Where to find animals in the Kruger National Park | Top 10 game viewing tips

Where to find animals in the Kruger National Park | Top 10 game viewing tips
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Are you wondering where to find animals in the Kruger National Park? Well, in this video I'll share my TOP 10 game viewing tips with you and right at the end of the video I share a bonus tip that really does make a difference...!
I have been visiting the Kruger National Park in South Africa for as long as I can remember! I've spent countless hours driving ALL of the park's roads looking for animals and over the years I've learnt that there are lots of things that you can do to give yourself a better chance to have awesome sightings...
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[@jakobmoller9622]

Thanks for sharing your tips! I also can recommend to do a guided nightdrive in a truck. Lot of the big cats are more active during the night. Og some other animals of course.

[@65ndlovumzi]

Awesome tips, I never seem to have any luck when I go to Kruger so will be keeping these in mind! Thank you!

[@kirkandbear]

I just wanted to thank you for your videos. The camp reviews and game viewing videos have been invaluable for my wife and I in planning our trip to Kruger next year. You’re producing excellent content in a really engaging style.

[@TheSafariExpert]

Thanks so much 🙏🏻😎

[@michaelflinn7784]

Thanks for this

[@youcanruntoo]

Awesome tips ;)

[@joejames4231]

Great video and tips! I can vouch for the back roads, so nice to get away from the crowds 👍

[@TheSafariExpert]

Thanks, Joe!

[@rjnortje7166]

Fantastick video thanks

[@michaelgarlickmovies]

I have just spent two days in Kruger National Park. My sightings were two herds of elephants, giraffe, zebra, antelope, Impala, waterbuck, baboons, hippos, warthogs, crocodile and gazelle. The elephants were simply stunning. What struck me was how healthy the animals looked with shiny coats. I think this is because they eat their ideal diet. I also saw large lizard and more birds than I can remember the names of. I did go on to the dirt back roads and saw more than on the sealed roads. In places the undergrowth was so thick it was hard to see the animals but when the shrubbery thinned out or there was a clearing then I usually saw something of interest. I am not sure if ants count as game but there were many huge anthills. Drive very slowly and the corrugations and ruts are not so bad. I bought an excellent map and also the guide book with pictures of all the animals so you can tell a waterbuck from an impala. I also visited the archeological site not far from the Phalaborwa Gate where there is an ancient iron smelter. The site attendant did walking tours and it was fascinating.

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[@fionaclarke8122]

I enjoyed your pond building g video that was great .What next can you advice to walking guided tours in Kruger love to hear what your advice is Thank you Fiona Clarke

[@nombekana]

Great tips Sir!

[@TheSafariExpert]

Thanks, Rodney!

[@phulusojustinmusetsho7288]

Excellent Video! My girlfriend and I will be at Pretoriuskop camp for a weekend Mid October. I’ll let you know how it goes! Was hoping to get a good video about this Rest Camp. Very expectant thanks again!

[@gordonturnbull2158]

You really help

[@bensmith426]

Nice tips and magnificent male lion on the picture - Birmingham male Mfumo.

[@TheSafariExpert]

Thanks Ben!

[@fionaclarke8122]

Thank you for all your advice and top tips .Love to buy the Kruger guide book .How can I buy the book .I love your videos they are wonderful thank you regards Fiona Clarke

[@deeroelofsz7660]

Great tips Villiers, very informative! Thank you so. Love the HPH Self Drive books, have them all. For us Kruger never disappoints.

[@TheSafariExpert]

Dee Roelofs, thanks a mil! 😁

[@ProdigyOllum]

Ok, i am from germany and therefore not so many times in the park than many others herein, but i have four visits on my list at least. My experience is, that the dirt roads did not give so much rewards, only in a few cases. So i stick to the tar roads mainly, since they normally follow the water and we had always great sightings there plus several specific dirt roads. I really like the latest sightings App, since it is a kind of swarm intelligence and led us to some great sightings , the downside is, that all the open safari vehicle drivers seem to use it too, means after you set a ting, literally dozens of them arrive within a few minutes and block the whole sighting. We experienced most of them as very rude against (smaller) private cars. So think in advance at which point you Do so, i recommend after enjoying the sighting enough. Talk to others is still one of the best tips in my option, and additionally from my side, the more north you are, the better this works - maybe because there are less people on the road and other people are then more open to share their sightings. I can understand that sometimes, when you are asked the 100st time what you are seeing/looking for, but in all other cases not. Unfortunately, the north never performed very good in sightings... My best tip is to learn as much about the geometry and behaviour of your (rental car) as you can in advance, because your abilities to steer that thing are most important on crowded sightings and sometimes gamechanging...and try to foresee what happens next....

