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Kruger National Park

Introduction

Where nearly 2 million hectares of unrivalled diversity of life forms fuses with historical and archaeological sights - this is real Africa.

The world-renowned Kruger National Park offers a wildlife experience that ranks with the best in Africa. Established in 1898 to protect the wildlife of the South African Lowveld, this national park of nearly 2 million hectares, SANParks - Kruger National Park is unrivalled in the diversity of its life forms and a world leader in advanced environmental management techniques and policies.

Truly the flagship of the South African national parks, Kruger is home to an impressive number of species: 336 trees, 49 fish, 34 amphibians, 114 reptiles, 507 birds and 147 mammals. Man's interaction with the Lowveld environment over many centuries - from bushman rock paintings to majestic archaeological sites like Masorini and Thulamela - is very evident in the Kruger National Park. These treasures represent the cultures, persons and events that played a role in the history of the Kruger National Park and are conserved along with the park's natural assets.

First visit this February!

3rd February 2012

Poster: Meller

Polokwane to Phalaborwa route

31st January 2012

Poster: wildtuinman

Booking Cancellation

31st January 2012

Poster: chungu


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Bungalow (BG3), Olifants
Bungalow (BG3), Olifants
  • 1 bedroom with 3 single beds
  • Aircon
  • Communal Kitchen
  • Base rate: R720
Bungalow (BG2), Punda
Bungalow (BG2), Punda
  • 1 bedroom with 2 single beds
  • Aircon
  • Communal Kitchen
  • Base rate: R660
 

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Get a discount when you book Wilderness Trails during 2011/12!

We are offering fantastic discounts on 8 of the Wilderness Trails in the KNP.

Did You Know?

  • The park was first proclaimed in 1898 as the Sabie Game Reserve by the then president of the Transvaal Republic, Paul Kruger. He first proposed the need to protect the animals of the Lowveld in 1884, but his revolutionary vision took another 12 years to be realised when the area between the Sabie and Crocodile Rivers was set aside for restricted hunting.

KNP Emergency Hotline

  • Report rule breakers and other incidents to KNP's Emergency Call Centre on 013 735 4325

Weather

Thohoyandou

21°C / 29°C
Partly cloudy

Phalaborwa

20°C / 32°C
Cloudy at times

Skukuza

18°C / 33°C
Partly cloudy

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