Tembe Elephant Park, South Africa

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The name speaks of untamed Africa - where nature still holds sway and life beats to the ancient rhythms of a timeless continent. This is the Africa of Tembe Elephant Park, where the real Africa of the wild begins.
The park is situated in the sand forests of Maputaland, on the KwaZulu-Natal, South African boundary with Mozambique. Tembe is known and appre- ciated by only a select few visitors. Restricted access to the park means that few people have the opportunity to experience the majesty of Tembe's elephant population of 130 and the park's profuse diversity of flora and fauna.
Daytime and evening game drives are conducted by an experienced guide and are included at no extra cost. Stay for one night or as long as you wish: there is an infinite variety of attractions in the Tembe Elephant Park and the surrounding Maputaland area. The Tembe experience will take you to a distant world of Africa as it once was - unspoilt, natural, and light years away from civilisation.

Activities and outings at Tembe include enthralling game drives at dawn along sand tracks that in ancient times formed part of an ocean bed and now wind their way through tangled sand forest; sunset-painted swamps where lala palms and thorn trees are silhouetted against a horizon streaked with mauve, dusty pink and hues of burnt orange smudged across the sky; elephants in the moonlight, and night skies shattered with shards of millions of stars.

Other excursions from Tembe includes bird watching at Ndumo Game Reserve, boat trips across the Kosi Lake system, snorkelling and scuba diving at prime dive venues, turtle watching along the coast from Kosi to Ponte de Oro (seasonal) and exploring Lake Sibaya and the coastal forests. Whatever you choose, we promise that your visit to Tembe will be the experience of a lifetime.

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