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Jonathan Gill
Visited:
September 2014
Reviewed: Jun 26, 2015
Pilanesberg
From a wildlife perspective, we were fortunate to see a number of animals including rhino. The dam had a number of animals and provided for some good photo oppurtunities. We saw several animals over a period of a few hours, and had plenty of photo opportunities. The range of animals is pretty diverse. The park has reasonable flora. Good views over the lands from some of the
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higher elevations of the park.The reserve became pretty full during the mid-morning and their were a significant number of vehicles in the park. The roads are mostly good.
The park is conveniently located being an hour and a halfs drive from Pretoria and Johannesburg. The park is close to Sun City and Rustenburg.
My view is that for a short visit of two days the park is certainly worth visiting, if you are in that part of the work.
Jaco Beukman | www.go-nipper.com
ZA
Visited:
December 2010
Reviewed: May 25, 2015
Email Jaco Beukman | www.go-nipper.com | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Probably best visit for visitors with limited time and Gauteng inhabitants.
Johan B van Niekerk
Visited:
March 2015
Reviewed: May 3, 2015
One of the best South African Safari destinations.
PGR is one of my favourite destinations in South Africa. It boasts great numbers of game including the Big 5. One can do self drives or go on a game drive with knowledgeable guides.
Vaughanoblapski!
ZA
Visited:
January 2015
Reviewed: May 1, 2015
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
A day jaunt to the Pilanesberg
We have an American friend in Johannesburg and we wondering what to do with the weekend after New Year. We decided to take him to see Sun City and the Pilanesberg. It's close by, has the big five and some great lodges. It was late at night and very spur of the moment when we decided - could we get accommodation? A search on the Internet revealed some options - most places were full but we found a lodge with two rooms - and it turned out just perfect. We spent the next day in the sun re-living childhood as we hurtled down the water slides at SunCity's Valley of the Waves. That night we stayed at the Bakubung Reserve. We ate supper on the terrace with the bush sounds and starlit sky as companions. The next day we drove through he reserve - we left a bit late in the morning but still saw plenty of game. All in all a great way to spend two days!
Mads Fredslund Andersen
DK
Visited:
August 2013
Reviewed: Nov 18, 2013
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
We went to Pilanesberg National Park (PNP) before going to Idube and this was perfect. In PNP we saw many wild animals but missed out on lions, leopards and buffalos of the big five. We came close to hippos, giraffes, wildebeests a rhino, zebras, and many kudos, spring bucks and other antelopes.
The combination of going to PNP and drive around by our self and then go to Idube where we were shown the nature by experienced guides was perfect.
Lauren
Visited:
April 2012
Reviewed: Sep 27, 2012
I thought Pilanesberg was gorgeous, but we saw less animals and the animals we did see were not as close.
Mark Ratcliffe
Visited:
March 2012
Reviewed: Jul 20, 2012
Good location next to Sun-city and located in a huge volcano crater. Stayed offsite at Bakubang which was pleasant but I prefer to be staying in the reserve itself
Nature lover
ZA
Visited:
December 2010
Reviewed: Apr 29, 2012
50-65 years of age
Nice for a day outing if you want to see some game and don't have much time. Adjacent Sun City resort is great for golfing and just relaxing and of course it is all set in an ancient volcano.
architectkzn
ZA
Visited:
September 2009
Reviewed: Dec 23, 2011
Email architectkzn | 35-50 years of age
Small park compared to Kruger, but highly recomended as it is next to a primier destination like the Sun City Hotel Complex. Visited this park and spotted the big cats on a morning game drive, and the quality of light was very nice to photograph.
JM/CG
US
Visited:
October 2009
Reviewed: Nov 29, 2011
35-50 years of age
Pilanesberg - Nice for a quite trip from Johannesburg
Pilanesberg is a nice reserve but not spectacular. We saw 4 of the big 5 but sitings were sparce. Good guides are key as we probably would have missed a great number of animals without them.