Visit Pilanesberg Game Reserve from Johannesburg for a full-day safari. The tour includes return transportation to the park and two 2.5-hour game drives with a highly qualified ranger in an open vehicle. Search for the big 5 and other animals.
About this activity
- Free cancellation
- Cancel up to 24 hours in advance to receive a full refund
- COVID-19 precautions
- Special health and safety measures apply. Learn more
- Small group
- Limited to 15 participants
- Mobile ticketing
- Use your phone or print your voucher
- Duration 12 hours
- Instant confirmation
- Live tour guide
- English
- Pickup included
- Your hotel in Johannesburg.
- Wheelchair accessible
Experience
Itinerary
8 hours
Johannesburg
Pretoria
- 2 hours
Pilanesberg Nature Reserve (game drive)
Pilanesberg Nature Reserve (lunch)
Pilanesberg Nature Reserve (game drive)
- 2 hours
Pretoria
Johannesburg
Pickup included
Main stop
Highlights
- Enjoy a morning and an afternoon game drive in an open vehicle
- Look out for the big 5 game animals
- Eat lunch at a rest stop overlooking a water hole
- Drive along a scenic route to the Pilanesberg Game Reserve
Full description
Visit Pilanesberg Game Reserve on a full-day safari from Johannesburg. More than 7000 animals roam freely through Pilanesberg, and the park is home to all of the big five game animals (elephants, rhinos, leopards, buffalos and lions). You may encounter zebras, giraffes, cheetahs, hyenas, hippos, crocodiles, jackals, wild cats, various antelopes, as well as over 300 species of bird.
On your tour you will enjoy 2 extensive game drives, conducted by an experienced tour guide. After collecting you from your hotel or residence in Johannesburg between 6:00 AM and 6:30 AM, you will travel to the Pilanesberg Game Reserve. Upon arrival, your guide will take you on an exciting 2.5-hour morning safari in search of animals that inhabit the park.
During the heat of the day, you will enjoy lunch at one of the many rest camps in the Game Reserve. After lunch, you will depart on another 2.5-hour afternoon safari drive in an open vehicle. Ask your knowledgeable guide any questions you might have about the animals and the natural environment. You will leave Pilanesberg between 3:30 PM and 4:00 PM in order to arrive back in Johannesburg before sunset, where you will be dropped off at your hotel.
Includes
- Two 2.5-hour open safari drives
- Hotel pick-up and drop off in Johannesburg
- Lunch
- All conservation fees
- Additional drinks and snacks
COVID-19 precautions
Safety measures in place
- All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
- Customers must keep distance in vehicles
Traveler requirements
- Customers are required to bring and wear masks
- Customers must fill out a travel information form
- Customers will get a mandatory temperature check
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What to bring
- Passport or ID card
- Sun hat
- Camera
Not allowed
- Pets
- Smoking
Know before you go
- Please bring warm clothes for the open drive and wear light clothing as it can get very warm during the day
