For peaceful and private Waterval Onder accommodation in Mpumalanga the Heysbrook estate covers 1 300 hectares along an escarpment, with river frontage and diverse flora and fauna. Wily wild Brown and Rainbow Trout thrive in the stream.
Heysbrook Country Lodge supports varied wildlife with regular sightings of Reedbuck, Bushbuck, Baboons, Bush Pig, Ant Bear and Brown Hyena, also Impala, Bush Baby, Civet and Genet. The shy Leopard has not been seen but tracks have occasionally been spotted.
Bird watchers will be rewarded at this Waterval Onder accommodation in Mpumalanga. There are many diverse species which include birds not common to the area. Guests can see the Half Collared Kingfisher, a regular visitor at the rock pool, and keep a look out for the Narina Trogon and Knysna Loerie as well as the purple crested variety.
Directions to Heysbrook Country Lodge
The lodge is 2 and a half hour drive from Johannesburg on the N4 highway between Machadadorp and Nelspruit along the well-known Maputo corridor. Nelspruit is a 1 hour drive away.
The entrance to the property is directly off the N4 highway 1km (less than a mile) east of Waterval Onder, below the Elands falls and the NZAZM tunnel. 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 1km (less than a mile) 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'.
Guests should 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.
GPS Co-ordinates at the Helipad
25:39.308 S
030:24.104 E
