Africa Travel Destinations

26/10/2025

The Lifelines of the Kruger National Park And Rivers That Keep the Wild Alive 🌿

The Kruger National Park is one of Africa’s greatest natural sanctuaries but its soul flows through its rivers. These waterways are the park’s beating heart, sustaining every mammal, insect and every tree from the southern region, Crocodile River to the far northern region, Luvuvhu.

Let’s explore these seven major river systems that shape life in Kruger:

1. Crocodile River — Southern Boundary
Flowing right past Marloth Park - Grace of Africa, this river marks the park’s southern border and is one of its most active wildlife corridors. Hippos wallow, crocodiles bask, and leopards, lions, elephants, giraffes, and buffalo visit its banks daily.
➡️ Guests at Grace of Africa often witness these spectacular scenes on our crocodile trails walks and sundowners.

2. Sabie River — Southern Kruger’s Jewel
Famed for its perennial flow, the Sabie supports lush riverine forests teeming with birdlife, leopards, and elephants and more. It’s one of the most biodiverse waterways in southern Africa.

3. Sand River — The Wild Vein of Sabi Sands
A key tributary of the Sabie, the Sand River flows through the renowned Sabi Sand Game Reserve. This area is famous for its high density of big cats, especially leopards, drawn by the abundant life the river sustains.

4. Letaba River — Heart of Central Kruger
Meaning “river of sand” in Tsonga, Letaba transforms from dry sand beds to flowing water during the rains, nourishing mopane woodlands and hosting herds of elephant and waterbuck and more.

5. Olifants River — The Giant of the East
Winding through dramatic gorges, the Olifants River flows eastward into Mozambique. It supports a vast ecosystem of hippos, crocs, and raptors soaring above its cliffs.

6. Shingwedzi River — Northern Bushveld Beauty
A seasonal river that comes alive during the rains, Shingwedzi sustains huge herds of elephant, buffalo, and the park’s legendary tuskers. Its surrounding region is a haven for photographers seeking untouched wilderness.

7. Luvuvhu River — The Northern Lifeline
Flowing through the Luvuvhu Gorge and into the Limpopo, this river nourishes one of Kruger’s wildest and most remote regions. The lush riverine forests here host nyala, samango monkeys, and rare bird species and more.

Together, these rivers form Kruger’s life support system, feeding the soil, shaping the land, and ensuring every living being, from the smallest reed frog to earth largest mammal the African elephant, thrives.

At Grace of Africa Nature Lodge, our guests have the privilege of overlooking the Crocodile River, one of the park’s most active and scenic lifelines.
Here, nature speaks, and you need to be here to witness this firsthand...

💚 Protect the rivers. Protect the biodiversity we have today of Africa.

📍 Grace of Africa Nature Lodge – Where life flows with the wild.
🌐 www.graceofafrica.com
📞 +27 61 545 6278 | WhatsApp +27 72 634 9165
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12/08/2021

Discover a Luxury 5* Safari in the heart of the Greater Kruger. *This incredible offer is now available for all South African Residents until Sept 2021! Don't miss out - Book Now!

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5* accommodation, all meals and snacks, tea and coffee and two game drives per day

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drinks, reserve fees, transport to and from the lodge, spa treatments, laundry, gift shop purchases and gratuities

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06/08/2021

***South Africa & Namibia’s risk level downgraded by Germany***

✅In the latest ministerial vote of the Federal Republic of Germany, with effect from Sunday (August 1), South Africa and Namibia will be downgraded from being classified as “virus variant areas” by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) – the public health institute in Germany – to now being designated areas of “High Risk”.

✅“This means it is now easier to enter Germany from South Africa or Namibia, given that the quarantine period is only ten days instead of fourteen days and can be ended after just five days with a negative PCR test,” explains Lufthansa General Manager Southern Africa & East Africa, Dr André Schulz.

✅Passengers who have been fully vaccinated with approved vaccines and come from High Risk areas do not need to be quarantined at all. Additionally, unlike in virus variant areas, there is no transport ban for travellers without German or EU citizenship.

✅“It is without doubt that this news will have a significant impact on our day to day business, and is welcomed by us all with great excitement and elation.

***Based on these new regulations the airlines of the Lufthansa Group will continuously re-evaluate and adjust our capacity to meet the demand according to our customers’ needs,” said Schulz.***

06/08/2021

06/08/2021

***Delta is back on the SA track***

Delta Air Lines has resumed its Atlanta-Johannesburg service, with the arrival of the first inbound flight in the late afternoon of Monday, August 2.

The service, which was first launched by Delta in December 2006, will initially operate three times weekly.

Inbound flights will depart Atlanta on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays at 19h00 and arrive in Johannesburg at 16h30 the following day.

Outbound flights will depart from Johannesburg at 22h55 on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays, arriving in Atlanta at 09h15 the following day.

“We are proud of our airline’s 15-year history in South Africa and excited that Delta’s restart between Johannesburg and the US is with our flagship aircraft, offering customers an enhanced on-board experience wherever they sit,” said Amy Martin, Delta’s MD Network Planning.

The route will be operated by Delta’s A350-900neo, which, it says, is 25% more fuel efficient than the Boeing 777 it replaces, helping reduce carbon emissions on Delta’s longest route.

The aircraft is configured with four cabins.

Delta One Suites. Described by one passenger as a hybrid between first-class and business-class product, with complete privacy, personalised service and a fully flat-bed seat with direct aisle access.
Delta Premium Select. This is a separate cabin with more personal space, wider seats with more leg-room and recline, adjustable leg and head rests and an elevated on-board service, with specific meals served.
Delta Comfort+. Preferential seating at the front of the main cabin, with a little more leg-room and specific allocated overhead storage for carry-on items.
Main Cabin. Economy class.
All seats have high-resolution in-seat entertainment screens and personal power ports for every customer, optional access to high-speed 2Ku Wi-Fi connectivity (paid), plus free mobile messaging – it is possible to send text messages (for example, over Watsapp or FB Messenger), but no pictures.

At meal service, all customers get a choice of entrée alongside an appetiser and dessert in addition to a full bar selection or soft drink. Delta One customers can pre-order their meal choice on flights between South Africa and the US (and can look forward to favourites such as Peri Peri chicken or grilled prawns with jasmine rice!)

Travellers on the flight from South Africa can connect to Los Angeles, Washington DC., Miami and New York-JFK, in time for lunch the next day.

Presently, there is no entry to the US, for South Africans for tourism purposes. Entry remains restricted to certain special visa categories and US citizens and permanent residents. Tourists from the US are welcome in South Africa.

06/08/2021

10/07/2021

A Blade Of Grass✔️

✅Lovely capture of this Eland using the blades of grass as the background subject in Mana Pools on Photo Safari with the

✅Exploring the connections among nature, biodiversity, ecosystem, there’s no doubt about it is one of the great joys in our lives and a surefire way to make us feel calmer and happier.

➡️LIVE IT, CAPTURE IT, SHARE IT✔️

📸Image capture by African Safari Guru's lead photographer .pierre