Pilansberg National Park, South Africa

Bordering the internationally renowned entertainment complex, Sun City, you will find the Pilanesberg Game Reserve. It is located in North West Province in South Africa, west of Pretoria. The park was originally owned by three local tribes, and is now administered by the North West Parks and Tourism Board.

The unique and extremely attractive aspect of this game reserve is that it is situated inside the crater of an extinct volcano.

You can travel through the park in a standard vehicle and although the 200 kilometres of well maintained yet unsurfaced track. There are several bars and gift shops which you can visit.

The Pilanesberg Game Reserve is another reserve where the ‘Big Five” can be seen, lions, elephants, white and black rhinos, buffaloes, leopards, as well as zebras, hyenas, giraffes, hippos and crocodiles. The ‘Big Five’ are known as the five most dangerous game animals in Africa.

Various sites are scattered throughout the Pilanesberg nature reserve that originate from the Iron Age and Stone Age and show the presence of man from those periods in the area. Its unique geological structure and rare rock types make it a site of great interest to young and old alike.

The Pilanesberg National Park is situated in a 572 km² malaria-free area.

The Pilanesberg accommodation is as good as you can get in any other game reserve and is served by 3 luxury lodges and 2 resorts.

Pilanesberg South African offers some other activities for its visitors that cannot be found at any other game reserve. There are day or night game drives or you can join a Balloon Safari. Be daring and take a ride on the back of an elephant. There is also quad biking and hiking trails, clay pigeon shooting and archery. Be assured of an absolutely unique experience in Pilanesberg South Africa.