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Area Background

Spread across 10 000ha of pristine African Bushveld, providing exclusive access only to guests staying at Hamilton’s Tented Camp, Hoyo Hoyo, or Imbali Safari Lodge. This area offers the ultimate secluded and private Kruger Park Experience, set over the basalt plains of the Satara Region, this is said to be the ultimate Kruger Experience! On this magnificent basalt range, we find a well-established Mixed Bushwillow Woodlands Eco-Zone. This Eco-Zone features some iconic Trees of Kruger Park , which include the following trees: Baobab, Marula, Leadwood, a variety of Bushwillows, Tree Wisteria, Jackal Berry, Fig Trees, Knob Thorn and a variety of acacia species. We are privileged enough to offer sweet grass (Low Lying Areas) as well as Mixed grass on our midslope to upper crest areas. This attracts a wide variety of Plains Game (From Duikers to Elephants and everything in between) which provides the perfect variety of food on offer to the flagship predators of Kruger!

Getting there by Air

SA Airlink offers flights from Johannesburg and Cape Town into Skukuza Airport. Transfers from Hoedspruit or Skukuza can be booked at time of reservation, at an additional charge.

Guests will fly into the Manyeleti airstrip where they will be collected by the lodge. Driving times from the lodge is approximately an hour and a half.

Transfers from ANY of these airports can be booked at time of reservation, at an additional charge.

Road transfers from either Hoedspruit Airport or Skukuza Airport are booked on request at time of reservation. Transfer rates are based on a minimum of two people and are quoted per person one way.

Getting there by Road

Connecting times – We recommend the following connecting times to ensure that passengers do not miss any connecting flights

(Estimated Driving Time: 1.5 – 2 hours)

  • Take the H7 towards Satara
  • Drive for approximately 6.7km
  • Turn right onto the S106 (Dirt Road)
  • After 1.6km, turn right onto the S140 towards Talamati
  • After 19.5km, turn right onto the S145
  • After 10km on the S145 you will see signposting with a no entry sign, turn right for Hoyo Hoyo Safari Lodge
  • After 3.5km you will reach a T-junction, turn right for Hoyo-Hoyo Safari Lodge.

(Estimated Driving Time: 2.5 – 3 hours)

  • Take the H1-2 towards Skukuza
  • Pass Skukuza and take the H11 towards Satara
  • After approximately 20kms turn left onto the S36 (Dirt Road), it is signposted. Carry on along the S36 for approximately 39kms
  • For Hoyo-Hoyo Safari Lodge, keep right at the Hamilton’s Tented Camp no entry sign, continue on the S36/S125
  • After 2km you will reach a T-junction, turn left onto the S36/S125
  • After 4.5km you will reach a T-junction, turn right onto the S36
  • After 6.5km, turn left onto the S145
  • After 2.3km, turn left at the no entry sign for Hoyo-Hoyo Safari Lodge
  • After 3.5km you will reach a T-junction which is signposted, turn right for Hoyo-Hoyo Safari Lodge.

(Estimated Driving Time: 1½ hours)

  • Take the R40 from Hoedspruit towards Klaserie
  • After approximately 23km turn left, stay on the R40 towards Acornhoek
  • After approximately 3km, turn left onto the Orpen Gate Road (R531)
  • After 40km you will reach the Orpen Gate of the Kruger National Park.

(Estimated Driving Time: 2 ½ hours)

  • Follow the exit road from the airport
  • At the T-junction turn left towards Satara, H1-2 (tar road)
  • After approximately 20kms turn left onto the S36 (Dirt Road), it is signposted. Carry on along the S36 for approximately 39kms
  • For Hoyo-Hoyo Safari Lodge, keep right at the Hamilton’s Tented Camp no entry sign, continue on the S36/S125
  • After 2km you will reach a T-junction, turn left onto the S36/S125
  • After 4.5km you will reach a T-junction, turn right onto the S36
  • After 6.5km, turn left onto the S145
  • After 2.3km, turn left at the sign for Hoyo-Hoyo Safari Lodge
  • After 3.5km you will reach a T-junction which is signposted, turn right for Hoyo-Hoyo Safari Lodge.

(Estimated Driving Time: 3 hours)

  • After exiting the airport follow the R538 north towards White River
  • From White River follow the R40 towards Hazyview
  • In Hazyview turn right at the second traffic light onto the R536
  • Follow the R536 straight to Paul Kruger Gate of the Kruger National Park.

(Estimated Driving Time: 3- 4 hours)

  • After exiting the airport follow the R538 north towards White River
  • From White River follow the R538 towards Hazyview
  • From Hazyview follow R40 towards Bushbuckridge
  • Drive through Bushbuckridge and Acornhoek remaining on the R40
  • Turn right onto the R531 Orpen Gate road
  • After 40km you will reach the Orpen Gate of the Kruger National Park.