THE GREATER KRUGER NATIONAL PARK
Kruger National Park is part of the collaborative effort between Zimbabwe and Mozambique known as the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park. It is a peace park that includes Kruger, Gonarezhour National Park in Zimbabwe, and Limpopo National Park in Mozambique. Travelers can spend several days experiencing the abundant wildlife available in the three parks. Together these parks create the largest protected area in Africa.
The national park is part of the Kruger to Canyons Biosphere as recognized by UNESCO. The vegetation of the park features four key areas: thorn trees with red bush-willow veld, knob-thorn, and marula veld, red bush-willow, and mopane veld, and shrub mopane veld. The park has elevation changes ranging from the lowest spot at 660 feet (200 m) to the highest point at 2,760 feet (840 m). The highest point is known as Khandzalive. There are six different rivers running through the park which include: Sable, Olifants, Crocodile, Letaba, Luvuvhu, and the Limpopo River.
Kruger is home to 147 species of large mammals, which is more than any other game reserve. Bird-lovers will also thrive in Kruger with approximately 517 species of birds found throughout the park. The black mamba, rock python, and crocodiles sit atop the 114 species of reptiles calling the national park home. The Big 5, which include the lion, leopard, elephant, rhino, and buffalo are all found here. Some of the more popular large mammals found in the park include elephant, black and white rhinoceroses, eland, giraffe, greater kudu, cape buffalo, hippopotamus, roan antelope, sable antelope, and the waterbuck.
Kruger is considered the premier safari destination in southern Africa. It is the most renowned national park in Africa and draws people from around the world. The wilderness and wildlife will provide you with an unforgettable experience with nature.
