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Border post · Botswana to South Africa

Pont Drift

Central District · 22.21°S 29.14°E

Short answer

Pont Drift border post is open from 07:30 to 16:30 on the Botswana side (checked 12 October 2026). It crosses to Pont Drift in South Africa.

Hours
07:30 to 16:30Botswana side · checked
Other side
Pont Drift (South Africa)
Nearest town
Bobonong
Road
R521 (South African side)
Vehicles
No bridge. Vehicles drive through the Limpopo riverbed when it is dry or low. When the river is up, cars cannot cross and people go over by cable car (Wikipedia).

What to know

  • Immigration Department (as Point Drift) and Drive South Africa: 07:30 to 16:30. The BMA and Wikipedia give 08:00 to 16:00 for the South African side, and villagers quoted in the Daily News in 2018 gave the same. Cross between 08:00 and 16:00.
  • The gate to the Northern Tuli Game Reserve and Mashatu. A seasonal post: floodwater shut it in March 2025.

Bring with you

  • Your passport
  • The vehicle's registration papers
  • For a hired car, the rental company's letter of authority to take it across
  • Whatever South Africa asks of your passport: visa, fees and the papers it wants to see
Entry rules for South Africa

Quick answers

What time does Pont Drift border post open and close?

07:30 to 16:30 on the Botswana side. Immigration Department (as Point Drift) and Drive South Africa: 07:30 to 16:30. The BMA and Wikipedia give 08:00 to 16:00 for the South African side, and villagers quoted in the Daily News in 2018 gave the same. Cross between 08:00 and 16:00.

Where does Pont Drift border post go?

It crosses to Pont Drift in South Africa. The nearest Botswana town is Bobonong.

Places to stay within 40 km

8
  • Pakenham Camp
    Guest house
    31.5 KM
  • Tuli Safari Lodge Mashatu
    Motel
    +267 74 988 822mashatu.com
    4.7 KM
  • Maliketwa Pools Ranger Station
    Wilderness hut
    39.5 KM
  • Mazhou Camping site
    Campsite
    6.8 KM
  • North Camp
    Campsite
    34.6 KM
  • Sinongwe Spring Ranger Station
    Wilderness hut
    18.0 KM
  • South Camp
    Campsite
    28.4 KM
  • Tuli West Ranger Base
    Wilderness hut
    23.8 KM

Sources

  1. Department of Immigration and Citizenship, Botswana ports of entry with operating hours (PDF, updated April 2025, copy hosted by pcf11.org)checked 12 Oct 2026, official
  2. Botswana Unified Revenue Service, customs offices and border posts list (no hours given)checked 12 Oct 2026, official
  3. Border Management Authority, South African ports of entry (hours list)checked 12 Oct 2026, official
  4. Wikipedia, Botswana and South Africa border crossings tablechecked 12 Oct 2026, one source only
  5. Drive South Africa, Botswana border posts crossing guide (updated 12 June 2026)checked 12 Oct 2026, one source only
  6. Botswana Daily News (BOPA), Govt to discuss border hours (17 January 2018)checked 12 Oct 2026, official
  7. SAnews, BMA suspends operations at five ports of entry (3 March 2025)checked 12 Oct 2026, official

Cite as: Travel Africa Guide, "Pont Drift border post hours", checked 12 October 2026, https://travelafrica.guide/botswana/border-posts/pont-drift/