South Africa GPS points and information |
Town | Name | Note | ||||
Beestekraal | 25°22.47 | 'S | 27°33.54 | 'E | Thaba Marula | A school adventure farm run by an old friend, of Allys, family |
Pretoria | 25°48.51 | 'S | 28°23.28 | 'E | Twana Lodge | 45Rpp |
Centurion | 25°50.18 | 'S | 28°08.29 | 'E | Willes house | Met Willie in Tanzania, on the slopes of Kilimanjaro |
Malelane | 25°27.96 | 'S | 31°32.52 | 'E | Malelane Golf Club | 100R per site, just outside Kruger Malelane Gate |
Hazyview | 25°02.67 | 'S | 31°06.50 | 'E | Serangita Trout Farm | 110R per site |
KRuger NP Orpen gate, 25km W of | 24°33.38 | 'S | 31°13.39 | 'E | Andover Nature Reserve | 90R for 1 car, 2 people, 1 camping site |
Phalaborwa | 23°56.76 | 'S | 31°08.09 | 'E | Lantana Lodge | 120R per site |
Pilgrims Rest | 24°54.14 | 'S | 30°44.91 | 'E | Campsite | 100R per site |
Riverton (30km NW of Kimberly) | 28°30.96 | 'S | 24°41.98 | 'E | Campsite | 80R 1 site& 2 people |
Beaufort West | 32°20.84 | 'S | 22°34.94 | 'E | Little Green World | 300R for 2 people in the cottage (50Rpp extra, 4max) |
Matjiesvlei, W of Caltitzdorp | 33°25.92 | 'S | 21°37.34 | 'E | River Bank campsite | NO longer usable, area turing into a Wilderness reserve |
Swellendam | 34°00.78 | 'S | 20°26.99 | 'E | Cavan site | 114R per site (4 persons max) |
Hermanus | 34°21.85 | 'S | 19°15.95 | 'E | Four Seasons Farm | Allys extended Family's stud farm |
Cape Town | 2 Zommerlust Av | Home |
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RSA - Botswana border post, Skilpadhoek | 25°16.56 | 'S | 25°42.86 | 'E | No need to have Carnet stamped due to being inside customs area |
Cape Agulhas | 34°49.97 | 'S | 20°00.09 | 'E | Southern most point of Africa, Indian & Atlantic Oceans meet here. |
Cape Town, Super Meat Market | 33°59.70 | 'S | 18°28.13 | 'E | Allys Dads Butchery |
Cape Town, ASR Freight | 33°55.05 | 'S | 18°27.92 | 'E | Ship your car home. Faldelah was very helpful. |
Room 11&12 Block A, Island House, Cumberland Road, Paarden Eiland. Tel: 021 5100306/5105177. A small container was about 2200 and takes 17days to the UK. |
I have not included many things here as it is not difficult to find anything you want. Banks, malls, fuel stns etc are in almost every town, even in the small towns there is generally a few of them to choose from.
Entry per day (not 24hrs)
30Rpp (South Africans)
150Rpp (Foreigners)
You can enter as a day visiter or overnight. For overnight you need to have pre booked before they will let you in.
Reservations for Kruger NP can be made over the phone at +27 (0)13 735 4030
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Malelane Gate (south) | 25°27.57 | 'S | 31°32.18 | 'E | On N4 towards Mozambique |
Phabeni Gate (south west) | 25°01.51 | 'S | 31°14.49 | 'E | Near Hazyview, north of Nelspruit |
Orpen Gate (West) | 24°28.55 | 'S | 31°23.45 | 'E | |
Phalaborwa Gate (West) | 23°56.77 | 31°09.89 | |||
Nkuhlu Picnic Spot | 24°59.83 | 'S | 31°46.16 | 'E | River side spot. Rent a Skottle braai for 13R & do bacon & eggs for brunch |
Tshokwane Picnic Spot | 24°47.18 | 'S | 31°51.55 | 'E | As Nkuhlu but not river side |
Pretoria 6.99
Nelspruit 7.07
Phalaborwa 7.08
Kimberly 7.07
Beaufort West
Ladismith