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Letaba Restcamp, Kruger National Park, South Africa
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Letaba Camp is a uniquely beautiful Kruger Park restcamp, offering various types of accommodation and a lush bush. This camp is well known for Elephant and bird sightings. Day and night game drives are excellent in this region.
Letaba Camp Lodging Options:
20 Tents10 Guest cottages5 Huts with veranda10 Bush camping site50 Camp site with power point86 Bungalows with air conditioning2 Guest houses - Fish Eagle and Melville
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Letaba is located in the north of Kruger Park with views of the Letaba River. If you visit in winter you will find the gardens in full bloom with many colours, from several species of Aloe to the Impala lily. These plants attract various species of bird for the bird lover to see and photograph.
Letaba River is ideal for game viewing, particularly Elephant, which abound in the area. While Letaba is known for Elephant and bird sightings, guests have seen Lion and Cheetah making kills on the riverbed which the lodge overlooks.
Please Note:
If you must walk around at night, please do not do so without a torch. All Emergency Road Services are from Satara.
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Accommodation:
Bungalows:
The bungalows are air-conditioned and most have 3 beds, an en-suite shower and a toilet. Self-catering facilities vary in that all bungalows have a fridge, but only some are equipped with a two-plate stove and a sink. There are communal cooking facilities as well.
Huts:
Huts have 3 beds, and use of the communal kitchen and ablution facilities.
Cottages:
Cottages feature 6 beds, French doors leading onto a spacious living room with an open-plan kitchen. The rooms have air-conditioning and there are 2 bathrooms. There are facilities for the physically handicapped.
Guest Houses:
For luxury accommodation, there are the self-contained Fish Eagle and Melville guest houses accommodating 8 and 9 persons respectively. Guests can make use of the private bird hide.
Camping Sites:
The camping sites have large lawns, shady trees and clean ablution facilities. At night, Spotted Hyena can be seen patrolling the camp.
Tents:
Letaba Restcamp offers 2 or 4 bedded furnished tents. The tents are constructed on cement floors and shaded by nets. Each tent features a cupboard, fan, table, chairs, fridge and electric lighting. There are communal ablution facilities.
Facilities:
LaundromatPost Box; ATM Petrol StationPicnic FacilitiesPublic TelephonesEmergency Road ServiceInformation at ReceptionBasic First Aid AssistanceRestaurant, cafeteria, curio (shopping in Kruger Park)
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Location:
Visitors to Letaba can enter through Phalaborwa Gate. The journey from the city of Johannesburg to Phalaborwa Gate takes approximately 6 - 7 hours. Driving from Phalaborwa Gate to the camp is a one-an-half-hour drive.
In the Letaba region there are 3 rivers; the Great Letaba, the Middle Letaba and the Small Letaba. These rivers form to make the Letaba River which joins the Olifants River and then makes its way to the Indian Ocean.
How to get there:
Routes from Johannesburg/Pretoria:
To Phalaborwa Gate:
Take the N1 toll-road to Polokwane (Pietersburg). Forty kilometres (24 miles) before Polokwane turn right onto the R71 and head for Tzaneen. After going pass Tzaneen head towards Phalaborwa. Allow between 6 to 7 hours for the trip to the gate.
Letaba Main Rest Camp is 51 kilometres (31 miles) away from the gate. Allow about 2 hours for the drive to the camp, however, if you want to enjoy the game viewing possibilities, give yourself more time.
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Activities:
Activities at this restcamp in Kruger Park include wildlife and birdlife viewing. With the wildlife needing water in the early morning and late afternoon, visitors can watch the wildlife from a vantage point. The Matambeni hide on the northern bank of the Engelhardt dam offers a particularly good vantage point for bird viewing.
Wildlife:
While most of the large mammals can be seen around Letaba, Elephant abounds and Rhino is pretty scarce. Visitors don't even need to leave the camp, as Lion and Cheetah can be seen when you look over to the Letaba River, across from the restcamp. Squirrels, Vervet Monkey, bats and buck can be seen as well.
Birding:
Letaba is rich with difference birdlife. Birds such as Pearlspotted, Barred and Scops owls have been spotted all at once in a single tree. Other birds include Greencapped eremomela, Mourning Dove, Arrow-marked babbler and Orange-breasted bush shrike to mention a few.
Elephant Hall:
Visit the Elephant Hall to gain knowledge on the social structure distribution, ecology, morphology, physiology, origin and evolution of the Elephant.
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The Elephant Hall
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Visit the Elephant Hall to gain knowledge on these amazing animals.
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Wildlife Activities
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Activities at this restcamp in Kruger Park include wildlife and birdlife viewing. With the wildlife needing water in the early morning and late afternoon, visitors can watch the wildlife from a vantage point.
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