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Getting TO/AROUND: We rented a small Toyota Tazz from Budget at Johannesburg airport and drove to Kruger via the town of Sabie and a tour of The Escarpment. The highway system in South Africa is very similar to the Interstate highway system in the US. The roads are in excellent condition and getting around is very easy. Rest stops along the way are clean and well run. It took us 4 hours to get to Sabie, where we spent the night. The next day we took our time touring the Escarpment (Blyde River Canyon) before heading down to Hazyview toward Kruger.
Our original plan was to stay at one of the all-inclusive resorts inside of Sabie Sand Game Reserve, which is adjacent to Kruger on the western side. But what we didn't know was that in order to get through the gate to Sabie Sand, you have to have already made reservations at one of the resorts.
With no reservations, we were out of luck. So we decided to spend our first night inside of Kruger. We made it to the Paul Kruger Gate a little after 5:00 PM. Since it was so late in the day and the park gates, as well as the camp gates close at 6:00, the reception office called ahead to Skukuza Camp for us to make a reservation since Skukuza was the closest camp. It all worked out fine and we had a good stay at Skukuza before moving on.
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on Jun 23, 2006
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