rudyerasmus South Africa flag

ZA Visited: April 2014 Reviewed: Mar 24, 2017

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

Overall rating

4 / 5 4 _/5

Wildlife 5 / 5 Bush Vibe 3 / 5 Scenery 4 / 5 Birding 5 / 5

Close to Big cities, Good Camps and Good Roads , Big 5 , an Plenty of Bush veld birds , and Bird Hides

1 person found this review helpful. Did you?

Yes

No

noel

ZA Visited: September 2016 Reviewed: Jan 25, 2017

Email noel | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris

Overall rating

5 / 5 5 _/5

Wildlife 5 / 5 Bush Vibe 5 / 5 Scenery 5 / 5 Birding 5 / 5

Some unique wildlife to be seen here, including Brown Hyena.

1 person found this review helpful. Did you?

Yes

No

Raffaella Italy flag

IT Visited: August 2016 Reviewed: Nov 28, 2016

Email Raffaella | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris

Overall rating

5 / 5 5 _/5

Wildlife 5 / 5 Bush Vibe 4 / 5 Scenery 5 / 5 Birding 4 / 5

Really full of animals, nice scenic beauty

1 person found this review helpful. Did you?

Yes

No

brunogarennealabadi France flag

FR Visited: September 2006 Reviewed: Sep 18, 2016

Email brunogarennealabadi | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris

Overall rating

5 / 5 5 _/5

Wildlife 5 / 5 Bush Vibe / 5 Scenery / 5 Birding / 5

Slightly more than 2 hrs from joburg, it is really great , you can spend a great day, and be back in joburg at night.
The whole park can be nearly completely seen throughout one single day.
really a must.

1 person found this review helpful. Did you?

Yes

No

zapiture South Africa flag

ZA Visited: July 2016 Reviewed: Aug 7, 2016

Email zapiture | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris

Overall rating

5 / 5 5 _/5

Wildlife 5 / 5 Bush Vibe 5 / 5 Scenery 5 / 5 Birding 5 / 5

Well known for the Noah's Arch project, the wildlife in this reserve was replenished with all the wildlife that could be found in this area before it was destroyed by hunting and farming

1 person found this review helpful. Did you?

Yes

No

Harold Brown United States flag

US Visited: April 2009 Reviewed: Aug 6, 2016

Email Harold Brown | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Overall rating

4 / 5 4 _/5

Wildlife 4 / 5 Bush Vibe 3 / 5 Scenery 4 / 5 Birding 3 / 5

Pilanesberg was my first experience visiting a game reserve. That was in 1998 and it was a nice experience. Many of the larger animals I saw were at quite a distance away so it wasn't like visiting Kruger, but I did see lions trying to chase down their dinner without success which was my only experience of the chase. So each experience can bring something new.

1 person found this review helpful. Did you?

Yes

No

Gareth South Africa flag

ZA Visited: June 2016 Reviewed: Jun 14, 2016

Email Gareth | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris

Overall rating

4 / 5 4 _/5

Wildlife 5 / 5 Bush Vibe 4 / 5 Scenery 4 / 5 Birding 4 / 5

A great big 5 park, with a great chance of seeing game based on the varying types of terrain.

1 person found this review helpful. Did you?

Yes

No

thewildlifephotographer United Kingdom flag

GB Visited: December 2015 Reviewed: Apr 26, 2016

Email thewildlifephotographer | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris

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

Overall rating

2 / 5 2 _/5

Wildlife 3 / 5 Bush Vibe 1 / 5 Scenery 2 / 5 Birding 3 / 5

More like a small safari park, with no feeling of being 'wild'. I won't be visiting again.

1 person found this review helpful. Did you?

Yes

No

Bert

ZA Visited: November 2015 Reviewed: Mar 25, 2016

Email Bert | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris

A Must Visit

Overall rating

5 / 5 5 _/5

Wildlife 5 / 5 Bush Vibe 5 / 5 Scenery 4 / 5 Birding 4 / 5

Pilanesberg has become one of South Africa's 'must visit' destinations. It's a compact game park which can be reasonably covered in a day visit, with a great variety of large and small game, as well as birdlife. Should you have the privelage to spend more than a day, that would be even better. Accommodation is great and does not lose the bushveld atmosphere. The service is good and friendly and in the many times that I have been there I have not been able to fault the food once. There is a low security risk but as tourists we all need to be security concious no matter where one goes in the world, so don't leave expensive equipment lying around. The weather is great whether sunshine or rain, but keep in mind that December - February are hot months in South Africa, so if you come in those months please don't complain about the heat, just enjoy it. Over-all I can assure anyone that they will look back at a visit to Pilanesberg and never regret making it part of

Pilanesberg. A South African gem

Overall rating

5 / 5 5 _/5

Wildlife 5 / 5 Bush Vibe 4 / 5 Scenery 4 / 5 Birding 5 / 5

Pilanesberg is about a two hour drive from Johannesberg with Sun City on its southern edge. The area its contained within once was a volcano eroded over many centuries to form the present landscape. We stayed at the Ivory Tree Lodge just inside the park & there are many others with a similar high standard, very good food and excelent service. Game drives are arranged early in the morning before sunrise and then again late afternoon until after dark before your brought back for dinner. We stayed for three days and were lucky enough to see the Big Five (Leopard, Lion, Elephant, Buffalo & Rhino) and many other animals. We got to see a Lion kill of a young Giraffe and the Leopard as it stalked off towards prey just before sunset. We observed Elephants playing at a watering hole and many species of birds including Fish Eagles, Kori Bustards, Yellowbilled Hornbill, Red Bishop, Southern Masked Weaver, Pied Kingfisher & Spotted Eagle Owl.
Pilanesberg is a fantastic destination

User Reviews of Pilanesberg Game Reserve (97 Reviews)

Average User Rating

Rating Breakdown

A Must Visit

Pilanesberg. A South African gem