Safari Lodge
    uKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park, South Africa
    1,724m
    PlnrScore 34

    Giant's Hutted Camp

    Giant's Hutted Camp is a hotel near uKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park.

    Score
    34
    Species
    1240

    Location

    Latitude

    -29.269484

    Longitude

    29.519768

    Elevation

    1,724m

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    Giant's Hutted Camp in uKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park

    Activities

    hotel

    Nearest Airport

    Malefiloane Airstrip

    FXML
    13 km away

    Nearest International Airport

    Moshoeshoe I International Airport

    MSU
    171 km away

    1,240

    Total Species

    29

    Mammals

    142

    Birds

    Most Observed Species

    Common Protea
    75 obs
    Longtail Satyre
    70 obs
    Silver Sugarbush
    55 obs
    Monkeytail Everlasting
    54 obs
    sand lily
    53 obs
    Gaudy Commodore
    49 obs
    Grassveld Currantrhus
    47 obs
    Grassveld Tree Fern
    46 obs
    common bracken
    43 obs
    Nana Kunirhus
    42 obs
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    High22.1°21.8°21°18.1°16.6°14.5°14.6°16.6°19.3°19.8°20.7°21.6°
    Low13.2°13.3°11.7°8.9°6.2°3.5°2.7°4.2°7.5°9.4°11°12.9°
    Rain
    263
    236
    155
    148
    72
    14
    31
    46
    85
    163
    211
    360
    Humidity77%79%76%74%66%57%52%56%65%72%77%81%
    Planning & reference

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