R570 Riverside Road Kruger National Park, Malelane, Mpumalanga (South Africa)
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There are various ways of reaching the lodge. By road, from Johannesburg or Maputo (see below), or by plane using the Nelspruit International Airport or Johannesburg International Airport. From Johannesburg: Take the Witbank Road N12, which then becomes the N4. Continue on through Nelspruit to the town of Malelane. Continue through Malelane on the N4. Roughly 6 Km after Malelane there will be a sign for Kruger National Park R570 on left hand side. Turn left onto the R570 and continue for roughly 3 km. The lodge is located on the left-hand side. From Maputo: Take the N4 to the Ressano Garcia Border. Continue on the N4 pass Hectorspruit. Around 12 km after Hectorspruit there will be a sign for Kruger National Park R570. Turn left onto the R570. Take the first left onto the R570 loop and continue under the bridge. Turn right at the T-junction. After around 2km from the turn off the lodge can be found on the left hand side.
The 4-star Pestana Kruger Lodge hotel lies in Malelane, South Africa, 150 meters away from the most important entrance on the south side of the Kruger National Park - Malelane Gate - and is a perfect place for family holidays. The lodge is set amongst wonderful gardens and has a fantastic view over the Crocodile River where hippos and other wildlife abound. The Pestana Kruger Lodge organizes wildlife excursions, safaris with an open vehicle, bush walks and tours in the fabulous surroundings. The Lodge is a wonderful and relaxing location where guests will find fabulous accommodation and a wide range of dining options including the Buhlebethu Restaurant offering à la carte service with contemporary South African cuisine and the Crocafellas Restaurant with an African Bistro style menu. The Boma offers typical dinners that are served around the campfire in a traditional African outdoor setting, while the Eshonalanga Bar and the pool bar serves exotic cocktails and drinks. The Pestana Kruger Lodge is the ideal place for any kind of events. For conferences, meetings, weddings or any other special occasion, the hotel offers a complete service in a perfect setting featuring 4 conference rooms which can accommodate from 40 to 150 persons. The Spa at Pestana Kruger Lodge is unique, luxurious and ideal to regenerate and relax.
All rooms are luxuriant and earthy with an African touch. Standard rooms come with Hollywood twin beds with percale linen and duvets. Mahogany stained furniture decorates the rooms and the granite topped hand basins complete the bathroom. Rooms include: individually adjustable air conditioning and heating, a direct dial telephone, satellite/cable TV, mini-fridge, tea/coffee facilities, a hairdryer, and a safe. There is also an outdoor balcony with wrought iron furniture where guests can admire the garden view.
The Camelot Health Spa adds to the experience, ensuring a total mind and body experience that's simply out of this world. The spa includes a Jacuzzi, steam room and massage treatments. There are 2 outdoor swimming pools with sun loungers and parasols, an indoor heated pool and a poolside snack bar. Table tennis, board games, quad biking, golf, tennis and squash are all available, as well as shopping possibilities and a casino. The resort can arrange bush walks, excursions, open vehicle safaris, wildlife excursions and panorama tours which make for an unforgettable outing. There is also a super tube for children offering endless hours of fun.
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This lodge is situated less than 1 km away from Malelane Gate, the most southern entrance to Kruger National Park. It is surrounded by 22 ha of indigenous gardens and unspoilt African bush with magnificent views of the Crocodile River. Guests will be able to watch hippos and other animals close by, as they stroll down to the river for a drink of water or to cool down. Kruger National Park is only 700 m away and has 2000 km of road tracks and 6 permanent rivers crossing the savannah. Here guests can see lions, leopards, elephants, buffalos and rhinos, not to mention 336 types of trees, 49 species of fish, 114 types of reptiles and 507 different bird species, as well as giraffe, monkeys, zebras and antelopes. The lodge is roughly 400 km from Johannesburg (4 hours drive), 56 km from Nelspruit, 6 km from the town of Malelane, 176 km from Maputo and an hour's drive from Swaziland.
American Express, Diners Club, MasterCard and VISA are all accepted at the hotel.
