For me, every day in the bush, especially in Kruger National Park, is “good”, but every now and again a day stands out, for many reasons, but usually for the combination of excellent sightings and the company one is seeing them in. On my last safari, I had one of those days. Here are some of the highlights ………

1. The Kruger National Park nature reserve supports the greatest variety of wildlife species on the African continent. It is roughly the size of Wales, or the state of Massachusetts (USA), which makes it the eighth largest reserve in the world.
2. Home to one of the world’s 6 floral kingdoms, South Africa has one-tenth (23 200) of the world’s flowering plants, of which nearly 19 000 are endemic, making it the richest region in the world in terms of species to area - 1.7 times richer even than Brazil. It is the only country in the world to contain an entire floral kingdom.

We at Outlook Safaris operate safaris into the Kruger National Park as well as the Sabi Sand Private Game Reserve.

Questions we often get asked before people book a safari with us, is what the difference is between the two? Which destination is better? Where will we see the most animals?

First off, it must be mentioned that the Sabi Sands Reserve, is in fact incorporated into the Kruger Park, in other words the western border between the Kruger and Sabi Sand used to be separated by a fence. This fence has been broken down to enlarge the area for the sake of the animals and to increase the natural size of what has effectively been named the Greater Kruger National Park, incorporating the Kruger, Sabi Sand, Timbavati, Klaserie, Manyeleti and Balule Private Game Reserves.