Bateleur Camp

Bateleur camp, which is named after the beautiful Bateleur eagle, is situated on the banks of the Mashokwe spruit, about 40km south west of Shingwedzi main camp in the beautiful northern Mopane/Woodland savannah.

Bateleur eagle

Accommodation

Bateleur Bushveld 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.

Each unit also have a TV for those of you who want to watch shows instead of sitting at the hide.

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

The waterhole is just 50 meters away so you can get some amazing images with the right conditions and subjects.

Bateleur Bushveld camp waterhole at sunset with inquisitive buffalo

The hide can be productive and we have seen elephants, buffalo, kudu, impala, warthog, bushbuck, grysbok and a civet family.

Most guests do not have patience to sit at the hide so they end up not seeing what comes down to drink. I think most people spend 10 minutes and then leave if nothing is happening. 

One night, the male civet arrived when the buffalo herd was drinking...

Male civet at the Bateleur camp waterhole

The female civet arrived on another night with her pup...

Female civet with her pup at the Bateleur camp waterhole

A few fortunate guests have seen a leopard and lions at the waterhole but these are rare sightings for Bateleur camp.

There are two private dams, Silvervis and Rooibosrand, which are within close range of Bateleur Camp and are restricted to Bateleur residents only. Silvervis dam is about 4kms from camp while Rooibosrand is about 8 kms from camp. 

Bateleur Camp - Rooibosrand Dam

Early one morning we were sitting at the hide and we hear roars coming from the left, towards Rooibosrant Dam, so we headed off to the dam. When we arrived here was a magnificent male lion walking on the dam wall just before sunrise...

Male Lion silhouette at Rooibosrand dam near Bateleur

Male Lion at Rooibosrand dam near Bateleur

Bateleur Camp - Sivervis Dam

Silvervis (we have also seen it spelt Silwervis) boasts a large variety of birdlife, as well as other wildlife such as Hippopotamus, Crocodiles, Bushbuck and Nyala.

There are also some good viewpoints like Tshanga and Red Rocks near to the camp.

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.

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

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

Look out for the unusual baobab tree on the entrance road to the camp, just after the Tshanga lookout.

Baobab tree near Bateleur camp

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