Top 10 birding spots outside camps

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The Kruger National Park is a fantastic birding destination with more than 500 species recorded for the park! Birding is excellent both inside and outside the camps, and on this page we have selected our 10 best birding spots outside the camps.

There is no best time for birding; it generally depends on the species you are looking for. Small birds are often very vocal in the early morning and late afternoon, while larger birds, like vultures, can only start flying when the air heats up in the mid-morning. Water birds are often active throughout the day at waterholes, natural pans and dams.

Here is our list of top birding spots outside camps.

 

Our top 10 birding spots outside camps:
Place:
Location:

S135 bridge (when the river holds water)

Just outside Shingwedzi

Lake Panic bird hide

North-west of Skukuza on the S42

Sunset Dam

Just outside Lower Sabie on the H4-1

Pafuri picnic site

North-east of Punda Maria on the S63

H4-1 Sabie River road

Between Skukuza and Lower Sabie

H10 bridge over the Sabie River

Just east of Lower Sabie

Tsendze River crossing at Shipandani (S142)

Just outside Mopani on the S142

S50 gravel road (south)

East of Mopani past the Nshawu Waterholes

S10 gravel loop

North of Pretoriuskop around Shabeni Koppie

Biyamiti Weir on the S114

Where the S114 and S23 meet


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