Kruger Park night drive

Three days after our arrival in South Africa we already went to the Kruger National Park. A park ranger took us on a night drive. With an average speed of about 12 mph (20 km/h) we started our tour in a jeep with extension at daylight. On our way through green highlands, over the Crocodile River and past big water holes we saw a bright variety of animals. Sadly we did not see all of the “Big Five” but the black rhinoceros and the African elephant crossed our way multiple times. Luckily there is still a lot of time to get the chance to see lions, leopards and cape buffalos. Further animals we saw where impalas, zebras, greater kudus, the head of an hippopotamus, rabbits, dung beetles and at night we saw one owl every 600-1200ft (200-400m) in the middle of the street. They stood there because the street gave off heat which was retained in the tarred road. By the way the frogs are running around everywhere in and around our house.