Directions
| From Nelspruit (45 mins)
Take R40 North to White River (passing straight through Rocky Drift). In White River, at the first set of traffic lights in the town itself (with White River Toyota ahead of you), turn left, following signs to Hazyview and Wildtuin/Kruger National Park. At the next traffic light, turn right - with the playing fields on your left and, further on, an open park with a pond on your right - and carry on alongside the CBD. Cross over the next set of traffic lights and then at the final set, with a Caltex garage on your right, turn left on the R40 for Hazyview. (The R538, via the Numbi Gate, is a busy road and not recommended). Continue on this road for about 45km, when you will come to a T-junction. Turn left to Hazyview and travel a further 1km exactly, where you will see the entrance to Rissington Inn on your left. Turn left. Rissington is 1km down the gravel road from this turn-off. Keep to the left-hand road of the two possible entrance roads at this point, although both lead to Rissington. Follow the signs!
From KMIA Kruger Nelspruit airport (45 minutes)
Turn right out of the airport in the direction of White River on the R538. Continue on this road for 12km until you get to the first set of traffic lights. The mosque is on your left. Turn right and travel towards Hazyview on the R40. After approx 45km, at the T-junction, turn left, staying on the R40 and following signs to Hazyview and the Paul Kruger and Phabeni Gates. The entrance to Rissington is exactly 1km from the T-junction on the left.
From Skukuza (1 hour) and Paul Kruger Gate (30 mins)
Follow signs from the camp or the airport to the Paul Kruger Gate (about 12km). Travel through the gate and continue on the R536 to Hazyview. After crossing the Sand River (some 50km from the Gate), you find your first 4-way stop. Go straight across, then straight across the next stop street. Continue to the traffic lights. This is the main junction in the town. Turn left, in the direction of White River on the R40. Cross the next traffic lights and travel just over 1km (over 2 3-way stops), where you will find the entrance to Rissington on the right hand side. Turn right and Rissington is a further 1km down the gravel road from this turn-off. Keep to the left-hand road of the two possible entrance roads at this point, although both lead to Rissington. Follow the signs!
From Phabeni (10 minutes)
From the gate, follow signs to the T-junction. Turn left onto the R536 to Hazyview. After crossing the Sand River (some 10km from the Gate), you find your first 4-way stop. Go straight across, then straight across the next stop street. Continue to the traffic lights. This is the main junction in the town. Turn left, in the direction of White River on the R40. Cross the next traffic lights and travel just over 1km (over 2 3-way stops), where you will find the entrance to Rissington on the right hand side. Turn right and Rissington is a further 1km down the gravel road from this turn-off. Keep to the left-hand road of the two possible entrance roads at this point, although both lead to Rissington. Follow the signs!
From Sabie (45 mins)
Take the R536 to Hazyview. Just before Hazyview (with the Sabi River Sun on your left) you will reach a T-junction. Turn right to Hazyview. Go straight over the next stop street and continue to the traffic lights. This is the main junction in the town. Carry straight on, in the direction of White River on the R40. Cross the next traffic lights and travel just over 1km (over 2 3-way stops), where you will find the entrance to Rissington on the right hand side. Turn right and Rissington is a further 1km down the gravel road from this turn-off. Keep to the left-hand road of the two possible entrance roads at this point, although both lead to Rissington. Follow the signs!
From Johannesburg/Pretoria (4 hours)
Take N12 or N4 Highway respectively to Witbank and then follow N4 Highway through Belfast and Machadodorp. After the Machado Plaza Toll follow the Schoemanskloof option on the N4 towards Nelspruit (lunch at Old Joe’s Kaia is recommended). Turn left where you rejoin the main N4 at Montrose and continue to Nelspruit. At Nelspruit, where you meet the R40, turn left and follow instructions from Nelspruit above. SCENIC ROUTE (4½ hours) - Take N12 or N4 Highway respectively to Witbank and then follow N4 Highway to the Belfast turnoff. Take the off-ramp and head into Belfast, then right, following signs to Dullstroom. Pass through Dullstroom and carry on to the T-junction, turning left to Lydenburg. In Lydenburg, turn right following signs to Sabie over the Long Tom Pass (the highest tar road in South Africa). In Sabie turn right and follow directions as above.
Toll Plazas
NB There are now two toll plazas on the N4, Middelburg (±R27) and Machadodorp (±R41). The scenic route avoids the second of these tolls. There is an additional toll between Pretoria and Witbank for those not using the N12 from Johannesburg.
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