South Africa is proudly the home of the world's most famous game reserve called The Kruger National Park. This is a massive park that covers almost 20 000 square kilometres. The four surrounding regions are Limpopo, Mozambique, Mpumalanga and Zimbabwe. All of these regions are stunning in their own right, and four new reasons to take four more vacations.
South Africa has six biosphere regions and the Kruger to Canyons Biosphere is the largest of the six in SA, and ranks third worldwide. It was registered in October 2001, which UNESCO recognizes.
The Kruger National Park has an abundance of life, plant and animal. Three hundred different types of trees grow here, and an amazing parade of mammals, fish, birds, reptiles, amphibians and a lot of different insects and other bugs also make their home here. Conservationists the world over has applauded the reserve for implementing environmental management policies and techniques. There is evidence of the presence of man going back thousands of years in the rock paintings scattered all over the area, which in itself is reason enough to declare the park a national treasure deserving government protection.
Africa's Big Five all live in the Kruger. The Big 5 being of course the African lion, the African leopard, the African rhino the African elephant and the Cape buffalo. Game hunters are responsible for the ranking, depending on the degree of difficulty and danger when hunting them. The most popular tours sold are the Big Five tours, where rangers take the tourists out into the wilderness in open Jeeps in the hopes of catching a glimpse of one of these majestic beasts.
While there are a lot of camps and lodges in the park offering safe, guided tours with armed rangers, it would be a very bad idea to go walking through the bush on foot, alone, even during the day.
The reserve's infrastructure is in excellent condition with good quality roads that can easily accommodate regular passenger vehicles as well as 4X4s. Small side roads are more suitable for a 4x4 vehicle. These offshoots allow closer inspection of the landscape and its inhabitants.
Even though these are only dirt tracks and roads, there are strict speed limits. Animals will walk right in front of your car without warning, so speeding can be dangerous for you and the wildlife. Besides, the sound of a roaring engine is not conducive to spotting any animals.
As mentioned before, there are camps all over the park, thirteen in fact. You have a choice of sleeping in a tent to soaking in the luxury of a spa style lodge, complete with swimming pools and other amenities. In the Kruger you will also find a gas pump, a grocery store (for if you are camping and not staying in a hotel) and even a golf course, situated right along the Sabie River. This is a prime location to see animals as they come to the water's edge every day.
The BaPhalaborwa society of forgers occupied the region in the eighteen hundreds. The village dates back to the Iron Age and is called the village of Masorini. The village huts and furnaces have been reconstructed as authentically as possible and even has the remains of and original furnace.
The royal citadel of Thulamela is in the northern region of the reserve and is just a few kilometres west of Pafuri. It is one of the most historical sites in the country and remained undiscovered until 1993. Archaeologists believe that excavating bombs found a couple who might have ruled in the 1500's. Because the bodies were decorated with gold, the archaeologists believed they were royalty.
The climate is hot and humid and the polar opposite to the EU countries. Between April and September it is the rainy season and is described as sub-tropical because of its location just south of the border. Visitors from Europe and America find the end of summer to be the best time to spot animals because of the low bush and grasses, and it's also a great time to sit and watch the animals as they all gather around the watering holes. But generally, the weather is very hot and dry in this area.
South Africa has six biosphere regions and the Kruger to Canyons Biosphere is the largest of the six in SA, and ranks third worldwide. It was registered in October 2001, which UNESCO recognizes.
The Kruger National Park has an abundance of life, plant and animal. Three hundred different types of trees grow here, and an amazing parade of mammals, fish, birds, reptiles, amphibians and a lot of different insects and other bugs also make their home here. Conservationists the world over has applauded the reserve for implementing environmental management policies and techniques. There is evidence of the presence of man going back thousands of years in the rock paintings scattered all over the area, which in itself is reason enough to declare the park a national treasure deserving government protection.
Africa's Big Five all live in the Kruger. The Big 5 being of course the African lion, the African leopard, the African rhino the African elephant and the Cape buffalo. Game hunters are responsible for the ranking, depending on the degree of difficulty and danger when hunting them. The most popular tours sold are the Big Five tours, where rangers take the tourists out into the wilderness in open Jeeps in the hopes of catching a glimpse of one of these majestic beasts.
While there are a lot of camps and lodges in the park offering safe, guided tours with armed rangers, it would be a very bad idea to go walking through the bush on foot, alone, even during the day.
The reserve's infrastructure is in excellent condition with good quality roads that can easily accommodate regular passenger vehicles as well as 4X4s. Small side roads are more suitable for a 4x4 vehicle. These offshoots allow closer inspection of the landscape and its inhabitants.
Even though these are only dirt tracks and roads, there are strict speed limits. Animals will walk right in front of your car without warning, so speeding can be dangerous for you and the wildlife. Besides, the sound of a roaring engine is not conducive to spotting any animals.
As mentioned before, there are camps all over the park, thirteen in fact. You have a choice of sleeping in a tent to soaking in the luxury of a spa style lodge, complete with swimming pools and other amenities. In the Kruger you will also find a gas pump, a grocery store (for if you are camping and not staying in a hotel) and even a golf course, situated right along the Sabie River. This is a prime location to see animals as they come to the water's edge every day.
The BaPhalaborwa society of forgers occupied the region in the eighteen hundreds. The village dates back to the Iron Age and is called the village of Masorini. The village huts and furnaces have been reconstructed as authentically as possible and even has the remains of and original furnace.
The royal citadel of Thulamela is in the northern region of the reserve and is just a few kilometres west of Pafuri. It is one of the most historical sites in the country and remained undiscovered until 1993. Archaeologists believe that excavating bombs found a couple who might have ruled in the 1500's. Because the bodies were decorated with gold, the archaeologists believed they were royalty.
The climate is hot and humid and the polar opposite to the EU countries. Between April and September it is the rainy season and is described as sub-tropical because of its location just south of the border. Visitors from Europe and America find the end of summer to be the best time to spot animals because of the low bush and grasses, and it's also a great time to sit and watch the animals as they all gather around the watering holes. But generally, the weather is very hot and dry in this area.
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