Our first five days in the Kruger Park have been absolutely amazing. We have seen more animals in this time than we could hoped for.
We set off from Badplaas on Sunday morning May 17th excited that finally 'Kruger Day' had arrived. A very pleasant scenic
drive via Ermelo and Chrissiesmeer brought us on to the N4 at Kaapmuiden and so to the Malelane Gate and in to the Kruger. Our first camp was at Malelane satellite camp, which has to be the best kept Kruger secret. We had initially not planned to be here, but having cut short our time in the Drakensberg, we decided to see if we could get in to the Kruger early and found vacancies at Malelane. There are only 15 sites, 4 chalets, one ablution block and a camp kitchen, plus a fence which looks to be more to keep the campers in than the animals out, but it is utterly charming.
After 3 days there, we moved on to Crocodile Bridge camp. This is
another camp new to us and also really super. It is spick and span with lovely friendly staff as befits a camp at one of the main entrance gates to the Park. The causeway over the Crocodile River has been raised and the new entrance gate finally commissioned in a very modern interpretation of the more traditional pole-and-thatch entrance gate that we are used to.
We have had wonderful sightings in the short time since entering the park, notably not one but two leopard sightings which we have waited 3 years for! As I write this we are at Berg-en-Dal, where we moved this morning, and a lion is roaring in the dry river bed on the other side of the (fortunately electric) fence.
Then, for some of us the excitement was just tooooo much!!!
Our first five days in the Kruger Park have been absolutely amazing. We have seen more animals in this time than we could hoped for. 
drive via Ermelo and Chrissiesmeer brought us on to the N4 at Kaapmuiden and so to the Malelane Gate and in to the Kruger. Our first camp was at Malelane satellite camp, which has to be the best kept Kruger secret. We had initially not planned to be here, but having cut short our time in the Drakensberg, we decided to see if we could get in to the Kruger early and found vacancies at Malelane. There are only 15 sites, 4 chalets, one ablution block and a camp kitchen, plus a fence which looks to be more to keep the campers in than the animals out, but it is utterly charming. 
another camp new to us and also really super. It is spick and span with lovely friendly staff as befits a camp at one of the main entrance gates to the Park. The causeway over the Crocodile River has been raised and the new entrance gate finally commissioned in a very modern interpretation of the more traditional pole-and-thatch entrance gate that we are used to. 
Then, for some of us the excitement was just tooooo much!!!
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