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Marthinus en Marietjie Oosthuysen
ZA
Visited:
September 2025
Reviewed: Sep 15, 2025
Very disappointed.
We booked a hut in Lower Sabie Camp. What a disappointment. Only shelves. No cubbards. Only a basin with cold water. No shade where you can braai. The road is going around this hut no silence. This is really a disappointment. We will leave tomorrow. Pay our money back please.
Chris Conti
PE
Visited:
March 2018
Reviewed: Mar 24, 2018
Email Chris Conti | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
I know it would be hard to convince new people to skip Kruger and do the smaller parks with highly skilled guides...but I might have been convinced if you had told me this.
Julie Hamlin
GB
Visited:
September 2023
Reviewed: Oct 31, 2023
Email Julie Hamlin | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Again no rhinos , one lion sleeping, lots of elephants Giraffes and Hippos. Guide was very unsociable and drove around too fast.
Patrice Lequime
FR
Visited:
April 2026
Reviewed: May 3, 2026
Email Patrice Lequime | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
due to recent flooding lots tracks closed
Gaston Coma
CO
Visited:
November 2024
Reviewed: Dec 20, 2024
Email Gaston Coma | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Kruger is way too big for encountering wild animals
The Kruger National Park is incredibly vast, which can make wildlife spotting more challenging. A better option, in my experience, is visiting private game parks. These parks are smaller, and the staff typically have a deeper understanding of the animals’ locations, making it easier to see them up close and enjoy more intimate encounters.
One thing I didn’t enjoy about Kruger was the extensive burned areas. I was informed that the vegetation is intentionally burned to increase animal visibility for tourists, but it felt unnatural and detracted from the experience. Additionally, because of the park's massive size, tour guides often seem rushed, giving you less time to take photographs and fully immerse yourself in the beauty of nature.
María Paz Venegas
CL
Visited:
November 2023
Reviewed: Nov 26, 2023
Email María Paz Venegas | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
We saw less animals comparing to Tanzania Parks, we have been in november and are too many bushes, the animals hide better.
Brenda Poland Willis
US
Visited:
November 2022
Reviewed: Jan 19, 2023
Email Brenda Poland Willis | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Kruger seemed a lot like Yellowstone National Park in the States...a lot of people, and it was very crowded even though we were not in the peak time.
Lidia
IE
Visited:
February 2020
Reviewed: Apr 9, 2020
Email Lidia | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wildlife was hard to spot at times
Alan Bishop
Visited:
October 2017
Reviewed: Nov 22, 2017
Email Alan Bishop | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
South Africa's game parks are not known for scenic beauty and that's not why you go. There is a lot of wildlife and although we saw herds of elephant, we did not see any predators at all. Unless the animals are close to the roads, you don't see them and being such a vast area, we did not see much variety. We only stayed in the south of the park at Berg-en-dal and the centre and north may be different.
thewildlifephotographer
GB
Visited:
December 2015
Reviewed: Apr 26, 2016
Email thewildlifephotographer | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Kruger is fantastic for wildlife but becoming too crowded and hectic to enjoy the experience. It's a good place to visit for first-timers but tick it off your list and head somewhere more adventurous next time.