Just a 2-hour drive from Johannesburg, the Pillanesburg National Park offers stunning scenery and the chance to spot all of Africa’s Big Five (leopard, lion, elephant, rhino, and buffalo). On this tour, set out on a thrilling game drive by minivan or open safari vehicle (depending on tour option selected) and enjoy incredible photo opportunities
From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Oct 8.
What to Expect You will depart from your hotel in Johannesburg for these Majestic Africa Day Safari which is about 2 hours drive from Johannesburg. Travel in Style as you gothrough Johannesburg to North West Province of South Africa with different sceneries in the back ground. After an hour drive, your guide will have one pit stop to straighten your legs and an option to have a hot or cold drink depending on the weather or season. From there, embark on another one and half hour ride straight into Pillanesburg National Park. Depending on your Choice, you will be ushered into an open vehicle or on our van and the rest is for you to explore. The safari is allocated about 3 to 4 hours depending on the animals and after that you hop on back for your hotel in Johannesburg. A wonderful Africa Safari awaits you! Options A: 3 hour game drive opens vehicle Option B: 4 to 5 hour game drive coach vehicle private.
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Pilanesberg full day safari private lasts about 8 hours. The itinerary has 1 stop.
Prices start at $216 per person for this Pretoria experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There is 1 booking option, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs every day, starting at 6:00 AM, 7:00 AM, 11:00 AM, and 2:00 PM.
Children aged 3–11 pay from $216, adults from $216.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
Yes, pickup is offered. hotels Pickup points include Protea Hotel Johannesburg Wanderers.
The experience is available in EN, ES.
It is a private experience: only your party takes part. Up to 13 travellers can book together.
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller Specialized infant seats are available
Wheelchair accessible Transportation options are wheelchair accessible All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
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The actual Safari drive - in our opinion, can only be enjoyed fully by using one of the reserve open trucks. Be careful when you book - we had an extremely unpleasant experience because apparently there is a difference between the Viator description and the actual operator understanding.
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The guide was very knowledgeable the entire safari drive was awesome. The animals were all out on display
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2-2.5 hour drive from Johannesburg. Was able to see 2 of the Big 5. Tour guide MK was fun and knowledgeable on hunting and other matters. Was a good experience all in all. Would recommend to others who are staying in Johannesburg to visit Pilanesburg national park. Note: The listing states free lunch and ride on open Cab. These were not provided.
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Your tour guide makes all the difference! MK was our tour guide and he was so knowledgeable and chill and we felt completely safe going to the park and with a 2 Hour drive it was worth every bit of it. We saw so many animals got great footage and overall truly enjoyed our experience and felt like we got a good idea of what South Africa really was I would highly highly highly suggest you take this trip and ask for MK “who is usually booked” as your guide oppose others it truly made the difference.
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I had the opportunity to make this tour in september, and the experience was far beyond my expectations. The guide Mkateko Maluleke couldn't be more friendly and helpful. Explained me everything that I should expect from the tour. Told me stories about the places that we were passing through our way to Pilanesberg, and the most important: He picked me up on time! There wasn't 1 minute of delay. As a world traveler, I totally recommend taking this or any of the other tours thar Virgio Tours offer. If you need more tips about their service, I'll be glad to help.
Mkateko he is very experienced nature and culture guide we have.
| Tour | Duration | Rating | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilanesberg full day safari private | 8 hours | 4.8 (5) | $216 | |
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 Full day Ultimate Pilanesberg Safari with Lunch | 11 hours | 4.8 (6) | $246 | View |
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