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User Reviews of Pilanesberg Game Reserve (94 Reviews)

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Average User Rating

4.3617 / 5 4.4 /5
4.5000 / 5 4.3956 / 5 4.0575 / 5 4.1714 / 5

Rating Breakdown

5 star 51 / 4 51
4 star 32 / 4 32
3 star 7 / 4 7
2 star 2 / 4 2
1 star 2 / 4 2
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Female avatar icon Taneesha South Africa flag ZA       Visited: March 2025 Reviewed: Mar 8, 2025

Email Taneesha  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

The review below is the personal opinion of Taneesha and not that of SafariBookings.

The most disappointing thing I’ve experienced

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Where do you even begin…..the park is so run down. When we arrived at the first gate we were only then notified that the gate was closed and had to use an alternative gate , at the second gate staff were extremely unfriendly and it could clearly be felt. There are very few animals on such a large property, the “tarred” roads are in such bad condition that they are basically non-existent and one of the hides we stopped at was boarded up with no note at the top gate and the conservationist that had stopped at the hide as well also didn’t bother to notify us, we later read in reviews that it’s been that way for more than 6 months. With the advertised prices at the lodges found within the park the question begs where the money for maintenance and conservation is going.

Female avatar icon Mandy Rankin United Kingdom flag GB       Visited: March 2025 Reviewed: Apr 26, 2025

Email Mandy Rankin  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

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Stayed with friends and visited Pilanesberg - smaller than Kruger but still just as amazing and relaxing just to be there

Female avatar icon Colleen Williamson United Kingdom flag GB       Visited: March 2025 Reviewed: May 11, 2025

Email Colleen Williamson  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

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I have been to this Game Reserve many times on trips to SA and this was my partners first trip to a Game Park where wildlife is in its natural habitat. It is so scenic and a very pretty park to visit.

Female avatar icon Morgane France flag FR       Visited: May 2025 Reviewed: May 25, 2025

Email Morgane  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Nice day in Pilanesberg park

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One-day safari. In the freezing cold morning, we had trouble finding the animals, but the afternoon was fruitful, with elephants, rhinos, giraffes, and zebras just a few meters away! All this in a warm atmosphere thanks to our great guide, Petros, who is the embodiment of good humor...


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