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Top 5 waterholes

There are a great number of waterholes in the Kruger National Park – some man-made and some natural. Man-made waterholes are fed by boreholes, using either windpumps or solar panels. Natural pools form after the rains and may last for a good few months, depending on the rainfall.

Waterholes not only attract animals in the dry winter months, summer can be just as productive! Tihongonyeni Waterhole (pictured above) near Mopani is such an example. In summer you might find zebra, giraffe, elephant, blue wildebeest, warthog, black-backed jackal, ostrich, impala, tsessebe and eland here! Winter does generally attract more animals to the waterholes and it might therefore be worthwhile  waiting at a waterhole rather than driving around the whole day.

We have chosen five waterholes that regularly produce memorable sightings and that have good viewing areas.

Our top 5 waterholes in the Kruger National Park:

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