Best Safari Tours to Kruger National Park South Africa

There are several great travel destinations in the world for watching wildlife and one of the best vacation spots is South Africa. This is a country located in the southern end of the continent (position from where is coming its name) and had once the bad reputation as the last state in the world ruled by an apartheid political regime. Fortunately, those times are history and nowadays South Africa is one of the most prosperous countries on the dark continent, being now better recognized for its excellent wines, the World Football Championship (which still to come in 2010), and the very rewarding safari tours.

Most wildlife reserves and national parks in South Africa are located in the eastern part, the best known of all being the Kruger National Park. This is considered actually one of the most valuable spots for watching wildlife in the world, consequently being visited yearly by tens of thousands of tourists! The 18,989 square kilometers (7,332 square miles) large park has been established in 1898 and features extremely rich wildlife – from herbivores like rhino, elephants, buffalo, giraffes, to predatory species like lion, leopard, and hyena! Of course, the variety of fauna is much larger, oder well known species including African hunting dog, zebra, cheetah, kudu antelope, hippo, blue wildebeest, impala, and many others. One of the characteristics that explain the wildlife richness of this area is the fact that in the region are no fences between parks and reserves, so animals can roaming freely and interacting without restrictions in their natural habitats. Actually, Kruger is part of the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park, making up together with the Gonarezhou National Park in Zimbabwe and the Limpopo National Park in Mozambique one of the very best areas in Africa for taking safari tours.

Kruger is a region in South Africa of about 2 million hectares which comprises several wildlife reserves, some of them being owned and maintained particularly. It has 8 entrance gates and some of the most famous neighboring smaller parks are Sabi Sabi, Mala Mala, and Londelozi (all three belonging to the Sabi Sabi Game Reserve).
Kruger National Park and the other reserves from nearby gained and international reputation as the best travel destinations for enjoying luxury safari trips in Africa. This is because to this part of the continent are organized safari tours since a very long time, so the entire region has developed and features numerous accommodation units, a significant part of it being represented by luxury safari lodges. Even if there are high-class amenities, prices of vacation packages remain affordable and of an excellent relation price-quality!

On the South African travel scene are available plenty of wildlife watching deals and the best Kruger safari tours include packages such as "Classic Kruger National Park Tour" (3 days/2 nights trip focusing exclusively on Kruger), "Panorama Route and Big 5 Safari: Sabi Sand Wildlife Reserve" (a more impressive tour of 6 days), "South African Excursion" (taking 15 days and including other South African attractions like the Blyde River Canyon, the huge "Three Rondavels" rocks, Bourke’s Luck Potholes, the God’s Window ledge on the Panorama Route, and Hermanus, which is one of the most fascinating whale watching spots in the world!) , "South African Wildlife Excursion" (a fascinating trip between Johannesburg and Durban including wildlife spotting in Kruger), and others (see below all safari packages). Any of this safari trips is a winning match and holiday makers should be aware on fact that all vacations spent in South Africa are unique life experiences!

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