Lion Sands River Lodge

Location
Lion Sands River Lodge is in the southern Kruger, South Africa. It's 520km (or 5 hours) northeast of Johannesburg, and very near the Mozambique border. It's about 140km northeast of Nelspruit and 160km southeast of Hoedspruit. It's 45 minutes (32km) from the Paul Kruger Gate; Hazyview is an hour or 67 km away.

By Air:
Skukuza Airfield (10km) is the closest airport to Lion Sands. There are 1-hour flights, 3 times a day, from Johannesburg International Airport to this small landing strip. Please note your baggage cannot exceed 20kg. Transfers from here are included in your tariff and will take 25 minutes. Malamala Airfield (40km) also has a daily scheduled 1-hour flight from Johannesburg. Lion Sands can collect you from here to drive you back to the Lodge. Kruger Mpumalanga Airport (110km) can be reached directly from Durban, Johannesburg and Cape Town; from here it is a 1-hour and 45-minute (110km) road transfer; or you can get a 25-minute flight from Kruger Mpumalanga Airport to Skukuza Airfield(see above).
Phalaborwa Airport (243 km) is 3 hours (243km) away. Hoedspruit Airport (160 km)is 2 hours 15 minutes (160km) away.
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By Car:
Driving from Johannesburg will take most of the day. You could combine your trip to the Kruger with a visit to the Blyde River Canyon, and the border with Mozambique is an easy drive from Lion Sands. If you want to hire a car we recommend Holiday Autos, and you can collect cars from the airport or downtown.

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