Kruger National Park - NORTH to SOUTH!

[@murraystaff568]

An hour long safari expert video is just what the doctor ordered!!!

[@charldekock3916]

My wife and I did a month in the Kruger, camping, Oct 2018, Shingwedzi for 4 nights, 3 nights at Letaba, 7 nights Satara, 11 nights in Lower Sabie. We did > 5000km in the park. Magical. Nice video reminder.

[@robert.owczarek]

Excellent film - recalls memories of a month ago, when my wife and I drove from Pafuri Gate to Malalane Gate for 15 days, doing about 4 thousand km. In May 2024 we were also in Kruger Park - I agree with Villiers - the best park in the world. Who else agrees on this issue?

[@jamesjudge6560]

Perfect way to spend an early Sunday morning on the sofa! Thanks.

[@landidecruz522]

I absolutely love watching your videos. I have just returned from my 1st 7 day trip to Kruger and to say it was a magical experience is an understatement. I loved every minute of it and had the most special sightings and experiences...I think my highlight was having a rhino walk past my tent just after midnight and me being able to experience something that special. I cannot wait to go back next year

[@tagiti]

very nice, my heart is yearning for my land .I will be back soon....the Uk is beautiful . but South Africa is where my heart belongs. thanks for the really good vid.

[@cbyhahn1]

I‘ll be back in KNP in January 2025 and June 2025 for 22 and 16 nights, respectively. The final night in Malelane camp in June will be my 200th night in the park. Thanks for sharing this wonderful video!

[@GoldenGlobeGuide1-s]

I'm planning on going in January as well!Let's hope we get some awesome sightings,not sure to which camps I'll be going to yet.

[@MarkDumbleton]

An hour so well spent! Thanks for sharing the trip with us Villiers! I really enjoyed that!

[@AjaySingh-228]

This video really captures the beauty of the park...I'm so jealous of you! I can't wait to go to Kruger National Park...Amazing clips too😍

[@Leopard164]

Thank you for sharing this Mr. Steyn, I have never been to the Kruger before and you have shown me what I wanted to experience there when I go on a trip. Please continue with all of these fantastic moments on your channel.

[@charleschare6624]

It was a pleasure meeting you in Mana pools national park Zimbabwe can’t wait for the epic episode coming!!!

[@michaelflinn7784]

Wow. Once again you have brought joy to me. Beautiful and thanks for sharing.

[@atkinsondavid1799]

Excellent edit, well done 👏🏼👏🏼 your videos keep SA ex-pats like myself sane whilst living abroad. Keep up the good work 👍

[@jthp1]

Hi good morning we like very much yours videos explaining very precise what we need to no thank-you 😊be careful good travel.🙏💖

[@mars54mars54]

😻What a wonderful trip, the video certainly assures that the Kruger is unlikely to disappoint.

[@jeremydirksen3741]

Can’t wait to watch this tonight!!!! We did south to north in July this year! 🎉

[@nicholasbarlow1857]

What an absolutely fantastic video, it really showcases the beauty and magic of Kruger!

[@daniellemurray203]

Loved meeting you and your lovely family the best was your fabulous sightings with natural bird sounds,many thanks Danielle Murray

[@WildWildJourneys]

Nice one, Vil! Was a fun and interesting watch.. hour went by really fast. Looking forward to the next 😎

[@TheSafariExpert]

@@WildWildJourneys, thanks a lot man! 😎🙏🏻

[@camerondfourie]

Amazing video as usual! Please bring out more of these LONG videos😂 It’s like we in the Kruger with you.🎉

[@Togos_Lyrics]

As Amazing as Always!❤ Me and my family will be camping at maroela december and i can't wait to be free once again in nature.❤

[@33daysinthekruger]

You always make us feel like we're there!

[@eleanorjames1118]

Superb video. You really captured the feel of the areas you stayed in. I missed out on a trip to Kruger this year and my main go-to places are Shingwedzi and Tambotie, so just loved those segments. You know you spend a lot of time around Shingwedzi when you recognize every road before you name it in the vid😂. Great content, as usual.

[@MorkelErasmus]

Good content, Villiers. I tend to only stay in Punda Maria and Shingwedzi these days. Furthest south I will camp is probably Tsendze haha. Was good to see you in Mana Pools, my friend!

[@PatrickTill]

thank you for a lovely hour just what I needed.

[@doug729]

Great fun. The Kruger is the Kruger. In June we ran into a similar traffic jam for Casper. Love the shirts, have contacted the company. I have a feeling that international shipping may be outrageous. We watch Richard''s channel, didn't know he did stuff like that.

