Dawson’s lies at the transition of these two regions, where Highveld Blesbuck meet Lowveld Impala, with dramatic mountain backdrops forming perennial streams and waterfalls that is the Komati River.

Explore at you leisure over 2000 hectares of wide – open grasslands and bushveld, teeming with herds of antelope.

Dawson’s Game and Trout Lodge offers exclusive, luxury accommodation in eight Individual Colonial styled rooms. Richly decorated to create a warm African ambiance, each room offers en-suite bathrooms with elegant bath, spacious shower and heated towel rails, as well as fireplaces for those cold winter nights.

Our chef’s innovative talent will allow you to enjoy cuisine in its most exquisite form, whilst appreciating the wonderful tastes and aromas of Africa. Breakfast and lunch can be served either in the privacy of one’s room, on the veranda or enjoyed in the dining room.

For a romantic lunch, our chef will prepare a sumptuous picnic basket to enjoy at one of many secluded spots on the reserve. Finally, for a true African experience, dinner can be enjoyed in our traditional outdoor boma.

• 01h30 from the Kruger International Airport
• 02h00 from Sabi Sands
• 01h00 from the Nelspruit
• 01h30 from Malelane Gate in the Kruger National Park
• 03h00 from Johannesburg
• 01h00 km from Mbabane in Swaziland
• 01h15 from the Royal Swazi Sun (Bring passports for traveling to Swaziland)

BY AIR:

OPTION 1
From Johannesburg International Airport take the R21 to Boksburg, turning east to Witbank onto the the N12, which joins the N4. Follow the N4, turning off at Machadodorp onto the R541 and follow signs to Badplaas. At the T-junction turn left to Barberton (R38) and the entrance to the lodge is approximately 15.2 km up the road on your left.

OPTION 2
From Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport take the R40 to Barberton and turn off onto the R38 to Badplaas. The entrance to the lodge is approximately 37 km after the turn off on your right.

OPTION 1
From Johannesburg take the N12 to Witbank, which joins the N4 and carry on towards Nelspruit. Turn off at Machadodorp (R541) and follow signs to Badplaas. At the T-junction, turn left to Barberton (R38) and the entrance to the lodge is approximately 15.2 km up the road on your left.

OPTION 2
From Midrand take the M1 North to Pretoria, following the N1 to Polokwane (Pietersburg) and branch off onto the N4 to Witbank and later Nelspruit. Follow directions to Machadodorp and the lodge as above.

OPTION 3
From Pretoria take the N4 to Witbank/Nelspruit following directions to Machadodorp and the lodge as above.