The Kruger National Park is the primary destination in South Africa for many international tourists. Each year more than half a million visitors are registered. Established in 1898 to protect the wildlife of the South African Lowveld, this national park of nearly two million hectares is unrivalled in the diversity of its life forms. Truly the flagship of the South African national parks, Kruger is home to an impressive number of species: 336 trees, 49 fish, 34 amphibians, 114 reptiles, 507 birds and 147 mammals. Man’s interaction with the Lowveld environment over many centuries – from bushman rock paintings to majestic archaeological sites like Masorini and Thulamela – is very evident in the Kruger National Park. These treasures represent the cultures, people and events that played a role in the history of the Kruger National Park and are preserved along with the park’s natural assets. Visit the Timbavati Nature Reserve, which shares a common unfenced border with the Kruger National Park. This allows the animals free range and gives guests the opportunity to view the greatest diversity of wildlife that South Africa has to offer. A large selection of wildlife safari tours is available in Kruger Game Reserve. These safari tours normally depart from Johannesburg and include a trip through the Mpumalanga panoramic route to Kruger Park. Accommodation in the game reserve is in a tented camp on a riverbed, in two-bedded safari-tents, with communal toilet and shower facilities. Camp staff cook and clean while your guide leads you into close encounters with the African wild. If you are looking for exclusive comfort right out in the open savannah, open air dining on traditional cuisine under an African sky, superior personalised service and adventure safari, then visit Sabi Sands Private Game Reserve, Timbavati Private Game Reserve, Klaserie Private Game Reserve or Thornybush Private Game Reserve for a preview of private luxury lodge accommodation. All parks are destinations for nature-based ecotourism in a manner that is not harmful to the environment. There are no restricting fences between the private game reserves and the Kruger National Park, so exciting wildlife encounters in the open veld are the order of the day. With convertible safaris to create your dream safari holiday or vacation, you can be assured of the sheer enjoyment of unspoilt nature. Reading: Kruger National Park a) The following text is a travel text. Where can you find travel writing? b) Read the text below and highlight words and phrases that make the place special and interesting for tourists reading the article. c) Read the text about Kruger National Park. First decide whether the statements (1–5) are true (T) or false (F) and put a cross ( ✘) in the correct box. Then identify the sentence in the text which supports your decision. Write the first four words of this sentence in the space provided. There may be more than one correct answer; write down only one. The first one (0) has been done for you. South Africa has more than 20 national parks. The largest is Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, in South Africa and Botswana. But the area is very dry, so if you want to see many kinds of species, you must go to the Kruger National Park. 2 Word bank destination • diversity • nature reserve • reptile • mammal • amphibian • veld • wildlife experience • environment • walking safari • hiking trails • unspoilt nature • open savannah W 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 Statements T F First four words 0 Kgalagadi is very dry, so Kruger national park is home to more animals. ✘ But the area is 1 In Kruger national park you can also find prehistoric sites. 2 Kruger borders on other natural parks/game reserves. 3 There are only a few tour organisers in Kruger. 4 Four private game reserves offer luxury accommodation. 5 Animals can’t move freely from one reserve to the other. 77 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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