GPS Co-Ordinates
Latitude: -24.183990
Longitude: 31.388577
Directions
Directions from Johannesburg:
From Johannesburg or OR Tambo Airport, follow signs for the N12 Witbank (These signs are currently changing - you may now see a sign for R21 Boksburg and then a sign for Witbank (now called Emalahleni).
Travel east on the N12, until the N12 and the N4 from Pretoria merge - it is now the N4 highway.
Continue past Witbank and Middleberg, staying on the N4 highway. Continue on the N4, and take the R33 offramp to Belfast (now off the highway).
From Belfast, follow the R540 to Dullstroom and Lydenburg (now known as Mashishing).
From Lydenburg follow the R36 to Ohrigstad and Tzaneen. (In Lydenburg town centre, do not follow the signs RIGHT to Kruger and Sabie) Travel through Ohrigstad, and then on through the Abel Erasmus pass and through the JG Strydom tunnel.
Once through the tunnel, continue on the R36 until you see the R36 turning to the left to Tzaneen.
DO NOT take this left turning to Tzaneen, but continue straight on what is now the R527 to Hoedspruit.
On arrival in Hoedspruit, travel straight through town until you reach the second 4 way stop (after you crossed over the bridge) turn right on the R40 (White River) Travel some 67 km's out of town, and take the left turning marked Timbavati and Hoedspruit Eastgate Airport.
Travel through the Guernsey Control Gate (first green gate).
Continue to travel along this road, past the Hoedspruit Eastgate Airport and past Kapama Game Reserve. Continue, until you reach the Timbavati Game Reserve entrance gate (a large thatch structure).
It is here that you pay your gate vehicle entry fee (per vehicle).
From the Timbavati gate, travel about 13 kms, and turn right (big rock structure on your left, follow sign to Jonniesdale/Shindzela) following pointers to JONNIESDALE / SHINDZELA.
Continue along this dirt road for about another 6 or 7 kilometers, and at a 4 way junction, turn LEFT, following the JONNIESDALE / SHINDZELA pointers.
Continue straight on this road, and at approximately 6kms further or until you reach the wooden signs saying SHINDZELA.
Driving time from the Timbavati gate to Shindzela on the dirt road is about an hour’s drive.
Driving time from Johannesburg to the Timbavati gate is approximately 6 hours. (For timing purposes, try and be at the Timbavati Entrance gate by 13h30).
Entrance fees:
At the entrance to the Timbavati Reserve, please pay your entrance fees in cash/credit card (per vehicle).
On arrival in camp, you will need to settle the Timbavati Conservation Fee per person (cash/credit cards -Visa and MasterCard).
Keep your vehicle permit, as the lodge will have to stamp it for you when you leave.
Once in the Timbavati, speed limited is maximum 50 kms an hour.
DO NOT USE A GPS ONCE IN THE TIMBAVATI – IT IS LIKELY TO GIVE YOU INCORRECT DIRECTIONS.
NOTE:
Check in at camp is strictly after 13h00 and before 15h00. However if you do arrive in camp later than 15h00 you will unfortunately miss your first afternoon safari.
Once you enter the Timbavati Private Nature Reserve, please do not at any moment step out of your vehicle. Should you get stuck please wait in your vehicle for a Shindzela staff member to come and assist you. The lodge is aware of your arrival and therefore will come looking should you not arrive on said time.
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