Rissington Inn

Located in the heart of the Mpumalanga Lowveld and Panorama Route, this lodge offers stylish rooms with private entrances and verandahs. Rissington Inn features an outdoor pool and 10 acres of extensive colourful gardens.

The lodge has individually decorated rooms with elegant wooden furniture. Each unit has an electric kettle and a private bathroom with a hairdryer.

Guests can start their day with a rich breakfast buffet, while light meals, lunch and dinner are served in the à la carte restaurant. The Rissington Bar is a good place to have a refreshing drink and read a newspaper.

Rissington Inn’s sitting room has a TV and a library with a wide range of books in a number of languages. You can also choose from a variety of activities, including hot-air ballooning and horse riding.

Kruger National Park is just 10 minutes away. The nearby Sabie and Graskop have superb rock formations and waterfalls, including the Macmac Falls.

Rooms: 16
Rate: 500 - 1860 ZAR

From Johannesburg/Pretoria (4 hours):

- Take N12 or N4 Highway respectively to Witbank/eMalahleni, from OR Tambo International Airport.
-Follow signs to Boksburg to find the N12 and then follow N4 Highway through Belfast and Machadodorp.
- After the Machado Toll Plaza follow the Schoemanskloof option on the N4 towards Nelspruit, lunch at Old Joe’s Kaia is recommended.
- Turn left where you re-join the main N4 at Montrose and continue towards Nelspruit/Mbombela.
- At Nelspruit/Mbombela, follow the Hazyview/White River R40 signs off the N4 and around two subsequent roundabouts/traffic circles until you meet the R40 alongside the Mercedes dealer.
- Turn left and follow instructions from Nelspruit/Mbombela above.
- Scenic route 4,30 hours, take N12 or N4 Highway respectively to Witbank/eMalahleni and then follow N4 Highway to the Belfast/eMakhazeni turnoff.
- Take the off-ramp and head into Belfast/eMakhazeni, then right, following signs to Dullstroom/Emnotweni.
- Pass through Dullstroom/Emnotweni and carry on to the T-junction, turning left to Lydenburg/Mashishing.
- In Lydenburg/Mashishing, turn right following signs to Sabie over the Long Tom Pass the highest tar road in South Africa.
- In Sabie turn right and follow directions as above.
- There are two toll plazas on the N4 at Middelburg approximately R39 and Machado approximately 58.
- There is an additional toll at Diamond Hill between Pretoria and Witbank/eMalahleni R24 for those not using the N12 from Johannesburg.

GPS Co-ordinates S 25º 03'27.26" E 31º 07'35.83".