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Skukuza Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Skukuza, South Africa
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Racing to find wild dogs and cheetahs
This is a top pick! Click here for all Kruger photos A bit of a long day and I think we bit off a bit more than we could chew! We wanted to head up north for a while to see if we could spot cheetah or wild dogs on the flatter, more open plains. Unfortunately we ...
Last Days at Kruger National Park
This is a top pick! ... better in person, you can see about 60 or more miles in all directions) of elephants crossing the river at sunset and during the early afternoon. We will never forget the view of the park from here! Then moved to the main camp Skukuza for our final ...
Elephant and python at ten paces
This is a top pick! ... there are so many side roads to see. I didn't have a map, but thought I could remember an alternative route to Satara from the South. As I passed the Tshokwane tea room I took a dirt road left. It would either lead me to Orpen Gate or take me up to ...
Up early to see the sunrise over Satara
This is a top pick! ... , still, waiting for the danger to pass before it would unravel and carry on its march to the other side. By the time I arrived in Skukuza two hours later my eyes were sore, but at least it hadn't been game over for most of the multi-legged troopers on ...
Splurge at Elephant Plains
This is a top pick! More pics are here Quite a few people recommended that we combine our Kruger experience with a experience on a private reserve. Selecting one wasn't easy as most of them were extremely pricey - one night at a private reserve runs from $250 to ...
Kruger Day 6
This is a top pick! We continue to move south to the main camp in the park. They have over 2,000 people work here from cooks to ...
Going off-road with the academics
This is a top pick! Wayne arrives, and brings gifts. A laptop covered in Reese's pieces. Finally I will be able to do some work and eat myself into a stupor at the same time. Thanks Wayne - it will surely make a difference. Update: Who knew - three months later and the ...
Frankolin retreat in Satara
This is a top pick! I fed the Frankolins today. I can't be quite sure if it is the mother and one remaining baby, or if they are siblings. All I know is that slowly, over the eight months there have been fewer babies remaining every time I've come back. The first time I ...
Buffalo Capture
This is a top pick! Day Two. 4:15am Time to catch some buffalo. 'OK guys, time to get up!' I yelled in their general direction. I had packed the night before, but I wasn't so sure about their morning speed ability, and was taking no chances. Forty-five minutes should be ...
Self-Drive Safari
Arriving to Phabeni gate at sunrise, as Art and I were heading to the southern camp of Berg-en-dal to go on a three day wilderness walking trail (more on this later), we decided that we should get there by doing a self-drive through part of the massive ...
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone
I hope you had a great Christmas because I did! We went to the Kruger and it was great because we saw lots of animals, 2 leopard , 5 lion , 2 leopard tortoise ,1 hinge-back tortoise , 2 terrapin , 100 elephant , 100 zebra , 100 giraffe , 1000 impala , 50 ...
Day 131 - SA, Skukuza - Kruger NP
... cool. Further on catch buffalo laying low. Oliver kept getting springbok on his side. Very funny. Another bloody springbok. Checked into Skukuza resort where we paid R130 for camping - can't complain. Night drive full so book on 5am one. Ouch. ...
Driving to the Kruger
... 1 taxi company in that area! Needless-to-say, Venessa was a bit nervous as the road to the Kruger has hundreds of taxi's on it. South Africa has quite a big death toll on the roads. Along the way we passed a town called Witbank and we saw quite a few ...
LIONS!
... was great! It had big trees everywhere, a lot of space, kitchen area, shop and nice amenities or ablutions as they say in Africa. We pitched our tents and booked ourselves on a sunset safari drive for 5pm. First thing we saw was a herd of elephants ...
Kruger National Park
... it. I bought a brightly coloured beaded necklace and Venessa bought me a beaded African bracelet. We now looked like true tourists in Africa! We had lunch on the viewing deck that had a great bar and café. It overlooked the river and we saw hippo's ...
Oct 18-22 Kruger trip - Advertising blurb told me-
... Park. We stop several times during the day to freshen up and have breakfast and lunch in rest camps along the way. We also visit Skukuza the main camp of the Park. We return to our Lodge before dark and have time to relax before we enjoy dinner at the ...
Pretoriuskop-Sukuza
As well as the earlier scorpion, we have had many more endearing neighbours in camp. At various times we've shared our plots with a nursing bats, monitor lizards and mongoose. We're still hoping to use Pete's UV torch to find some scorpions by night ...
Krüger Park - Day 1
Krueger the exploration of the small view point in the misty weather of this beautiful canyon we drive to the low lands to the entry of the Krüger NP. Here the weather is much better and the game viewing adventure can start. As it is early afternoon, ...
Kruger National Park
Woke up at seven after a good night's sleep in a very cozy, comfortable room and had a wonderful hot shower. Breakfast was the usual cereal and peanut butter and jelly sandwich. But this time nobody complained about how thickly I spread my peanut ...
Kruger Park
... . A buffalo is a lot smaller than an elephant. NEXT STOP ….We will spend the next four nights camping in the Blyde River Canyon area with the Land Rover Owners Club of South Africa. An organization I joined before leaving ...
When Lions Attack!
On our second morning, the drive was pretty slow, at first. The male lions who are usually in Exeter territory had crossed over into Singita, a neighboring property, a few days before, where Exeter does not have traversing rights. We got a report ...
Looking for the "Big 5"
This was a very long, full day, so it'll have to be a long entry, as well. We had to get up early for breakfast, as they were picking us up at 7:30 to leave for the airport. At breakfast, we sat next to a couple who we recognized from our flight over ...
A full day in the bush
... , he sticks his head in a bush. Alan says the kudu has probably the least photographic exposure of any animal in Africa. After a bit, we stopped for the morning version of the “sundowner,” coffee and snacks, without the cocktails. Actually, ...
A last morning in the bush, with rain
We woke up this morning when they knocked on our door. No unnecessary waking hours for us. I walked to the front door, which I had left open, with just the screen closed to let the cool air in, and discovered that it was raining. I couldn't tell how long ...
Sensational Skukuza
... at her for a few seconds. That was when momma said, "Uh Jess, I think you'd better close your window!" That was our first night in Kruger National Park. Late at night, there were hyenas circling the fence around Skukuza camp. That sure was cool looking! ...
The Kruger safari experience
... adjoining park in Mozambique, and Zimbabwe. The fences have been removed in certain areas to accomplish this goal of cooperation between South Africa and its neighbors. That afternoon we headed to the north of the park and came across an elephant that was ...
Time for tea!
Take a break at this popular stop. Had a nice breakfast and then moved on, very relaxing atmosphere and good facilities. ...
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