History and Cultural Significance

• In 1926 the Sabie and Shingwedzi game reserves were merged to form Kruger, South Africa's first national park. Evidence of people from the stone and iron ages, as well as Bushman tribes, have been found within the park, which added tourist facilities in 1928 and has continued to upgrade accommodations, amenities and transportation.
  
  

Park Species

• Popular mammals like lions, elephants, buffalo, leopards and rhinos are among over 140 species that live in the park, which also hosts at least 500 types of birds. Diverse avians like vultures, starlings and eagles make their homes among more than 330 tree species.
  
  

Weather

• Spring comes to Kruger in September with mild rain showers. It lasts only a month before summer and the rainy season begin. The rains peak in December and January and usually last until the last big rain in March, at summer's end. Autumn begins in April and cooler evenings proclaim winter in May, when days are still warm but rains are few until the next September.