Komatipoort is a small, quiet tourist town in the lowveld of South Africa, bordering on the Kruger National Park and Mozambique.
Get in
Komatipoort is on the N4, the main road artery through Mpumalanga that links Pretoria with Maputo, the capital city of Mozambique.
An overnight train service from Johannesburg is provided by Shosholoza Meyl several times per week. A connecting train to and from Maputo are available just across the border in neighboring Ressano Garcia. 1 Komatipoort station is centrally located along Hutton St.
Get around
See
Kruger Park. Day trips to Maputo or Eswatini (Swaziland). Samora Machel monument.
Do
Tiger fishing, golf, wildlife viewing, elephant-back safari.
- Isivuba Tours & Fishing Adventures, ☏ 27 82 887-0666. Day tours, adventure activities, Kruger National Park safaris and fresh water fishing (including tiger fishing).
- Kambaku Komatipoort Golf Club, ✉[email protected]. Nine-hole golf course.
Eat
- 1 Kitsc-Inn, 7 Flamingo St, ☏ 27 13 793-7651. Has a small dining area for the guesthouse residents and for the public.
Drink
Make sure that you carry an ample supply of water at all times. Average summer temperatures are around 33°C and humidity is very high, and the winter temperature of 28°C is perfect.
Sleep
- 1 Orchards Farm Cottages, Komatipoort (Off N4, 4km from Mozambique border), ☏ 27 82 495-5466. Check-in: 13h00, check-out: 10h00. Orchards Farm Cottages is a self-catering/B&B establishment 12 km from Crocodile Bridge Gate to the Kruger Park and 4 km from the Mozambique border post. ZAR280-375.
- Trees Too Guest Lodge, 9 to 11 Furley St, ☏ 27 13 793-8262, fax: 27 86 657-1195, ✉[email protected].
- 2 Tigerfish lodge, 7 Flamingo St, ☏ 27 13 793-7651. Air conditioned accommodation in 3-star self-catering apartments. Breakfasts, lunch or dinner available at the on-site restaurant Kitsch-Inn. Secure parking and private braai facilities, and pool.
Connect
Go next
Mozambique and Eswatini are both within easy reach
- [dead link]Lebombo border post with Mozambique (3km outside town on the N4), ☏ 27 13 790-7203. Normally open 6AM-midnight, but hours are extended during holiday and other high traffic times..
- [dead link]Mananga border post with Eswatini (South along the R571 for about 63 km), ☏ 27 13 793-7075, fax: 27 13 793-7448. Open 7AM-6PM. R50 road tax to be paid (cash only) on the Eswatini side.
The Crocodile Bridge camp and entrance into the Kruger National Park is 8 km outside town, north along the R571.