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Named
after Colonel Stephenson Hamilton, who was instrumental in establishing
the world famous Kruger National Park, Hamilton's Tented Camp
reflects a safari adventure of the early twentieth century, where
grace and style were the epitome luxurious living.
Located
within the world-renowned Kruger National Park Hamiltons Tented
Camp offers a wildlife experience that ranks with the best in
Africa. Best known for the 'Big Five' - Lion, Elephant, Leopard,
Buffalo and Rhino - the Kruger Park is truly the flagship of Africa
and South Africa's game reserves. Established in 1898 to protect
the wildlife of the South African Lowveld, this national park
of nearly 2 million hectares, is unrivalled in the diversity of
its life forms and a world leader in advanced environmental management
techniques and policies.
Kruger
is home to an impressive number of species: 336 trees, 49 fish,
34 amphibians, 114 reptiles, 507 birds and 147 mammals. Man's
interaction with the Lowveld environment over many centuries -
from bushman rock paintings to majestic archaeological sites like
Masorini and Thulamela - is very evident in the Kruger National
Park. These treasures represent the cultures, persons and events
that played a role in the history of the Kruger and are conserved
along with the park's natural assets.
The Kruger National Park is a savanna region, with a mixture of
trees and grassland. Six permanent rivers flow through the park
- the Crocodile, Letaba, Luvuvhu, Olifants, Sabie, and Shingwidzi.
Denser subtropical forest occurs along these rivers and provides
an important habitat for wildlife.
There are no restricting fences between the Private Game Reserves
and the Kruger National Park, so exciting wildlife encounters
in the open veld are the order of the day, and game viewing here
is truly a spectacular experience. Watch in absolute awe and wonder
as a lion stalks its prey, or at a cheetah chasing fleeing antelope
at breathtaking speed. You might come across the Park's big and
tall, the gigantic and stately Elephant, and gaze at the dizzying
height of Africa's tallest creature, the Giraffe.
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