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Kruger National Park (Afrikaans: [ˈkry.(j)ər]) is a South African national park and one of the largest game reserves in Africa.It covers an area of 19,623 km 2 (7,576 sq mi) in the provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga in northeastern South Africa, and extends 360 km (220 mi) from north to south and 65 km (40 mi) from east to west.
From Hermanus, the route continues eastwards, bypassing the Klein River Lagoon, to reach Stanford, where it turns to the south again, meeting the coast at Gansbaai. From Gansbaai, it continues east-south-east along the coast, bypassing Hydra Bay and Pearly Beach , to end in open countryside at Die Dam, close to the entrance to the Quoin Point ...
Many parks offer a variety of accommodations. The best known park is Kruger National Park, which is also the oldest (proclaimed in 1898), and the largest, at nearly 2,000,000 hectares (20,000 km 2). Kruger National Park and Table Mountain National Park are two of South Africa's most visited tourist attractions. [6]
Skukuza (formerly Reserve, Sabi Bridge and Sikhukhuza), a town in Mpumalanga located 57 km east of Hazyview at the confluence of the N'waswitshaka and Sabie Rivers, is the administrative headquarters of the Kruger National Park. It is also the largest rest camp of the park.
The N2 is a national route in South Africa that runs from Cape Town through George, Gqeberha, East London, Mthatha, Port Shepstone and Durban to Ermelo. [2] It is the main highway along the Indian Ocean coast of the country.
Hermanus (Afrikaans: [ɦærˈmɑːnœs]; [1] originally called Hermanuspietersfontein, but shortened in 1902 as the name was too long for the postal service [2]), is a town on the southern coast of the Western Cape province of South Africa.
It operates camps and mobile safaris across seven countries: Botswana, Kenya, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. [3] [4] Known for its ongoing conservation work, the company is helping to conserve some 33 species on the IUCN Red List [5] and lists some 2.5 million hectares as being under protection.
Crocodile Bridge is the name of both a camp along the southern border of Kruger National Park and a gate to the park in Mpumalanga Province of South Africa. The gate is at a low water bridge crossing the Crocodile River and leads directly to the Crocodile Bridge rest camp. The park entry, including payment, is adjacent to the camp itself.