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