This is part 2 of a 2-part photo essay.
In late November 2008, I embarked upon a 5-day safari of Kruger National Park in South Africa.
My camera was a standard point-and-shoot, Canon Digital IXUS 860 IS (aka PowerShot).
I went on a game drive at night, however aside from a few snakes and an elephant, I don't recall it being too exciting.
A hyena would visit our camp at night, as evidenced by glowing eyes in the darkness, as it patrolled its territory. A chain link fence was all that separated us tourists from its bone-crunching jaws.
Bachelor elephant
Monkeys
Safari tents
Stopping to watch an elephant feed
This red-headed fly hitchhiked in our safari truck for several minutes
Maps at park stations show where the Big 5 were recently sighted.
Freshly wounded cape buffalo (probably from a lion attack the night before)
Male lions
Sunrise over Kruger Park, South Africa
A mongoose sticks its head out of a log after a fox gives up trying to find it.
Giraffe skull we encountered during a morning game walk
A duggaboy, or bachelor cape buffalo, is considered the most dangerous animal you can encounter on a game walk. I managed a nervous smile as one stared us down. The guides had warned us there was a 50-50 chance it would charge us. If it did, we were told not to run.
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Photo Credit: All photos are by David Lee, and may not be used without express written consent.
Dave is the Founder and Editor in Chief of Go Backpacking and Feastio. He's been to 66 countries and lived in Colombia and Peru. Read the full story of how he became a travel blogger.
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Kruger Park Safari
Thursday 25th of March 2010
Very broadly speaking, the Kruger National Park is flat with a few gentle hills, and people tend to classify the bushveld of the Kruger as unvaried and dry, which is rather like saying South Africa is sunny - it conceals an amazingly rich diversity. The Kruger National Park is divided into no fewer than six ecosystems - baobab sandveld, Lebombo knobthorn-marula bushveld, mixed acacia thicket, combretun-silver clusterleaf, woodland on granite, and riverine forest.
Kruger Park Safari
Thursday 25th of March 2010
Very broadly speaking, the Kruger National Park is flat with a few gentle hills, and people tend to classify the bushveld of the Kruger as unvaried and dry, which is rather like saying South Africa is sunny - it conceals an amazingly rich diversity. The Kruger National Park is divided into no fewer than six ecosystems - baobab sandveld, Lebombo knobthorn-marula bushveld, mixed acacia thicket, combretun-silver clusterleaf, woodland on granite, and riverine forest.
Dave
Friday 29th of January 2010
Sonya - you're very welcome. I had a blast on my Kruger Park safari. Definitely an experience worthy of your dreams.
fazekma
Friday 29th of January 2010
Dave - thanks for sharing your photos and your exciting experience, looks like you had a wonderful time!