The Best Things to do in Cape Town
Unlock the secrets of Cape Town, a city that effortlessly blends natural beauty, cultural richness, and vibrant urban life. Table Mountain, Robben Island, Cape Peninsula, and more!
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Explore Kruger National park's various biomes and the regions which support diverse thriving ecosystems and huge populations of wildlife.
Discovering Kruger National Park
Uncover the fascinating history of the Kruger National Park, as well as, our best tips to guarentee an unforgettable holdiday. Whether you self-drive or climb aboard a guided safari, you will find many things, but you will never find disappointment in the Kruger National Park.
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Follow the path of Jock of the Bushveld who had many great adventures in this area, written about by Percy Fitzpatrick.
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Learn about Paul Kruger and the Boer government who began protecting the area in 1898, before the Anglo-Boer War.
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The park is home to the well known Big Five. It is also home to the lesser known Little 5 and Big 6 which pose more of a challenge to spot.
Greater Kruger National Park
Sabi Sand Private Game Reserves
The Sabi Sand Private Game Reserve shares a 50km unfenced border with Kruger National Park and is divided into individual private game reserves, all offering the ultimate Big Five experience.
Associated Private Nature Reserves
The APNR consists of Timbavati Private Nature Reserve, Klaserie Private Nature Reserve, Balule Nature Reserve, Umbabat Private Nature Reserve and Thornybush Nature Reserve.
Manyeleti Game Reserve
A spectacular 23,000-hectare wildlife sanctuary, finds itself strategically situated between the distinguished Timbavati and Sabi Sands Nature Reserves, and shares a border with the world-acclaimed Kruger National Park.
Letaba Ranch and Makuya Nature Reserve
Two community run, trophy hunting reserves with very little eco-tourism options available. With a combined 58 000 hectares between them these private game reserves play an important role in the Greater Kruger National park
The Rescue of the Southern White Rhino
In 1952, Natal, South Africa was disastrously embarked to eliminate all large wild animals to protect livestock, and only 300 white rhinos survived. Ian Player, along with Magqubu Ntombela, started his famed rhino catching technique to relocate and save the white rhinos.
Oom Wolfie and the Leopard
Within the Greater Kruger National park, in the small reserve of Umbabat, is a story about a man named Oom Wolfie. After a leopard had killed his dog, Oom Wolfie, oom meaning uncle in Afrikaans, desired to avenge his hound by killing the leopard. The leopard, however, had other plans.
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