[@gavinsmith28]

Last place I saw black rhinos at Kruger was near Berg en Dal, sadly LONG ago

[@wildwind8245]

Great, thanks for the upload. My daughter an I had the same stand at Maroela during March.

[@bradleymarais1914]

Hi a tip with the Coleman stretcher, turn it up right and put your foot on the last pole then move it into that slot, easier this way

[@michaelfleetwood620]

Villiers you have no idea how much this video was a reprieve from some things I’ve been dealing with lately. Enjoyed going on a virtual adventure through KNP with you (and Tabby for a stretch)! Another great videos!

[@ghoo283]

Really enjoyed this week long journey i loved everything you showed us, and my plan is to do such a trip soon. Visited Addo recently and we saw not much on our day trip due to bad weather but it is always special to visit our national parks.

[@frankrydberg8509]

really great adventure!

[@Yahusseyn-r3l]

What an ama...zing video❤ I can't explain my thoughts in One line world's. Because I am flying in the sky with this video.

[@PabloBaindl]

a special duck.... 🤣🤣🤣🤣 the hour flew by. Absolutely fantastic!!

[@akilramcharan929]

Awesome stuff! Thanks for all the information!

[@peterestment4126]

Fantastic , thank you Villiers

[@LensThroughAfrica]

Awesome Video! Thoroughly enjoyable!

[@njxx1a]

I pray for rain in the Kruger area 🙏🌧️💧

[@ephraimmoeng-pq2xi]

Love this. Watching in Botswana. I love long episodes

[@monicaalberts8130]

Your videos are stunning...thanks ❤

[@ChristinevanZijl-v1o]

Thanks for telling me where the shirts are from. Good for Christmas pressies. 😂

[@teresagillmer9464]

Makes me think of the elephants in desert region near the coast in Namibia.They find water they are amazing

[@JoesWildlifeAdventures]

Superb video Villiers, definitely an hour well spent! I have to say that Kruger is probably the very best value for money in all of Africa. Where else can you pretty much expect to see all the Big 5 in a week or so trip, sometimes in a single day. In fact we have never done a two week trip to Kruger and not had at least one Big 5 day! Not to mention the sheer size of the park, variety of terrain and wealth of camp options from basic tent camping to luxury safari lodges and you never want for so something cool to see and do. Thanks for sharing this, would love to see you do more Kruger videos and hopefully one day do a video on one of Kruger’s wonderful Wilderness Trails. 🤞🤞

[@db4494]

Hi, great as always!!! do we have the name of the insect " Mopani silet"? I didnt quiet get the name...Very interesting I want to research more about it. Thank you!

[@thomasWilson-ne5jm]

yesss love love love it

[@VogtJurgen]

Fantastic video, very well done and thanks.

[@Yahusseyn-r3l]

❤ thanks a lot the safari expert❤

[@sarahherr94]

Literally googled “Safari Expert Bird Tshirts” before you mentioned FireFinch! Stunning shirts.

[@reevaannbos1212]

Thank you so much fir your KZbin by far the best I have seen and I just had such an enjoyable experience watching this today 🦓🦛🦏🦒🐘

[@richardtustin]

Great video. Purchased a motion mount recently - going to test it out on my Zimbabwe trip next month. Like the app too. Thanks for heads up.

[@TheSafariExpert]

@@richardtustin, enjoy Zim!

[@ronellkeeve4590]

Do you know those Coleman stretchers have a 'trick'? The short poles that are at the head and foot of your stretcher have holes for the long poles - you'll see they are not the same distance from the sides of the pole, the top pole and the bottom pole need to be in 'reverse order'- difficult to explain - if holes on the top pole are, short distance left and longer distance right, then the bottom pole must be the other way round before you insert the long length poles.... And then sit on you bum and push them in with the bottom of your foot - using leg strength... we also use ours on our trail running camps. Thanks for your great video's.

[@TheSafariExpert]

@@ronellkeeve4590 oh boy! 😅 I’ll have to test this 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@loksterization]

I had a look and struggled to find James Pan on online maps of Kruger -- I now think it's the little pan with an old round concrete reservoir just in the corner where the S118 meets the S114. Can be viewed from both roads.

[@josephdaigneau430]

Very nice video well done

[@rossey_grizzly]

if you ever want to go to Kruger go to skukuza there's plenty of lions that side we usually go there yearly with family and must say never came back without seeing a lion and we have been to any camp but skukuza is the go to place

[@glennalexon1530]

Cool, as usual. It would be useful to know when your trips take place, so viewers can compare sun, weather, and season.

