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How to Get to Kruger Park
Most visitors to Kruger are self-drive
visitors. The Kruger Park can be reach by road or air
(and cars can be rented at the airports)
Please also consult the
Kruger Park Map for location
of restcamps.
By Road
National access roads to all entrance gates are tarred. Distances from
Johannesburg to each gate are given
below.
Since entrance gates and restcamp gates are closed at night, allow
sufficient travelling time to ensure timeous arrival at your restcamp. Please
see consult the
distance
and time table from the various entrance gates to the individual restcamps.
Gates opening and closing times:
| Gate Times
|
Jan
|
Feb |
Mar |
April
|
May |
June |
Jul |
Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
| Entrance Gates Open
|
05:30
|
05:30 |
05:30 |
06:00
|
06:00
|
06:00 |
06:00 |
06:00 |
06:00 |
05:30 |
05:30 |
05:30 |
| Camp Gates Open
|
04:30
|
05:30 |
05:30 |
06:00
|
06:00
|
06:00 |
06:00 |
06:00 |
06:00 |
05:30 |
04:30 |
04:30 |
| All Gates Close
|
18:30
|
18:30 |
18:00 |
18:00
|
17:30
|
17:30 |
17:30 |
18:00 |
18:00 |
18:00 |
18:30 |
18:30 |
Latecomers at entrance gates will be refused entry.
However, late entry escorts (at a fee) are available at the following gates for the
camp in brackets only. This is only available until 21:00. Escorts depart
every half hour until this time:
Paul Kruger (Skukuza)
Numbi (Pretoriuskop)
Malelane (Berg-en-Dal and Malelane)
Crocodile Bridge gate (Crocodile Bridge Camp)
Punda Maria gate (Punda Maria Camp)
Orpen gate (Orpen Camp)
No late admission at Phabeni, Phalaborwa and Pafuri gates.
Gate Security will phone camp duty phone when there are guests and transport
is arranged. If guests advise in advance, then trips can be better planned.
Fee is currently R150,00 per vehicle.
Travelling Time From
Johannesburg
Gate |
Route |
Approx. Distance from Johannesburg |
Crocodile
Bridge |
N4
via Witbank & Nelspruit to Komatipoort |
475 km |
Malelane |
N4
via Witbank & Nelspruit to Malelane |
428 km |
|
Numbi |
N4
to Nelspruit, R40 to White River, R538/R539 to Numbi |
411 km |
Phabeni |
N4 to Nelpruit, R40 to Hazyview, turn right
to Kruger & Phabeni gates and after 10km right to gate |
460 km |
Paul Kruger |
N4 to
Nelpruit, R40 to Hazyview, turn right to gate, or |
460
km |
N4 to
Belfast, R540 to Lydenburg via Dullstroom, R37 to Sabie, R536 to Hazyview, on to gate |
470 km |
Orpen |
N4
to Belfast, R540 to Lydenburg via Dullstroom, R36 and R531 to Orpen via Ohrigstad, JG
strijdom Tunnel and Klaserie. |
490 km |
Phalaborwa |
N1
to Pietersburg, R71 to Phalaborwa via Tzaneen |
490 km |
Punda
Maria |
N1
to Louis Trichardt, R524 to Punda Maria |
550 km |
Pafuri |
N1
to Louis Trichardt, on to Messina, but turn right at R525 |
600 km |
By air
Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport
(KMIA) - White River
There are daily flights from Johannesburg
International Airport to the Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport
between Nelspruit and White River.
The Airport is situated about 30km from Numbi gate, about 40km from
Phabeni gate and 72km from Malelane gate and gives access to southern
camps such as Berg en Dal, Crocodile Bridge, Pretoriuskop, Skukuza and
Lower Sabie restcamps.
Kruger Park Gateway Airport - Phalaborwa
Situated 3 km from the Phalaborwa Gate. Provides easy access to the
northern camps such as Letaba, Olifants, Mopani, Shingwedzi and Punda
Maria.
East Gate Airport - Hoedspruit
Situated about 74 km from Phalaborwa Gate and 68 km from the Orpen Gate.
Provides easy access to the central camps such as Orpen, Talamati,
Satara, Roodewal and Olifants and Letaba.
Car Hire
Cars can be hired at KMIA, Hoedspruit and Phalaborwa airports and at Skukuza
Camp itself. See car rentals.
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