Kruger Park and Lowveld

The Kruger Park is where nearly 2 million hectares of unrivalled diversity of life forms fuses with historical and archaeological sites.

The world-renowned Kruger National Park offers a wildlife experience that ranks with the best in Africa. Established in 1898 to protect the wildlife of the South African Lowveld, this national park of nearly 2 million hectares is unrivalled in the diversity of its life forms and a world leader in advanced environmental management techniques and policies. Truly the flagship of the South African national parks, Kruger is home to an impressive number of species: 336 trees, 49 fish, 34 amphibians, 114 reptiles, 507 birds and 147 mammals. Man's interaction with the Lowveld environment over many centuries - from bushman rock paintings to majestic archaeological sites like Masorini and Thulamela - is very evident in the Kruger National Park. These treasures represent the cultures, persons and events that played a role in the history of the Kruger National Park and are conserved along with the park's natural assets.

The Greater Kruger Park area encompasses private reserves and the Kruger National Park to create a huge wildlife reserve which offers the visitor a truly unique African experience. The greater Kruger Park area is the size of a small country and well known for the Game Reserves of Sabi Sabi, Mala Mala and Timbavati. Over a million visitors stay here annually at the various lodges and rest camps. Wildlife here is at its best and it is home to the big five.