Hotels near the Kruger National Park
The Kruger is vast, so where you stay depends on which gate you use. Gateway towns like Hazyview, Nelspruit and Hoedspruit put you minutes from the gates for early game drives.
The Kruger is vast, so where you stay depends on which gate you use. Gateway towns like Hazyview, Nelspruit and Hoedspruit put you minutes from the gates for early game drives.
For the busy southern Kruger, Hazyview and Nelspruit are closest to the Phabeni, Numbi and Malelane gates. For the central and northern reserves and private lodges, Hoedspruit is ideal.
Gateway-town stays suit self-drive safaris and day trips into the park. For a classic guided Big Five experience, look at lodges in the Greater Kruger private reserves.
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Hazyview and Nelspruit for the southern gates; Hoedspruit for the central and northern reserves and private lodges.
Yes, staying in a gateway town lets you enter at dawn for self-drive or guided day safaris.
The dry winter (May to September), when thinner bush and water scarcity make wildlife easier to spot.