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Contents Kruger National Park Official Visitor’s Guide
Kruger
Page 2
Wilderness Pafuri Lodge
Map of the Mpumalanga Panorama Route The Outpost Lodge

Nyalaland Wilderness Trails

Page 4

Kruger National Park Eco-Zones & Topography Punda Maria Rest Camp
SA NATIONAL PARKS
Page 6 Reservations
012–428–9111
Kruger driving map Crocodile Bridge to Skukuza Head Office
Sirheni Bush Camp
012–426–5000
Page 8
Postal address
Kruger driving map Paul Kruger to Sweni Shingwedzi Rest Camp SA National Parks, PO
Box 787, Pretoria 0001,
Page 10 Bateleur Bush Camp
South Africa (physical
Kruger driving map Orpen to Olifants address: 643 Leyds St,
Muckleneuk, Pretoria)
Page 12 Kruger National Park
Kruger driving map Letaba to Mopani Mopani Rest Camp 013–735–4000
Boulders Bush Lodge Private Bag X402
Page 14 Tsendze Rustic Camp Skukuza 1350
Shimuwini Bush Camp
Kruger driving map Bateleur to Sirheni MALARIA HOTLINE
Page 16 Letaba Rest Camp
082 234 1800

Kruger driving map Punda Maria to Pafuri Olifants Rest Camp Olifants
Wilderness Trails
Page 18 & 20 Balule Camp

The Birds of the Kruger National Park Roodewal Bush Lodge

Main Camps (code 013)
Berg-en-Dal 735–6106 / 7
Page 22
Crocodile Bridge 735–6012
The Mammals of the Kruger National Park Satara Rest Camp
Letaba 735–6636 / 7
Singita Lebombo Lodge
Maroela Camp Singita Sweni Lodge Lower Sabie 735–6056 / 7
Tamboti Tented Camp
Page 24 Orpen Rest Camp Sweni
Mopani 735–6535/6
Wilderness Olifants 735–6606 / 7
Talamati Bush Camp Trails
Kruger’s Very Important Information for Visitors Imbali Safari Lodge Orpen 735–6355
Hamilton’s Tented Camp Pretoriuskop 735–5128 / 32
Metsi-Metsi Punda Maria 735–6873
Wilderness Trails
Satara 735–6306 / 7
Sleep Outs Shingwedzi 735–6806/7
Plains Camp
Rhino Post Safari Lodge
Skukuza 735–4152
The Kruger National Park offers visitors a variety Tinga Safari Lodge Legends Safari Lodge
Skukuza Rest Camp Bush Camps (code 013)
of activities, many of which offer environmental
interpretation by trained guides. These include Bateleur 735–6843
Lower Sabie Rest Camp Biyamiti 735–6171
guided game drives – including night drives – and Napi Wilderness Trails
guided bush walks (both of which are offered from Pretoriuskop Rest Camp Shimuwini 735–6683
Jock Safari Lodge
most camps), as well as bush braais and breakfasts Sirheni 735–6860
Crocodile Bridge
(at selected camps), seven three-night Wilderness Biyamiti Bush Camp Rest Camp Talamati 735–6343
Wolhuter Wilderness Trails
Trails, the four-night guided Lebombo 4x4 Ecotrail,
Bushmans Wilderness Trails Lukimbi Shishangeni
mountain bike trails, golf at the Skukuza Golf Safari Lodge Private Lodge Gates (code 013)
Berg-en-Dal Rest Camp
Course, and a night at the Shipandani Sleepover Malelane Private Camp Crocodile Bridge 735–6012
Hide near Mopani. Giriyondo 735–8919
Malelane 735–6152
Numbi 735–5133
Orpen 735–6355
Published by Map Studio Production Manager John Loubser Editorial and Design Simon Lewis Pafuri 735–5574
Editorial Update Thea Grobbelaar Cartography Rudi de Lange Production and Research Myrna Collins, Judy Graham
Original consultants Chris Patton, Arthur Davidson, S Schoeman, Joep Stevens, Irene Grobler Paul Kruger 735–5107
Phabeni 735–5890
Images of Africa Picture Research Carmen Swanepoel, Colette Stott Photo credits Shaen Adey/SIL 13TL, 17MR; Tony Camacho 17BMR; Colour Library/SIL 8TL, 14BL; Nigel J Dennis/SIL 6T, 6BR, 7T, 7BL, 7BR, 8TR,
8ML, 8MM, 8BM, 9T, 9B, 10TL, 10TR, 10ML, 10B, 11T, 11M, 12ALL, 13TM, 13TR, 13M, 13BL, 13BR, 14ML, 14MR, 14BR, 15TL, 17TL, 17TM, 17ML, 17BL 17BML; Roger de la Harpe/SIL 6BL, 16TL; Leonard Hoffmann/SIL 8MR, Phalaborwa 735–3549
16B; Rita Meyer/SIL 16M; Ian Michler/SIL 8BL; Peter Pickford/SIL 6M, 10MR, 14T, 15TR; Ariadne van Zandbergen 16TR; Lanz von Horsten/SIL 1, 5, 7M, 8BR, 11B, 15B, 17TR, 17BR.Illustrators Elsa Pooley (plants), Penny
Meakin (mammals), Peter Hayman and Norman Arlott (birds) All maps and text © Map Studio 2010 Punda Maria 735–6870
Illustrations © The Wildlife of Southern Africa and The SASOL Larger Illustrated Guide to Birds of Southern Africa
 Kruger’s Eco-Zones

