The lodge is located at Farm GrootPoort 647 at the end of a valley between Mullers Pass and Normandien Pass. We are approximately 33km from the town of Memel, off the R34.
NOTE: The roads closest to the farm are untarred (unpaved). The lodge is best reached by 4×4, bakkie (pickup truck) or a sedan, carefully driven, with high wheel clearance.
GPS location: -27.939 29.650
Directions from OR Tambo Airport (approximately 3 hours)
Exit the airport, following signs for R24/Johannesburg
Merge onto N12/R24
Take Exit 113 on the left for N3S/N12/M2 toward M2/Kimberley/Germiston/Durban
Keep left at the fork, and follow signs for N3S/N12/M2
After 4.6kms, keep right to stay on N3 Eastern Bypass/N12/N3
After 3.6km, keep left to continue on N3 for 141kms
Take Exit 133 for R34 toward Vrede/Frankfort
Turn left onto R34, and follow the R34 (even as it turns right)
After your approach to the town of Memel/Zamani, follow instructions from R34
Directions from Memel & R34 (approximately 45 minutes)
Coming from the north, you pass a left turn into Memel. Continue on R34 approximately 1.3 km and take the first right immediately after you see signs for Mvemve Lodge/Daisey’s/Memel Hotel onto the (untarred road) S17.
Proceed on this road for 19km. At 11.6 km, you’ll see a sign for Mt. Pelaan (pointing right), and Roodepoort (straight). Continue straight.
After another 7.4km, turn right at signs for Normandien Pass. (On the left as you turn, you’ll see a sign with all the farms and farm owners listed; we are the last entry at the bottom.)
After approximately 13.8 km, you’ll see our gate and driveway. Continue down the driveway for approximately 1km, and you’ll see the house up to the right. Turn right at the fence corner and follow the road around to another gate and parking.
Directions from Durban (approximately 4.5 hours)
Take the N3 North towards Harrismith
Follow instructions from Harrismith, as seen below.
Directions from Harrismith (approximately 1.25 hours)
From the N3, approximately 3km north of Harrismith, take route R722 towards Verkykerskop/Memel.
Drive 25km and take a right turn on route S18 towards Normandien Pass.
Follow S18 for 51km.
At the “T” intersection, do not turn towards Normandien Pass but proceed straight on route S783 towards Roodeport (farm).
Drive 4km to the GrootPoort farm and the entrance to the Mvemve Lodge at GrootPoort on your right.
Proceed to the main house, approximately 1km.
Directions from Newcastle (approximately 1.5 hours)
Take R34 north from Newcastle and drive 47 km to Memel.
After passing the first entrance to Memel on your right, proceed another 0.5 km and take a left. Follow the directions above “Directions from the R34”.