{"id":65623,"date":"2020-05-01T15:21:04","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T13:21:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etendues-sauvages.com\/actualites\/2020\/05\/01\/a-few-routes-worth-following-in-kruger-national-park\/"},"modified":"2020-05-01T15:21:04","modified_gmt":"2020-05-01T13:21:04","slug":"a-few-routes-worth-following-in-kruger-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etendues-sauvages.com\/en\/news\/2020\/05\/01\/a-few-routes-worth-following-in-kruger-national-park\/","title":{"rendered":"A few routes worth following in Kruger National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"

On the way to Kruger National Park! A few routes worth following\u2026 from south to north…<\/em><\/p>\n

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Towards Lower Sabie<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

In the dry season, don’t hesitate to spend a good while at Sunset waterhole. Even overrun with water hyacinths (and tourists\u2026), it remains a place where anything can happen. You can stay until the very end of the day, as the waterhole is only two minutes from Lower Sabie Rest Camp.
\nThe Lower Sabie region is also known for African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus). With luck, you may come across a pack late in the day. Stay on the main road to or from Crocodile Bridge \u2014 these wild dogs favour comfort and find it easier to walk the track than push through the bush.<\/p>\n

Lower Sabie is our favourite camp!
\nQuite an old one, in fact (so perhaps less comfortable than others), but full of character, even though the Main Lodge<\/em> is more recent.
\nIf possible, book a bungalow near the Sabie River, under the sausage trees, and let yourself be lulled by the calls of nearby hippos (watch out for mosquitoes!).
\nIf you’re planning to visit Kruger in August or September, don’t miss the magnificent coral tree standing at the centre of the camp under any circumstances. A sight to behold!<\/p>\n

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Towards Satara<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Although fairly busy, the Satara region is certainly one of the best for observing predators. If you’re staying at Satara, come back as late as possible \u2014 you’ll have a good chance of spotting one or more hyenas around the camp.
\nTracks not to miss early or late in the day: the S40 heading north, and the loop formed by the H6-S41-S100 tracks in either direction.
\nSatara is a very large camp (too large for some tastes). Even so, try to book a bungalow in the \u201cG\u201d section, which forms a half-circle of rondavels facing directly onto the bush. Prepare your dinner on the barbecue and bring out a long-range torch \u2014 you’ll almost certainly spot a hyena (and perhaps even an aardwolf \u2014 in which case you’re exceptionally lucky!).<\/p>\n

From Satara to Olifants<\/em><\/strong>
\nComing from Satara, take the S91 track, 5 km before the bridge over the Olifants River, and stop at the Ngotso River. A small pool of water on the right of the track usually hosts hippopotamuses. It’s an ideal spot to observe them up close, but be careful \u2014 behind their clumsy appearance lies a territorial animal that can be highly aggressive.
\nYou can normally reach Olifants via Balule camp, but note that the bridge crossing the Olifants River at this point was destroyed by the floods of February 2000. If it hasn’t been repaired, turn back after watching the hippos, or return to Satara via the S90. This area, made up of vast savannahs dotted with thorn trees, is excellent for spotting cheetahs.
\nDrive slowly!<\/p>\n

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Towards Letaba<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Like Olifants, Letaba is a superb camp well worth stopping at for lunch at the restaurant overlooking the river. One small detail: the camp staff, and especially those at the restaurant, are exceptionally kind. \ud83d\ude42
\nSecond detail \u2014 if you’re staying at Letaba, try to book a bungalow or tent at the edge of the camp. Some are very close to the fence and, as at Satara, you’ll likely get the chance to see a hyena or two pass by during the evening.<\/p>\n

Plan your trip to South Africa<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Contact us and start planning your itinerary now \u2014 as a couple, with family, or with friends \u2014 and see here<\/a> for examples of tailor-made journeys in South Africa.<\/p>\n

See you soon, then, for a safari…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On the way to Kruger National Park! A few routes worth following\u2026 from south to north… Towards Lower Sabie In the dry season, don’t hesitate to spend a good while at Sunset waterhole. Even overrun with water hyacinths (and tourists\u2026), it remains a place where anything can happen. You can stay until the very end […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":64591,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[2244,2243,2512,2513],"class_list":["post-65623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-south-africa","category-advice-sheets","category-safaris-in-africa","tag-afrique-du-sud","tag-kruger","tag-parc","tag-pistes"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etendues-sauvages.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65623","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etendues-sauvages.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etendues-sauvages.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etendues-sauvages.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65623"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.etendues-sauvages.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65623\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etendues-sauvages.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etendues-sauvages.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etendues-sauvages.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}