Crocodile Bridge Restcamp - Directions

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Travel routes and times from central Gauteng are listed below. Travel by road requires entry through one of Kruger National Park's gates.

By Air:

The closest airport to Crocodile Bridge is Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (KMIA), situated between Nelspruit and White River (approximately 25 km from Nelspruit and about 120 km from Crocodile Bridge Gate).
There are daily scheduled flights between KMIA and OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, with less frequent flights from Cape Town and Durban International Airports respectively.

By Road - Crocodile Bridge Gate:

• Take the N4 to Nelspruit.
• Head through Nelspruit to Malelane and on to Komatipoort (about 110 km).
• Then turn left onto the R571 just after Komatipoort and head on to the gate. Allow between 5 to 6 hours for the trip to the gate.
• Crocodile Bridge camp is right at the gate.
GPS: -25.3584 (latitude), 31.8923 (longitude)

Recommended game drives from this camp:

1. From Crocodile Bridge on the H4-2 take the S25 (Crocodile River Road) left, which passes a turn off to the Hippo Pools view point and Bushman Paintings (S27). Turn right on the S108 and right again on the H5 where you will find waterholes on either side.

2. Take the H4-2 right from Crocodile Bridge, turning left onto the S130 (Gomondwane Loop), which you can follow up till the right turn onto the S137 and left onto the S28 that takes you to the Nthandanyathi Hide (to the right). From the hide, you can either take the S28 south, back to Crocodile Bridge, or north to the H4-2, which connects to Lower Sabie.