Conveniently situated exactly half way between Johannesburg and Maputo, in Mozambique, Heysbrook Lodge is a comfortable two hours drive from Johannesburg International airport and forty-five minutes from Nelspruit International airport.

The accommodation and facilities are in turn-of-the century style architecture. Sandstone walls, wooden floors and corrugated roofing blend into the indigenous bush and ancient ruins that surround the lodge site, along the bank of the Heys brook.

Whilst the lodge is at an altitude of 1 200 m above sea level (300 m lower than Johannesburg), the highest point on the estate is 2 100 m and is only one kilometre from the lodge. Accordingly evenings are cool and the days are warm. The estate is in a malaria free area.
The Heysbrook stream runs the length of the property, some seven kilometres, and supports a wild population of small rainbow and brown trout.

The ten bedrooms, each en suite with fireplaces in the bedrooms (and most in the bathrooms!) are generously spaced apart from the lodge and from other bedrooms.The closest bedroom is some fifty metres from the lodge and the furthest some 150 metres, along a meandering wooden boardwalk that takes you through the three hundred year old stone kraal ruins, around which the lodge was built. All bedrooms are large (approximately 50m2), have private views from the baths, outdoor showers and (shortly) mini bars. All bedrooms can accommodate two single or one king size bed.

The sandstone conference room is built into the side of the riverbank overlooking several pools on the Heysbrook stream. Sliding glass doors prevent the alluring sound of running water from detracting from work related matters. Conferencing facilities are state of the art with facilities for a light projector, overhead projector, flip charts and videos. Surround sound and a big screen television are work-in-progress. The conference room is 12m by 8m and accommodates up to 25 delegates in horseshoe layout, 40 in classroom and 60 in cinemas layout. This is immediately adjacent to the main lodge.

Undercover parking is provided out of sight of the lodge ensuring that the complete absence of any indication of the modern world is continued. Distractions will occur, though they will be from the shrill call of a kingfisher, the splash of a rising trout or a bark from a visiting Bushbuck.

The entrance is on the right-hand side of the N4 (eastern side) if one is driving from Johannesburg towards Nelspruit. There are two parallel highways, which are both titled N4. The alternate (new) N4 is via the Schoemanskloof road at the Montrose turnoff. Heysbrook is not on this road, but rather is on the original N4. This road passes Waterval Boven, goes through the NZASM tunnel, past Waterval Onder and on to Ngodwana.

Heysbrook entrance is on the eastern (right if travelling towards Nelspruit) side of the N4 one kilometer past the Waterval Onder turnoff (the Tickled Trout restaurant is on this corner) just past a lay-by under a large flat-topped acacia tree. There is a yellow on black sign at the entrance entitled "Heysbrook" together with a reflective sign "B21". Do be careful here as the turnoff is on a long sweeping bend of the N4. The railway line must be crossed, and once again care should be exercised, as this is a busy line.
Once on the estate, there is a dirt road of some three kilometres. Conventional sedans can traverse this road. Follow the pointers to the lodge.