Safari Packages To Kruger National Park, South Africa
There are several great travel destinations in the world for wildlife spotting and one of the most rewarding vacation spots is South Africa. This is a country located in the southern end of the continent and had once a bad reputation, being 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 - it is recognized today for its excellent wines, the World Football Championship (which took place in June-July 2010), and the very convenient safari packages.
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. Kruger is considered actually one of the most valuable sites for game watching in the world, and as a consequence it is visited yearly by tens of thousands of tourists. The 7,332 square miles (18,989 square kilometers) safari park has been established in 1898 and features extremely rich wildlife – from herbivore species like rhino, elephants, buffalo, giraffes, to predatory species like lion, leopard, and hyena. Of course, the variety of fauna is much larger, other well-known wildlife living in Kruger Park including African hunting dog, zebra, cheetah, kudu antelope, hippo, blue wildebeest, impala, and many others. One of the characteristics that explains the wildlife richness in this area is the fact that in the region are no fences between parks and reserves, and as a result animals can roaming free 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 safari tours.
Kruger is a region in South Africa of about 4,942,100 acres that comprises several game 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 an international reputation as the best travel destinations for luxury safaris in South Africa. This is a consequence of the fact that to this part of the continent are organized excursions since a very long time, and therefore in the entire region have been developed accommodations, a significant part of them being represented by luxury lodges. Even if it feature upscale amenities, the prices of safari packages to Kruger Park remain affordable and of an excellent relation price-quality.
On the local travel scene are available many wildlife watching trips and some of the very best safari tours in South Africa include packages such as the "Classic Kruger National Park Tour" (a 3 days/2 nights trip focusing exclusively on Kruger), "Panorama Route and Big 5 Safari: Sabi Sand Wildlife Reserve" (a more impressive safari tour of 6 days), "South African Excursion" (lasting 15 days and including visits to other attractions in South Africa 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 sites in the world), "South African Wildlife Excursion" (a fascinating voyage between Johannesburg and Durban including game spotting in Kruger), and others. Any of these vacation adventures is a winning match and tourists should be aware on the fact that all safari packages to South Africa turn to unique life experiences.
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