[@damiancosta2588]

Yep I concur, the cats are spotted more often on tar roads just due to the shere volume of cars. They are bound to catch the nearby predators that are lounging near the roads. It is a choice to take the roads less travelled and feel the peace of bush when you are on a desolate sand road.

[@defendermodsandtravels]

Have spent four days driving through Kruger. Going out early, late, middle of the day, following others, driving alone, going really slowly or a little bit faster, tarred roads or dirt tracks. It makes no difference. The fact is that the density of wildlife is much lower than in east African parks. Sure we have had sightings in the four days. We could just make out the head of a lioness at 100m and a sleeping leopard (hidden in the grass) at 80m and a cheetah sighting which as good but it was damned hard work. Oh yes we saw two hyena too. What I miss are the smaller animals and the birds (basically none of the former and few of the latter). We have a Wild Pass so we will try again going further north. Based on what we have seen I'd recommend skip Kruger and go to Kenya or Uganda instead if you want to see wildlife. I am sure this video is made in good faith but like others it paints a false picture of the game viewing experience IMO.

[@TheSafariExpert]

It sounds to me like you had really bad luck! 😬 You just have to watch my Kruger camp and game viewing reviews to see how good it can get…

[@defendermodsandtravels]

@@TheSafariExpert Hmph we'll see 😊

[@TheSafariExpert]

@@defendermodsandtravels, I love the “Hmph” 😂

[@angelaokenwa6386]

i have that book its quite heavy so if your travelling allow weight to carry it lol especially from england, great video but erly in the morning is sunrise mate not sunset lol sorry xx

[@TheSafariExpert]

Angela, you should listen more carefully - I talk about sunrise AND sunset 🤪

[@perlovgren55]

Great info, very comprehensive and well presented. Great Job !!! Thank You Villiers !!! I want to surprise my wife on her birthday with a trip to South-Africa : Kruger park and Cape town. QUESTION : when is the best time to visit the Kruger park in Your opinoin ? There seems to be a lot of recomendations for the dry season May to Aug motivated by : less crowds, less mosquitos, less rain, easier to see the wildlife because of less vegetation. How ever there are some conflicting recomendations claiming that November is the best month ???? (More comfortable temparatures, possibillities to see animal cubs, Greener but still quite open and not yet densed vegetation.) What is Your exerience ? Thanks for a great video ! Best Regards ! Per Thank You very much Villiers.

[@TheSafariExpert]

Hi Per, sorry for only getting back to you now. My favourite time in Kruger is April/May when it's still relatively green, but not as hot as before that or as cold as directly after that. November can be brutally hot and very wet if the rains come early. Game viewing-wise, August to October is arguably the best, but the veld is very dull and dry during those months. December to March is lush and colourful, but it can be VERY hot and wet. I hope that helps.

[@perlovgren55]

@@TheSafariExpert Thank You for great advice and spacial thanks for making an effort to help out ! My Best wishes for You and your family. Per

[@ryanhammie]

I have heard near shingwedzi.. and near punda maria for leopards..is that right?

[@TheSafariExpert]

Ryan, Shingwedzi yes (S56 & S52) but not Punda Maria!

[@damiancosta2588]

Yes there are 2 resident leopards near the tar road north and south of Shingwedzi. Both of them are close (as in a few km's) to the causeway in to the main camp. However the last time I saw them was quite a few years ago.

[@AlpeshPatel-jh5ti]

I haven’t been for 10 years. So what camps would you recommend to get best cats (Leopards, cheetahs) viewings. July for about 18-20 nights? I appreciate your advice. Thanks

[@TheSafariExpert]

For lions and cheetah, Satara, Lower Sabie and/or Crocodile Bridge. For leopards, Berg-en-Dal, Skukuza and Shingwedzi

[@AlpeshPatel-jh5ti]

@@TheSafariExpertthanks so much. Planning round the school holidays. Appreciate your clear advice.

[@TheSafariExpert]

@@AlpeshPatel-jh5ti, book ASAP then!!

[@SaurabhSharma-jz6xw]

Which camp in Kruger is best for leopards

[@TheSafariExpert]

I would say, Berg-en-Dal or Skukuza, Saurabh

[@CherryNYC]

1.The Kruger Self-Drive Book link is no longer good 2. You didn't give your recommendations for the camps like you promised in this video. Please respond with link to your camp reviews. Thank you.

[@zizzinpuss]

"Expert" seems a bit lofty...

[@TheSafariExpert]

Things are not always as they seem… 😏

[@zizzinpuss]

@@TheSafariExpert I watched your early videos; you deserve the title. My apologies

[@TheSafariExpert]

@@zizzinpuss, thanks 😉