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Hi Tekuza Welcome to the forums

As far as I know, all the picnic sites except Tsokwane are open

As for the routes, I am sure others will be able to help you better than I will. But recently, there have been good reports from the Letaba river road road down to Olifants! Hyena, Lion, and plenty of game!
In general, I think the routes that follow the rivers are most productive around Letaba

I will be in Letaba on the 16th when the Boks play England- does anybody know if there is a TV to watch the match?

Thanks

There is a TV room at Letaba BerkiSA.

There is also a tv lounge near the shops/pool.

Hi

Can anyone tell me if the campsites WITHOUT power at Letaba are along the fenceline?

Thanks

Can anyone tell me what time does the elephant hall close at and how early do they open in the morning?

Hi Alf,

according to the website http://www.sanparks.org/parks/kruger/elephants/ the elephant hall is open mon-sat 8 am to 8pm and sundays 8am to 6pm Hope that helps! I love the elephant hall! I am also looking forward to visiting while I am there

Hi,

Could anyone tell me what the game is like around Letaba?

Thanks,

Samantha

The most game around Letaba tend to be just North of camp!
Along the main road next to the Letaba river it is common to find waterbuck, impala and elephant coming to drink! Perhaps a heron or two will be fishing, and there is often something to see The hide to the North East of camp is a great one too Other than that, game viewing tends to be much slower than the areas to the South of Olifants, due to the Mopani.
Plenty of Elephant and birdies though

Hi Mant
I was end of Feb for a weekend at Olifants and we drove to Letaba twice, I was really impressed with the amount of sightings we had-although I didn't have any expectations
We saw ellies, lions, a lot of hyenas, kudu, python, waterbuck, buffalo, zebra, nyala and imps offcourse. i think the are is just lovely and if you are planning a trip to that area that you would enjoy it immensely!

We have always had good sightings in the Letaba area or sightings that have met our expectations. But I would say that game might be more prolific in the southern part of Kruger up to Olifants Camp.



Hi Cheetah Where is this hide? I have never seen it?

Mant
Letaba is such a beautiful camp you wont want to go for drives!
From my experience, it is not a game rich area (although you never know!) but it is a wonderful camp to just chill-out in and take things easy.

regards
Jo

I love Letaba camp. A trip to Sable dam is always worth the trouble.

Letaba Camp is one of our favourites and we often stay for a few days there. The river frontage is stunning and we have seen so much from the footpath along the river bank - large elephants families crossing the river; a lion kill with 3 males taking an unknown prey in the reed bed with vultures and hyenas trying to get to the leftovers; lots of hippos and even the large crocs taking a baby hippo off the riverbank right outside the restaurant; a lot of antelope coming and going from the water; masses of birds too from storks to eagles. The Matembeni Hide is also a must for us especially for birds although the local leopard on the road there has eluded us so far.
The road out to Phalaborwa gate is always worth a trip as we once saw a pack of wild dogs with a kill there. And Sable Dam near to the gate is always worth a visit.

Thinking of these past sightings has me wishing away the months until we are back there this September.

Regards,
DASSIEDELIGHT & Peregrine Falcon

Hi.

I agree with Cheetah. I have been to Letaba camp once and did not have the best experience in game viewing. Letaba Camp is good to relax but my game viewing experience was not the BEST. I have had a night at SABLE DAM and had a great experience with the LION PRIDE there the whole night they spent at the Hide. If you do visit Letaba, do visit Sable Dam.