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Tamboti Tented Camp, Kruger National Park, South Africa
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Due to its size and excellent location in the central region of Kruger National Park close to Orpen Main Rest Camp and the Timbavati riverbed, Tamboti Tented Camp is one of the most popular Kruger Park restcamps.
Tamboti Tented Camp Lodging Options:
30 Riverside Tents with communal kitchens and ablutions (2 and 4 bed) 10 Riverside Tents with double bed, single sleeper couch and bathroom All accommodation units are serviced daily Accommodation units are self catering
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At Tamboti Tented Camp guests sleep in safari tents on mounted stilts. These self-catering accommodation units are serviced daily. Each tent has electrical plug points, a small fridge and indoor as well as outdoor lighting. Two tents have been adapted for visitors with mobility difficulties.
Tamboti is one of Kruger Park's several tent/caravan camping sites overlooking the Timbavati River. The trees at Tamboti are unpalatable for most wildlife species as the leaves have a high concentration of tannin. Only Kudu and Black Rhino have a special affinity for these leaves. Porcupine feed on the bark of Tamboti trees.
Please Note:
All Emergency Road Services are from Satara.
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Accommodation:
Tamboti Tented Camp offers the best of tented safari Kruger Park restcamps. The camp boasts a boma, where small groups of people can gather around a blazing fire and discuss the animal sightings of the day. Tamboti also offers a bird hide with excellent bird and game viewing opportunities.
Tent:
Tamboti offers tented accommodation only. The tents are 2 or 4 bedded units on a self-catering basis overlooking the Timbavati River. A communal kitchen and ablution block is provided. Please check in at Orpen Main Rest Camp. One 2-bed and one 4-bed unit have been adapted for visitors with mobility difficulties. All tents are serviced daily and supplied with bedding, soap and towels. Each tent has electrical plug points, a fridge and lightning inside as well as outside of the tent. A few new units have been added to the camp and now offer double beds, a single sleeper couch, kitchenette, en-suite bathroom and verandah including braai facilities.
Facilities:
Boma Fridge Lightning 2 bedded units 4 bedded units Luxurious tents Communal kitchen Communal ablutions No shop or restaurant
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Location:
Tamboti is situated in the central region of Kruger National Park on the banks of the usually dry Timbavati River. Tamboti is, due to the size and location, one of the most popular Kruger Park restcamps so early booking is advised. Tamboti Tent Camp is set among large riverine trees on the road to Satara Rest Camp. Visitors to Tamboti gain access at Orpen Gate.
Tamboti Camp is located close to other Kruger Park restcamps. Orpen Main Rest Camp is only about 2km (1.2 miles) away. To Olifants Camp it is about 104km (64.6 miles) and to Talamati Bushveld Camp 32km (19.9 miles).
How to get there:
Departing from Johannesburg and Pretoria: Head toward Nelspruit on the N4, take the R540 Belfast turn off. At Lydenburg turn left onto the R36 heading north. 30 km before Hoedspruit turn right onto the R531 and head to Orpen gate. Allow between 4 to 5 hours for the trip to the gate. Tamboti satellite camp is approximately 4 km away from the gate. Allow about 10 minutes for the drive to the camp.
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Activities:
Tamboti Tent Camp is the ideal place for interesting excursions. Game drives introduce you to the Big Five as well as an amount of other predators and wildlife. All game drives are conducted in open safari vehicles accompanied by experienced safari guides. On bush walks, you see the smaller animals often missed on game drives. Guests can also spend some time in the camp's bird hide to see not only a plenty of birds but Leopard and other animals as well. After an exciting game activity you can relax at one of the Kruger Park restcamps' picnic sites where mobile frying pans on stands can be hired for a nominal fee.
Game:
The area surrounding Tamboti Tent Camp offers excellent game viewing opportunities. Herds of Zebra and Wildebeest can be spotted en-route from Orpen to Satara. Giraffe, Elephant, Warthog and Impala are also common. Driving through the pleasant scenery to the Timbavati River, Cheetah, Lion and Leopard are likely to be seen.
Birding:
Tamboti Camp boasts a bird hide which offers excellent bird watching opportunities. Visitors sitting there for some time see much more wildlife then others participating in guided game drives. African Rail, Comb Ducks (Knob-billed Ducks) and Lesser Moorhen breed in the flooded vegetation at Rabelais Pan. Marabu Stork is frequently seen at the waterhole outside Orpen Camp.
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Game Drives at Tamboti
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All game drives are conducted in open safari vehicles accompanie by experienced safari guides.
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Stilted Accommodation
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At Tamboti Tent Camp guests sleep in safari tents in Kruger Park mounted on stilts. All units are serviced daily.
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