Jambo Kruger National Park
Nearly 20,000 km² of savannah, tar roads and gravel tracks, a dozen rest camps: Kruger is the paradise of the rental-car safari.
Photo : Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Checked on 6 November 2026
Kruger is one of the few great African parks where you can do it all yourself: rent a car in Johannesburg or Nelspruit, book SANParks camps and head out at dawn. The Big Five live here, and the road network is dense enough to meet lions, elephants and buffalo on day one. From 1 November 2026, the daily conservation fee is R692 per international adult and R345 per child.
Gate times, month by month
| Month | Camp gates | Entrance gates | Closing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 04:30 | 05:30 | 18:30 |
| Feb | 05:30 | 05:30 | 18:30 |
| Mar | 05:30 | 05:30 | 18:00 |
| Apr | 06:00 | 06:00 | 18:00 |
| May | 06:00 | 06:00 | 17:30 |
| Jun | 06:00 | 06:00 | 17:30 |
| Jul | 06:00 | 06:00 | 17:30 |
| Aug | 06:00 | 06:00 | 18:00 |
| Sep | 06:00 | 06:00 | 18:00 |
| Oct | 05:30 | 05:30 | 18:00 |
| Nov | 04:30 | 05:30 | 18:30 |
| Dec | 04:30 | 05:30 | 18:30 |
Animals to see
96 species from the Jambo Tembo journal live here. The easiest to spot:
African elephant
Loxodonta africanaAfrican buffalo
Syncerus cafferGiraffe
Giraffa camelopardalisPlains zebra
Equus quaggaBlue wildebeest
Connochaetes taurinusHippopotamus
Hippopotamus amphibiusCommon warthog
Phacochoerus africanusImpala
Aepyceros melampusWaterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnusBaboon
Papio sp.Vervet monkey
Chlorocebus pygerythrusTree squirrel
Paraxerus cepapiThe park's rarities
Leopard, Black rhino, White rhino, Cheetah, African wild dog, Serval, Caracal, Honey badger
FAQ
What animals can you see in Kruger?
96 of Jambo Tembo's 105 species live in Kruger, including african elephant, african buffalo, giraffe, plains zebra, blue wildebeest.
Do I need signal to use Jambo Tembo in Kruger?
No. The Kruger map and the recognition AI are installed in the app and work offline.
Sources
Your next safari deserves better than a folder called "Photos 2026"
Install Jambo Tembo before you leave, on Wi-Fi. After that, the map and the AI go wherever you go, even where the signal doesn't.