Planning a safari with children? Discover essential tips for family-friendly safaris in Kruger National Park, including how to choose child-safe accommodations, keep kids engaged, ensure safety, and pack smart for an unforgettable family adventure.
In April 2025, the United States announced a 100% tariff on select goods imported from South Africa, a significant development in the ongoing evolution of international trade policy.
In recent years, South Africa has found itself under the spotlight of international discourse, particularly when former U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted that “bad things are happening in South Africa,” referring to controversial land reform issues and crime statistics.
Planning a safari adventure is thrilling, but one of the key questions that often comes up is how much spending money you’ll need.
Kruger National Park is a crown jewel of South Africa’s natural heritage, offering an unparalleled safari experience.
For Kruger park safaris, this blog encourages our guest to pack light luggage. We have space for one suitcase and a backpack or laptop bag.
This blog provides the average weather when visiting Kruger National Park and what clothes to pack based on this. You will need a jumpsuit set and a beanie for the cool morning and evening game drives.
Please note: On our safaris you will have plenty of opportunity to enjoy these dishes, although dietary requirements are catered for, depending on your needs. This is just a brilliant example of everyday lovely foods eaten by the South African Nation.
Malaria and so-called yellow fever is only a low risk when staying inside Kruger National Park. As you know Kruger National Park and Greater Kruger Park is a Malaria Area (however not all areas are high risk and in fact, most are a low risk).
Seeing animals in their natural habitat (inside the Kruger National Park) rather than smaller private game reserves is explained in this blog post.
Tips on an African Safari. The African Safari hosts, rangers and trackers are not expected to get tips. When someone gives it out of their own goodwill, they are grateful as well as find it as a compliment if they are tipped.
Xenophobia is the dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries according to the dictionary.
Kruger National Park’s rest camps are know to be low crime areas, although statistics for crime in the country remains high. Safaris are usually well protected in terms of security.
The South African Power Crisis has no effect on a Kruger Park Safari. While the country gets hit by rolling black-outs / “load shedding” to cut back power usage, Kruger National Park has generators (driven by sun power) while you are on safari with us.
Flying to South Africa can still be done despite the recent troubles at SAA. On 6 December 2019 the heavily endebted South African Airways (SAA) announced it will be placed under business rescue. This is not a bad thing, since it will now be able to continue operating.
When you are visiting South Africa for a safari, be sure to exchange your local currency to South African Rand. Foreign currencies are not accepted at shops in South African or as tips. When you tip a waiter/waitress or host on safari or at a restaurant, tip in Rand. The restaurants or shops will have Credit Card machines branded Visa or MasterCard.
To ensure a safe and joyful trip through our National Parks, kindly adhere to the rules and regulations under SANParks (South African National Parks Authority). The consumption of alcohol in public areas of The Kruger National Park, is allowed.
Kruger National Park Rest Camps have rules to ensure your safety. This blog explains a bit more of these rules and why they are important to follow.
Many tourists question if Ebola is a problem in South Africa. This blog will ease your mind. Ebola is in the far west corner of Africa, not in South Africa. You will be safe from this virus if you come to South Africa for a safari, you will not get it here.
Kruger National Park is under threat of Rhino poaching, when President Filipe Nyusi (President of Mozanbique) visited Sabie town on Saturday with a message to the local communities to conserve the wildlife in their country, a marauding gang of poachers nearby hunted down one of the country’s prize 12-years-old rhino bulls and butchered the helpless endangered animal’s horn while it was still alive.
Respect animals when you are driving in the Kruger National Park and keep to the speed limit, because you could accidentally drive over a small creature that you did not see and kill it.
Kruger Park Safari Packages need to be available for your travel dates before booking a flight. To avoid disappointment, make sure to get an early flight on the day you arrive, should you start the safari that same day.
The Cape Town drought is confined to the city itself. We offer tours along the Beautiful Garden route.
Having the correct international plug converters to charge camera batteries and cell phones on an African Safari is very important. You do not want to be stuck with a camera that is flat (and being unable to capture that perfect photo) or be in a foreign country without any contact with your family, due to a flat cell phone battery.