Kruger National Park

This weekend Clare and Jack had a short break from school, so we took the opportunity to head up to Kruger Park in South Africa from Friday to Monday. Kruger has the most diverse range of wildlife of all the parks throughout Africa: from the Big Five to the Small Five and everything in between. We were able to catch a glimpse of four of the big five animals, including the lion, elephant, cape buffalo, and rhino. Unfortunately the leopard eluded us, but hopefully we'll be able to see one during another visit.

By going to Kruger we got the chance to see many animals in their natural habitat as opposed to seeing them fenced up in a zoo. We saw giraffes grazing just feet from our car, a whole herd of elephants crossing the road in front of us on their way to the watering hole, and even a lion slinking through the long bush grass. This trip was an amazing experience. I really enjoyed it and can't wait to visit again, and I'm not the only one- Clare asked as soon as we were leaving the park if we could come back next weekend.

For more information on Kruger visit the Park's website.