KEY TO THE ECO-ZONES of the Kruger National Park

Granitic plains with Terminalia sericea tree savanna

Granitic mountains with Combretum apiculatum bush savanna

Granitic lowlands with Acacia grandicornuta tree savanna

Granitic plains with Combretum zeyheri or C. apiculatum bush savanna

Granitic plains with Colophospermum mopane bush or tree savanna

Metalava or granitic plains with C. mopane tree savanna

Granitic plains with C. mopane bush savanna

Metalava plains with C. mopane tree savanna;

or andesetic plains with Combretum collinum shrub savanna

Karoo sediment plains with Acacia welwitschia tree savanna;

or T. sericea bush savanna

Karoo sediment plains with C. mopane tree savanna

Clarens sandstone hills with T. sericea bush savanna;

or Soutpansberg group mountains with Burkea africana tree savanna

Basaltic or gabbroic plains with Sclerocarya birrea tree savanna;

or Acacia nigrescens bush or shrub savanna

4 Basaltic or gabbroic plains with Acacia nigrescens bush savanna;

or C. mopane bush or shrub savanna

Basaltic plains or rhyolite mountains with C. apiculatum;

or C. mopane bush savanna

Basaltic or calcitic plains with C. mopane shrub savanna

Alluvial plains with Faidherbia albida;

or Salvadora angustifolia tree savanna

g Recent sand plains with T. sericea bush savanna;

