GPS Co-ordinates | S 24° 55’26.00” E 31° 39‘34.00” |
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Access by Road | 4 x 4 access not required. Kruger National Park has 9 entrances on its South African border & 2 on its Mozambican border. Paul Kruger Gate is the nearest entrance to Rhino Walking Safaris. | |
Nearest Airport | Skukuza Airport | |
Access by Air | Daily flights ex Johannesburg & Cape Town with Airlink. 30 min road transfer to lodge |
Johannesburg to Rhino Walking Safaris via road | 7 hrs |
Johannesburg to Rhino Walking Safaris via air & road | 1 hr 30 |
Cape Town to Rhino Walking Safaris via air | 3 hrs |
Nelspruit to Rhino Walking Safaris via road | 2 hrs 30 |
Rhino Walking Safaris to Thonga via air & road | 2 hrs 45 |
Rhino Walking Safaris to Kosi via air & road | 3 hrs 45 |
Guests travelling to Rhino Walking Safaris need to check in at Rhino Post Safari Lodge first which is accessible in a normal 2 x 4 vehicle. Guests are then transferred in open 4×4 vehicle (no charge) to Rhino Walking Safaris base camp – Plains Camp. Travelling time by vehicle from Johannesburg to Rhino Post Safari Lodge is approximately six hours (500km).
Click on the links below to download directions (via road) for your visit.
Via Skukuza Airport – Kruger National Park
Airlink flies daily from Johannesburg (55 mins) & Cape Town (2hr 30 mins) directly into the Kruger Park to Skukuza Airport. Guests are met at the airport and transferred to the lodge (30 minutes drive) in an open game drive vehicle starting their safari experience the minute they step off the plane. A nominal fee is charged for the road transfer from Skukuza Airport. Rhino Walking Safaris. Flights are designed to connect with international & regional flights into Johannesburg & Cape Town International Airports.
Route | Departure Time | Arrival Time | Flying Time |
Johannesburg-Skukuza | 10.00 am | 10.50 am | 55 minutes |
Johannesburg-Skukuza – operational from 1 Aug 2014 | 13.20 pm | 13.10 pm | 55 minutes |
Skukuza-Johannesburg | 13.30 pm | 14.20 pm | 55 minutes |
Skukuza-Johannesburg operational from 1 Aug 2014 | 14.50 pm | 15.40 pm | 55 minutes |
Cape Town – Skukuza | 10.35 am | 13.05 pm | 2 hrs 30 minutes |
Skukuza – Cape Town | 11.20 am | 13.50 pm | 2 hrs 30 minutes |
Via Kruger Mpumalanga Airport (KMIA) – Nelspruit
SA Express, Airlink & Nationwide Airlines fly daily from Durban, Cape Town and Johannesburg to KMIA Nelspruit. Approximate flying time from Johannesburg to Nelspruit is 55 minutes. It is a 3.5hr drive from Nelspruit to Rhino Walking Safaris. If utilising the scheduled flights, you would need to make use of one of the following:
Private Charters are permitted to land at Skukuza which is approximately a half hour road transfer in open 4 x 4 game viewing vehicles, through the Kruger National Park to the lodge. Co-ordinates: S24º 58.0’ E031º 36.0’ Length: 1.55km tarred runway. Airport hours are between 09h00 & 15h00 only.
In addition to the above, Isibindi Africa Lodges are able to organise inter-lodge road or air transfers between our properties. Contact reservations on [email protected] to arrange your personal road or air transfer.
Paul Kruger Gate to Rhino Walking Safaris – 1 hour
Malelane Gate to Rhino Walking Safaris – 2 ½ hours
Crocodile Bridge Gate to Rhino Walking Safaris- 2 ½ hours
NB – speed limit in the Kruger is 50km
Kruger National Park – Gate Opening / Closing Times
Month | Jan – Feb |
Mar | Apr |
May – July | Aug – Sept |
Oct | Nov – Dec |
Gate Opening | 05h30 | 05h30 | 06h00 | 06h00 | 06h00 | 05h30 | 05h30 |
Gate Closing | 18h30 | 18h00 | 18h00 | 17h30 | 18h00 | 18h00 | 18h30 |
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