KRUGER PARK

The Kruger National Park, named after President Paul Kruger, was established in 1926 in order to conserve the area’s wildlife and protect animals from wide-scale hunting. Today, the Park is an international conservation icon, attracting millions of visitors from around the globe each year and providing all who visit with memories to last a lifetime. Nearly two million hectares in size, the Park is home to some of the richest biodiversity of species in the world and has an incredible number of mammals (147), birds (507), trees (336) and reptiles (114). Home also to the Big 5 – rhino, elephant, lion, leopard and buffalo, the Park is an animal and bird watcher’s paradise. Homeowners and visitors to the Sabi River Eco Estate are on the doorstep of the Park, with the nearest entry from the estate, Phabeni Gate, just a 10-minute drive, and Kruger Gate, Numbi Gate, Malalane Gate and Crocodile Bridge Gate all easily accessible. Guided tours by day or night are available and walking trails provide another view of the wildlife. Camps in the Park range from the simple to the luxurious and day visitors are also well catered for with excellent picnic areas, viewing sights and information centres. In recent years, the concept of transfrontier parks has seen the removal of fences between Kruger National Park and neighbouring Mozambique as well as between the Park and the private Sabi Sands and other similar concessions. The result is an unfenced area that is bigger than some countries and allows animals and birds to roam freely, as they have done for centuries – unimpeded and uninterrupted.

The Park also boasts some impressive and historically significant archaeological sites and Bushmen paintings dating back centuries.