Directions to Shumbalala Game Lodge

From the South on the R 40

On the R40 from Bushbuckridge

• Continue through Acornhoek towards Klaserie
• Continue for about 7 km
• Turn right towards Hoedspruit just before Klaserie which remains the R40
• Continue for 24 km towards Hoedspruit - Turn right at the Eastgate Airport sign / Argyle Road.
• Continue 14 km (tarred road) and turn right onto Guernsey Road (following the signs to Thornybush Reserve)
• Continue 9km (gravel road)

From the North on the R 40

• At Hoedspruit take the R 40 south towards Bushbuckridge.
• Continue 6 km and turn left at the Eastgate Airport sign / Argyle Road.
• Continue 14 km (tarred road) and turn right onto Guernsey Road (following the signs to Thornybush Reserve)
• Continue 9km (gravel road) and turn left into the Thornybush Game Reserve gate.

From Johannesburg to Shumbalala Game Lodge:

• The N12 to Emalahleni (Witbank), where the N12 highway links up with the N4 highway.
• Continue with the N4 in the direction Mbombela (Nelspruit).
• Approximately 60 km past Middleburg take the R 540 to your left.
• Travel though the towns of eMakhazeni (Belfast) and eMnotweni (Dullstroom) to Mashishing (Lydenburg).
• Take the R 36 (which becomes the R 527) towards Hoedspruit, passing through Origstad and descending down the Able Erasmus Pass.
• At Hoedspruit take the R 40 south towards Bushbuckridge.
• Continue 6 km and turn left at the Eastgate Airport sign / Argyle Road.
• Continue 14 km (tarred road) and turn right onto Guernsey Road (following the signs to Thornybush Reserve)
• Continue 9km (gravel road) and turn left into the Thornybush Game Reserve gate.

From Pretoria to Shumbalala Game Lodge:

• Take the N4 in the direction Mbombela (Nelspruit).
• Approximately 30 km past eMalahleni (Middleburg) take the R 540 to your left.
• Travel through the town of eMakhazeni (Belfast) and eMnotweni (Dullstroom) to Mashishing (Lydenburg).
• Take the R 36 (which becomes the R 527) towards Hoedspruit, passing through Origstad and descending down the Able Erasmus Pass.
• At Hoedspruit take the R 40 south towards Bushbuckridge.
• Continue 6 km and turn left at the Eastgate Airport sign / Argyle Road.
• Continue 14 km (tarred road) and turn right onto Guernsey Road (following the signs to Thornybush Reserve)
• Continue 9km (gravel road) and turn left into the Thornybush Game Reserve gate.

From Swaziland to Shumbalala Game Lodge:

• From Jeppe's Reef border post, follow the R 570 north in the direction Malelane.
• Take the N4 highway in the direction of Mbombela (Nelspruit) for 64 km.
• On arrival in Mbombela (Nelspruit) turn right on the R 40 in the direction White River.
• Continue Through White River, Hazyview and Bushbuckridge to Klaserie.
• 24 km after Klaserie turn off - turn right at the Eastgate Airport sign / Argyle Road.
• Continue 14 km (tarred road) and turn right onto Guernsey Road (following the signs to Thornybush Reserve).
• Continue 9km (gravel road) and turn left into the Thornybush Game Reserve gate.

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