Kruger National Park

Our adventures then took us on to South Africa´s largest national reserve, larger than many nations, the size of Israel, and home to many and varied wild animals ranging from the docile giraffe and dazzling zebra, to the ferocious lion and speedy cheetah!
We stayed in Treehouses in a private section of the Kruger Reserve, surrounded by animals big and small: buffaloes, leopards, frogs and many insects. The area was also home to many beautiful species of birds that we admired through our binoculars and new-found love of birding (thanks to the Mairs in Durban!)
In the wild, we were able to witness these animals at play and slumber in their natural habitat, and were even gestured to leave by a few angry elephants who came charging and trumpeting straight at us as we had the audacity to disturb their playful mud bath!
In contrast, the lazy lions were not at all perturbed by our presence in their vicinity as many vehicles stopped to admire their grace and maternal love while they nurtured their young cubs.
Kruger Safari was an amazing experience, and as all our previous safaris in South Africa, brought us closer to nature.