or with Baphia massaiensis bush savanna

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Kruger’s Dominant Topography Types
Southern Low Rolling Hills
FEATURES hilly terrain
crossed by rivers (many
of which are dry in
appearance)
LOCATION western parts
south of Olifants River
(1, 3-6 on map, left)
VEGETATION dense and
woody
POSSIBLE FAUNA black rhino,
buffalo, bushbuck, duiker,
giraffe, hyaena, impala,
klipspringer, kudu, lion,
Southwestern Mountains
FEATURES scenic, moun-
tainous and lush (very
high rainfall)
LOCATION area around
Malelane and Berg-en-
Dal (2)
VEGETATION bushveld, but
varied and unique flora
due to the high rainfall
POSSIBLE FAUNA giraffe,
hyaena, impala, klip-
springer, kudu, lion,
mountain reedbuck,
Riverine Areas
FEATURES varied – usually
more lush due to the pres-
ence of rivers and dams
LOCATION along Kruger’s
major and tributary rivers
VEGETATION thick woods
filled with large trees and
shady vines
POSSIBLE FAUNA baboon,
bushbuck, duiker, giraffe,
hippo, impala, kudu,
leopard, nyala, vervet
monkey, waterbuck
Sandstone Hills and Tree Mopane Plains
FEATURES beautiful
landscape with unusual
geology and vegetation
on the sandstone ridges
LOCATION area around
Punda Maria and Pafuri
(11,15)
lush, with
VEGETATION
pod mahogany and tall
mopane trees in places
POSSIBLE FAUNA buffalo,
duiker, impala, kudu,
leopard, lion, nyala,
Northern Low Rolling Hills
FEATURES hilly terrain, but
drier than southern low
rolling hills
LOCATION western parts
north of the Olifants River
(5-8, 10)
VEGETATION shrub mopane
Mopane Aloe
trees are in abundance
POSSIBLE FAUNA buffalo,
duiker, eland, elephant,
giraffe, hyaena, impala,
kudu, lion, sable antelope,
steenbok, wild dog, zebra
Flame Creeper Impala Lily
Knob thorn
leopard, white rhino,
wild dog, zebra
BEHAVIOUR browsers (and
carnivores who feed on
them) thrive on the dense
and woody vegetation
Common Coral Tree
waterbuck, white rhino,
wild dog, zebra
BEHAVIOUR white rhino
are often spotted in this
environment
Sycamore fig
BEHAVIOUR animals often
hole up in these areas dur-
ing times of drought, and
the combination of rivers
and riverside vegetation
lures plenty of animals
year-round
Pod Mahogany
Sharpe’s grysbok
a dazzling
BEHAVIOUR
array of birds are present
year-round
BEHAVIOUR breeding
elephant herds thrive in
these environments, as do
small browsers (such as
steenbok)
Watsonia
Southern Plains
FEATURES open grass-
lands, large and flat
LOCATION eastern parts
of Olifants River (9, 12)
VEGETATION knob thorn
acacia, marula trees,
large, flat open areas
POSSIBLE FAUNA buffalo,
cheetah, duiker, giraffe,
hyaena, impala, kudu,
klipspringer, lion,
reedbuck, tsessebe,
waterbuck, white rhino,
Eastern Mountains
FEATURES rugged, rocky
and mountainous
(Lebombo Mountains)
LOCATION along Kruger’s
eastern boundary (14)
VEGETATION dry yet green
POSSIBLE FAUNA buffalo,
giraffe, impala, klip-
springer, kudu, lion,
waterbuck, zebra
BEHAVIOUR klipspringer
‘hang out’ in pairs on
the rocky terrain
Alluvial Plains
FEATURES soil-rich areas
where rivers have
crossed flat plains
during rainy seasons
LOCATION flood plains
of Shingwedzi and
Luvuvhu rivers (16)
VEGETATION generally
Natal mahogany
lush, with the appear-
ance of water-specific
trees (e.g. mustard tree)
POSSIBLE FAUNA buffalo,
impala, kudu, lion, nyala,
Olifants Rugged Veld
FEATURES flat plains, rocky
ridges and the Olifants
River
LOCATION area immediately
south and southwest of
Olifants Camp (–)
VEGETATION Usually dry but
when the rains come the
landscape is covered with
purple and yellow flowers
POSSIBLE FAUNA
crocodile, duiker,
elephant, giraffe, hippo,
Northern Plains
FEATURES vast open
spaces, mostly flat,
and fairly dry
LOCATION eastern parts
north of the Olifants
River (13-14)
VEGETATION shrub
mopane is the
dominant feature
POSSIBLE FAUNA
buffalo, duiker, elephant,
hyaena, impala, jackal,
kudu, leopard, lion, roan
Bobbejaanstert Yellow Cleome
Gravesite of Stevenson-Hamilton
Marula Tree
wildebeest, zebra
zebra and
BEHAVIOUR
wildebeest roam in herds
Lebombo Euphorbia
Sharpe’s grysbok, wild dog
BEHAVIOUR diverse spread
of game due to the river-
side vegetation
Silver Raisin Tree
hyaena, impala, kudu,
klipspringer, lion,
side-striped jackal,
wildebeest, zebra
BEHAVIOUR varies depend-
ing on rainfall
Mopane Tree
antelope, steenbok,
tsessebe, zebra
BEHAVIOUR tsessebe and
roan antelope (both rare)
thrive in this environment
Wild Foxglove
Natural and cultural
History
Homo erectus Probably
roamed around Kruger
between 500,000 and
100,000 years ago.
Stone-Age Man Cultural
artefacts have been
found dating back
100,000 to 30,000 years,
and more than 300
archaeological sites have
been discovered.
The San Evidence of
Bushmen (San) and Iron-
Age people from about
1500 years ago is also in
great abundance.
Ruins Thulamela and
Masorini offer signifi-
cant archaeological
ruins, and there are
numerous examples of
San art scattered
throughout the park.
Entrance fee The first
motorists to enter the
park – in 1927 – paid one
pound (R2 back then).
The library Many
accounts of the park’s
early days can be found
in the Stevenson-
Hamilton Memorial
Library at Skukuza.
Census A census of ani-
mal numbers and move-
ments is carried out by
SANParks staff on a
regular basis, and the
results play a major role
in Kruger’s management
decisions and under-
standing of the park’s
population trends.
Changes The most
significant reason for
change in the number
of a species is the
amount of rain-
fall: survival and repro-
duction are, naturally,
affected in drier times.
SEE THE CHARTS ON PAGE 24
FOR CENSUS FIGURES OF SOME
OF KRUGER’S MAJOR
HERBIVORES AND CARNIVORES
Illustrations
from
The Wildlife of
Southern
Africa (Edited
by Vincent
Carruthers:
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