Location & Directions

Whether you fly directly to Cheetah Plains on one of the daily scheduled flights from Johannesburg or Nelspruit, or decide to do a self-drive, Cheetah Plains is easily accessible by road and air.

Transfers from Nelspruit are available on request. To request private chartered flights, please contact our reservations office.

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GPS coordinates

Cheetah Plains: 24°44'20 .724" S /  031°34'33 .144" E

Gowrie Gate: 24°41'41 .549" S / 031°30'54 .966" E

Air travel

Daily flights are available on SA Airlink , Federal Air and General Air.

Airports are located within easy driving distance to Cheetah Plains, Arathusa approximately a 20 minute drive, Hoedspruit a 1.5 hour drive and Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport 2.5 hour drive.

Road transfers from Hoedspruit Airport or Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport can be booked directly through Cheetah Plains.

Road travel

Recommended self-drive route from Johannesburg

Depart Johannesburg via the N12 highway and continue to Witbank which then becomes the N4 highway, continue straight, through Middelburg and on towards Belfast. Switch to the R540 to Dullstroom, continue on through Lydenburg, Origstad and through the Strydom tunnel. On approaching Hoedspruit take the R531 to Klaserie, Acornhoek and then follow the signs for Sabi Sand to Gowrie gate. Follow directional signs to the camp. Cheetah Plains is approximately 12 kilometres from Gowrie Gate.

Recommended self-drive route from Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport

Take the R40 to White River, Hazyview, Bushbuck Ridge and Acornhoek. Then follow the signs for Sabi Sand to Gowrie Gate. Follow directional signs to the camp. Cheetah Plains is approximately 12 kilometres from Gowrie Gate. The reserve entrance fee is approximately R150 per vehicle and R30 per person.

Distances

Johannesburg to Cheetah Plains approximately 6 hours (plus-minus 500km). Nelspruit to Cheetah Plains approximately 3 hours (plus-minus 250km).