How to reach us
Makanyi Lodge is 63km (approximately 1 hour 30min by car) from Hoedspruit East Gate, our closest airport. South African AirLink and CemAir operate scheduled flights to and from Hoedspruit. Kindly note that if you use a GPS these are the correct coordinates (below) to the Timbavati Private Nature Reserve control gate. Once inside the reserve please follow signs to Makanyi Lodge. S24° 21’ 00.5” E31° 09’ 26.2”
By Air
DIRECT FLIGHTS TO/FROM HOEDSPRUIT EAST GATE AIRPORT
Airlink – Johannesburg International Airport (OR Tambo)
Johannesburg (JNB) – Hoedspruit (HDS)
- 4Z871 JNB 10:30 – HDS 11:25
- 4Z873 JNB 12:50 – HDS 13:45
Hoedspruit (HDS) – Johannesburg (JNB)
- 4Z872 HDS 12:05 – JNB 13:10
- 4Z874 HDS14:20 – JNB 15:25
Airlink – Cape Town International Airport
Cape Town (CPT) – Hoedspruit (HDS)
- 4Z657 CPT 10:40 – HDS 13:10
Hoedspruit (HDS) – Cape Town (CPT)
- 4Z658 HDS 13:55 – CPT 16:40
CemAir – Johannesburg International Airport (OR Tambo)
Johannesburg (JNB) – Hoedspruit (HDS)
- 5Z0890 JNB 11:40/13:00 – HDS 12:35/13:55
Hoedspruit (HDS) – Johannesburg (JNB)
- 5Z0889 HDS 13:05/14:30 – JNB 14:00/15:25
CemAir – Cape Town International Airport
Cape Town (CPT) – Hoedspruit (HDS)
- 5Z1812 CPT 09:30 – HDS 12:00
Hoedspruit (HDS) – Cape Town (CPT)
- 5Z1811 HDS 12:30 – CPT 15:15
Due to times changing, please visit the website to see all flight times and details:
As an alternative to Airlink and CemAir, Federal Airlines also flies direct to Makanyi Lodge
Check www.fedair.com for more information
DIRECT FLIGHTS TO MAKANYI
COMBRETUM AIRSTRIP
- Private Charters only – CessZani Aviation.
- Makanyi will transfer guests to and from Combretum airstrip, +- 15-20 min drive per way at no additional fee.
THABAMATI AIRSTRIP
- Federal Air Scheduled Charters.
- Landing / Departing fee applies per person one way, rate on request and guests to settle direct at Makanyi. The landing fee is subject to change in accordance with Thabamati Airstrip regulations.
- Makanyi will transfer guests to and from Combretum airstrip, +- 15-20 min drive per way at no additional fee.
Travelling by road
Self Driving Directions
Johannesburg / Pretoria
- Take the N4 to Witbank.
- Take the Belfast off ramp (R33 / R540).
- Once in Belfast town, turn right into Voortrekker Street and continue straight to Dullstroom on R540.
- Drive straight through Dullstroom town and continue to Lydenburg.
- Once in Lydenburg turn left into Potgieter Street and continue straight to Ohrighstad on the R36.
- Drive straight through Ohrighstad and continue on R36 until it turns left to Tzaneen. DO NOT turn, but continue straight on R531 to Hoedspruit.
- In Hoedspruit, continue straight over the bridge crossing the train line to a four way stop.
- At the stop turn right and continue towards Bosbokrand / Bushbuckridge along the R40.
- 6/7km from Hoedspruit, note the Eastgate Airport sign on your left.
- At the sign, turn left.
- Drive ±15km until you reach Timbavati Private Nature Reserve Control Gate.
- At the entrance gate, you will be required to pay an entrance fee.
- Continue on for ±13 km, until you see a stone plinth with a Makanyi Lodge sign on your left, turn right at the sign.
- Continue on for ±17 km, until you see a stone plinth with a Makanyi Lodge sign in front of you, turn left at the sign.
- Follow signboards to the lodge for an additional 5km.
Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport
- At the turning circle leaving the airport, turn right.
- At the first stop street, turn left onto the Plaston Road, and drive straight.
- At the T-junction, turn right to White River. Once in White River, turn left at the second traffic light (at Ntt Toyota), then right at the first traffic light.
- Turn left onto the R40, and drive straight towards Hazyview.
- Drive straight through Hazyview town on the R40 and continue on to Bushbuckridge and Acornhoek.
- At the first traffic light when entring Hazyview, turn right onto the R40 passing Perry’s Bridge Trading Post and Hippo Hollow Country Estate on your left to Bushbuckridge.
- Drive through Bushbuckridge and Acornhoek while continuing on the R40 towards Hoedspruit.
- At the sign “Hoedspruit,” turn right and continue for approximately 17km.
- 8km before Hoedspruit turn right at the sign “Timbavati & East Gate Airport”.
- Drive ±15km until you reach Timbavati Private Nature Reserve Control Gate.
- At the entrance gate, you will be required to pay an entrance fee.
- Continue on for ±13 km, until you see a stone plinth with a Makanyi Lodge sign on your left, turn right at the sign.
- Continue on for ±17 km, until you see a stone plinth with a Makanyi Lodge sign in front of you, turn left at the sign.
- Follow signboards to the lodge for an additional 5km.
Sabi Sands Game Reserve (Shaw’s & Newington Gate)
- Once leaving from the Sabi Sand Reserve, turn right onto the R536 towards Hazyview.
- At the first traffic light when entering Hazyview, turn right on to the R40, passing Perry’s Bridge Trading Post and Hippo Hollow Country Estate on your left to Bushbuckridge.
- Drive through Bushbuckridge and Acornhoek while continuing on the R40 towards Hoedspruit.
- At the sign “Hoedspruit,” turn right and continue for approximately 17km.
- 8km before Hoedspruit turn right at the sign “Timbavati & East Gate Airport”.
- Drive ±15km until you reach Timbavati Private Nature Reserve Control Gate.
- At the entrance gate, you will be required to pay an entrance fee.
- Continue on for ±13 km, until you see a stone plinth with a Makanyi Lodge sign on your left, turn right at the sign.
- Continue on for ±17 km, until you see a stone plinth with a Makanyi Lodge sign in front of you, turn left at the sign.
- Follow signboards to the lodge for an additional 5km.
Please request written directions from the reservations team from any other location. GPS / Google Maps is not recommended as this will direct you on the wrong roads.
GPS Coordinates
Kindly note that if you use a GPS these are the correct coordinates (below) to the Timbavati Private Nature Reserve Control Gate. Once inside the reserve please follow signs to Makanyi Lodge and/or the written self-drive directions provided on the website or by our reservations team.
S24° 21’ 00.5”
E31° 09’ 26.2”