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Michael
Nature untamed and in all its glory
We stayed at the Kruger Park Lodge Golf Club and the accommodation and service was excellent. Its close proximity to the Kruger National Park meant we could take several days to explore its fantastic scenery and magnificent wildlife. We did several day trips by ourselves and then opted for a guided tour. The guide picked us up early in the morning and we started yet another adventure. The guides are brilliant and often talk to each other to find out where the best animals are able to be found. Fantastic and well worth the cost. We even managed to see the big 5. Amazing and would love to go again
jamescastle
US
Visited:
January 2017
Reviewed: Sep 23, 2017
Email jamescastle | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Check off the Big 5 bucketlist
I took part in a long game drive from morning to afternoon and then two shorter game drives in the morning and then the afternoon. The park is expansive. In January, the landscape is green but you can still spot the wildlife. Ample impala sightings everywhere! The prize of the long day was a leopard sighting. The roads are well paved and comfortable. You never seem too far away from amenities even though the park is so expansive. Other rare sightings included African wild dogs. A great experience!
Deborah Humphreys
GB
Visited:
August 2017
Reviewed: Sep 18, 2017
Email Deborah Humphreys | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The wildlife is abundant and amazing, the camps are comfortable and have a range of accommodation to suit all budgets, the facilities at the camps - shops etc are first rate.
Plenty of wild life in the park. Relatively easy to spot the big five.
All elephants have tusks, kudos to South African conservancy programs.
Alex Massey
GB
Visited:
August 2017
Reviewed: Aug 30, 2017
Email Alex Massey | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
If you want to see the "Big Five" up close, this is the place! We saw them all, plus so much more.
Philip
GB
Visited:
October 2016
Reviewed: Aug 9, 2017
Email Philip | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent Trip
The Bridge at the Malanane entrance is a great place to spot birds and crocodiles and we spent quite a long time there.
I liked the way that you can drive yourself around and you are pretty much guaranteed to see wildlife. You probably may see a bit more if you go with a guide but there is so much to see that it is not essential to be guided around especially if you like your independence
The birdlife was pretty interesting with lots of species that you will never have seen before if you are a European.
The camp at lower sabe is a really nice place to stop for lunch as the open air restaurant looks out over the river and we saw hippo and giraffes while we ate our lunch.
We had brilliant stay at Pretorioskop
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in really smart bungalow accommodation. Not all the accommodation here is the same we were lucky to be in a really smart place that exceeded our expectations but there is accommodation of varying standards so if you want something smart it is best to check carefully what you will get for your money.I got some pretty good photographs and only had my 125mm lens with me. I really regretted not having my telephoto with me but was pretty pleased with quite a few of the photos I took
Overall a good couple of days
jeffgreenca
US
Visited:
May 2017
Reviewed: Aug 6, 2017
Email jeffgreenca | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An experience filled with bucket list material
A very positive trip. I enjoyed the time we spent with bush camps as home base, because self-driving with a small group (three biologists/photographers and myself) gave us the most opportunity to see interesting wildlife at our own pace. Early one morning while idling to see some bird on the ground, a pack of wild dogs materialized and walked quietly past and around our car. Awesome. In general we left the camps as early as possible, and generally returned about 30 minutes before the gates closed. Long days of driving, but very rewarding. The park guides were of varying quality, from excellent to just OK. We used them for a couple night drives.
Bruwer Burger
ZA
Visited:
April 2017
Reviewed: Aug 1, 2017
Email Bruwer Burger | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
An awesome exsperiance and I make sure I visit the KNP more than once a year.
The scenery differs a lot in the KNP depending what you prefer. I love the lower part ( Crocodile bridge & Lower Sabie) of the park and the top part ( Punda Maria & Pafri ) the most.
In the lower part of the park ( Crocodile bridge & Lower Sabie) you are almost guarantee to see the big 5 in one day.
The top part ( Punda Maria & Pafri ) have the oldest trees and beautiful Fever tree woods.
The weather is average 30 degrees Celsius during the day and 15 degrees Celsius at night.
The are beautiful air-con accommodation in most of the rest camps.
Food is good but expensive and can be pursues much cheaper in towns around the park.
Not sure about Transportation but I think it will be good to hire a vehicle for a company and travel to the KPN to be able to spend the
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night inside the park. This way you can enter the park very early. 60 minutes before the gate opens for day visitor's.By a guide book from any store that will indicate all roads and animals including birds that can be found in the park and safe the money for the guide:-))
The safest place in SA if you adhere to the park rules.
A large natural park, with rich wildlife, excellent infrastructure