Kruger Magazine

MY FIRST VISIT TO KRUGER GREATER

A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE

Pieter Viljoen’s colour slide photos from the 80s and 90s

Today I have to confess: I have an addiction. I am addicted to the beautiful Kruger National Park. Luckily a lot of the readers have the same problem!

I was a young boy when I started visiting the Park with my parents in the 50s. We visited the Park every year for the July school holidays and it was always one of available. Everybody sat in a large circle around the fire. Here new friends were made and all the sightings of the day were discussed. I could not wait for the evenings to hear all the amazing stories.

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