Garonga Safari Camp Directions

Directions

By Car Directions from your agent ? Allow 6 hours from Johannesburg ? Not advisable to travel in darkness ? You will need R120.00 cash for toll roads ? Petrol stations do not take credit cards. Cash only ? Please phone the camp if you think you will be later than advertised (082 440 3522). ? Please ensure you find out from reservations how long you should allow for a journey if travelling from somewhere other than Johannesburg ? Ensure you have a mobile phone. You can rent them at the airport ? The roads are good and there are plenty of petrol stations on route. Most are 24 hours Option One Take the N1 to Pietersburg. Just before Pietersburg take the R71 towards Tzaneen. Carry on until just past Haenertsburg, then turn right. Keeping on the R71 all the way until Tzaneen. Keep straight on the R71 past Tzaneen straight past Gravelotte - this is the R526 to Mica. From Gravelotte, measure 18 kilometers. On the right side of the road close to the dirt road entrance you will see ?Zander Osmers Safaris?; 500 m after this you will see ?Garonga Safari Camp? sign on the right hand side on the dirt road. Turn right and follow the arrows marked on a Black Sign with a bronze arrow. You will see the first one after about 3 Kms. Option Two From Johannesburg take the N4 past Witbank, turn off the N4 to Belfast . From Belfast go through Dullstroom towards Lydenburg. Through Lydenburg and through Orighstad. After going through the JG Strijdom Tunnel measure 10 km then turn left on the R36 towards Tzaneen. Travel 10 km on the R36 then turn right at the Phalaborwa sign - travel for about 25 km. Turn left at the "T" junction. Go past Mica village, just the other side of Mica, turn left towards Tzaneen. Measure 15 km from the turn off, Then you will see a Garonga Safari Camp sign on the left hand side of the road. There is also a ?Warning Sign? (red and White Triangle) warning people of Animals crossing the road, right opposite the dirt road entrance. Turn left onto the dirt road Follow signs to the lodge. Dirt Road Directions When you come off the tar road it is about 3 kms to a sharp right hand bend where there is a ?Garonga Safari Camp? black metal signpost with bronze arrow. This is where you first see the railway line. Follow the railway line along (on your left) for about 2 kms until you see the crossing also marked with a Garonga signpost. Cross over the railway line (please do check the line first as it is still operational!). You then turn immediately left (as indicated by the arrow) and go back down the railway line with the line on our left, this time, and a fence line on your right. Follow this for about 1 km until you see the ?green gate?. Turn right (as indicated by a Garonga arrow), open the gate by raising the latch, go through, and please CLOSE THE GATE after you by placing the metal chain over the hook. Follow the main track down where you will see Garonga signposts along the route. All Garonga signposts are Black with bronze writing or arrows. Please IGNORE all other signs especially white ones which indicate towards Our neighbour?s private camp and NOT to Garonga. You will then reach the main Garonga gate. The green gate is locked from 1700 hrs ? 0600 hrs and cannot be opened unless we are well forewarned due to late afternoon commercial flights arriving in Nelspruit. I?m afraid we will not accept late car arrivals in. Our camp phone number is 082 440 3522. Please do call if you feel you are going to be much later than your expected time. A call out fee of R 380.00 will be charged if the gate has to be opened after the times mentioned. Safe driving and please ensure you arrive before darkness as the railway crossing Gate is locked from 1700 hrs until 0600 hrs. LODGE NUMBER = 082 440 3522 NB : GATES CLOSE AT 17H00 ? NO EXCEPTIONS !! © Copyright 2008 Garonga Safari Camp and Little Garonga. Website design by WildWeb Marketing This website passes W3C Standards and is valid HTML.