Where to find animals in the Kruger National Park | Top 10 game viewing tips

Where to find animals in the Kruger National Park | Top 10 game viewing tips

Are you wondering where to find animals in the Kruger National Park? Well, in this video I'll share my TOP 10 game viewing tips with you and right at the end of the video I share a bonus tip that really does make a difference...!

I have been visiting the Kruger National Park in South Africa for as long as I can remember! I've spent countless hours driving ALL of the park's roads looking for animals and over the years I've learnt that there are lots of things that you can do to give yourself a better chance to have awesome sightings...

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[jakobmoller]

Thanks for sharing your tips!
I also can recommend to do a guided nightdrive in a truck. Lot of the big cats are more active during the night. Og some other animals of course.

[ndlovumzi]

Awesome tips, I never seem to have any luck when I go to Kruger so will be keeping these in mind! Thank you!

[kirkandbear]

I just wanted to thank you for your videos. The camp reviews and game viewing videos have been invaluable for my wife and I in planning our trip to Kruger next year. You’re producing excellent content in a really engaging style.

[michaelgarlickmovies]

I have just spent two days in Kruger National Park. My sightings were two herds of elephants, giraffe, zebra, antelope, Impala, waterbuck, baboons, hippos, warthogs, crocodile and gazelle. The elephants were simply stunning. What struck me was how healthy the animals looked with shiny coats. I think this is because they eat their ideal diet. I also saw large lizard and more birds than I can remember the names of. I did go on to the dirt back roads and saw more than on the sealed roads. In places the undergrowth was so thick it was hard to see the animals but when the shrubbery thinned out or there was a clearing then I usually saw something of interest. I am not sure if ants count as game but there were many huge anthills. Drive very slowly and the corrugations and ruts are not so bad. I bought an excellent map and also the guide book with pictures of all the animals so you can tell a waterbuck from an impala. I also visited the archeological site not far from the Phalaborwa Gate where there is an ancient iron smelter. The site attendant did walking tours and it was fascinating.

[ProdigyOllum]

Ok, i am from germany and therefore not so many times in the park than many others herein, but i have four visits on my list at least. My experience is, that the dirt roads did not give so much rewards, only in a few cases. So i stick to the tar roads mainly, since they normally follow the water and we had always great sightings there plus several specific dirt roads. I really like the latest sightings App, since it is a kind of swarm intelligence and led us to some great sightings, the downside is, that all the open safari vehicle drivers seem to use it too, means after you set a ting, literally dozens of them arrive within a few minutes and block the whole sighting. We experienced most of them as very rude against (smaller) private cars. So think in advance at which point you Do so, i recommend after enjoying the sighting enough. Talk to others is still one of the best tips in my option, and additionally from my side, the more north you are, the better this works - maybe because there are less people on the road and other people are then more open to share their sightings. I can understand that sometimes, when you are asked the 100st time what you are seeing/looking for, but in all other cases not. Unfortunately, the north never performed very good in sightings... My best tip is to learn as much about the geometry and behaviour of your (rental car) as you can in advance, because your abilities to steer that thing are most important on crowded sightings and sometimes gamechanging...and try to foresee what happens next....

[JoesWildlifeAdventures]

Great video and tips! I can vouch for the back roads, so nice to get away from the crowds 👍

[bensmith]

Nice tips and magnificent male lion on the picture - Birmingham male Mfumo.

[fionaclarke]

I enjoyed your pond building g video that was great .What next can you advice to walking guided tours in Kruger love to hear what your advice is Thank you Fiona Clarke

[deeroelofsz]

Great tips Villiers, very informative! Thank you so.

Love the HPH Self Drive books, have them all. For us Kruger never disappoints.

[phulusojustinmusetsho]

Excellent Video! My girlfriend and I will be at Pretoriuskop camp for a weekend Mid October. I’ll let you know how it goes! Was hoping to get a good video about this Rest Camp. Very expectant thanks again!

[fionaclarke]

Thank you for all your advice and top tips .Love to buy the Kruger guide book .How can I buy the book .I love your videos they are wonderful thank you regards Fiona Clarke

[AlpeshPatel-jhti]

I haven’t been for 10 years. So what camps would you recommend to get best cats (Leopards, cheetahs) viewings. July for about 18-20 nights? I appreciate your advice. Thanks

[perlovgren]

Great info, very comprehensive and well presented. Great Job !!! Thank You Villiers !!!
I want to surprise my wife on her birthday with a trip to South-Africa : Kruger park and Cape town.
QUESTION : when is the best time to visit the Kruger park in Your opinoin ?
There seems to be a lot of recomendations for the dry season May to Aug motivated by : less crowds, less mosquitos, less rain, easier to see the wildlife because of less vegetation.
How ever there are some conflicting recomendations claiming that November is the best month ????
(More comfortable temparatures, possibillities to see animal cubs, Greener but still quite open and not yet densed vegetation.)
What is Your exerience ?
Thanks for a great video !
Best Regards !
Per
Thank You very much Villiers.

[angelaokenwa]

i have that book its quite heavy so if your travelling allow weight to carry it lol especially from england, great video but erly in the morning is sunrise mate not sunset lol sorry xx

[defendermodsandtravels]

Have spent four days driving through Kruger. Going out early, late, middle of the day, following others, driving alone, going really slowly or a little bit faster, tarred roads or dirt tracks. It makes no difference. The fact is that the density of wildlife is much lower than in east African parks.
Sure we have had sightings in the four days. We could just make out the head of a lioness at 100m and a sleeping leopard (hidden in the grass) at 80m and a cheetah sighting which as good but it was damned hard work. Oh yes we saw two hyena too.
What I miss are the smaller animals and the birds (basically none of the former and few of the latter).
We have a Wild Pass so we will try again going further north. Based on what we have seen I'd recommend skip Kruger and go to Kenya or Uganda instead if you want to see wildlife.
I am sure this video is made in good faith but like others it paints a false picture of the game viewing experience IMO.

[ryanhammie]

I have heard near shingwedzi.. and near punda maria for leopards..is that right?

[SaurabhSharma-jzxw]

Which camp in Kruger is best for leopards

[mrsvan]

Please show the bird names in text at the bottom - one of the reasons for watching

[CherryNYC]

1.The Kruger Self-Drive Book link is no longer good 2. You didn't give your recommendations for the camps like you promised in this video. Please respond with link to your camp reviews. Thank you.

[zizzinpuss]

"Expert" seems a bit lofty...