Kruger & Greater Kruger
in South Africa

Nearly two million hectares of bushveld stretching from the Limpopo river in the north to the Crocodile in the south, Kruger is the benchmark against which most African safari parks are measured and rarely found wanting. The big five are all here, the roads are good enough to self-drive, and the national park camps run with an efficiency that makes the whole thing surprisingly accessible. But the real revelation is the Greater Kruger: the unfenced private reserves along the western boundary, Sabi Sand, Timbavati, Thornybush, where the camps are smaller, the guides are exceptional, and the off-road driving and walking safaris available inside the national park are not. Leopard sightings in Sabi Sand are as reliable as anywhere in Africa. Lion, elephant, and wild dog follow close behind.