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Game drives at Phalaborwa Gate in Kruger National Park, Kruger National Park

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Admire majestic wildlife guided by experienced drivers at Game drives at Phalaborwa Gate in Kruger National Park, a famous entrance to the world-renowned park. You can self-drive or take a guided tour to see elephants, buffalos, wild dogs, sable antelopes, zebras, giraffes, and jackals in scenery abundant with butterfly-leaf Mopane trees, acacia, and bush willows. Dry river beds surrounded by long grass provide great game-spotting areas, with the dramatic background of granite formations adding to the ambiance. Water holes attract large herbivores, constantly under surveillance from packs of hungry predators, including lions and leopards. Roads in the park are well signposted and you can make the most of the tourist infrastructure, with small settlements selling food, drinks, and other necessities. Choose to start, finish, or center your holiday on a trip to Game drives at Phalaborwa Gate in Kruger National Park by using our Kruger National Park trip itinerary app .

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Game drives at Phalaborwa Gate in Kruger National Park Reviews

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• By Reise0822

  Auf Grund eines relativ guten Baumbestandes ist hier die Tierbeobachtung schwerer als im Süden oder um Satara herum. Aber hier kann man im auch im ausgetrockneten Flußtal immer Elefanten antreffen. Ma...  more »

  Due to a relatively good tree population, wildlife observation is more difficult here than in the south or around Satara. But here you can always find elephants in the dried-up river valley. If you pair the Gate Phalaborwa, you shouldn't drive over the H1-9, you should drive across the piste.
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• By WilddogNL

  KNP is een zeer mooi Park, je mag hier zelf rijden. Aangezien het zeer groot is en er voldoende wegen zijn, kan je toch maar een fractie zien. Je moet dus echt geluk hebben om de speciale dieren te sp...  more »

  KNP is a very nice Park, you can drive here yourself. Since it is very large and there are enough roads, you can only see a fraction. So you have to be really lucky to spot the special animals, but if you stay in KNP for a few days there is a very good chance that you can pick up some of your wishlist
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