Better known as Louis Trichardt, Makhado offers accommodation near Kruger National Park, which remains one of the main tourist attractions in South Africa. Lying at the foot of the densely forested Soutpansberg mountain range, Louis Trichardt and the surrounding area is the land of litchis, bananas, mangoes, nuts, tea and coffee - a rugged hot terrain famous for the giant baobab and the indigo ... cont.
As much as Siri and Alexis have the answers to life, the universe and everything, please ignore them as GPS directions may take you on an alternative route that is along an unmaintained gravel road.
Follow these directions and you won’t get lost.
*Please note that the route to Leshiba via the N1 is a Toll Road.
Toll Gate costs amount to approximately +R350 one way from JHB to Louis Trichardt. There is one Toll Gate coming from the North along the N1.
DIRECTIONS FROM THE SOUTH:
• Take the M1 North out of Johannesburg
• Get onto the N1 North to Polokwane
• At Polokwane continue north, staying on the N1 to Louis Trichardt
• At Louis Trichardt, the first main 4-way stop that you come to turn left into Rissik Street.
This becomes the R522 to Vivo and follow our directions
DIRECTIONS FROM THE NORTH via LOUIS TRICHARDT:
• On arrival in Louis Trichardt turn right into Rissik Street / R522 and follow our directions
DIRECTIONS FROM THE NORTH / SOUTH via VIVO:
• On arrival in Vivo turn on to the R522 towards Louis Trichardt and travel for 37km to our
turn off. Follow directions from our gravel road.
Thohoyandou, Vivo, Soutpansberg Conservancy, Musina, Mapungubwe, Makhado, Alldays
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