Tamboti Tented Camp : Kruger National Park

This post would have been Lockdown Day 237 to 238- funny how it is not that easy to let go of this - Wednesday 18 November to Thursday 19 November.

This is a small, delightful and rustic camp just a few kilometres from the Orpen Gate. The luxury tents have bathrooms and kitchens but we could only get a tent with communal facilities, which was fine. Each tent is built on a wooden deck overlooking a dry riverbed.

The fans in the tents are a welcome relief from the heat at night and guests can use the swimming pool at Orpen Camp. Monkeys are a real nuisance in the camp each morning. On the first night we were visited by a small spotted genet on the deck and hyena on the other side of the fence. We heard the lions roaring all night. On the second night a honey badger visited. The monkey- proof bins are no problem for the badgers.

It started raining in the early hours of the morning so we chose not to get up early for a game drive. Later on we saw the cutest black-backed jackal pups ever.

The area from Orpen to Satara and North and South of Satara is the best part of Kruger for varied game viewing and is far less busy than further South.

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