Getting there

Planes

Touch down in Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport near Nelspruit (www.mceglobal.net). Flights from Johannesburg take one hour; Durban’s an hour and a half away and Cape Town’s just over two hours from Kruger. Several domestic carriers fly here, the main ones being South African Airlines (www.flysaa.com) and British Airways–owned Comair Limited (www.comair.co.za).

Automobiles

The drive to Kruger from Johannesburg takes between seven and eight hours. Once you arrive, there are a range of well-documented self-drive routes through the park. Local car rental options include branches of Avis in Skukuza, Nelspruit and Phalaborwa (www.avis.co.za).