Bird Hide · Kruger National Park
Sable Dam Hide, Kruger
Sable Dam Hide is a bird hide in Kruger National Park, 150 m off the S51 Masorini Loop, about 7 km from Phalaborwa Gate.
About Sable Dam Hide
Sable Dam Hide is on the S51 about 7 km from Phalaborwa Gate, overlooking an open pan in the mopaneveld. By day it is one of Kruger's eleven public hides, and at night it becomes a bookable sleepover hide; African fish eagle, black-winged stilt and brown snake eagle are among the birds recorded here.
Where to find Sable Dam Hide
Sable Dam Hide is a bird hide in Kruger National Park, 150 m off the S51 Masorini Loop, about 7 km from Phalaborwa Gate. See exactly where it is on the map, and navigate to it, in the opspoor app.
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Open in opspoorWhat lives around Sable Dam Hide
Good country for these, going by the habitat around it, not today's sightings.
Habitat around Sable Dam Hide
Dam by S51 (dams and rivers): Permanent open water: dams, lakes and flowing rivers.
Habitat mapped by opspoor. Data sources
Best time to visit Sable Dam Hide
Animals move most in the first hours after the gates open and the last hours before they close; the midday heat is quietest.
Nearby waterholes, hides and camps
- Sable Dam ViewpointWaterhole
- Masorini Waterhole ViewpointWaterhole
Sable Dam Hide questions
Where is Sable Dam Hide?
Sable Dam Hide is a bird hide in Kruger National Park, 150 m off the S51 Masorini Loop, about 7 km from Phalaborwa Gate.
Which road is Sable Dam Hide on?
Sable Dam Hide is about 150 m off the S51 Masorini Loop.
What animals can you see at Sable Dam Hide?
Sable Dam Hide sits in dams and rivers: good country for african darter, african fish eagle, african helmeted terrapin, african pygmy goose and black heron.
Can I use opspoor at Sable Dam Hide without signal?
Yes. Signal in Kruger National Park can be patchy, and opspoor works fully offline: you can see sightings you've already loaded and log your own, which sync when you're back in range.
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