[@TheSafariExpert]

@@glennalexon1530, hehe 😊 I mention it right at the beginning - it was mid-July

[@kenziek222]

Oh my god where did you get your lilac breasted roller shirt?? That was my favorite bird from our trip to Kruger I need that shirt! 😂❤

[@TheSafariExpert]

@@kenziek222, here: bit.ly/Firefinch 🙂

[@rosafunchal1151]

Really great video......Thanks for introducing the Unique bird shirts alao to us....Me and hubby to LOVE to order a few.....😊😂❤😊😂❤

[@garethhazell3545]

Great trip. My wife and I really enjoyed the video. One concern was revealing rhinos locations?

[@starspark9471]

Yes, it is unacceptable. We don't even mark rhinos on the sightings boards anymore.

[@Riaan3108]

Kruger stays tops, unreal place

[@sternaferreira]

Excellent footage

[@RoseDouglasTravelwithUsExplore]

Hi Villiers, me again 😂 Hope you enjoying Gonarezhou. .. so I bit the bullet and got the Benro s4 for my needs. Tell me the panning handle grip, do you have to knock it off or does it turn off. Is it glued on or screwed on. I don't want to damage the grip but the arm is far too long.

[@TheSafariExpert]

@@RoseDouglasTravelwithUsExplore, I was able to pull the grip off by placing the arm in a bench vice grip. I then sawed off a bit and pit the grip back on.

[@RoseDouglasTravelwithUsExplore]

​@TheSafariExpert thank you so much

[@juangatticchi3813]

Instead of Mopani you should try Tsendze bushveld camp. Much quieter

[@user-vl3mz3es9o]

Fantastiese video. So lekker saam gereis. James Pan is baie spesiaal en ook die "special duck." 😂

[@michaelwilson2240]

We also visited the kruger mid july, staying at sirheni, shimuwini and mopani. But I must say it is the most dry I have ever seen the north. We found hippos lying discouraged in dry river beds on the s56. Very very few game. Had an awesome cheetah sighting just south of pundu maria, but other than that no nice big cat sightings. We also aways go the pafuri picnic site and even no elephants came to drink because the water levels were so low. What was your experience i.t.o. water levels and game in the north?

[@TheSafariExpert]

@@michaelwilson2240, there was plenty of water east of Shingwedzi along the river - saw plenty, but no predators unfortunately

[@vikramrghanekar]

Fantastic video. Although I have never been to Kruger (just Timbavati once), I always wanted to do a self drive trip through Kruger. This video entices me to go out and do it next year. I realise it's easy to book camps on Sanparks website and DIY process, is there a company/ travel agency that can put together a trip?

[@TheSafariExpert]

@@vikramrghanekar, I’m glad you enjoyed it! Google Nombekana Safaris - Rodney is fantastic!

[@TheWildlifeFanatic]

Always my favourite video's of yours. There is no place in Africa as accessible for all types of budgets than the Kruger. Nicole used to think they were called Hammercocks??? You need to get some Coke Sponsorship : )

[@robertstyppa]

Very nice video!!!

[@RoseDouglasTravelwithUsExplore]

Hi Villiers, Tell me... do you find the Benro S4 (which I assume is yours) very stable for both video and photos. Please can you also give me the height. Sorry for the questions but we in Howick KZN and our province doesn't have any decent camera stores.

[@TheSafariExpert]

@@RoseDouglasTravelwithUsExplore, it works perfectly for me 👍🏻 Sorry, sitting in the middle of Gonarezhou so I have no way to measure it accurately 🤪

[@RoseDouglasTravelwithUsExplore]

@@TheSafariExpert not a problem. Thank you

[@SuperHiggy123]

What? No animals on the back of Zoo biscuits!?? Great review of Kruger....and zoo biscuits!

[@IanRobertson-kz8gc]

Hi Cilliers love your channel 👍why don’t you use a roof top tent?

[@TheSafariExpert]

@@IanRobertson-kz8gc, take up too much space on the roof

[@Starklingfootball]

Loved the video. Where at James Pan were you parked? Looks like North of the pan?

[@TheSafariExpert]

@@Starklingfootball, just east of it

[@mrsvan31]

Thank you for sharing - mpre bird names and antelope that we dont know as well as Impala - please

[@dennisk2410]

Great Video 😊. The firefinch Shirts are awesome, but unfortunaly they dont ship to Europe.

