Friday, February 10, 2006

Kruger's Elephant Hall Closed for Refurbishing

A lick of paint and general maintenance will give the Elephant Hall at Letaba Main Camp in the Kruger National Park a fresh new face. The Elephant Hall is home to the skulls and ivory of six of Kruger's legendary Magnificent Seven elephants and will soon include the tusks of Mandleve, Kruger's largest ivory-carrying elephant which died of natural causes in 1993.

It also includes historical displays of elephant evolution and will soon boast large murals especially prepared for the Hall. "We realise that many of our guests that visit Letaba during February will be disappointed not to see this facility, but would like to assure that the new-look Hall will be much better than the present one.” said Ben van Eeden, regional manager for the Northern Business Unit. The Hall should reopen in March 2006.

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