Tana Mera
From Nelspruit/White River:
From Nelspruit, take R40 going towards White River. Pass over one robot (with a Spur and a garden centre on the right). At the next robot (with NTT Toyota diagonally across from where you are), turn left.
At the next robot, take a right turn. Go over one robot and at the next robot, turn left back onto R40, going towards Hazyview.
Follow this road past Baghdad and Casterbridge centre. Stay on R40, going past Da Gama Dam. A few kilometers after Da Gama Dam, turn left at the Kiepersol signboard.
Stay on this road and turn left at the Sabie and Blue Mountain signposts. Continue on this road, going past Blue Mountain Lodge on your left. You will come to a T-junction. Turn right here, onto R536.
Tana Mera is located about 5 km away from here, on the left hand side.
Hotel Address: Sabie RD R536
From Johannesburg
Take the N4 to Witbank. You will encounter one tollgate, the Middleburg toll. Turn off left at the signposted Belfast/Dullstroom road. Follow this road into Belfast and, at the third stop, turn right. (Look for the Dullstroom sign).
Follow this road through Dullstroom to a T-junction. Turn left at the T-junction and drive into Lydenburg. In Lydenburg, follow the Kruger National Park/Sabie signboards. Turn right to go through Long Tom Pass - the R37. Look for the KNP/Sabie/Long Tom Pass signboards.
Follow R37 into Sabie. At the first major stop in Sabie, turn right. Follow this road to another top street and turn right, onto the R536 Sabie Road. Follow this road for 27 km. Look for the Tana Mera sign board.
Turn left off the R536 onto the dirt road and follow the signboards for approximately 1.5 km to the lodge.
This route takes between 3h and 45 min to 4h and 45 min, depending on the vehicle, the number of stops and the speed.
Guests are advised to drive safely and look out for potholes on the Dullstroom - Lydenburg stretch.
From Johannesburg or Pretoria (alternate route):
Remain on N4, going past Belfast. Just after the Machadodorp toll, take the Schoemanskloof off ramp, parallel to N4, which you will later rejoin. A few kilometers after you rejoin the N4, turn left at the Sabie board.
Follow this road and turn right at the next Sabie board. (If you go straight ahead, you will reach Sudwala caves). Follow this road till you reach a T-junction, where you will need to turn left onto R37, following the signs for Sabie. At the next T-junction, turn right, again following the signs for Sabie.
At the first stop street in Sabie, turn right. At the next stop street, you will have a Spur on your left and the Woodsman pub diagonally across from where you are. Turn right at this stop, onto R536, going towards Hazyview.
Tana Mera is located at 25 km from Sabie, on the left hand side. Look out for the hotel sign and a large monolithic structure at the entrance.
