Today’s Best Route features the best route to take from Paul Kruger Gate to Lower Sabie, Paul Kruger gate is a 5 hour drive from Johannesburg with an approximate distance of 450km. This is probably the main gain to to Kruger for its close proximity to Skukuza which is the central hub of Kruger. The…
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Elephant Destroys Sable Dam Hide at the Kruger
Sable Sleepover Hide, situated approximately 10km from of Phalaborwa Gate, is a unique accommodation facility where guests can feel part of nature. It is a bird hide by day, it transforms into a primitive overnight dwelling by night, where a select few can experience the Kruger National Park nightlife first hand. The hide overlooks the Sable…
A Once in a Lifetime Sighting
While we were at the Kruger in December we stayed at Crocodile Bridge and Tamboti, when we were staying at Tamboti we decided to head down south towards Lower Sabie, because the days before we travelled up to Olifant and drove around the Satara/Orpen area. On our way towards Lower Sabie we had stopped to…
Top 5 Roads for Spotting Lions in the Kruger National Park
A lot of people enjoyed our top 5 roads for spotting cheetah in the Kruger and today we bring you a post with tips the Top 5 Roads for spotting lions in the Kruger National Park, Lions are our favorite animals to spot, especially male lions, there are an estimated 1700 Lions in the Kruger…
Best Route from Crocodile Bridge Gate to Skukuza
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…
Elephant Charges Lions in the Kruger National Park
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…