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Bushwhacking at dawn in the Kruger National Park

29/8/2010

By Roxanne Reid
We’ve just signed a form that indemnifies SANParks in case we’re gored by a buffalo, tossed by an elephant or eaten by a lion. And now we’re setting off on a bush walk in the middle of the Kruger National Park, not far from Satara. Are we mad?

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Sunset drive at Satara, Kruger National Park

25/8/2010

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By Roxanne Reid
Sonnyboy Htlatywayo is full of smiles. One minute he’s like a schoolboy with a high-pitched giggle, the next he emits a deep-throated chuckle. But we’re embarking on serious business tonight: a sunset drive from Satara camp in the Kruger National Park.

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Myths about bats

20/8/2010

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By Roxanne Reid
Bram Stoker and his book Dracula have a lot to answer for. I reckon he’s a large part of the reason that bats are the most misunderstood animals on the planet. Let's explode some myths about bats.

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Letaba's bat-houses, Kruger National Park

17/8/2010

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By Roxanne Reid
Here’s a little creature, just four centimetres long as a full-grown adult. Aah, sweet. He’s highly gregarious, living with his chums in colonies of up to 2500, and he feeds mainly on small flying insects. He sounds charming and friendly, quite the sort of harmless little fellow you’d like your kid to have as a pet.

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Rascals of the Lowveld?

14/8/2010

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By Roxanne Reid
We take a drive to the Makhadzi picnic site in the Kruger National Park, near the border with Mozambique, and unexpectedly come face to face with a bunch of colourful – some might say off-colour – rascals from days gone by.

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Makhadzi magic at Kruger National Park

12/8/2010

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By Roxanne Reid
We’ve been out looking for game north of Kruger National Park’s Letaba camp for a couple of hours and there hasn’t been much action. Now we’re hot and tired and hungry, so what can we do about it?

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Iron Age culture at Kruger's Masorini site

7/8/2010

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Iron Age culture at Masorini site in the Kruger National Park, South Africa

By Roxanne Reid
There’s so much to do in and around Letaba camp in the Kruger National Park that you need at least four or five days to fit it all in. One example is to see the Iron Age culture at Kruger’s Masorini site.

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Sunset drive at Letaba, Kruger National Park

3/8/2010

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By Roxanne Reid
‘Sometimes there’s lots of game, but sometimes there’s just lots of trees,’ warns field guide Cecilia Phophi as she prepares to take us on a sunset drive from Letaba in the northern section of the Kruger National Park. We’re hoping it’s not a tree day.

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Turn right for riches on the Kruger National Park border

1/8/2010

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By Roxanne Reid
Driving through the communities along the borders of the Kruger National Park is something a lot of travellers hate to do. But if you take your time, you might come away with a new outlook on life.

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Bushwhacking at dawn in the Kruger National Park

Sunset drive at Satara, Kruger National Park

Myths about bats

Letaba's bat-houses, Kruger National Park

Rascals of the Lowveld?

Makhadzi magic at Kruger National Park

Iron Age culture at Kruger's Masorini site

Sunset drive at Letaba, Kruger National Park

Turn right for riches on the Kruger National Park border

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