Kruger Park Picnic Spots - Afsaal
The
Afsaal Picnic Spot is the only picnic spot in the
southern region
below Lower
Sabie in the Kruger National Park and is situated on the
H3 and
H2-2 junction. It
is situated quite
centrally and is on the banks of the mostly dry Mthlowa River.
Afsaal is an Afrikaans word that means "a place to break the journey".
Afsaal picnic spot
has toilet facilities, braai stands and a shop that does prepare food.
Animals At Afsaal Picnic Spot?
A
lot of the picnic spots attract animals and people often seek the
wildlife that occur in the picnic spots while they are enjoying a break.
Wildlife at Afsaal is not as plentiful as other picnic spots but the
following can be seen at Afsaal:
Leopard,
Vervet
Monkey,
Chacma Baboon,
Bushbuck,
Dwarf
Mongoose, African Firefinch, Blue Waxbill, African Scops Owl,
Crested
Barbet, Greater Blue Eared Starling, Cape Glossy Starling, African
Grey Hornbill, Southern
Yellowbilled Hornbill, Redbilled Hornbill.
