GPS Co-Ordinates
Latitude: -24.724866
Longitude: 26.346684
Directions
Access to the Madikwe Hills Game Lodge, Madikwe Game Reserve:
Self-drive (4 hours from Johannesburg / Pretoria)
Flight transfer or private charter (50 minutes from O.R.Tambo International Airport Johannesburg).
Road transfers
Complimentary road transfer from the Madikwe Hills airstrip to the lodge.
Directions via Rustenburg (N4) / Swartruggens / Zeerust / Abjaterskop Gate to Madikwe Hills. This route will take approximately 4.5 - 5 hours.
1. From OR Tambo International get on the R21 towards Pretoria up to the Exit to the N1 Polokwane (about 37km).
2. Get onto the N1 towards Polokwane and continue up to the N4 Rustenburg slipway (about 22km). Take the slipway onto the N4 towards Rustenburg (this is just after the Zambezi Drive offramp).
3. Please note that The N4 is a toll road with four toll gates to Zeerust. Three before Rustenburg and one just after Swartruggens.
4. At Rustenburg continue the N4 towards Swartruggens.
5. Continue the N4 through Swartruggens to Zeerust.
6. In Zeerust make a right turn at the ABSA Bank on Main Street approximately in the middle of town, towards Gaborone/Madikwe. Refuel here as there is no fuel in the Madikwe Reserve.
7. After approximately 83 km\'s you will see the Abjaterskop Entrance into the Reserve on your right.
8. Once you enter the Park, there is about 32 km of dirt road to the Lodge.
9. Once through the gate, carry on straight. You will then pass an airstrip on your right-hand side, continue around the airstrip and keep on going until you find a sign board (11km) - from here you follow the signs towards Derdepoort Gate.
10. After 2km, you will get another signboard on your left, keep going towards Derdepoort Gate.
11. After 1.3km you will find another sign board on your left - keep going towards Derdepoort Gate.
12. Continue for 10.6km and you will get another sign board on the right at a four-way crossing. Continue towards Derdepoort Gate.
13. The road will split immediately after the last sign board. Keep right on the well traveled road and drive around the dam until the road becomes long and straight again.
14. If you continue you will find another sign board on your left indicating Molori and Madikwe Safari Lodge to the right. Continue to the next sign board shortly after that on your right-hand side (5.2km). This sign will indicate Madikwe Hills / Etali / Ukuthula. Turn left towards Madikwe Hills.
15. Continue straight on until you will find the final sign board showing Madikwe Hills / Etali / Ukuthula to the left. Keep left and continue.
16. Drive pass Ukuthula entrance and Etali Entrance and after 2.4km turn left towards Madikwe Hills.
