There is no better place to feel the ancient, steady heartbeat of wild Africa than the Kruger National Park. Here in this two million ha (the size of Wales) expanse of shimmering savannah, the sun rises and sets on a landscape that seems not to have changed for a thousand years; its intricate cycles of birth and death seem unaltered, its many living inhabitants as numerous and magnificent diverse as nature originally intended. Visitors who wish to see the big 5 will not be disappointed .All in all, some 147 mammal species including many lesser known species are to be found in the park. Birds are another major attraction of the Kruger National Park, 507 of South Africa’s 900 odd species have been identified here. For the tree lovers there are 336 tree species to appreciate and further 114 reptiles, 49 fish and 34 amphibians have been recorded in the Park.