We entered Kruger through Phalaborwa Gate on our way to our first nights' stay at Olifants Camp. Immediately upon entering the park, the game viewing started - with, of course, impala being the first sighting. We also saw buffalo , ostrich , zebra, several elephants , guinea fowl, giraffe, vultures , female kudu, a tawny eagle, and a hippo. They locked the gate right behind our bumper. We were waiting for the gates to open at 6 am to start our morning game drive.
Most animals are active near dawn and dusk, settling down in the heat of the day.
The hippo above we saw in the Olifants River. We saw several of my favorite bird, the lilac breasted roller. After breakfast were sightings of wildebeest , yellowbilled hornbills at Orpen Dam , eagle owls , waterbuck - females and males , starlings , and a ground hornbill. We arrived at Skukuza, Kruger's main camp, in time for lunch and to check in to our rooms. Colorful blue agama lizards were on every tree.