Tuesday 24 May 2011

Kruger National Park




The maximum speed on the "tar" roads is 50 kph, and 40 kph on the dirt roads. Isla took the wheel on the dirt roads. Those are impala in the background.

Through the back window.

Elephants eat for about 18 hours a day.

Wonderful landscapes.


Buffalo with shy baby.
Evening on the Olifants River.

Our bungalow at Olifants Rest Camp, one of the (fenced and guarded) self-catering camps run by the parks service.

Female kudu.

Sunrise from Olifants camp.





Lion wakes after a mid-day snooze (five friends nearby).
32 elephants at a water hole. Water is managed quite intensively to increase the carrying capacity of the park.


Hippos in Olifants River.

Spotted hyena.

Will learns to drive in Kruger.

1 comment:

  1. Great pictures guys. I bet it is amazing close up and for real! I love the roof on that hut/cottage.

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