Jan Visits Kruger National Park in South-Africa


I had always figured that flying to South-Africa would take a lot of time, but I was only partially right.	From Singapore, the flight to Johannesburg is only around 10 hours, thus it is about the same as going to Europe.

When arriving in Johannesburg, we were met by our guide, Mark Penney, at the airport. Yuka tried to find a phone box that she could use to call home, and we had to go all the way to the departures hall to find one. As soon as we had found a public phone, we discovered that it was out of order. Welcome to Africa.	Our safari was booked through Themba Day Tours, which was very good and professional, though I think there are other operators that can provide similar tours at a lower cost. We unfortunately had to book a rather pricy tour due to a very tight vacation schedule.

The drive from the airport to our lodge was approximately 510 kilometers long, but it passed quickly as the roads are relatively good and there is little traffic.	On the way to the lodge, we stopped at a rehabilitation center for wild animals, at which the pictures on this page were taken.