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What You Might See In The Kruger National Park; Near Satara And Skukuza

The Story Of My Trip To The Kruger National Park... My 1st Post!

The Kruger National Park... I get reminded of it's greatness every time I come hear. This tranquil untouched South African wilderness area is my favourite place to visit. This is the story of my July 2006 visit to the untamed Kruger National Park...

As my parents and I entered the Orpen gate on a warm Winter's day to do some research and to take photographs, I was filled with excitement and I couldn't wait to get started. Our 1st night's accommodation was in the main camp of the Kruger Park; Skukuza. On the way to Skukuza we were able to witness many signs of White Rhino and were fortunate to see the African Elephant and Cape Buffalo (Which we saw quite a lot on this journey). We got to Skukuza Rest Camp just before the African sun went down. When we arrived at our bungalow I saw the largest insect I had ever seen. There was a huge Stick Insect on our verandah! It was about 8 inches long, it was humungous! Click the image below for a better look. The rest of our stay in the Kruger National Park was at Satara, and these are some of the more special sightings of mammals, birds, reptiles and flora we were so fortunate to see.

The mammals we observed on this trip to the Kruger are as follows...

African Lion, African Elephant, African Buffalo, White Rhino, Leopard with a dead Impala ram up a tree, Caracal, Serval, Lesser Bushbaby and Scrub Hare.

The special Kruger Park bird species we spotted include the likes of the...

African Rail, Black Crake, African Jacana, Martial Eagle, Wooly-Necked Stork, Purple Roller Bird, Chestnut-Backed Sparrowlark, Jameson's Firefinch, Blue Waxbill, Burchell's Coucal, Yellowthroated Longclaw, Cardinal Woodpecker, Bennet's Woodpecker, Malachite Kingfisher, Giant Kingfisher, Emerald-Spotted Wood-Dove, Green-Backed Heron, Common Ostrich, Kori Bustard, White-Crested Helmet-Shrike and a Southern Ground Hornbill (Pictured below) attacking and the killing a Water Monitor Lizard.

The plant life, Flora and Reptiles we sighted in the Kruger...

Puffadder, Water Monitor Lizard, a Nile Crocodile eating a female (Ewe) Common Bushbuck, Impala Lilly (Pictured below), Baobab Tree, Sycamore Fig, Umbrella Acacia and the Knob-Thorn Acacia tree!

It was a superb experience to get in touch with the wild side of the Kruger National Park!

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