Getting here

Getting to Tuli Safari Lodge/Nokalodi (please scroll down for directions to Molema) - please click here for detailed local map
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GPS coordinates
Tuli Safari Lodge: S 22 12 842 E 29 05 687
Nokalodi: S 22 13 123 E 29 04 642
 
Self-drive
 
500km/approx 5 hours from Johannesburg
500km/approx 6 hours from Gaborone
Approx 3-4 hour from the Northern gates of the Kruger National Park
 
Driving from Johannesburg guests should follow the N1 to Polokwane then the R521 to Alldays. At Alldays take a right turn signed to Pont Drift. Cars can be left at the Pont Drift border post, and the short transfer to the lodge is free of charge. If guests prefer to drive to the lodge, the lodge is approx 5km away and signed from the Botswana border post. Nokalodi guests check in at Tuli Safari Lodge and are then escorted to Nokalodi which is 2km upstream.
 
When the Limpopo River is flowing the river must be crossed by cable car (P35 per way - approx 3 people and their luggage can be carried on the cable car) and vehicles left at the border post.
 
Please always contact the lodge prior to travel in order to check on the status of the Limpopo River.
 
For more details or to get directions from other locations please contact the lodge.

Road transfers

Road transfers can be arranged from Johannesburg, Polokwane, Gaborone or other locations. Please enquire for more information.
 
Air

SA Airlink operates several flights a day from OR Tambo Airport in Johannesburg to Polokwane (Pietersberg). Depending on your itinerary, you can then hire a car and drive to the lodge (approx 2 hours) or we can arrange for a transfer (approx. R1800 per vehicle one-way).

Charter flights to the Limpopo Valley Airfield, located 5 minutes from the lodge, can also be arranged. GPS coordinates: S22 11 21 E 290737. The runway is 1500m long and has a tarmac surface.

Border facilities

The closest border facilities for those arriving by road from South Africa are at Pont Drift, opening hours 08.00-16.00. Border facilities are also provided at the Limpopo Valley Airfield for those arriving by air. Please see http://www.botswanatourism.co.bw/getting_in/visas.html for information about visa requirements. There is a third party permit required for all foreign registered vehicles. The cost is P60.00 per vehicle and is payable at the border post.
 
 
 

Getting to Molema

GPS coordinates

Molema: S 22 16 747 E 28 57 370

Self-drive

500km or approx 5 hours from Johannesburg.
500km or approx 6 hours from Gabarone.

Please note that the Molema access road is only passable to 4x4 vehicles.

Driving from Johannesburg guests should follow the N1 to Polokwane then the R521 to Alldays. At Alldays turn right and immediately left and then next right and follow this dirt road to the Platjan border post. After the border, continue straight on to a T-junction where you turn right. Follow this road for 25km until you see the Molema signboard on your right hand side. Molema is 3.8km from this point.

Driving from Gaborone, guests should head to Selebi Phikwe and then on to Bobonong. Keep to the main road in Bobonong until you reach a roundabout, where you turn right. Follow this road to a T-junction where you turn right to Mathathane. Continue on this road and turn left at a signboard reading ‘Mashatu 100km’. Follow this road passing Molalatau en route and continuing past the turning for Mathathane. After 62km you will reach a T-junction, where you turn left onto a dirt road signed to Lentswe le Moriti. After about 5.6km you will see the Molema signboard on your right, and Molema is 3.8km from this point.

Border facilities - Molema

The closest border facilities for those arriving by road from South Africa are at Platjan, opening hours 06.00-18.00. Please note that the Limpopo River crossing at Platjan is on a 3m wide causeway. Please see http://www.botswanatourism.co.bw/getting_in/visas.html for information about visa requirements.

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