Royal Thonga Safari Lodge safari lodge

    Royal Thonga Safari Lodge

    Safari Lodge · KwaZulu-Natal Bush & Coast, South Africa

    Safari Lodge
    Tembe Elephant Park, South Africa
    70m
    PlnrScore 45

    Royal Thonga Safari Lodge

    Royal Thonga Safari Lodge is a hotel near Tembe Elephant Park.

    Score
    45
    Species
    783

    Location

    Latitude

    -27.043894

    Longitude

    32.469490

    Elevation

    70m

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    Royal Thonga Safari Lodge in Tembe Elephant Park

    Activities

    hotel

    Nearest Airport

    Kosibaai Airport

    FAKB
    27 km away

    Nearest International Airport

    King Mswati III International Airport

    SHO
    102 km away

    783

    Total Species

    33

    Mammals

    180

    Birds

    Most Observed Species

    African Savanna Elephant
    336 obs
    Nyala
    136 obs
    Impala
    75 obs
    Southern Giraffe
    69 obs
    Lion
    54 obs
    Southern Crested Guineafowl
    40 obs
    African Woolly-necked Stork
    38 obs
    Waterbuck
    37 obs
    toadtree
    25 obs
    Crowned Hornbill
    25 obs
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    High31.1°30.2°30°27.7°26°23.6°24.3°25.8°27.7°27.8°29.8°30.6°
    Low21.5°21.7°20.6°18.6°16.3°13.6°13.1°14.5°16.5°17.7°19.5°21.1°
    Rain
    95
    136
    72
    93
    39
    37
    12
    16
    33
    58
    52
    106
    Humidity75%78%76%78%78%77%71%70%71%73%73%77%
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