Enjoy a bush breakfast at Hippo Pool

If you drive into the park in the morning, you’ll reach this spot quickly and it’s ideal for a safari breakfast. This viewpoint is perfect, as you can look out over Hippo Pool. As the name suggests, you’re likely to see some hippopotamus here, either in the water or sunbathing.

Hippopotamus produce a unique secretion that is often referred to as “blood sweat”. However, it is neither blood nor sweat, but a special fluid secreted by glands in the skin. Among other things, this secretion acts as a natural sunblock for the hippopotamus. Over time the secretion turns orange-red or brown. See if you can spot it on the skin of the hippopotamus.