The South African Wanderer's Beginner's guide to the Pilanesberg Game Reserve - Watch before you go!

NB: Two important corrections:
I mention both 1978 and 1979 as the founding date for the park. The park was proclaimed in 1979.
Second, I mention the big intersection with the R556 being the R530 - it is actually the R530.

Located just over 2 hours from Johannesburg, the financial hub of South Africa, the Pilanesberg Game Reserve makes for the perfect escape if you only have a short time in the city. The reserve is a big five reserve and presents some of the best elephant and rhino sightings anywhere in South Africa. The reserve is also reputed for the leopard sightings it offers with some 50 named leopards in the park.

The reserve was established in 1979 in what is an extinct volcano, known as the Pilanesberg Alkaline ring complex. Rehabilitation of the farm land that covered the reserve then began and one of the largest translocation of animals began, namely Operation Genesis.

The reserve is home to a great variety of large mammals, birds, reptiles and insects. Being in the transition zone between wet and dry savannah, the reserve boasts a large variety of species that cannot be seen further east, in the Kruger National park.

An ideal getaway whether it be just for the day or for a longer stay!

Some of my other Pilanesberg adventures (and misadventures):
   • Pilanesberg Trips  

Don't forget you can book me for a guided trip either through my website https://southafricanwanderer.co.za/
or by contacting me directly on
+27836937710