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The 46 km Crocodile River road starts near Crocodile Bridge Camp in the south of the park. Turn west off the H4-2 towards Malelane Gate.

As you drive along, the vegetation gets more and more dense. The development and the sugar cane plantations on the other side of the river (outside the park) are a little distracting, but there’s a good chance that you’ll spot lion, leopard or cheetah. The road ends at Malelane Gate.

This dirt road in the southern part of the park is about 27 km long and starts at the S79 detour where you turn off the H4-1 west towards Malelane or Numbi Gate.

There’s thick bush on both sides of the road, but if you drive slowly, there’s a good chance of spotting black and white rhino. The road takes you past N’watimhiri and Nhlotini pans, as well as Siyalu Koppie.

There are lots of streams in this part of the park that feed the bigger rivers. The road ends near Shirimantanga Koppie.

This 20 km dirt road starts near Satara in the central Kruger Park. Access it by turning east off the H1-3 or H1-4.

The road snakes through marula savannah. It’s cat country, and there’s a good chance you’ll encounter a lion or a cheetah. The road goes past Shibotwana and Nsasane dams, and ends near Gudzani Dam on the S41, where you should see waterbuck, and where herons and hamerkops fish at the water’s edge.

 

Few people drive this dirt road in the north of the park. It’s about 16 km long and starts at the N’wamba Pan, where you can turn east off the H1-6 or S144.

Although you’re technically in the tropics, the vegetation is mopane shrubland with sparsely growing grass. There’s lots of elephant and buffalo around here, and you might see sable antelope, roan antelope, tsessebe and side-striped jackal. Keep an eye out for eland and kori bustard too.

This 25 km route circles Punda Maria Rest Camp in the far north of the park (it turns off the H13-2 tar road).

The vegetation is typical sandveld, but on this particular section the tree-covered sand­stone hills break the monotony of the flat, bushy landscape.
Look for the rare Sharpe’s grysbok (pictured left) and suni antelope. This is also a popular birding route — you might spot narina trogon, gorgeous bush-shrike, grey-headed parrot and African crowned eagle.