Kruger Park Area

It is the most important animal reserve in Southern Africa and the world. With 18,989 square kilometers, extending 350 kilometers from north to south and 60 from east to west. Its canyons have been declared a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO, for example, the Blyde River, the third largest canyon in the world, which has cliffs that rise 800 meters from the river bed. Evidence of early humans dating back to 1.5 million years BC has been found in this area. The Bushmen people also resided in the area about 100,000 years ago BC. In the year 200, the first Nguni-speaking people, in search of better land for their livestock, migrated south, settling in the area and displacing the Bushmen. In this park there are 5,000 white rhinos, 350 black rhinos, 4,900 water antelopes, 150 reddish antelopes, 37,000 buffaloes, 28,000 zebras, 120 cheetahs, 2,000 lions, 8,000 giraffes, 3,000 hippos, 1,000 leopards. os, 13,000 elephants, 9,000 wildebeests, 4,000 wild boars, 2,000 hyenas and 150,000 impalas, among many other species that make it one of the most impressive places in South Africa. Among these, the Big Five stand out, the name by which the African elephant, the lion, the leopard, the rhinoceros and the buffalo are known. It is home to 80% of the world's rhino population, a species in danger of extinction due to the constant threat of poachers.