[@gartenmachtglucklich2862]

Thanks for Your great Video. We enjoyed, it. Could You tell us please where we can find James Pan? We Can’t find it at the map and we would like to visit it when We go there in November. We have a Kruger park map. Thanks in advance

[@TheSafariExpert]

@@gartenmachtglucklich2862, it’s where the S114 crosses the Mlabane River just north of the S118/S119

[@gartenmachtglucklich2862]

@@TheSafariExpert Ok, thanks, it wasn’t in our map, but we know it 😌

[@cbyhahn1]

Where exactly is the James Pan waterhole along the S114? Please comment.

[@TheSafariExpert]

@@cbyhahn1, where the S114 crosses the Mlabane River, on the northern bank.

[@pruimj]

Hi Villiers. I have a question: in the beginning of the movie (👍) there seems to be some bias towards elephants. At the same time I hear there is a severe drought in Southern Africa, even leading up to measures to shoot elephants in Namibia and Angola. Is the situation less worse in South-Africa? And don't the ellies suffer from the drought?

[@chubs2312]

I'm not sure about the severity of the drought here but I can comment on the elephants. The kruger seems to have a healthy amount of elephants at the moment compared to our neighbors. It isn't elpahant every hour and the herd sizes are not too big. As you van also see there's still a decent amount of vegetation albeit it's not towards the end of the dry season which points to a healthy sustainable elephant population. If there were too many the drought would have been bad. Dryer years are brutal in the neighboring countries because in most cases they've dug boreholes to supply water for the animals at all times. a sure water supply means there's less migration, herds grow in size so when the drought hits there isn't enough food to go around.

[@pruimj]

@@chubs2312 Thanks for the answer. Although it is also sobering: the more man interferes with nature, the less animals are off. Even when the intentions are good.

[@starspark9471]

​@@pruimjsome water sources are turned off to discourage elephants breeding. Only problem is that pushes them to dig up pipes near the camps 😂

[@NdivhuwoR]

Special duck too me out😂😂😂😂😂😅😅

[@williamdavis8350]

Looks like Krugers got an elephant over population!

[@carolineevans7805]

Great video but a bit disappointing that you stated where the Rhino were

[@fungaimagumise4360]

The kruger is a private school of game parks

[@southernafricanboy4148]

Must admit the tarred roads out me off. Im more a Gonarezhou, Mana Pools kinda guy

[@kaustubhSharmahi]

58.07 Rhino with a calf 🦏❤

[@kaustubhSharmahi]

Beautiful ❤ Making video in parts or with timelines would increase the user experience 😊 Dankie Meneer #LazyMe

[@EileenGoehring-lb8hy]

Ellie's are my favourite African animal 🐘🐘 followed by the Giraffe, then African Grey Parrot, such amazing birds in the park, awesome place Kruger Park, just found your channel ❤

[@JeremiahAlphonsus]

Way to go! You’re doing your part to make even these areas as crowded as the rest of it. Great work! 🤮

[@TheSafariExpert]

@@JeremiahAlphonsus, wow! 🤯 Sometimes these comments just floor me 😅

[@starspark9471]

Lovely video overall... However, I have some concerns and very strong recommendations as a result: 1. You said you parked "far off the road". Please don't do that because you destroy vegetation and ground nesting sites, not to mention you leave tracks behind. By mentioning it, you encourage every other Tom, Mick and Harry to do the same. The rules of the park are to stay on the road. 2. You also mentioned where you were when you saw the rhinos, and mentioned the "rhino activity" that you had noticed in the area. Please don't show the rhinos, nor say where you found them. Even when marking sightings on the park boards, we no longer show where the rhinos are to protect them from poachers! Please edit this video with regard to the rhino sightings and the fact that you drove off the road. Thank you.

[@ruthshafer5410]

My concern with your camera set up on the window is how do you close it quickly if a Lion or another predator comes close?

[@teresagillmer9464]

We don't like kills .

[@TheSafariExpert]

@@teresagillmer9464, and I don’t like mushrooms.

[@wernerstruebing116]

Nice video, however I think the videos would improve if you wouldn’t add so many selfies

[@TheSafariExpert]

@@wernerstruebing116 😂

[@markgmurray9305]

Why don't the camp go tell please keep notice ie shut up..

[@genekruithoff5795]

Kruger the lion manipulators.thats who they are . manipulate them but don't help with any injuries do to the manipulation.thats kruger park .