Lake Panic Bird Hide
Lake Panic
A bird hide overlooking a reservoir near Skukuza, where you can sit quietly and photograph kingfishers, herons, hippos and crocodiles up close. A must-visit for photographers.
Lake Panic Bird Hide lies about 7 km northwest of Skukuza Camp. It is a timber shelter extending toward the reservoir, and visitors can get out of their cars, enter, and sit quietly to observe. On the water you often see kingfishers, African fish eagles, herons and cormorants. Hippos and crocodiles are just a few metres away, and elephants and leopards occasionally come to drink. The soft light of early morning and evening makes this one of the park's most popular hides for photographers. Please keep quiet. Entry is free and included in the park ticket, and the hide can only be visited during gate opening hours.
Opening hours
Follows park gate hours
Nearby sights
- Southern Kruger / Skukuza
- Kruger Shalati Train on the Bridge
- Sabi Sand Game Reserve
- Pretoriuskop Rest Camp
- Lower Sabie Rest Camp & Sunset Dam
- Berg-en-Dal Rest Camp
- Shangana Cultural Village
- Crocodile Bridge Rest Camp