GETTING HERE...

BY AIR
Overseas visitors will fly to either Johannesburg or Durban International airport. It is about 6 to 7 hours by car from Johannesburg and about 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 hours from Durban.
The nearest domestic Airport is Richards Bay. COMAIR have regular daily flights and you can hire a car from here. It is about 2½ hours by car to Sodwana. (From Richards Bay get onto the N2 and use the Durban directions.)

Alternatively you can use our airport transfer whereby we can pick you up at Richards Bay airport.

There is a small grass strip at Mbazwana, about 15 km from Sodwana. This strip accommodates up to 12 seater planes. From here you can use our airport transfer.

You can also land a helicopter at the Lodge, but charters would be prohibitively expensive.

BY COACH
The nearest set down point for the Greyhound type coaches is Empangeni or Richards Bay. It takes about 9 hours from Johannesburg (10 ½ from Pretoria). It is still about 2½ hours by car to Sodwana. (From Empangeni get onto the N2 and use the Durban directions.) You can hire a car from here but if you wish you can get a minibus taxi or a bus to Mbazwana.

FROM JOHANNESBURG
(Between 6 and 7 hours - ± 600 KM)

You may want to take advantage of the new tar road from Hluhluwe to the Mbazwana. Note that this will save you about 60km of dirt road but will add about 75km to your journey. It is about 116km from Pongola to Hluhluwe. The road is now tarred all the way to Mbazwana.

Go Via Ermelo - There are three main ways to do this.
A. Take the N12 - Take Ogies off ramp (R545)
B. Take the N12, N4 - Take Ermelo/Hendrina off Ramp (N11)
C. Take the N17 - Through to Ermelo
Please note that there are delays from Piet Retief to Pongola and alternative routes are recommended.

FROM PRETORIA
(Between 6 and 7 hours - ± 600 KM)

You may want to take advantage of the new tar road from Hluhluwe to the Mbazwana. Note that this will save you about 60km of dirt road but will add about 75km to your journey. It is about 116km from Pongola to Hluhluwe. The road is now tarred all the way to Mbazwana.

Take the N4 - Take Ermelo/Hendrina off Ramp (N11)
Please note that there are delays from Piet Retief to Pongola and alternative routes are recommended.

FROM DURBAN
(Between 3 & 4 hours - ± 350 KM)

Take the N2 toll road from Durban. (Follow signs to the North Coast) You can now use the new tar road from Hluhluwe to Mbazwana.