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Luxury tented
accommodation
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Mozambique

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How to get there

NB: Kosi Bay/Farazela Border opens at 08h00 and closes at 17h00 daily
Fuel & Diesel
Fuel and diesel are available at Ponta do Ouro. However unleaded fuel is only available at Kwangwanase (formerly known as Manguzi) in South Africa.

Grocery Shopping
 There is a superette in Ponta do Ouro offering a small stock of essentials. There is a very well stocked Spar (groceries and hardware) in Kwangwanase in South Africa at which any last minute shopping can be done before crossing into Mozambique.

SA/Mozambique border
The road from the Farazela border post to the Tartaruga Maritima Luxury Tented Camp is a sandy 4x4 route. If you do not have a 4x4, guests can park their vehicles at the secure parking area about 100m before the Kosi Bay/Farazela border post on the South African side (at a cost of R30 a day). Tartaruga will collect guests from the border. Transfers cost R600 return per vehicle (seats 7 people).

Road to Ponta Malongane
 Once through the border post take the road to the left (following signs for Ponta Malongane/Ponta Mimoli and the small blue signs for Tartaruga Maritima) for about 13 kms until you reach the gate to Kangela Estates. Tartaruga Maritima Luxury Tented Camp is inside Kangela Estate.
Travelling to Tartaruga from KwaZulu-Natal, head north from Durban on the N2 and exit at Hluhluwe. Continue on the R22 through Mbazwana and Kwangwanase till reaching the Kosi Bay Border post.
Tartaruga is about 440 kms from Durban.
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Mapr of directions to Tartaruga Maritima
Guests travelling from Gauteng have two options when heading for Tartaruga Maritima and it is recommended that they consult the updated Route Reports issued by the Automobile Association of SA (www.aa.co.za) for the latest information. The N2 between Ermelo and Pongola is in a poor condition and extensive road works are only expected to be completed by September 2012. At times there are as many as seven Stop/Go controls on this route, often with delays of up to 20 minutes at each stop.

Travelling via Ermelo:
From Ermelo travel on the N2 towards KwaZulu-Natal. About 10kms before reaching Mkhuze exit the N2 and take the road to Jozini. Continue on this road, through Kwangwanase till reaching the Kosi Bay Border.
Tartaruga is about 676 kms from Johannesburg.

Alternative Route via Vryheid:
From Johannesburg, travel south on the N3 towards Durban and exit at the Wilge Toll Plaza. Continue on the R103 until the turnoff to Vrede. Get onto the R34 and travel towards Newcastle. Cross the N11 and continue on the R34 to Utrecht and Bloedrivier. At the T-junction with the R33, drive to Vryheid and get onto the R69 for Louwsburg. Stop at the T-junction with the R66 and drive towards Pongola. At Pongola get onto the N2 and drive for about 50kms until you reach the turnoff to Jozini. Exit the N2 and continue past Jozini and Kwangwanase till reaching the Kosi Bay Border post.

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Contact: Werner & Chantelle Smith
Cell: 00258 84 373 0067 or 00258 82 773 0067
Email: tartaruga@mweb.co.za