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PARK HISTORY
GENERAL INFORMATION
- Park location & size
- Directions
- Gate times
- Speed limit
- Distances
- Day visitors
- Conservation fees
- Facilities
- Climate
- Best season
- Malaria
ACCOMMODATION
- Main camps
  - COMPARE CAMPS
  - Crocodile Bridge
  - Lower Sabie
  - Berg-en-Dal
  - Malelane
  - Pretoriuskop
  - Skukuza
  - Satara
  - Orpen
  - Maroela
  - Tamboti
  - Balule
  - Olifants
  - Letaba
  - Mopani
  - Tsendze
  - Shingwedzi
  - Punda Maria
- Bushveld camps
  - Biyamiti
  - Talamati
  - Shimuwini
  - Bateleur
  - Sirheni
- Bush lodges
  - Roodewal
  - Boulders
- Overnight hides
  - Sable
  - Shipandani
ACTIVITIES
- Guided drives
- Guided walks
- Bush braais
- Mountain biking
- Star-gazing
- Golf at Skukuza
- 4x4 Adventure trails
- Overland eco-trail
- Wilderness trails
- Back pack trail
- Transfrontier trails
GAME VIEWING
- In this area:
  - Crocodile Bridge
  - Lower Sabie
  - Berg-en-Dal
  - Malelane
  - Pretoriuskop
  - Skukuza
  - Tshokwane
  - Satara
  - Orpen
  - Maroela
  - Tamboti
  - Balule
  - Olifants
  - Letaba
  - Tsendze
  - Mopani
  - Shingwedzi
  - Punda Maria
- Handy tips
MAMMALS
- BIG 5
  - Lion
  - Leopard
  - Elephant
  - Rhino
  - Buffalo
- Predators
  - Lion
  - Leopard
  - Cheetah
  - Wild dog
  - Spotted hyaena
  - Black-backed jackal
  - Side-striped jackal
  - Serval
  - Caracal
  - African wild cat
  - Civet
  - Genet
  - Honey badger
  - Mongooses
- Rare antelope
  - Sable
  - Roan
  - Tsessebe
  - Eland
  - Nyala
  - Sharpe's grysbok
- Other antelope
  - Kudu
  - Waterbuck
  - Bushbuck
  - Impala
  - Common duiker
  - Steenbok
  - Klipspringer
- Other mammals
  - Elephant
  - Rhino
  - Buffalo
  - Hippopotamus
  - Giraffe
  - Zebra
  - Blue wildebeest
  - Warthog
  - Baboon
  - Vervet monkey
  - Bushbabies
  - Rock dassie
  - Tree squirrel
  - Porcupine
REPTILES
- Crocodiles
- Snakes
- Tortoises
- Terrapins
- Chameleons
- Monitor lizards
- Other lizards
GALLERY
- BIG 5
  - Lion
  - Leopard
  - Elephant
  - Rhino
  - Buffalo
- More mammals
- Birds
- Reptiles
- Trees
- Camps
- Game viewing areas
- Most scenic roads
TARIFFS & BOOKINGS
WILD CARDS
HANDY TIPS
- The best season
- Finding animals
- The right gear
- Read these books
MAPS
- Position in SA
- Whole Kruger Park
- Eco-zones
- Camps
  - Crocodile Bridge
  - Lower Sabie
  - Berg-en-Dal
  - Malelane
  - Pretoriuskop
  - Skukuza
  - Satara
  - Orpen
  - Maroela
  - Tamboti
  - Balule
  - Olifants
  - Letaba
  - Mopani
  - Tsendze
  - Shingwedzi
  - Punda Maria
- Specific game viewing areas
  - Crocodile Bridge
  - Lower Sabie
  - Berg-en-Dal
  - Malelane
  - Pretoriuskop
  - Skukuza
  - Tshokwane
  - Satara
  - Orpen
  - Maroela
  - Tamboti
  - Balule
  - Olifants
  - Letaba
  - Mopani
  - Tsendze
  - Shingwedzi
  - Punda Maria
ECO-ZONES
FACTS, FUN & GAMES
- Spot the animal
- Guess the animal
- Amazing Kruger facts
- Animal signs
BEST OF THE BEST
- Game viewing roads
- Roads for...
  - Lion
  - Leopard
  - Elephant
  - Rhino
  - Buffalo
  - Cheetah
  - Wild dogs
  - Rare antelope
  - Scenery
  - Birding outside camp
- Camps
- Waterholes
- Dams
- Picnic sites
- Lookout points
- Hides
WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY
PARK RULES
LINK TO A ROAD
FAQ's

Buffalo gallery

A "friendly" buffalo bull on the H9, west of Letaba.

A large herd of buffaloes on the H9 west of Letaba.

A herd of buffaloes drinking in the Mpongolo River on the S56 near Shingwedzi.

Resting buffaloes on the S28 south of Lower Sabie.

An old buffalo bull on the western tip of the S100 near Satara.

A herd of buffaloes about to cross the H6 south of Satara.

Two yellow-billed oxpeckers on a buffalo near Letaba.

This buffalo was killed by two big male lions at Mooiplaas Waterhole, east of Mopani (S49).

Buffaloes are often seen in the riverbeds around Shingwedzi.

Curious buffaloes on the H1-8 north of Punda Maria.

This buffalo is about to take a mud bath at Gardenia Hide near Berg-en-Dal (S119).

Two buffalo bulls bolt accross the H1-1 near Pretoriuskop.

A buffalo sniffs the air on the S28 near Crocodile Bridge.

Buffaloes on the H1-6 south near Mopani.

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