For a quick wildlife trip in a renowned malaria-free game reserve close to Johannesburg, our 3-Day Pilanesberg Safari is the perfect Big 5 South Africa Safari.
Explore a private concession area inside Pilanesberg National Park, enjoying a more exclusive safari experience. Stay at the luxurious Ivory Tree Lodge and go on thrilling Big 5 game drives with a skilled safari guide in an open-sided 4x4 safari vehicle. Transfers to and from your accommodation in Johannesburg or Pretoria are included in your Pilanesberg Safari to Ivory Tree Lodge.
A short South Africa Safari that offers outstanding value and is ideal for the whole family!
Early in the morning, guests are picked up in Johannesburg and taken to Pilanesberg National Park. We spend a couple of hours exploring the park in our air-conditioned tour vehicle before arriving at the Ivory Tree Game Lodge at about noon. Before leaving for a late-afternoon game drive in the park, you can enjoy a tasty lunch. At the safari lodge, game drives are conducted in open-sided game-viewing vehicles with a maximum of 10 passengers. As the day comes to an end, we head back to the lodge for a fine-dining experience at the lodge restaurant.
Today, after a few warming beverages, we depart early for a 3-hour sunrise game drive in the Pilanesberg Game Reserve. After our drive, we return to the lodge for breakfast and spend the rest of the day relaxing at the lodge or lounging by the pool. Before leaving for the afternoon game drive, we enjoy a small lunch. We end the day with a delicious dinner in the restaurant or at the outdoor boma, depending on the weather.
Today will be spent in the Pilanesberg National Park. We start the day with hot beverages before embarking on a 3-hour sunrise game drive. After our drive we return for a hearty breakfast, whereafter we will pack our belongings and prepare to leave. We take one last drive through the park in a closed vehicle. The safari ends when we depart mid-afternoon between 15:00 and 15:15 for the return journey to Johannesburg.
Pilanesberg, which covers over 55 000 hectares (135908 acres), is the fourth-largest game park in South Africa. It is one of the top Big 5 game reserves nearby Johannesburg and one of the safari parks in the nation with the most accessible access.
Pilanesberg National Park is located in the North West Province's Bojanala Region amid a transitional vegetation zone. It is also the meeting point of the arid Kalahari Desert and the moist Lowveld biomes. As a result, a wide variety of animal, plant, and bird species call this location home. Pilanesberg National Park is home to nearly all of Southern Africa's wildlife, including endangered and uncommon species like African wild dogs and roan, sable, and tsessebe antelopes. All five Big 5 creatures (elephant, rhino, lion, buffalo, and the elusive leopard) can be found in Pilanesberg. The national park is also home to cheetahs, zebras, giraffes, hyenas, hippos, crocodiles, jackals, wild cats, and numerous antelopes. Furthermore, approximately 360 bird species have been reported in the Pilanesberg National Park.
The North West Parks Board manages the Pilanesberg National Park, a provincial park. A fascinating detail about the national park is that it was built in a crater by a volcano eruption millions of years ago. The extinct volcano is an intriguing geological site with breathtaking views.
The Ivory Tree Game Lodge will accommodate guests on this Pilanesberg National Park Luxury Safari. Ivory Tree Game Lodge is a luxurious safari resort in Pilanesberg National Park's far northwestern region.
The lodge is designed in earthy tones with bursts of color to create a lively environment. Guests can choose between ordinary deluxe suites and ultra-luxurious executive suites. Each unit has its private patio with breathtaking views of the neighboring bushveld. Ivory Tree Game Lodge has activities to keep everyone entertained.
One of the Lodge's highlights is a bush braai (barbeque) at the outdoor boma with fun entertainment such as interactive drumming, Zulu dance, an African marimba band, and percussion performance.
Travelers who want to add an extra night to their safari itinerary can do so at their own expense. This luxury safari provides basic rooms as lodging.
All Pilanesberg National Park Luxury Safari meals include carefully selected and prepared traditional South African foods. In addition, the aha Ivory Tree Game Lodge restaurant also includes a gourmet dinner.
While we always anticipate that our original schedule, hotels, and transportation will stay the same, unexpected events can arise. As a result, we reserve the right to make necessary modifications. Every effort is made to use comparable alternatives when necessary.
We believe this will not affect anyone's overall experience, but if you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact us.
On this 3-day safari, transfers will be made in an air-conditioned minibus (Quantum). The transfer to and from the Lodge will occur in a shared car. At the start and end of the day tour, travelers are picked up and dropped off at their accommodations in these enclosed tour cars.
Travelers will be collected from their accommodation in Johannesburg or central Pretoria between 05h30 and 07h00.
Drop-off at your accommodation in Johannesburg or central Pretoria will take place between 18h00 and 18h30.
This Pilanesberg Luxury Safari begins in Johannesburg, where guests will be collected from their hotels (between 05h30 and 07h00). Our driver will pick you up and take you to Pilanesberg National Park.
Please schedule flights that provide additional time for delays if your onward flight departs on the evening of this Pilanesberg 3-Day Safari. We recommend reserving domestic flights departing from OR Tambo International Airport by 19h30 and international flights departing by 21h00.
Please note that we offer convenient pre and post tour lodge accommodation for before and after this Pilanesberg Safari, which can be added to your tour booking upon request. The 4-star lodge accommodation is located 10-15 minutes from the OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. Follow the link for information on rates.
For up-to-date and confirmed pricing info for optional items, please drop us an enquiry.
This tour does take children.
Children under 6 years of age are not permitted on the game drives.
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