Londolozi is located in the Sabi Sand Reserve, adjacent to The Kruger National Park, South Africa's biggest and best game reserve. There are no fences between the Kruger and the Sabi Sand, allowing animals to roam freely and retrace their natural migration patterns. The national park spans 20,720km², covering an area approximately the size of Israel or Wales, 350km long and 60km wide, and is one of the world's largest wildlife sanctuaries.
Founded by Paul Kruger in 1898, the Kruger is without a doubt South Africa's flagship national park, attracting an array of international and local visitors. It was originally known as the Sabi Game Reserve before it increased in size and was recognised as a national park in 1926. The Kruger joined with Gonarezhou National Park in Zimbabwe and Limpopo National Park in Mozambique to form the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park in 2002, though this process has yet to be fully completed.
Most people come to Kruger for a world-class Safari and it's not difficult to understand why. The national park is home to Africa's famed Big Five - lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and buffalo - and 1,982 species of plants, 517 species of birds, 120 species of reptile, 52 species of fish, 147 species of mammals and 35 species of amphibians. The figures are pretty impressive - 9,000 Giraffes, 200 African Hunting Dogs, 200 Cheetahs, 3,000 Hippopotamus, over 170,000 Impalas, 1,000 Leopards and 2,000 Lions. There is certainly no shortage of wildlife on offer in the Kruger!
The park is located in the north-east of South Africa, easily accessible by road from Johannesburg or Nelspruit. There are also daily flights from Johannesburg to either Kruger Mpumalanga Airport or Hoedspruit and for the utmost in convenience, you can fly directly into some of the private lodges.
