One must go on safari while in Africa. Cliche as it might be, we were very excited to go camping for 7 days at Kruger National Park. This park is South Africa.
Kruger National Park was created in 1898 to protect the lowveld region of northern South Africa. It officially became a national park in 1926. The park is incredibly large at 2 Million Hectares (7722 square miles).
The park covers a number of very different ecologic areas and geographic
types. You can visit this National Park ten times and never go to the same place and see the same things!a’s most famous place for seeing wildlife. In fact, unless you go to a national park or private game reserve, you will not be able to see the famous Big 5 (elephants, buffalo, lions, leopards, and rhino). These animals no longer roam naturally in South Africa, which is why parks like Kruger are incredibly important for the survival of future animals. It’s also a cool place to vacation.
We spent 7 days game driving for approx 5 – 8 hours per day, but only saw 1/4 of the park. We also enjoyed special sunset and night drives with a guide.
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What we saw:
- Elephants
- Rhino
- Lions
- Leopard
- Buffalo
- Giraffe
- Wildabeast
- Hyenas
- Impala
- Kudu
- Waterbuck
- Bushbuck
- Kilspringer
- Reedbuck
- Steenbok
- Zebra
- Civet
- Genet
- Hippopotamus
- Jackal
- Banded Mongoose
- Dwarf Mongoose
- Vervet Monkeys
- Baboons
- Pagolin
- Tree Squirles
- Warthogs
- African Fish Eagle
- Francolin
- Egyptian Goose
- Crested Guineafowl
- Hamerkop
- Yellowbilled Hornbill
- African Jacana
- Woodland Kingfisher
- Nightjar
- Rid-billed Oxpecker
- Blacksmith Plover
- Lilac Breasted European Roller
- Sunbird
- Agama lizards
- Chameleons
- Geckos
- Black Mamba
- Turtles
- Tortoises
- Fever Trees
- Apple-Leaf Trees
- Marula Trees
- Jackelberry
- Sicklebush
- Umbrella Thorn
- Sausage Trees
- Nile Crocodile
- Water Monitor
- Rock Monitors
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