Tamboti

Tamboti Tented Camp is a small camp that overlooks the usually dry Timbavati riverbed on the western boundary of the Kruger National Park, approximately 2 km east of Orpen Rest Camp.  It's a lovely bushy camp with two types of tents- Safari Tents and Luxury Safari Tents....

The  camp does not have a shop, restaurant or petrol (fuel) facilities, these you will find at Orpen Rest Camp, where you need to check in before going to Tamboti.

Accommodation

There are 30 Safari Tents and 10 Luxury Safari Tents all on the perimeter overlooking the river bed.

The Safari tents 1 to 30 have either 2 single beds or 4 single beds, each has electrical plug points with lights, a large fan and a fridge.....

The Safari tents do not have en suite bathrooms, but communal bathrooms, with showers, toilets and hand basins. All the tents are serviced daily and supplied with bedding, towels and soap.

A large cage on the wooden deck, houses a fridge with place on the side to put your food stuff, they have been made to be baboon and honey badger proof.....

The communal kitchens and food preparation areas have hotplates, a microwave, sinks with hot water and a cylinder that provides boiling water 24 hours a day. 

The natural bush feeling is kept inside the camp, which provides privacy for each tent.

All the Safari tents have braai facilities and a wooden deck, some with good views over the river bed.....

There are ten luxury Safari tents 31 to 40; some of which have been revamped....

the picture above shows some of the old tents and the picture below shows the revamped tent.

each Luxury tent has a double bed with a double sleeper couch, en suite bathroom and they also have electrical plug points with lights and a large ceiling fan....

all the luxury Safari tents have a fully equipped kitchen, with hotplate, fridge, sink and kettle and a large wooden deck with table and chairs.

These photographs below are of luxury safari tent number 40,  at the end of the row. It is the most private tent and provides a stunning view of the riverbed and the veld...

Activities

For birding enthusiasts, Tamboti has a bird hide in camp......

Take a walk round camp and see what you find; we have seen birds, insects, vultures nesting in camp and at night genets. We also see the honey badgers, at night...

and by day...

Elephant, Hyenas and a leopard walking past camp at night....

There are guided game drives, guided walks and bush braais available,  please ask at Orpen reception when you check in.

The area is good for wild dogs, lion, elephant, wildebeest, zebras, giraffe, cheetah and leopard. We have had some amazing sightings just on the H7 between Orpen and Satara.

You will also find some nice areas for landscape photography along the H7

This page has been created to allow visitors to post their special stories and pictures for others to see.

The photographs should be taken from within the camp or close to the Orpen, Maroela camp areas such as the Rabelais loop, S140 or H7 roads.

Visitors to this page can then comment on, discuss and rate each picture and story.

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Return from Tamboti to Kruger Park

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