The Kruger National Park

26 January 2013 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks, Environment Reading Time:  5 minutes

Pafuri Gate at the North Entrance of the Kruger Park © Entropy1963

Pafuri Gate at the North Entrance of the Kruger Park © Entropy1963

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.   read more…

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