Crocodile Bridge gate is another convenient gate to enter from Johannesburg with a total distance of 450km and an approximate travel time of four and a half hours. Summary of Route to take: H4-2 , turn right onto H10 , turn left onto S29, continue on S30, turn left onto H12 , turn right…
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Mantimahle Males – Lions Of The Kruger
We saw the Mantimahle males for the first time in March of 2016 we were staying at Pretoriuskop and after a very unsuccessful morning we decided to head towards the S36 where we saw on Latest Sightings that the Mantimhale lions were spotted earlier that morning. We visit Kruger often and every time we visit…
7 Reasons You Should Visit the Kruger National Park
1. The Big 5 The Kruger National Park is home to the big 5, making it accessible for visitors to spot the big 5 in the wild. The term big five historically refers to the five most dangerous animals to hunt in South Africa, there are approximately 1750 lions, 1000 leopards, 13 000 elephants and…
Best Route from Numbi to Skukuza
Numbi gate is the closest gate from Johannesburg with just under 400km in distance and a travel time of 4 and a half hours. Our favourite route if entering at Numbi gate would be to travel on the H1-1 Napi Road, the H1-1 is a tar road the bush around this road is generally thick…
N’wanetsi Males – Lions of Kruger
This week featured lions are the N’wanetsi male lions The very first time we saw the N’wanetsi males was in March of 2015, we only saw two of them and we weren’t sure which lions they were at the time, but we saw them on H1-3 near the H6. In one of our previous posts…
What to Pack on Safari
So you’re going on a safari holiday for this reason we have put together a list of items to pack to make packing effortless for you. Packing will depend on the season in which you visit, so we will break it down into 2 different categories. Spring and Summer – September to March These months…
Best Route from Malelane to Skukuza
We decided to add a weekly post for the best routes for game viewing to our blog, so every week we will be discussing different routes in the Kruger Park. Today we going to start by talking about the route from Malelane Gate to Skukuza. Malelane is one of the most convenient gates to access…
Shishangaan Coalition – Lions of Kruger
In April of 2015 we visited Kruger and this particular trip was very special as we got to see a white lion cub in the WILD. The white lion is part of the Shishangaan pride, this pride in 2015 was known as a mega pride as it consisted of 4 males, five lionesses and 18-20…
You Can Visit South Africa from the Comfort of your Home with Google
Google released a large collection of 360 degrees images of South African Parks. You can view up to 170 trails in street view of the 19 National Parks in the 9 provinces of South Africa. This project took 12 hours to complete with the help of 200 volunteers many were rangers and guides while the…
Jock Male Coalition – Lions of The Kruger
On the 23 of December 2015 we had the most eventful day that we had ever had in all of the years we have been visiting the Kruger. We decided that morning to travel down the S21 close to Lower Sabie, it was the first time that we drove down that particular sand road. As…