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From Johannesburg: Pilanesberg Nature Reserve Game Safari

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From Johannesburg: Pilanesberg Nature Reserve Game Safari
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4.7  / 5723 reviews

Visit Pilanesberg Game Reserve from Johannesburg for a full-day safari. Join a ranger in an open vehicle and see lions, giraffes, cheetahs, hippos, crocodiles, and more with insightful commentary.

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Duration 12 hours
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Live tour guide
English
Pickup included
Be picked up from your hotel in Johannesburg.
Wheelchair accessible

Experience

Itinerary

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    Pickup location:

    Johannesburg

  • Bus/coach

    (2 hours)

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    Pilanesberg Nature Reserve

    Game drive (2.5 hours)

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    Pilanesberg Nature Reserve

    Lunch (50 minutes)

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    Pilanesberg Nature Reserve

    Game drive (2 hours)

  • Bus/coach

    (2 hours)

  • Arrive back at:

    Johannesburg

Main stop

For reference only. Itineraries are subject to change.

Highlights

  • Feel the dryness of the Kalahari and the wet Lowveld vegetation in an open Jeep
  • Encounter the Big 5 in their unusual, ecologically rich, and natural environment
  • Spot birds like fish eagles, kingfishers and cormorants circling the dam
  • Have a delicious lunch at a rest stop overlooking a water hole
  • Leave the city lights of Johannesburg behind and discover another world

Full description

Visit Pilanesberg Game Reserve on a full-day safari from Johannesburg, where over 7000 animals roam freely. Have the chance to see big 5 game animals (elephants, rhinos, leopards, buffalos, and lions). Enjoy 2 extensive game drives in a jeep with a guide and a delicious lunch. Be picked up from your hotel in Johannesburg in the early morning and relax on the 2.5-hour drive to the Pilanesberg Game Reserve. Follow your guide on a drive to encounter animals like zebras, giraffes, cheetahs, hyenas, hippos, crocodiles, jackals, antelopes, and over 300 species of birds. A total of 4.5 to 5 hours are spent on Game Drives. During the heat of the day, sit down for an hour-long delectable lunch at one of the many rest camps in the Game Reserve. After lunch, depart on an afternoon safari drive in an open vehicle. Ask your guide any questions you might have about the animals and the natural environment. Leave Pilanesberg in the late afternoon to get back to your hotel in Johannesburg before sunset.

Includes

  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Two open safari drives (4,5 to 5 hours in total)
  • National park entrance fee
  • Lunch (1 hour)
  • Additional food and drinks

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Important information

What to bring

  • Passport or ID card
  • Sun hat
  • Camera

Not allowed

  • Pets
  • Smoking

Know before you go

  • Pack a jumper for the open drive as it can be chilly
  • Dress light as it is hot during the day

Customer reviews

Overall rating

4.7 /5

based on 723 reviews

Review summary

  • Guide
    4.8/5
  • Transportation
    4.5/5
  • Service
    4.5/5
  • Organization
    4.5/5

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Jeanette – AustraliaOctober 3, 2024  – Verified booking
Great safari guide and vehicle. Cathy was very informative and always had a smile on her face. The lunch break was a bit too long which cut into our afternoon safari. Would have preferred a shorter break but overall a beautiful National Park.
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Tatsyana – United StatesSeptember 27, 2024  – Verified booking
I absolutely loved the tour. We were able to see 3 of the big 5 🐘🦁🦏 along with other wildlife. Prince and Kathy, our tour guides, were the absolute best! I learned a lot during our excursion as well. Lunch was also included when you book.
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Trish – United KingdomSeptember 22, 2024  – Verified booking
Lethabo was friendly with good sense of humour, he lnew a lot about all the animals and nature and tried his best to show us as many animals as he could, he knew the best places to find animals. Other staff were also helpful especially Sunny who helped with my limited mobility. Pilanesberg is a very picturesque place and lovely to see animals in the wild. A long drive but would recommend.
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Product ID: 181982

Activity provider:MoAfrika Tours

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