Logistics

Border Control Procedure – PASSPORTS

A valid passport is needed to enter the Kingdom of Swaziland.  Visas are not needed for South African and British passport holders but please check visa formalities if travelling on any other passport.

There are no vehicle formalities apart from payment of a R50 road tax at the border and completing the SARS form (provided at the border) with details of your vehicle including its engine number. 

Directions to Hawane Resort (registration and start venue):

FROM JOHANNESBURG – drive time – approx 4 hours
Head towards Witbank on the N12 or N4. Pass Witbank and Middleburg. Approximately 60kms after the Shell Ultra City take the R33 turnoff towards Carolina. On exiting Carolina stay with the R33 that turns right immediately after the railway line (sign-posted to Mbabane). After 40km turn left at T-junction towards Warburton on the N17. This road leads directly to the Oshoek border post 60 kms along. Approximately 7.5 kms after you have gone through the border, take the MR1 turn-off left towards Piggs Peak. Travel for approximately 4 kms before you reach the Hawane Resort turn off on your left. Follow the signs and travel for approximately 1.5 kms to the Resort.

FROM DURBAN – drive time – approx 6.5 hours
Take the N2 north towards Pongola. 25 kms before Pongola turn right towards the Golela border post. From here follow the MR8 towards Big Bend and from there onto Manzini. Before Manzini you will reach a T-junction. Turn left onto the MR3 and head into Manzini. Pass straight through Manzini and straight on to Mbabane. At the 3rd traffic light in Mbabane (Engen filling station on left), turn left staying with the MR3 towards Oshoek border post. Approximately 7.5 kms before Oshoek border take the off ramp towards Piggs Peak on the MR1. Travel for approximately 4 kms before you reach the Hawane Resort turn off on your left. Follow the signs and travel for approximately 1.5 kms to the Resort.

FROM NELSPRUIT – drive time – approx 2 hours
From Nelspruit, follow the N4 in an easterly direction. Take the R570 turn off right after Malelane. This road leads directly to Jeppes Reef border post. Follow MR1 road through Piggs Peak. Approximately 45 kms after Piggs Peak turn right to Hawane. Follow the signs and travel for approximately 1.5 kms to the Resort.

Vehicle transfer between the start and finish venues

You will need to drive your own car to the finish venue, which is approximately 25 minutes drive from the start/registration venue, Hawane Resort.  These venues are about 26 kms apart.  We recommend that you arrive at Hawane Resort around lunchtime on Wednesday 12 October 2011 so that you can drive your own car to the finish venue later that afternoon.  We will provide a free shuttle service from the finish venue to bring you back to the start/registration.

Directions to the finish venue

The finish is at Maguga Lodge overlooking the magnificent Maguga Dam. This is situated on the tarred loop road that branches off the MR1 between Mnyokane and Piggs Peak.  From Hawane direction, travel towards Piggs Peak, pass Malolotja Nature Reserve entrance, and then 6km thereafter turn right at Mnyokane and head down to the dam wall.  Coming from Piggs Peak direction, turn left off the MR1 shortly after Piggs Peak, just before the Swaziland Plantations Mill.  Follow the road to the dam wall.