Arrival in Kruger Park, and the Kruger Gate. The Park is a massive area approximatley 20,000 sqkm. Animals in this area are wild, and not monitored or regulated in any way.
Day Two - Arrival @ Kruger July 29th 2012 Geo: -23.926, 31.4209Today was the start of our most anticipated Safari adventure!We started off from Graskop @ 7am, looking forward to arriving at the infamous Kruger National Park.It was around 9am when the Kruger Gate appeared before us. The Park was opened in the 1920's and is essentially a massive fenced off area of land in the north east of South Africa where animals roam free and do ... read more
Africa » South Africa » Mpumalanga » Kruger National Park After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) trekked north to found their own republics. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjug... ... read more
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