Mbotyi River Lodge

From Durban

• Take the N2 from Durban to Port Shepstone and then the R61 to Port Edward.
• Drive through Port Edward to Bizana (approximately 53kms).
• Drive through Bizanaand continue approximately 29kms until you get to Ku Bha T-junction.
• Turn left to Flagstaff (approximately 32kms).
• Drive through Flagstaff and continue on to Lusikisiki (approximately 36kms).
• When you get to Lusikisiki you come to a circle in the road on the outskirts of Lusikisiki.
• DO NOT TURN LEFT DOWN THE MAIN ROAD.
• There is a Sasol Garage at 11 o’clock.
• Drive around the circle and keep the Sasol Garage on the left.
• Drive up the road past a Police Station on the right to a Total Garage.
• Here the road veers to the right and you travel about 300 metres.
• There will be a Mbotyi River Lodge sign on your left hand side.
• Turn left onto a concrete road – Beware of the speed humps in the road.
• Travel 6kms on the concrete road which has speed humps all the way.
• After 6kms AND BEFORE THE END OF THE CONCRETE ROAD, you will turn right onto a gravel road.
• You are now 19kms from Mbotyi River Lodge.
• Keep going on the gravel road.
• You will come to a tea plantation.
• Drive through the plantation.
• Drive through indigenous forest.
• There is a little piece of concrete road through the forest.
• Continue on over a little causeway bridge.
• Get to another little causeway bridge – keep left.
• Drive up the hill and turn left into the Lodge premises.

From East London

• Leave East London N2 North – some 70 km further cross the Kei River – now in former Transkei -34 km further pass through Butterworth – 32 km along pass through Dutywa, now +- 100 km to Mthatha. ( about 69 km after Dutywa look out for the home of ret, President, Nelson Mandela on you right, ochre coloured tiled roof , large garden ,village of Qunu on the left. )
• Before entering Mthatha, find shell Ultra City left, note a thatched village on left, look out for Ultra City signs. Clean bathrooms and refreshments. Enter Mthatha on Nelson Mandela Drive, continue until you see the N M museum ( old building large signs ) on left, take next road left, Madeira Road – cross 3 roads turn Rt into Sutherland, signs to Port St Johns – stay on same route 61 for 95 km. Before entering Port St Johns, the Umzimvubu river will be on left, look out for a bridge across Lusiksiki. Take this road, route 61 again, the next 45 km, very twisty but very scenic. Before entering Lusikisiki, you pass a deserted Quarry on the left- see Mbotyi River Lodge sign in Blue, white and black.
• Turn right onto a concrete road – Beware of the speed humps in the road.
• Travel 6kms on the concrete road which has speed humps all the way.
• After 6kms AND BEFORE THE END OF THE CONCRETE ROAD, you will turn right onto a gravel road.
• You are now 19kms from Mbotyi River Lodge.
• Keep going on the gravel road.
• You will come to a tea plantation.
• Drive through the plantation.
• Drive through indigenous forest.
• There is a little piece of concrete road through the forest.
• Continue on over a little causeway bridge.
• Get to another little causeway bridge – keep left.
• Drive up the hill and turn left into the Lodge premises.