Tamboti Camp, Tented campground in Kruger National Park, South Africa

Tamboti Camp is a tented camp in Kruger National Park, in Mpumalanga, set along the Timbavati River bed among tamboti trees. Its safari tents stand on raised wooden decks with verandas, each with beds, a small kitchen and a shower, while the unfenced perimeter looks onto riverine bush where animals pass.

Tamboti Camp opened in 1994 as one of Kruger National Park's smaller bush camps, built by South African National Parks to add low-cost accommodation in the central Timbavati section. Its safari tents stand on raised wooden decks among tamboti trees, and the camp has no restaurant or fuel of its own, so guests use the facilities at Orpen Rest Camp a few kilometres away.

The camp's name refers to the tamboti trees that define the grounds and create a sense of connection to the local vegetation for guests who take time to observe them. Visitors spend time watching the wildlife drawn to these trees, particularly in the early morning and evening hours.

Guests register first at the nearby Orpen Rest Camp, where you'll find a shop, restaurant, and fuel station before heading to the site. It makes sense to check what supplies and facilities are available before arriving.

The tamboti trees around the site contain high tannin levels that only black rhinos and kudus can digest, which brings these animals by regularly. This makes it a particularly good spot for watching these two species.