The Kruger National Park
Saturday, 26 January 2013 - 01:14 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: Africa / Afrika General , Environment , Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks
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Pafuri Gate at the North Entrance of the Kruger Park © Entropy1963
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Kruger National Park is one of the largest
game reserves in
Africa . It covers an area of 19,485 square kilometres (7,523 sq mi) in the provinces of
Limpopo and
Mpumalanga in northeastern
South Africa , and extends 360 kilometres (220 mi) from north to south and 65 kilometres (40 mi) from east to west. Areas of the park were first protected by the government of the
South African Republic in 1898, and it became South Africa’s first
national park in 1926.
To the west and south of the Kruger National Park are the two South African provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga. In the north is Zimbabwe , and to the east is Mozambique . It is now part of the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park , a peace park that links Kruger National Park with the Gonarezhou National Park in Zimbabwe, and with the Limpopo National Park in Mozambique.
Crocodile Bridge near the South Entrance to Kruger National Park © Entropy1963
The park is part of the Kruger to Canyons Biosphere, an area designated by the
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as an International Man and Biosphere Reserve (the “Biosphere”).
Nine different trails are on offer in the Kruger National Park. Some are overnight and they last several days in areas of wilderness virtually untouched by humans. There are no set trails in the wilderness areas; a visitor walks along paths made by animals or seeks out new routes through the bush.
The park has 9 main gates that allow entrance to the different camps. The Kruger National Park has 21 rest camps, as well as 2 private lodge concessions, and 15 designated private safari lodges. The concessions are parcels of land operated by private companies in partnership with communities, who outsource the operation of private lodges.
Read more on
Kruger National Park ,
SANparks.org – Kruger National Park ,
Kruger Park Safaris ,
Wikivoyage Krüger-Nationalpark and
Wikipedia Kruger National Park . Photos by Wikipedia Commons.
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