The Kruger National Park is situated deep within a malaria area and it is easy to contract the illness when staying in or visiting the park. If you are planning a self-drive safari to the Kruger National Park it is important to take note of the gate opening and closing times. Malaria is carried by infected mosquitos and spread through just one bite.All guests to the park shouldtake careful preventative measures to stay safe. The following table lists the gate times in full details. It’ll help you calculate how far you could drive each day and plan your route through the park. If you are staying at a camp within the Kruger National Park, you might have different opening times than the main gate - these are also displayed below. See the detailed Map This inter-active map shows the actual main camp layouts, complete with locations of kitchen areas, camping and caravan site, petrol stations, restaurants, laundromats, swimming pools and shops. Southern Gates Malelane Entrance Gate. This help guide to the Entrance Gates of the Kruger National Park includes info on the Southern, Central and Northern entrance gates, as well as gate opening and closing times. Kruger National park opening times vary from month to month. Day Visitor Guide to Kruger National Park Day visitors are welcome in the Kruger National Park! Before your visit, take some time to plan your trip and be realistic about how much you can drive and see in a day. Gate Hours. We’ve put some handy reference tables together to help you find the answers to your questions! You also need to take into account the distances between camps and gates. Kruger Park gates open at variable times depending on the season, with shorter hours in winter and longer hours in summer. Kruger National Park Gate Profiles Distances & Images Crocodile Bridge Entrance Gate. The Kruger Park is huge, there are strict speed limits within the park and the distances between places may take longer than anticipated. Orient yourself with this Map of Gates and Entrances which shows all the main camp layouts and road system in Kruger National Park. Gate hours also differ between rest camps and entrance gates. The Crocodile Bridge entrance gate to the Kruger National Park is situated at the Crocodile Bridge Rest Camp and can be extremely busy most of the year. It also includes gate hours for rest camps, which from November to January, open an hour before entrance gates. Our Kruger National Park distances table lets you see how far it is by road between rest camps and gates. In the school holidays and over long weekends, expect to wait a few hours unless you get there 45 minutes before the gate opening time. This is important as there is a speed limit of 40km/h on dirt roads and 50km/h on tar roads, within the park. We also have travel times to the park from popular places. Below you will find the opening and closing times of the Kruger National Park. Take the N4 to Nelspruit and head through Nelspruit to Malelane Have a look at the table ... Read more Kruger National Park Distances and Travel Times