Around 40 km South West of Shingwedzi, nestled onto the Mashokwe Spruit, is Bateleur bush camp, Kruger National Park’s smallest and oldest bush camp. Owing to its size, Bateleur is presented as a secluded, private getaway; a change of pace from the larger camps, and something perhaps more suited to guests aiming for an intimate experience of the park and its wildlife.

Guests are accommodated in three six-bed or four four-bed cottages, offering selected bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms, either air conditioning or ceiling fans as well as electricity points in all units, and microwave ovens in each unit’s kitchen. Televisions are complete with access to SABC 1, 2, 3 and eTV, and each unit has its own braai (barbecue) facilities, with wood available from the reception’s mini-shop. Further facilities include public telephones, a cozy boma braai for the use of guests, as well as fully stocked and furnished conference facilities.

Bateleuer’s wide range of adventure drives and walks put it easily on par with many of the larger camps - game drives and guided bush walks are all conducted under the wing of experienced and informative guides. Guests are urged to keep in mind that children younger than six are not permitted on game drives, and anyone younger than twelve will be restricted from game walks. Silwervis Dam is a fantastic site for spotting hippo, nyala, crocodile, bushbuck, and leopard, or catch site of Blue Wildebeest, Burchell's Zebra, buffalo and the tsessebe from the nearby Nshawu pans. Birders in the regions of Silwervis and Rooibosrandt Dams can expect to chance upon Greater Painted Snipe, White-backed Duck, Osprey, and Common Redshank.

With the area’s naturally occurring Natal mahogany, sausage trees, apple leaf and silver cluster leaf, sycamore fig, jackalberry, leadwood, and mixed acacias, guests are ensured an experience of the park that is both comfortable and intimate, a stone’s throw away from all the natural beauty and greenery of the area.