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Johannesburg to Selati Camp From Johannesburg: take the N12 to join with the N4 to Witbank. From Pretoria: take the N4 to Witbank. Continue along the N4 past Middelburg to the R33 turnoff to Belfast. Go into the town of Belfast and then take the R540 via Dullstroom to Lydenburg. From Lydenburg take the R36 via Ohrigstad and the Abel Erasmus Pass to the Strydom Tunnel. Approximately 12 km after the tunnel, turn left onto the R527 to Tzaneen. Cross the Olifants River and next turn right onto the R526 tar road to Mica/Phalaborwa. Continue to the T-junction and turn left onto the R40 to Phalaborwa. Continue along the R40 and turn left onto R526 to Gravelotte (the sign says “Tzaneen”). Continue along this road for 23km. The main entrance to the Selati Reserve will be on your right. Our instructor will meet you at 14h00 at the Selati main gate and office, as no private vehicles are allowed down to the camp GPS coordinates: S24°00.519 E030°41.066 Johannesburg to Karongwe Camp From Johannesburg: take the N12 to join with the N4 to Witbank. From Pretoria: take the N4 to Witbank. Continue along the N4 past Middelburg to the R33 turnoff to Belfast. Go into the town of Belfast and then take the R540 via Dullstroom to Lydenburg. From Lydenburg take the R36 via Ohrigstad and the Abel Erasmus Pass to the Strydom Tunnel. 12km After the tunnel, turn left onto the R36 towards Tzaneen. Continue along this road for 16 km and Spectra Gate will be on your right. If you reach Shiduli Lodge, you have gone 8km too far. The instructor will meet all the students at Spectra Gate at 14h00. GPS coordinates: S24°16.194 E030°36.652 Johannesburg to Makuleke Camp Head North on N1 highway to Pretoria/Pietersburg/Polokwane Toll road: 1 (Phumulani Toll Plaza) Toll road: 2 (Carousel Toll Plaza) Toll road: 3 (Kranskop Toll Plaza) Toll road: 4 (Nyl Toll Plaza) Go into Pietersburg/Polokwane City At first set of traffic lights, Turn Left and follow signs to N1 Louis Trichardt At 7th set of traffic lights, turn right towards Louis Trichardt Carry on straight through 1 set of traffic lights and a 4-way stop street. At second set of traffic lights turn left (At Coca Cola Depot) Carry on straight through 1 set of traffic lights. You are now on the N1 to Messina/Mussina. After about 70km, pass straight through local community and over the Tropic of Capricorn to the Capricorn Plaza At Capricorn Toll Plaza, Set speedometer to zero 39km, from Capricorn Plaza, pass through 2 stop streets and a traffic circle and head straight towards Mussina still on the N1 Travel up the Soutpansberg Mountain Range and down the other side through the Hendrik Verwoerd tunnels to Mussina 96 km, Pass through the Baobab Toll Plaza 96.8km, Turn right onto the R525 towards Tshipise & Pafuri Gate Set speedometer to zero 110km, pass through a chevron boom Carry on straight along the R525 after the chevron boom for another 19km to Pafuri Gate, Kruger National Park. Total Trip +/- 560 km You will meet the instructor at Pafuri Gate at 14h00 on the first day of the course Johannesburg to Mashatu Camp Follow signboards on N1 from Johannesburg – N1 signs indicate Polokwane, but further north signs have not been changed and indicted Polokwane as Pietersburg. (Directions through Polokwane: When arriving in Polokwane do not take the first turn left to Dendron. Rather enter the city centre on Groblers’ road and turn left on Market Street. Travel until you see the Game shopping centre on your left (At this point the road forks). Take the left to Dendron (R521) – Stay left) From Polokwane follow the signs on the R521 – You will pass Dendron and Vivo and drive to Alldays. (Rural road – free roaming animals) – Follow directions to Border post). Last unleaded fuel station is located at Alldays (Not operated 24 hours). Gaborone to Mashatu Camp Drive from Gaborone (Francistown road) and take turning to Selibi Phikwe. Drive through Selibi Phikwe and take turn toward Bobonong/Martins Drift. Drive through Bobonong and just outside, take turn to Mashatu/Tuli/Lenstwe Le Moriti/Pont Drift. Drive down this road and eventually you will see sign Mashatu – 50km = gravel dirt road – mostly graded but bumpy with corrugations. Drive down this road, through Mothlabaneng village and in, through the gate of Northern Tuli Game Reserve – keep going and then at crossroads, take Mashatu Pont Drift left, continue through veterinary fence and continue to next cross roads = sign to Mashatu head office and Pont Drift – to drive into guest parking of Mashatu. Mombasa to Rukinga Camp, Tsavo Follow the Mombasa-Nairobi highway to Maungu town (approximately 130 km from Mombasa) About 0.5 km BEFORE Maungu town there is a small signpost on the left hand side that reads WILD LIFE WORKS Follow the dirt road to the gate Ask the sentry guard on duty for directions further to Rukinga Camp To download directions from Johannesburg to Selati click here To download directions from Johannesburg to Karongwe click here To download directions from Johannesburg to Makuleke click here To download directions from Johannesburg to Mashatu click here To download directions from Gaborone to Mashatu click here
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