From Johannesburg International Airport
  • Take R21 to Pretoria for about 20 minutes
  • Take the N1 highway North towards Pietersburg / Polokwane.
  • Turn off at the Kranskop toll gate (third toll gate) to Nylstroom/Modimolle.
  • Go through Nylstroom/Modimolle to Vaalwater (± 60km).
  • In Vaalwater turn right at the stop street towards Melkriver
  • Go ± 42 km and turn left onto a gravel road marked Melkriver School/Lapalala.
  • After 6km turn right (there is an old Cape Dutch farm house on the right hand side) and pass the Rhino Museum.
  • From the Rhino Museum drive 3.3km, the main entrance to Jembisa Lodge will be on your right.
  • If you are driving to Kingfisher Cottage, continue past the main entrance to Jembisa. After 1km the road bends to the left. At the bottom of the hill, the Kingfisher gate will be on your right. Kingfisher entrance is before the Palala river bridge.

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