CHELMSFORD  (NTSHINGWAYO DAM) AND NCANDU NATURE RESERVE - VITAL INFORMATION

 
Gate Opening and Closing Times:
Summer( October to March ): 05h00 to 20h00
Winter (April to September ) 06h00to 19h00

Office Hours:
The office is open from 07h30 to11h30 and from 13h00 to 16h00

Distance and Time from Gate to Camp:
One kilometer

Camp Telephone and Fax Numbers: (034) 3511753/4/5
Check Out Time: 10h00
Check In Time: 14h00

Shop: The shop sells a limited range of supplies

Special Precautions: Nil

The nearest town which has a full range of services is Newcastle which is 28 kms away.

How to get there:
Turn off the national road N11, 80kms from Ladysmith on the north side of the dam, 19 kms south of Newcastle onto district road D210 towards Normandien.
The gate is 6kms along this road.

Pets are not permitted into the reserve.

"No entry fees will be charged for visits by KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Primary and Secondary School groups, from KZN Schools to KZN Protected Areas and St Lucia Crocodile Centre provided that such visits:
1. are authorised by the Head of the school
2. are booked in advance with the Officer in Charge of the Protected Area or Crocodile Centre
3. do not take place over weekends, during KZN Provincial school holidays or Public Holidays".

Facilities for people with disabilities: Nil