Bateleur Camp

Bateleur Bushveld Camp entrance gate

The camp is named after the beautiful Bateleur eagle...

Bateleur eagle

Accommodation

Bateleur Camp is the smallest and oldest of the five Kruger bushveld camps.

It has seven fully equipped cottages that are similar to the old white-washed bungalows in Punda Maria and Shingwedzi camps, adding to Bateleur's charm.

Bateleur Christmas dinner

Each cottage has has its own electricity with plug points, en-suite bathrooms and the bedrooms have either an air-conditioner or ceiling fan. The cottages are serviced daily and  bedding, towels and soap are supplied.

There are braai (barbecue) facilities at each cottage and you can buy firewood at reception. 

Camera gear set up on the Bateleur cottage veranda

Activities

If you are a birder this camp is ideal for you. Most of the cottages have a bird bath in front of them that attracts many different birds and even squirrels.

Crested Barbet at Bateleur Bushveld camp birdbath

Male Paradise Flycatcher

Squirrel visiting our cottage

Bennetts Woodpecker at Bateleur

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"This is an indispensable guide to getting the best out of Kruger, camera in hand or not!” - Caroline Webb, Associate Editor, Getaway Magazine, South Africa

Natal Francolin paying us a visit in Bateleur

Bateleur Bushveld Camp offers many attractions such as a bird and game viewing hide that overlooks an elevated waterhole.

Bateleur Bushveld camp hide

Bateleur bush camp offers guided game drives and guided walks, please ask at reception when you check in.

Two private dams Silvervis and Rooibosrand which are within close range of Bateleur Camp and are restricted to Bateleur the residents only. Silvervis boasts a large variety of birdlife, as well as other wildlife such as Hippopotamus, Crocodiles, Bushbuck and Nyala.

There are some good waterholes and a few nice viewpoints like Tshanga and Red Rocks.

View from Tshanga viewpoint near Bateleur Bush camp

Red Rocks view point on the S52 near Bateleur

We saw this Crocodile from the low level bridge and stopped to take pics, just before the flash flood come and nearly washed us off the bridge...

Crocodile seen just before the flash flood

Shingwedzi River flash flood near Bateleur. Just 60 seconds before, we had been parked on the bridge photographing the crocodile on the rock! As we were photographing the crocodile, the rock first disappeared and the then the crocodile started to vanish under the rising water.

The area is good for lion, leopard, zebra, giraffe and hyena and buffalo. 

Two male Lions lying near Joao waterhole

Bateleur Leopard cub on the S52

Bateleur Leopard cub with Impala kill

Zebra at sunrise on the S52 near Bateleur

Male leopard on S52 near Bateleur

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This page has been created to allow visitors to post their special stories and pictures for others to see.

When guests return home and they start getting withdrawal symptoms, they are now able to log on and see the latest sightings, posted by guests and game rangers, from guided bush walks, game drives and night drives.

Visitors to this page can then comment on, discuss and rate each picture and story.

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