Simbavati River Lodge

The Timbavati Private Game Reserve is a wildlife-rich concession of land that adjoins the western border of the Kruger National Park forming a unique combination of public and private lands called "The Greater Kruger Park".

There are no fences between the Timbavati and the Kruger National Park which allows free movement of wildlife between the Reserves.

Simbavati River Lodge is situated in the northern sector of the Timbavati Nature Reserve, on a site previously known as Gomo Gomo.

Getting there by air:

There are daily scheduled flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Hoedspruit Airport. Transfers to the lodge take approximately 1 hour and must be booked separately.

Clients flying directly into the private landing strips of the Timbavati Nature reserve will be picked up by a safari ranger from the nearby landing strip.

Getting there by train:

Clients choosing to come by train can make use of the new Premiere Classe route from Johannesburg/Pretoria/Nelspruit to Hoedspruit station. Transfers to the lodge take approximately 1 hour and must be booked separately.

Getting there by road:

Simbavati River Lodge is a 6 hour Drive from Johannesburg.

Take the N4 to Witbank. Take the Belfast Offramp (R33/R540).  Once in Belfast town, turn right into Voortrekker Street and continue straight to Dullstroom on the R540.  Drive through Dullstroom town to Lyndenberg.  Once in Lyndenberg  turn left into Potgieter Street and continue straight to Orighstad on the R36 until it turns left to Tzaneen.  Do not turn, but continue straight on the R527 to Hoedspruit.

In Hoedspruit, continue straight over the bridge crossing the train tracks to a T-junction.  At the stop turn right and continue towards Bosbokrand / Bushbuckridge along the R40.  6/7km from Hoedspruit, note the East-Gate Airport sign on your left hand side. At the sign, turn left towards the Eastgate airport and Timbavati.  Drive past the airport for 27 km of tar till you reach the Timbavati Private Nature Reserve.  At the entrance you will be required to pay an entrance/conservation fee of R 100.00 per person and R 110.00 per car (Above fees are subject to change).

Continue Straight for 15.9km (on tar road), you will see a dam on the right hand side, turn right after the dam where it is clearly marked with Simbavati River Lodge. Follow the Simbavati River Lodge paw print signs on the trees  for a further 6km to the lodge.

GPS  S 24°12,960’ EO 31°21,188’