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From Johannesburg: Pilanesberg Nature Reserve Game Safari

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245 reviews

Activity provider: MoAfrika Tours
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    From Johannesburg: Pilanesberg Nature Reserve Game Safari

    Activity provider: MoAfrika Tours
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    From US$ 156.45 per person

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    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.

    About this activity

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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
    Small group
    Limited to 7 participants

    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
    • 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 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 bird. During the heat of the day, sit down to a 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 at your hotel in Johannesburg before sunset.

    Includes
    • Hotel pickup and drop-off
    • Two open safari drives
    • National park entrance fee
    • Lunch
    • Additional food and drinks
    Covid-19 precautions
    Safety measures in place
    • All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
    • You must keep social distance while in vehicles
    Traveler requirements
    • You are required to bring and wear a mask
    • You must fill out a travel information form
    • You will receive 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

    • 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

    4.6 /5

    based on 245 reviews

    Review summary

    • Guide
      4.8/5
    • Transportation
      4.2/5
    • Value for money
      4.4/5
    • Safety
      4.6/5

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    Making this Safari was an amazing experience. They were punctual when picking up from the hotel. It was very cold. We got a little blanket to help warm up. If there's one thing I can't complain about, it's the amount of animals invested. I've seen all the Big FIVE several times. Lions, rhinos, hippos, wildebeest, giraffes, zebras, elephants and so on! The giraffes and zebras came to the side of the car. I loved it and recommend it!!!

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    June 17, 2022

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    GetYourGuide traveler – Brazil Verified booking

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    Lo mejor de mi viaje a South Africa fue el safari, la Van nos recogió a tiempo el conductor muy amable, nos sentimos muy seguros Cuando llegamos nos presentaron el guía y listos para la aventura Recomiendo altamente el carro abierto tiene mejor vista y se puede sentir los sonidos de los animales Vi todos mi preferidos los elefantes son muy tiernos El guía nos enseñó mucho sobre cada animal regresamos en la tarde felices es una experiencia que vale su precio

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    March 9, 2020

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    Sandra – South Africa Verified booking

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    It is a good trip for the price. The guide was very friendly and no extra money was needed. You can see a lot of herbivores up close and carnivores are too far away to see.. But overall, it's a great course. I highly recommend it. ○ Recommended Sit in the front seat of an open vehicle as much as possible (the guide takes a position for the whole, but it is recommended to tour in a position similar to the guide)

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    March 8, 2020

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    GetYourGuide traveler – South Korea Verified booking

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