Safari Lodge
    Tembe Elephant Park, South Africa
    Luxury
    76m
    PlnrScore 65

    Tembe Lodge

    Tembe Elephant Park offers intimate encounters with some of the largest elephants in Africa. The 300km2 reserve, located in the Republic of South Africa between Kwa-Zulu Natal and Mozambique, is the ancestral home of the Tembe tribe who own and co-manage both the Park and the Tembe Elephant Lodge.

    Score
    65
    Price
    Luxury
    Species
    993

    Contact Details

    Location

    Latitude

    -27.041805

    Longitude

    32.428850

    Elevation

    76m

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    Tembe Lodge in Tembe Elephant Park

    Activities

    Game Drive, Guided Walk, Spa

    Amenities

    Spa, Restaurant, Library

    Nearest Airport

    Kosibaai Airport

    FAKB
    27 km away

    Nearest International Airport

    King Mswati III International Airport

    SHO
    102 km away

    993

    Total Species

    35

    Mammals

    203

    Birds

    Most Observed Species

    African Savanna Elephant
    313 obs
    Nyala
    138 obs
    Southern Giraffe
    79 obs
    Impala
    78 obs
    Lion
    52 obs
    Southern Crested Guineafowl
    43 obs
    African Woolly-necked Stork
    42 obs
    Waterbuck
    37 obs
    Crowned Hornbill
    29 obs
    Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove
    26 obs
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    Low21.3°21.6°20.4°18.4°15.9°13.3°12.7°14.3°16.3°17.6°19.4°20.9°
    Rain
    97
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    70
    91
    36
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    Humidity73%78%75%78%78%77%70%69%70%72%71%75%
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