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How To Get To Kwa Madwala

Airport Transfers

Kwa Madwala Private Game Reserve offers its own in house transfer service to and from KMIA and Oliver Tambo International Airports.

Clients will be met at either airport by a Kwa Madwala member of staff. Vehicles are comfortable and air-conditioned Toyota Avansis or Quantum 4 seaters.

The transfer from KMIA is an 80km journey taking one hour and costs R850-00 return. The transfer from Oliver Tambo is a 440km journey taking five hours (with a half hour rest stop) and costs R2400-00 return

It is recommended that clients fly to KMIA airport and then either self drive or arrange a transfer to Kwa Madwala.

Driving from KMIA

• Take the exit road from KMIA airport and after two minutes you will reach a T Junction.
• Turn left and follow the road for approx 15 minutes until you reach the N4 (National Toll Road)
• Turn left and drive through the Nkomazi Tollgate to the town of Malelane.
• Drive east on the N4 from Malelane.
• 1km before the town of Hectorspruit on the N4 turn right along the R570 towards Jeppes Reef. This road is signposted Kwa Madwala/Low Hills and Inkuba Game Farm.
• Please note there are two turnoffs after Malelane the second goes to Kwa Madwala Private Game Reserve.
• Continue for 4.5km till you see a sign for Kwa Madwala and Strydomblok Road on your left
• Turn left and continue for a further 4.5km until you see the Kwa Madwala turnoff on your left clearly visible by the lion’s head logo.
• After 300m you will arrive at the security entrance gate to the Reserve.
• There you will need to pay the conservation fee of R100-00 per vehicle and will be given a map.
• Buses will then drive a further 1.5km of dirt road to the central buses/coaches parking area.
• Private vehicles travel 5km on a dirt road to the guest parking area.

Driving from Johannesburg

• Take the M12 which becomes the N4 towards Maputo through the town of Nelspruit.
• From Nelspruit drive towards Malelane/Komatipoort (N4)
• You will drive through the Nkomazi Tollgate which is approx 50km from Nelspruit and then to the town of Malelane.
• Drive east on the N4 from Malelane.
• 1km before the town of Hectorspruit take the second turning right onto the R570 towards Jeppes Reef, signposted Kwa Madwala/Low Hills and Inkuba Game Farm.
• Continue for 4.5km till you see a sign for Kwa Madwala and Strydomblok Road on your left
• Turn left and continue for a further 4.5km until you see the Kwa Madwala turnoff on your left clearly visible by the lion’s head logo.
• After 300m you will arrive at the security entrance gate to the Reserve.
• There you will need to pay the conservation fee of R100-00 per vehicle and will be given a map.
• Buses will then drive a further 1.5km of dirt road to the central buses/coaches parking area.
• Private vehicles travel 5km on a dirt road to the guest parking area.

Driving from Durban via Swaziland

• From Durban take the N2 north via Stanger/Mkuze towards Pongola.
• Approx 50km after Mkuze and 10km before Pongola take the right turn off for Golela Border Post.
• Drive towards Big bend for 40km.
• 5km after Big Bend turn right towards Siteki/Simunye.
• Follow the road until a T Junction.
• Turn left and drive for approx 4km until another T Junction
• Turn right and drive for approx 38km until you reach the Mananga Border signpost.
• Exit Swaziland at this point.
• Drive for approx 40km until you reach a big sugar factory on your right.
• Turn left and go through the private tollgate.
• Cross over a bridge and follow the road until another tollgate.
• Turn left, this road takes you straight to Kwa Madwala which is on your right hand side
• clearly visible by the lion’s head logo.
• After 300m you will arrive at the security entrance gate to the Reserve.
• There you will need to pay the conservation fee of R100-00 per vehicle and will be given a map.
• Buses will then travel a further 1.5km of dirt road to the central buses/coaches parking area.
• Private vehicles travel 5km on a dirt road to the guest parking area.