The Kruger National Park Guides answer what every first safari here raises: which gate to use from Hazyview and how early to be there, where the animals come to you so you can switch off the engine, where to cook a bush breakfast above the river and how to fit Blyde River Canyon into a day off from game drives. Each guide is a short, honest list that tells you why a place is worth it, what to look for or order and one practical tip, and it opens in your browser as soon as you have paid.
About the Kruger National Park City Guides
- 77 places
- 4 guides
- 6 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The four Kruger guides
Food guide
18 places
Rest camp kitchens and river picnic sites with skottel breakfasts, game steaks in Hazyview, Graskop pancakes and peri-peri chicken, and stops around Sabie.
Things to do guide
19 places
The rest camps and gates worth using in the south, the dams and hides where animals come to drink, the base towns and a day on the Panorama Route.
Family guide
22 places
Rest camps with pools, short drives to hippo dams, a reptile park and zip lines for rest days, and a Panorama Route day with pancakes and a glass lift.
Day trips guide
18 places
The right gate and base town, hides and picnic stops for self-drivers, the Blyde River Canyon viewpoints, waterfalls, Graskop and Pilgrim’s Rest.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Garden Shed Restaurant
59 President Street, Graskop
A relaxed, arty place built around a big outdoor fire, which you will be glad of when the mist rolls into Graskop at night. The braai turns out pork chops as well as zebra and crocodile kebabs, with most mains between R180 and R300. From the food guide.
Mathekenyane Hill (Koppie) View Point
About 10 km south of Skukuza
A rough track climbs a granite outcrop to one of the rare spots in the south where you are allowed out of the car. The bushveld spreads out in every direction, elephants or buffalo sometimes cross below, and the roads you have driven suddenly make sense. From the things to do guide.
Three Rondavels View Point
Off the R532, about 1 hr from Graskop
Three rounded, grass-capped peaks shaped like traditional huts rise above Blyde River Canyon, with Blydepoort Dam far below. This view is the reason to drive the Panorama Route to the end instead of turning round at God’s Window. From the safari and day trips guide.
Plan your days in Kruger
Day one: be at Phabeni Gate when it opens, drive towards Skukuza and sit for an hour at Lake Panic Bird Hide, then follow the Sabie River road to a skottel breakfast at Nkuhlu and on to Sunset Dam by Lower Sabie, leaving time to get out before the gates shut and eat in Hazyview. Day two: give the animals a rest and drive the Panorama Route, from Pinnacle Rock and God’s Window to Bourke’s Luck Potholes and the Three Rondavels, with pancakes in Graskop on the way back. For a rainy or slow day, walk the Lowveld National Botanical Garden in Mbombela, take a long lunch at Casterbridge in White River and book a SANParks night drive for the evening.
Questions about the Kruger guides
What do the Kruger National Park Guides include?
Four guides covering 77 places: food, things to do, family, and safari and day trips. Every entry tells you why it is worth going, where it is, notes on timing and one tip you can actually use.
How do I receive the guides once I have paid?
The links show up on your order confirmation page and in the email that follows. They open in the browser of any phone, tablet or laptop, with no app to install and no account to create.
Can I use the Kruger guides without internet?
Yes. Load each guide once while connected and it will work offline from then on, ticks and notes included, which matters on park roads with patchy signal. Opening a place in maps needs mobile data.
Which languages are the Kruger guides available in?
The guides open in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Dutch. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
How much do the Kruger guides cost?
One guide is €4.99, two are €8.99 and the full set of four is €15.99.
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