Our day in Kruger National Park was amazing. Usually we manage to see a fair number of animals while driving around in the park for a day, but I've never seen the numbers and diversity we did this time. We even saw two leopards! We saw elephants in quite a few different places, lots of rhino, water buffalo, giraffe, zebra, and of course, all kinds of different antelope. Particularly on our drive back to the park gate in the evening, animals seemed to show up around just about every corner. The park gate closes at 6:00 p.m. and you must be there by then, so I had to really hustle to pull up at the gate at five minutes before six! Just in time!
On Saturday we drove north on the Panorama Route with stops at Lisbon Falls, Berlin Falls, Bourke's Luck Potholes, and the Three Rondavels. The Blyde River Canyon is an impressive 'green' canyon with great views from every angle.
Hamilton Park Lodge, our home in Hazy View for two nights
Our first giraffe in Kruger National Park
A young elephant
Close-up shot of a big male
More than once an elephant crossed the road right in front of us!
Down by the river we found lots of elephants!
We really enjoyed the tiny new-born!
WOW! A spectacular view of a leopard in broad daylight!
At Lake Panic Hide a good sized crocodile was sunning himself 15 feet from us.
Kingfisher at Lake Panic Hide
Yellow Weavers building their nests at Lake Panic Hide
A male Kudu
Newborn Vervet Monkeys
A rare sight!! Three hippos away from the water in the daytime!!
The flying banana - orange billed hornbill
Wahlberg Eagle
Solitary Zebra
and more of them cross the road.....!
Another good rhino view before exiting Kruger National Park
Endless Banana Plantations near Hazy View
Entrance to Hamilton Park's Lodge
Orpha and Sherrill by a big Baobab Tree
Lisbon Falls
Lisbon Falls
Our group in front of Berlin Falls
Bourke's Luck Potoles
Bourke's Luck Potholes
Bourke's Luck Potholes
Spring Flowers
Three Rondavels - Blyde River Canyon
Orpha at the edge of the Blyde River Canyon
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