Directions

• 1st Tollgate, Moamba Plaza – mts210.
• Driving towards Maputo, passing the weigh bridge, just after the Matola Rio (river) find the entrance for the Ring Road. Do not use this road with or after heavy rains.
• Drive on the Ring Road until you get the Xai Xai turn off to your left.
• You are on the EN 1 North (Xai Xai road)

OR

• Keep on driving straight toward Maputo
• Turn left to Maputo city – at this robot, you will find a small shopping centre with SHOPRITE, OK, Mundos restaurant, and other small shops.
• 2nd Tollgate, Maputo Plaza – mts50
• Turn left at the sign indicating Xai Xai

From Ring Road and Maputo

• You are on the EN1 North (Xai Xai road)
• You will drive through various small towns: Marraquenne, Maniça, Palmeiras, 3 de Fevereiras, Magul, Mimbiri, Macia, Incaia, more small towns, Chucumbane, Xai Xai
• When driving through Xai Xai town, you will get the last petrol garages (Petro Moc) on your left and right.
• From this point it is ± 40km to the turn off.
• You will drive through the towns of Chongoene, Nhamavilla and the last town, Chizavane.
• You will pass East Africa Safaris and Chiguanga signs on your right, please slow down when entering the 80 - 60km zone, keep on driving only 60km or less.
• Past the first permanent police post, and then speed trap! After ± 1km out of the town Chizavane Beach sign (brown), you will reach a dirt road.
• Just after the Beach of Chizavane sign-.
• You will find a ZONA BRAZA SIGN on your right and left as well as Nascer de Sol sign.
• Turn right at this sign into the dirt road.
• You will drive ± 10km straight on this dirt road.
• When you reach the sign: Zona Braza 700m.
• Turn Right at this sign and left to the following Zona Braza sign 700m.

VIA KOMATIPOORT/LEBOMBO BORDER

TOLLGATE FEES WHEN TAKING THE RING ROAD

• Moamba Plaza - mts210
• Matola Gare Plaza – mts40 keep your slip, you are allowed to travel through the second toll gate for free if you produce your slip for the payment at the first toll gate
• Cumbeza Gare Plaza – mts40 or the previous slip
• Chicumbane Plaze – mts50 (replace the toll gate at the entrance of Xai Xai after crossing the bridge).

Directions

• From the border drive on the EN4 until you get the ring road turn off to your left for Xai Xai & Marracuene
• Keep straight on the N1, you will pass a Total Petrol Station, then the Matola Gare Tollgate mts40, keep the slip for the Cumbeza Gare Tollgate.
• Passing Engen Petrol Station and PetroMoc Petrol Station.
• Turn off to your left towards Xai Xai and Costa do Sol
• Cumbeza Toll Plaza – mts40 or present previous slip
• You are on the EN1 North (Xai Xai road).
• You will drive through various small towns: Marraquenne, Maniça, Palmeiras, 3 de Fevereiras, Magul, Mimbiri, Macia, Incaia, more small towns
• Chucumbane Toll Plaza mts50 (replace the Xai Xai tollgate after passing the Limpopo River).
• When driving through Xai Xai town, you will get the last petrol garages (Petro Moc) on your left and right.
• From this point it is ± 40km to the turn off.
• You will drive through the towns of Chongoene, Nhamavilla and the last town, Chizavane.
• You will pass East Africa Safaris and Chiguanga signs on your right, please slow down when entering the 80 -60km zone, keep on driving only 60km or less.
• Past the first permanent police post, and then speed trap! After ± 1km out of the town Chizavane Beach sign (brown), you will reach a dirt road.
• On your left see the sign for Sunset Beach 20km. DO NOT PASS THIS SIGN.
• You will see a ZONA BRAZA SIGN on your right as well as Nascer de Sol sign.
• Turn right at this sign into the dirt road.
• You will drive ± 10km straight on this dirt road.
• When you reach the sign: Zona Braza 700m.
• Turn Right at this sign and left to the following Zona Braza sign 700m.

(Durban to Xai Xai = 790 kilometres)

Take the N2 and stay on the freeway. Go past Ballito, Stanger, Richards Bay, Empangeni, Mtubatuba and Mkuzi;
You will reach the Gollela Border turn-off on your right (approximately 300 kilometres past Durban);
From the border you drive straight through Swaziland for approximately 45 minutes. When you reach a sign board that says Siteki / Goba on your right, drive for another 25 minutes until you reach a T-Junction;

Turn right at the Siteki road and drive straight to the top of the hill. You will reach a small town with a fairly new garage on your left;
Drive towards the Goba Border;
From Goba, follow the road until you reach a T-Junction. Turn right (the sign says Maputo);
Follow the road until you reach Maputo. Go through the toll plaza and drive straight for approximately 1 kilometre;
At the Xai Xai / Inhambane sign, turn left and follow the road that goes through a market and many small towns;
Take the Xai Xai turn-off. 220km to Xai Xai.

It is necessary to spend at least 1 night in either the Kruger Park or in the Transfronteir Park if you are travelling via Giriyondo.

(Phalaborwa to Xai Xai = 410 kilometres)

Lomahasha / Namaacha Border Post

The border post closest to Maputo between Swaziland and Mozambique is situated in the north-eastern corner of Swaziland.

On the Swazi side it is known as Lomahasha and on the Mozambican side as Namaacha. The road between Swaziland and Maputo via Lomahasha / Namaacha is not part of the N4 / EN4 TRAC toll road, but is generally considered to be in a good condition. It provides access to the second biggest port for Swaziland's importers and exporters and an alternative to Richard's Bay.

Port Maputo is also closer to Swaziland's urban areas than Richard's Bay in South Africa. Opening hours Mozambique / Swaziland Lomahasha / Namaacha 7:00 – 17:00
With the opening of the Transfrontier National Park in December 2005, Xai Xai has become even more accessible to South Africans and although it is the more scenic route, it is also the route for the more adventurous traveller.

The journey takes you through the Kruger National Park's Phalaborwa Gate and on to the Giriyondo Border Post (95 kilometres).
After going through the formalities at the border, you will travel through the Transfrontier Park on the dirt road with speed bumps at intervals (75 kilometres);
The journey from Massangir Dam to Chokwe is on an old tarred road with potholes and uneven road surfaces. We have noticed that there have been attempts to fix this road and we are sure that it will improve;
About 100 kilometres after Massangir Dam you will reach a T-junction where you turn right towards Chokwe, which is 20 kilometres further. The road improves after this Tt-junction but as always, be on the lookout for pedestrians, stray dogs and cattle;
Continue on from Chokwe for another 60 kilometres to Macia where you will turn on to the EN1 and enjoy the last 60 kilometres stretch to Xai Xai on a well maintained tarred road.