the Maldives, Mauritius |
| visitors on Kruger National Park | | | | and the Seychelles, Egypt and Southern |
| safaris. Dozens of companies run tours | | | | Africa. Key2holidays has a dedicated |
| into the park (including both driving | | | | team of experienced travel consultants |
| and walking safaris), and a range of | | | | to share their knowledge and help you to |
| lodges and campsites are carefully | | | | plan and book your ideal holiday. |