Kruger National Park in South Africa has the greatest diversity of wildlife in Africa, including the 'big five', hippos, crocodiles, leopards and others. Kruger Park in terms of arrangement and support is the best in Africa, so ideal for an independent safari on your own machine. Kruger National Park is 2 million hectares protected African savannah, where an incredible variety of life forms exist in harmony in a frame of archaeological and historical monuments. The park stretches for 350 km from the north to the south and 60 km from the east to the west, covering the land of the South African provinces of Mpumalanga and Limpopo . Currently, it is part of the Cross-Border Park Great Limpopo Park, Kruger Park, which connects the north with the National Park in Zimbabwe and to the east of Limpopo National Park in Mozambique. Each year, the Park has more than half a million tourists. Kruger National Park is the "flagship" of the South African reserves , representing an impressive diversity of plant and animal life - it's 336 species of trees, 49 species of fish, 34 - amphibians, 114 - reptiles, 507 species of birds and 147 species of mammals. There is also a buffer zone International Man and Biosphere Reserve, protected by UNESCO as a place of the most harmonious relationship between man and nature, which are perpetuated in the Bushman rock art and unique archaeological sites, such as Masorini and Thulamela. These treasures represent the people, the culture and the events that played an important role in the history of the park and the country.

Kruger National Park has its calendar of 1898 , when at the urging of President Paul Kruger the area between the rivers and the Sabie Crocodile River were taken under the state protection in order to make the animals survive, because their population has decreased due to the uncontrolled critical hunting. In 1902. James Stevenson-Hamilton was appointed the first superintendent of the reserve - his name was put to Memorial Library Park, where you can find many interesting evidence about the early days of this amazing place. The park was first opened to the public in 2002 and marked the association with the Kruger Park National Parks of Mozambique and Zimbabwe and the formation of Transboundary Park Great Limpopo. The park is located in the subtropical zone, humid and hot in summer, when the thermometer rises above 38 ° C and winters are dry and warm. The rainy season lasts from September to May. The best time to visit the park is in winter as the grass is low and the bushes and the trees do not have the lush crowns of leaves that do not obstruct the view. Due to the lack of rain the animals come to the watering in the morning and in the evening and they can be easily seen even from the car. In addition, during this period the risk of contracting malaria is reduced. Of course, the main attraction of the Park is its rich flora and fauna. Its 3000 hippos and crocodiles as much living in the rivers, the water which does not dry all the year round. On land, the most common animals are antelopes - more than 90,000 copies, 30 000 15 000 zebras and bison create turmoil in the vast expanses of savannah, 5000 giraffes, 8000 elephants, rhinos and 300 make up their company. Predatory cats, lions, 1500, 900 leopards and 300 cheetahs are also an integral part of a unique ecosystem. In the "small five" are leopard tortoise, rhinoceros beetle, the shrew, ant lion and buffalo weaver bird. Ornithologists will be interested in hornbills, bustards, vultures, eagles, owls, storks, and fishermen. In the plant kingdom's most famous and impressive species are the giant baobabs. The cultural heritage of the Park is no less diverse – there are 254 archaeological sites, including parking areas of prehistoric man (100 000-500 000 years ago), the artifacts of the Stone Age (30,000 - 100,000 years ago) and Iron Ages (about 1500 years ago). The most interesting man-made monuments should include the Museum of Elephants, Jock of the Bushveld Route, Albasini Ruins (trading station, built in the XIX century, the famous Portuguese businessman Joao Albasini), Maserini Ruins (within the settlement period, Iron Age), Stevenson Hamilton Memorial Library and Thulamela (the settlement from the Iron Age which culture dates back to the civilization of the kingdom of the famous Mapungubwe).

Yet, museums and ancient sites are only a supplement that attracts thousands of tourists from around the world - an amazing and mysterious wilderness of Africa. Touch it for a couple of hours or be a part of for a few days will help you:

• morning safari in the 10 - and 20-seat off-roader with the administration in the summer of 4.30 and 5.30 in winter (or a shorter two-hour from the departure at 9:00), 3-4-hour safari at sunset with departing at 16.00 (or night with a 2-hour administration 2 hours after the closure of the park - only available in some camps). The cost of morning and evening safaris -115 rand, at night - 100. All safaris are led by experienced guides;

• 2-4-hour walking safaris led by specially trained guides in small arms in groups of up to 8 people. Here you can trace the movement of the lion, rhino and elephant. From time to time halts are made to admire the pristine beauty of the savannah. Children under 12 are not allowed.

• "Safari in the desert" - hiking group up to 8 people in the area of pristine park under the protection of armed and well trained rangers who protect and open up the wonders of wildlife in Africa to the uninitiated. The duration is of 4 days and 3 nights. Overnight in 2-seater cabins. There is soul and appliances to prepare food;

• "Safari 4x4" - for special off-road travel, which causes minimal damage to nature. Special routes are designed to ensure that as close as possible to acquaint visitors with different parts of the Park and its unforgettable flora. The park has a limit - a total of 6 cars a day, so you need to book these tours in advance. The cost is about 460 rand per car, regardless of the number of people. There are 12 main camps with different types of accommodation, from the places for caravans and tents with a kitchen and showers to the bungalows, cottages and even luxurious hunting lodges with multiple rooms and every convenience. Some camps have swimming pools and golf. If you are traveling through the park itself, the movement is allowed from dawn to dusk. After dark you need to stay in one of the camps. The number of vehicles entering the territory of the park every day is limited, so if the threshold is exceeded, the park will receive only visitors with pre-ordered tours. Visitors to the park must pay a fee ("conservation fee") for each day spent in the reserves. Remember that animals such as snakes, bats, scorpions, spiders, rats , mice and various insects are an integral part of the Kruger Park ecosystem , and may be in the camp, attracted by electric light, and smells of food that tourists often bring with them and leave around. So if you need somewhere to go at night do not do it without a flashlight. If you snuck into your apartment a bat, cover it with a towel and carry up the street, or call your staff. Monkeys, baboons and tame antelope are happy to go to the people, but remember that feeding them, you are signing their death sentence, because over the time they become totally dependent on this source of food and aggressive forcing them to destroy.

Kruger National Park is the oldest and the most famous reserve in South Africa, one of the largest national parks in the world. In addition to the Pilanesberg and Table Mountain, this is the most visited by tourists National Park in South Africa. Kruger National Park, together with the National Park Gonarezhou in Zimbabwe and the National Park,Limpopo in Mozambique is part of an international fleet of Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park , one of the "Peace Parks" . This means that in this park doesn’t have any protected borders, nothing prevents the free movement of animals. It is planned that the total area of Limpopo Transfrontier Park Great is now at the stage of formation of about one hundred thousand square kilometers.