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Hi MarcSF - Welcome to the forum.

I agree with both of the above posts - do your shopping before Nelspruit.

If your flight lands at 10H30 you will not leave the airport before 12H00 (Hoping that the flight is on time - )

So yes - As Imberbe and Mgoddard have said either The Highveld Mall in Witbank (eMalahleni) or the East Rand Mall near just off the R21/N12 highway (Personally I would drive to Witbank as the East Rand Mall can be so busy and crowded on a Sunday)

Safe travels and enjoy your time in the park.

Have a look here for details on the Highveld Mall
Have a look here for details on the East Rand Mall

Map to Highveld Mall here

Welcome, MarcSF!

A good spot would be Superspar on the left hand side approaching Riverside Mall.
They are easily accessible and have a wide selection...although a bit more pricey!
Stay open until at least 17h00 on Sundays, probably 19h00!


Remember, no booze for sale in Mpumalanga on Sundays!

Enjoy!!

We are arriving at Nelspruit airport, hiring a car and entering the KNP at Numbi gate. Without venturing into Nelspruit itself, does anyone have ideas of a convenient and well stocked place where we can buy food supplies (and possibly a drink or two) between the airport and Numbi gate? I realise there are shops in KNP but we would like to stock up before we enter.
Cheers

The lowveld is well stock with any thing....

You can get it from Witriver, with have a Pick&Pay and Spar or even in Hazyview where you have the choice of Spar, Pick&Pay and Checkers. Liquor stores in the lowveld you normally find around each corner. No need for Nelspruit as the Smaller towns have much more than just basics

You can get to Numbi gate from the airport without going through any of the towns, so it will be a slight detour to do some shopping.
Instead of going to Nelspruit, the best options would either be in White River (there's a shopping centre down the main road where you can get everything), or Hazyview (at the Mall on the corner of the road going to Kruger Gate - Portia Shabangu something rd).
From there one can easily enter at Phabeni or Numbi gates.

From the airport come into White River, there is a Pick & Pay and a good liquor store in the same shopping centre, from there you are on the road to Numbi gate.

Hi guys,

Just wondering what the best place is to stop and get supplies before entering Croc Bridge when coming from Jhb?
I will be travelling on a Sunday, I'm presuming this might effect shop opening times?

Totally agree - we always shop there.

As far as I can remember, there is a Spar, as well as superettes, in Thohoyandou, about 60km from Punda gate. Then, of course, there is the Park shop at Punda itself, with sometimes limited supplies though.

Yep. Phala has got a Woolies now for the last couple of years.

The Spar at Komatiepoort is the one to go for, it is on your route and will be open on a Sunday

Hi James & Kitja
We fly to Kruger every year and do have the same problem, last year I e-mailed the Pick' n Pay in Malelane with my shopping list.
Their service was excellent and not only did I get the best of what i ordered, but is was ready and packed end kept in cold storage.
It took me 10 min to get my supplies for 7 people for 10 nights!

Staying at Orpen you will probably go through Orpen gate?
Then 30 kms before the gate is Hoedspruit with one of the Best SPAR stores.
We always stock up there and restock if we have to when staying at those Orpen area camps.

If you are coming in at Kruger gate much further south then Hazyview is good as Bert says but you must have good refrigeration in the car as it is 5 hours in lowveld heat to get there.
Malalane stores are good as mentioned above but even further to drive than Hazyview.. Stick with Hoedspruit and you wont have to worry...

Coming from Orpen to Hoedspruit, there is a Spar on the right hand side as you enter Hoedspruit.

If you want to shop in Hoedspruit it is about 30 k's past the Orpen turn-off (coming from the south), but there is a relatively new P&Pay in Hoedspruit. (very nice shop).
As you enter Hoedspruit from the south you will see a Total filling station on the left, immediately after opposite the Total filling station) turn right and right again into a shopping complex, the P & Pay is at the far end.
Also a great Pizza place there, if you've got the munchies, on the left as you enter the complex.