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Kruger National Park

South Africa · Africa
Two Chapman's zebra (formerly Burchell's zebra) in the southern Kruger National Park, South Africa
Photo: Nithin bolar k, CC BY-SA 3.0
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The months in gold are when the weather, the crowds and the prices work out best.

Kruger National Park (Afrikaans: [ˈkry.(j)ər]) is a national park in South Africa covering an area of 19,623 km2 (7,576 sq mi) in the provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga in the country's northeast. It extends 360 km (220 mi) from north to south and 65 km (40 mi) from east to west. The administrative headquarters are in Skukuza. 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. It is part of Kruger to Canyons Biosphere, an area designated as a biosphere reserve. It is within the South Africa Standard Time Zone (GMT+2). The founder of Kruger National Park is considered to be President Paul Kruger. It is a major tourist attraction which in 2024 drew close to 2 million visitors.

More of Kruger National Park

Pafuri Gate (North Entrance Kruger Park)
Crocodile Bridge (near the South gate Kruger National Park)
Woodland flats on a substrate of basalt in the southeastern Kruger National Park. This habitat extends to the base of the Lebombo hills. Taken from Klipwerf plek.
Memorial plaque of Charles Aldridge Swart (18 Aug 1973 – 21 Aug 1998) who was killed by a leopard in the Kruger National Park, South Africa. During a night drive in 1998, an old, emaciated female leop
Photo: Michaelphillipr, CC BY-SA 3.0