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:

• https://www.flyairlink.com
• https://www.flycemair.co.za

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.