Maroela Restcamp - Kruger National Park

Location: Maroela is a small camping area that overlooks the Timbavati River and is situated approximately 4 km from Orpen.

Description:

Regulations: Visitors have to report at the reception office at Orpen.

Accommodation: Maroela is purely a campsite. Campsites – tent or caravan sites, with power point, communal ablutions and cooking facilities, maximum of 6 persons per site

Services:

There is no electricity.
A communal freezer is available.

Ecozones near this camp:

General Information:

- Climate
Orpen is in a summer rainfall area.Such precipitation is usually convectional and can result in heavy downpours. The summer months (October to April) are hot and sometimes balmy.Winters are warm and mild, although visitors going on night-drives will require warm clothing.

- Day Visitors
Orpen has a designated day visitor area where day visitors and visitors from other camps can barbecue (braai) and picnic.There are also picnic sites at Muzandzeni and Nhlanguleni southwest of the camp, and at Timbavati northeast of the camp, along the river of the same name.

- Emergencies
Camp number: +27 (0)13 735 6355

What to do and see nearby:

Rabelais Hut
Rabelais Pan
Bobbejaan Krans
Muzandzeni Picnic Site
Nhlanguleni Picnic Site
Timbavati Picnic Site
Ratel Pan Bird Hide

Routes:

Places of special interest / History:

Wildlife:

Mammals:
See mammal checklist

Birding:

Vegetation:

Maroela Restcamp - Kruger National Park: