Table of contents
Travel to Nelspruit, visa requirements / Flights to Nelspruit, airtickets / By car / By train / Get around / By car 2 / Nelspruit attractions and sightseeing / City tours / Shopping, Nelspruit souvenirs / Good restaurants and cheap meals / Nelspruit nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs. / Hotels, youth hostels, lodging / Get out
Nelspruit is located in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa.
Travel to Nelspruit - Visa Requirements
Flights and airtickets to Nelspruit
By car
- Take the N4 highway from Pretoria. Have cash at hand for the toll gates.
By train
Spoornet operates regular trains west to Johannesburg via Middelburg, Witbank and Pretoria, and east to Komatipoort on the border with Mozambique. From Komatipoort you can take a Mozambiquan train east to Maputo.
The train station is at the corner of Andrew and Henshall streets.
Tours and Getting around Nelspruit
By car
Travel around Nelspruit by car and get an eyefull of the beautiful scenery and meandering mountain passes. The area is still quite wild and while you are driving around at your leisure, you may view small game and even some vervet monkeys and baboons.
Nelspruit tourist attractions and sightseeing
- The botanical gardens. It has a splendid tropical atmosphere. It's on the road to White River before you get to the casino.
Nelspruit city tours
- Try your luck at the casino.
Nelspruit souvenirs and shopping
- Riverside Mall, (From the N4, turn into Daan Pienaar/White River Road (R40) towards White River. Follow this road for about 5km and the mall will be on your right.), ☎ +27 (0)13 757 0080(cornelia@primelife.co.za, fax: +27 (0)13 757 0085). M-Sa 9AM-6PM(Open F until 7PM on Su and holidays until 3PM). A large regional shopping mall.
Nelspruit Restaurants: cheap, moderate and expensive
Nelspruit nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs
Nelspruit cheap and luxurious hotels, youth hostels and lodging
Nelspruit is often used as base for visitors touring the Kruger National Park and the nearby sights, like the Blyde River Canyon or Bourke's Luck Potholes. You will therefore find a big range of accommodation here.
- Crocodile Country Inn, (On the N4, 20 km west of Nelspruit), ☎ +27 (0)13 733-3040(reservations@crocinn.co.za), [1].
Get out
- Visit the Kruger National Park
- Take the N4 to Mozambique.
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