Notification of identity documents required to enter Kruger National Park
Please note: All visitors who are 18 years old, and above, must produce a positive identity document for scanning in order to gain access. For non-South African visitors, visitors must produce passports but South African driver’s licence will also be acceptable as of 1 September 2017.
From Johannesburg
Take the N12 national road to Witbank which becomes the N4 national road. Follow the N4 through Nelspruit and Malelane. About 2 km outside Malelane, take the turn-off to enter the Kruger National Park at the Malelane Gate where an entrance fee is payable. Please have your confirmation or voucher with you.
Once you enter Malelane gate, drive straight on the H3 road, for about 37 km and turn left at the “Jock Safari Lodge” sign. Then a 3 km dirt road and you are at the lodge. Distance from Johannesburg: +/- 458 km
Note: The camp is situated half way between Skukuza and Malelane gates approximately 35 km in both directions with only 3 km of dirt road. Due to the rules and regulations of the Kruger National Park, nobody is allowed on any Kruger National Park roads during the period of gates being closed. Therefore, guests must be at their destination by the time the gates’s close.
| Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb | Mar, Oct | Apr, Aug, Sep | May, June, July | |
| OPEN | 05:30 | 05:30 | 06:00 | 06:00 |
| CLOSE | 18:30 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 17:30 |
Jock Safari Lodge is approximately 45 minutes to an hour from the Malelane gate and therefore we recommend that flights to / from Kruger Mpumalanga Airport (KMIA/MQP) are booked to:
- arrive before 14h30 on day of arrival
- depart after 10h00 on day of departure
Kindly contact the lodge on + 27 (0) 13 735 5200 should you require any assistance.
GPS Co-ordinates
Main Jock Lodge: 25° 12’ 59” S 31° 33’ 51” E
Fitzpatrick’s at Jock: 25° 13’ 23” S 31° 33’ 59” E
Transfers
Central Reservations are able to arrange your transfer by air or by road.
