Travel Note
Elah and Jayden are getting married at Monate Game Lodge. Monate can only accommodate 80 guests with two nearby (5-star) venues (details listed below). For those staying at Monate Game Lodge, you can book directly with them and reference the Pye/Shulruff wedding. Accommodations are reserved for close friends and family. If you are staying at Monate Game Lodge, please be sure to reach out to Monate and copy Lynn Hoff via email regarding your booking. Please provide payment for your accommodation in advance to your stay. Monate Lodge: info@monatelodge.com Lynn Hoff: lhoff@mweb.co.za If you have any further questions regarding accommodations and transportation please reach out to the lovely Lynn Hoff on WhatsApp at +27 82 454 7075
Shuttle
June 26, 2026 11:00 am - 11:05 am
As mentioned, the Shulruff and Pye family have coordinated with a shuttle company to take all wedding guests to the venue on Friday June 26th. The bus will leave from Johannesburg at 11:00 AM on Friday from the Johannesburg Marriott Hotel Melrose Arch. Please be on time. If you’re late, you’ll need to arrange your own transportation. If you can’t make the designated departure time, please arrange your own travel.
Shuttle
June 29, 2026 11:00 am
Return transportation to Johannesburg will also be provided. The shuttles will be going to O.R. Tambo International Airport and the Marriott Hotel Melrose Arch. Please inform Lynn Hoff (+27 82 454 7075) if you would like to be dropped off at the Airport or the Hotel.
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Hotel
We are NOT getting married in Johannesburg. If you fly into Johannesburg early, this is one hotel we recommend staying at before the wedding.
Hotel
Hotel
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For those who are unable to book at the venue, below are fantastic alternative accommodations located near Monate.
Hotel
5-Star luxury in the heart of the Limpopo bushveld.
Hotel
Private Game Lodge & Spa
Flight
One-stop international layovers ORD (Chicago O’Hare) → DOH (Doha, Qatar) → JNB (Johannesburg, South Africa) – Qatar Airways ORD (Chicago O’Hare) → DXB (Dubai, United Arab Emirates) → JNB (Johannesburg, South Africa) – Emirates ORD (Chicago O’Hare) → IST (Istanbul, Turkey) → JNB (Johannesburg, South Africa) – Turkish Airlines ORD (Chicago O’Hare) → FRA (Frankfurt, Germany) → JNB (Johannesburg, South Africa) – Lufthansa ORD (Chicago O’Hare) → AMS (Amsterdam, Netherlands) → JNB (Johannesburg, South Africa) – KLM ORD (Chicago O’Hare) → CDG (Paris, France) → JNB (Johannesburg, South Africa) – Air France ORD (Chicago O’Hare) → LHR (London, United Kingdom) → JNB (Johannesburg, South Africa) – British Airways / Virgin Atlantic Two-stop with U.S. domestic + international ORD (Chicago O’Hare) → ATL (Atlanta, USA) → JNB (Johannesburg, South Africa) – Delta (ATL → JNB is nonstop) ORD (Chicago O’Hare) → DEN (Denver, USA) → LHR (London, United Kingdom) → JNB (Johannesburg, South Africa) – United / British Airways ORD (Chicago O’Hare) → PHX (Phoenix, USA) → LHR (London, United Kingdom) → JNB (Johannesburg, South Africa) – American Airlines / British Airway
Flight
Nonstop EWR (Newark Liberty, NJ) → JNB (Johannesburg, South Africa) – United Airlines (approx. 14h 45m nonstop) One-stop international layovers JFK (New York – John F. Kennedy) → DOH (Doha, Qatar) → JNB (Johannesburg, South Africa) – Qatar Airways JFK (New York – John F. Kennedy) → DXB (Dubai, United Arab Emirates) → JNB (Johannesburg, South Africa) – Emirates JFK (New York – John F. Kennedy) → IST (Istanbul, Turkey) → JNB (Johannesburg, South Africa) – Turkish Airlines JFK (New York – John F. Kennedy) → LHR (London, United Kingdom) → JNB (Johannesburg, South Africa) – British Airways / Virgin Atlantic JFK (New York – John F. Kennedy) → AMS (Amsterdam, Netherlands) → JNB (Johannesburg, South Africa) – KLM JFK (New York – John F. Kennedy) → CDG (Paris, France) → JNB (Johannesburg, South Africa) – Air France JFK (New York – John F. Kennedy) → FRA (Frankfurt, Germany) → JNB (Johannesburg, South Africa) – Lufthansa