October 1st – Kruger National Park

Of the many South African’s we have met throughout our stay … most of them have asked us this question …. “Have you been to Kruger”?  Well before our departure to South Africa, the team had been planning a weekend trip to Kruger.

One of many elephants

Bright and early (4:30 am) on October 1^st , we dragged our weary, sleep deprived bodies to our tour bus comforted by that fact that we had a 2.5 hour drive (uummm nap) ahead of us.  Dawn would soon break and the awe and splendor of the park would soon unfold before us.    

An eagle!

A water buffalo!

Keeping it clean!

Just having a sip!

Mom and her cub!

We arrived at the park just before 7 am and began the tour of the park.  Incredible!!  From very early in our tour we encountered elephants, giraffes, water buffalo, zebras, and impala just to name a few.  We spent hours driving through the park over the next 2 days – early morning, late afternoon and in the evenings and managed to see hundreds of animals at close range.  The best I can do is to some a few of the thousands of pictures that were taken during our tours.  It was breath taking!

A very young leopard!

So .. when you go to South Africa … you have to visit Kruger National Park!!