Safari Lodge
    Phinda Game Reserve, South Africa
    102m
    PlnrScore 33

    uMkhuze Environmental Camp

    uMkhuze Environmental Camp is a camp near Phinda Game Reserve.

    Score
    33
    Airstrip
    3 km
    Species
    1435

    Location

    Latitude

    -27.610514

    Longitude

    32.228570

    Elevation

    102m

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    uMkhuze Environmental Camp in Phinda Game Reserve

    Activities

    camp

    Nearest Airstrip

    Mantuma Camp Airport

    3 km away

    Nearest Airport

    Zulu Inyala Airport

    PZL
    6 km away

    Nearest International Airport

    King Mswati III International Airport

    SHO
    171 km away

    1,435

    Total Species

    48

    Mammals

    322

    Birds

    Most Observed Species

    Nyala
    331 obs
    Impala
    194 obs
    Southern Giraffe
    175 obs
    Leopard Tortoise
    173 obs
    Red-billed Oxpecker
    155 obs
    Plains Zebra
    139 obs
    Common Wildebeest
    137 obs
    Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove
    136 obs
    Southern Cordonbleu
    134 obs
    Cape Starling
    126 obs
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