Kruger National Park
(South Africa)
South African Safaris - Kruger National Park
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, SANParks
- Kruger National Park 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.
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