Letaba Rest Camp
Letaba Rest Camp is a SANParks rest camp in Kruger National Park at 23.8531° S, 31.5771° E. The nearest numbered road is the H9. The nearest entrance gate by road is Phalaborwa Gate (49 km). The closest other camp is Olifants, 28 km away by road.
- Coordinates
- 23.8531° S, 31.5771° E
- Nearest road
- H9 (Phalaborwa-Letaba Road) · 0.3 km · tar
- Map
- Show on the map · OpenStreetMap
Facilities
- Toilets / ablutionsderived
- Restaurant / caféderived (Tindlovu Restaurant Letaba)
- Fuel stationderived (Total)
“Derived” means the facility is not tagged on the camp itself in OpenStreetMap: toilets follow the rule that SANParks camps have ablution blocks, shop, restaurant and fuel come from mapped places within 700 m of the camp.
Gate times
Camp gates in December: open 04:30, close 18:30.
Gate times change from month to month. Check the current times with SANParks before you travel.
Within 10 km
Picnic sites
- Lebata 0.3 km
Hides
- Matambeni Bird Hide 4 km
- Matambeni Birdhide 4 km
Viewpoints & lookouts
- Longwe Viewpoint 7.1 km
Waterholes & dams
- Engelhard Dam 3.8 km
- Nhlanganini 4.5 km
- Bolweni 9 km
- Shongile 9.3 km
straight line
Driving distances to neighbouring camps
| To | Distance | Est. time | Via | Tar / gravel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olifants | 28 km | 1 h 05 min | H9 → S94 | 0.8 / 27 km |
| Balule | 33 km | 1 h 20 min | H9 → S94 → H8 → H1-5 → S91 → S90 | 4.3 / 29 km |
| Tsendze | 43 km | 1 h 45 min | H9 → H1-6 | 43 / 0.5 km |
| Sable | 44 km | 1 h 45 min | H9 → S131 → S96 → H9 → S51 | 24 / 21 km |
Nearest entrance gates
| To | Distance | Est. time | Via | Tar / gravel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phalaborwa Gate | 49 km | 2 h 00 min | H9 → S131 → S96 → H9 | 35 / 15 km |
| Orpen Gate | 114 km | 4 h 30 min | H9 → S94 → H8 → H1-5 → H1-4 → S39 | 31 / 82 km |
| Punda Maria Gate | 173 km | 6 h 55 min | H9 → H1-6 → S144 → S134 → H1-7 → S58 | 126 / 47 km |
Distances follow public park roads (computed with the map’s own router). Times assume an average game-drive speed of 25 km/h, capped by the speed limits — plan generously, sightings always take longer.