By any standard South Africa's Kruger National Park is big in both size and species diversity. At 7,523 square miles, it is more than twice the size of Yellowstone.

The world-renowned Kruger National Park is one of Africa's largest game reserves. It spans more than 7,523 square miles, roughly the size of Israel.

A safari in Kruger National Park is usually top of everyone's bucket list on a trip to South Africa. Here are a few practical tips to wring every last drop out of your African adventure.

Scene 2: Moonlit night, outside Kruger National Park, South Africa's largest public game reserve. Two black men slink through tall buffalo grass on the trail of a rhino.