A Kruger Tour is scheduled into most visitors, tour itinerary and it really is worth spending time in and around this beautiful National Park in South Africa. The well-developed air and good road links connect the Johannesburg-Pretoria area with Kruger.

There are various ways of visiting the Kruger National Park and taking a Kruger tour of the whole park or just parts of it, depending on your time schedule.  If you decide not to join an organized Kruger Tour, then, it may be worth your while taking at least one game drive in the park with a qualified ranger.  Although you can self-drive through this vast game reserve, making use of the guided walks and daily game drives, is worth every penny spent! The game rangers know the terrain; the animal’s movements and can generally give you a lot more detail about what you see.

The first Kruger Tour was taken in 1926, just after the park was opened to the public as a tourist venue in 1926, May the 31st.  It was Africa’s first official wilderness, and is still among its biggest and best known. 

The Kruger National Park has various accommodation options, from Luxury lodges that offer private game drives and walking trails in the park, to self-catering units and campsites.  You will be sure to find something to suite your budget.

The following suggestion may be worth bearing in mind – it is indented to make your Kruger Tour more enjoyable.  School holidays are usually very busy in the self catering units and camp sites so you must book well in advance during these times (End March/begining April; Mid June to Mid July; end September-beginning October, beginning December-Mid January).