How to get from Cape Town to Kruger National Park?

If you are coming from Cape Town, there is a direct daily scheduled flight from Cape Town to Skukuza, the Kruger Mpumalanga Airport and Hoedspruit Airport - which takes about 2.5 hours. Of course, you can still choose to fly via Johannesburg, where you then have the choice of any of the above methods!



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The best time to visit the Kruger National Park is the dry season from May to October for the best game viewing and walking safari conditions. Vegetation is low and sparse at this time of year, making animals easier to spot and track, while the permanent water sources offer a rewarding safari experience in the Kruger.

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The Kruger National Park is suitable for budget travellers staying in a select camps, but so is the Serengeti, but yet the Serengeti National Park offers more luxurious safaris, camps and activities that are beyond the norm.

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With four or five days in the city – ideally a week – you can see all the major sights (Cape Town's notoriously fickle weather permitting), pick the perfect restaurant (book a few weeks ahead for big-name fine dining joints) and get a feel for the city's general joie de vivre.

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Both parks offer the Big Five; however, it will be much harder to spot the animals in Kruger due to the layout of the park with the paved roads. Animals often stay far from the roads. If you want a more adventurous safari with multiple animal sightings, Serengeti National Park is the way to go.

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Botswana: Consistently ranked as one of Africa's safest countries, Botswana's top safari destination is Chobe National Park, which is dense with a variety of wild game. The park has one of Africa's highest concentrations of elephants, with over 50,000 migrating through the park.

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Regardless of the time of year, visitors on a Kruger safari holiday should take anti-malaria tablets and take the same precautions to prevent being bitten.

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