Where to See Elephant in Kruger National Park

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Elephant sightings in Kruger

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Where Elephant has been reported, from 2,403 sightings. Not a live tracker: animals move, and an empty area doesn’t mean there are none. Locations are adjusted to protect the animals, so the pattern is approximate.

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Timing

When to look

12 AM5% of the busiest hour1 AM3% of the busiest hour2 AM3% of the busiest hour3 AM5% of the busiest hour4 AM16% of the busiest hour5 AM63% of the busiest hour6 AM89% of the busiest hour7 AM95% of the busiest hour8 AM84% of the busiest hour9 AM68% of the busiest hour10 AM53% of the busiest hour11 AM47% of the busiest hourNoon42% of the busiest hour1 PM47% of the busiest hour2 PM53% of the busiest hour3 PM68% of the busiest hour4 PM89% of the busiest hour5 PMBusiest hour6 PM95% of the busiest hour7 PM63% of the busiest hour8 PM32% of the busiest hour9 PM16% of the busiest hour10 PM8% of the busiest hour11 PM5% of the busiest hour

Elephant is most seen 6–8 AM and 4–7 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Elephant sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	5%
1 AM	3%
2 AM	3%
3 AM	5%
4 AM	16%
5 AM	63%
6 AM	89%
7 AM	95%
8 AM	84%
9 AM	68%
10 AM	53%
11 AM	47%
Noon	42%
1 PM	47%
2 PM	53%
3 PM	68%
4 PM	89%
5 PM	100%
6 PM	95%
7 PM	63%
8 PM	32%
9 PM	16%
10 PM	8%
11 PM	5%

Audio tour

Hear about Elephant on the drive.

Parkwolf’s Tour Guide plays stories like this one as you drive Kruger, triggered by GPS and read through your car’s speakers.

Kruger Tour Guide

Mopane Woodlands: Butterflies, Elephants, and Worms

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“If you're surrounded by trees with leaves folded in pairs like butterfly wings, you're in the Mopane belt. These trees dominate Kruger's hot, clay-rich north.”

Plays as you drive in Parkwolf’s Kruger Tour Guide.

12 more about Elephant in the app

Elephant Etiquette: Reading the Signs
Letaba Rest Camp: Elephants and River Views
Shingwedzi Camp: Elephants, Big Herds, and Classic Drives
Kanniedood Dam Hide: Riverside Birding and Elephants

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Where to look

Kruger spots that mention Elephant

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Places and trails whose Parkwolf guides talk about Elephant. A good start, never a guarantee.

Places

SightPafuri Fever Tree ForestOtherworldly grove of green-gold fever trees and wild elephants

SightTalamati Floodlit WaterholeQuiet, floodlit hide with big nighttime action and frequent elephants

SightElephant Hall of FameTusker museum with real ivory and a full elephant skeleton

LodgingLetaba Rest CampLeafy riverfront camp with Elephant Hall and all the essentials

Scenic pulloutN’wamanzi LookoutClassic Olifants River lookout for hippos, crocs, and elephants

SightMawawi WaterholeReliable big-cat and elephant action on a northern tar road

SightMestel DamQuiet dam with resident hippos and reliable elephant action

Scenic pulloutKlopperfontein Waterhole ViewpointQuiet northern waterhole with elephants and eland, no frills

Trails

EasyRhino Trail2.3 km · 45 minEasy perimeter loop through Berg-en-Dal Rest Camp with wildlife and interpretive stops

Wolf sightings in Yellowstone on Parkwolf’s Find Wildlife map, brightest around Lamar Valley — Wolf sightings in Yellowstone, in the app

Find Wildlife in Parkwolf

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Wildlife

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727 sightingsLeopardPanthera pardusMost seen 5–7 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map

425 sightingsWhite RhinocerosCeratotherium simumMost seen 6–8 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map

547 sightingsBuffaloSyncerus cafferMost seen 6–8 AM & 4–7 PMSighting map

502 sightingsWild DogLycaon pictusMost seen 6–8 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map

136 sightingsCheetahAcinonyx jubatus jubatusMost seen 6–8 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map

1,389 sightingsSpotted HyenaCrocuta crocutaMost seen 5–7 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map

1,695 sightingsGiraffeGiraffa giraffaMost seen 6–8 AM & 4–6 PMSighting map

Where to see Elephant in Kruger