Kruger Safaris August 2021 Highlights
August this year brought us some incredible wildlife sightings. Playful African wild dog pups, affectionate lion cubs, inquisitive hyena cubs and watchful cheetahs, not to mention the other wildlife Kruger is famous for, such as giraffe, zebra, rhino, lion and leopard.
In fact, on one of our game drives, we encountered four different leopards over a two-kilometre stretch! On one of our safaris, we left Kruger National Park to explore one of the world's most scenic drives, the Panorama Route with its canyons, waterfalls and lookout points. Scroll down for some of our favourite moments from August 2021.
Giraffes crossing the river.
A business of dwarf mongoose.
The lilac-breasted roller.
We stopped at Wonder View lookout point on our trip along the Panorama Route.
The Panorama Route's Blyde River Canyon.
A hyena cub.
A beautiful bee-eater.
A young male lion.
Our first sighting of African wild dog pups.
We returned to the wild dog den site the next morning and ...
... watched the wild dog pups ...
... wrestle over a stick.
A lioness and her cubs snoozing on a rock.
This leopard sighting was very special. After eight trips to Africa, our guests saw a leopard for the first time!
We spotted this leopard at the start of our afternoon game drive.
Our fourth leopard in two kilometres!
A magnificent white rhino.
A beautiful elephant.
Two cheetahs.
Warthogs grazing.
Another hyena cub.
If you want to know more about what you can expect from a wildlife safari in Kruger in the dry season from June to September, check out our When to visit the Kruger National Park safari calendar for more details.
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Dianne Kokkonidis was born in Johannesburg, grew up in the Transkei and spent years exploring Europe. She returned to South Africa to live on a farm in the Outeniqua Mountains when the call of Africa got too loud to ignore. She comes from a family of storytellers, so it's no surprise she's now found her way into writing about one of the oldest stories known to mankind - the lure of Africa.
