Kambaku River Sands Map & Directions
Address: Timbavati Private Nature Reserve, Timbavati Control Gates, Hoedspruit
Directions
Directions from Johannesburg by road: >From Johannesburg head for Witbank on the N12 highway. This highway becomes the N4. Continue on the N4 until you see the Belfast turn-off. Take the Belfast turn-off and head into the little town of Belfast. In the centre of town you will see a signpost for Dullstroom / Lydenburg. Turn right there. Continue on this road for approximately 30 kms until you reach Dullstroom. Continue straight through the village of Dullstroom and head for Lydenburg, approximately 50 kms away. You will come to a T-junction. Turn left there and head into the town of Lydenburg. At the second set of traffic lights, turn left. This is a ring road that will take you out of town and onto the R36 towards the village of Ohrigstad. Once on this road you will head directly for Hoedspruit. Once in Hoedspruit, continue on straight through the town. You will go over a small bridge and then at the four-way intersection you will turn right onto the R40. Head out of town for approximately 6 kms. Turn left at the Timbavati / Eastgate Airport road. At the Timbavati Game Reserve gate you will need to pay a conservation levy of R120 per vehicle. Once in the reserve continue straight for 15 kms, then turn right when you see the direction signboard. Follow the Kambaku signs to the lodge. Directions from Nelspruit by road: >From Nelspruit take the R40 past White River and continue on to Hazyview, then Bushbuckridge and Acornhoek. Carry on straight along this road past the Orpen road turn-off, until you see the Hoedspruit turn-off to your right. Turn right here and continue on this road until eventually you see the main Timbavati / Eastgate Airport road on your right. Turn right here. At the Timbavati Game Reserve gate you will need to pay a conservation levy of R120 per vehicle. Once in the reserve continue straight for 15 kms, then turn right when you see the direction signboard. Follow the Kambaku signs to the lodge. Directions from Orpen Gate by road: >From the Orpen Gate, continue straight on this road for approximately 30 kms until the T-junction with the R40. Turn right onto the R40 until you see the Phalaborwa / Hoedspruit turn-off to your right. Turn right here and continue on this road until eventually you see the main Timbavati / Eastgate Airport road on your right. Turn right here. At the Timbavati Game Reserve gate you will need to pay a conservation levy of R140 per vehicle. Once in the reserve continue straight for 15 kms, then turn right when you see the direction signboard. Follow the Kambaku signs to the lodge. By Air to Hoedspruit: SA Express offer daily flights to Hoedspruit/Eastgate Airport (30 km from Kambaku) from Johannesburg and Cape Town. Alternatively, one is able to get daily flights into Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport in Nelspruit (120 km from Kambaku) from all major centres such as Johannesburg and Cape Town. Transfers from both airports are available on request.