Kruger gate times in September

September gate times

Gate	Opens	Closes
Entrance gatesCrocodile Bridge, Malelane and every other gate	06:00	18:00
Camp gatesFor guests staying inside Kruger	06:00	18:00

Last checked 26 October 2026

Sunrise and sunset in Marloth Park

Date	Sunrise	Sunset
1 September 2027	06:05	17:41
30 September 2027	05:34	17:52

Last checked 26 October 2026

Sunrise gets earlier quickly in September. On 1 September the gate opens at about sunrise, and by the end of the month the sun has been up for almost half an hour by opening time. The sun sets before the gates close all month, by about 20 minutes at the start and 8 minutes at the end.

Holidays in September 2027

• Schools close on Wednesday 22 September, and the spring school holidays run 23 September to 4 October 2027.
• Heritage Day is Friday 24 September, which makes 24-26 September a long weekend inside the holidays.

The last week of September has a long weekend and school holidays together, and that's when the gates most often reach their daily limit for day visitors. Check quotas and pre-booking before you go. Until 22 September, schools are in term.

What September is like in the park

It's spring. The odd shower falls, but water is still scarce and the game still gathers at the waterholes. Skukuza in Kruger has an average September high of 31 °C and an average low of 14 °C, with about 28 mm of rain. The first migrant birds arrive from the north and the weavers start breeding. The weeping boer-bean trees flower red.

When to leave Marloth

Crocodile Bridge is about 20-30 min from Marloth Park. Leave home by 05:30 to be at the gate when it opens at 06:00.

Lower Sabie is 34 km from the gate. At the 30 km/h average to plan on, the drive takes a little over an hour, so leave Lower Sabie by 16:45 to be through Crocodile Bridge before 18:00.

A South African adult pays R140 a day until 31 October 2027. See Kruger fees for the other rates.

Other months: August, October or the whole year.