The 4 Johannesburg National Park Tours That Earn Their Price

1.Pilanesberg Nature Reserve Game Safari

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 1,327 reviews · 12 hours · from $186Our pick

Leave Johannesburg early for Pilanesberg with hotel pickup, a roughly 2.5-hour drive, and two open-vehicle game drives totaling 4.5 to 5 hours. Guides such as Petrus, Martin, and Desmond track wildlife while you watch elephants, rhinos, giraffes, hippos, and hundreds of bird species.

“À must do. We had a fantastic time, our guide Petrus was great, he did really manage to give us the best sights and yeppp he's funny as well, so there was really no doom time Shout out to Nikki as well, the driver who took us from Johannesburg to the Pilanesberg and back, he was kind and so careful ::)) Highly advised!”

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2.Full Day Ultimate Pilanesberg National Park Safari from Johannesburg or Pretoria

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 718 reviews · from $159

Spend a full day in Pilanesberg National Park with hotel pickup, two open 4x4 game drives, and lunch overlooking a waterhole. Guides such as Clement and Sibu are praised for their animal knowledge and effort. Expect a long road day, often close to three hours each way.

“The experience was surreal!! Can't believe we get to be so close to the animals. There is nothing to fault this trip from start to the end!!”

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3.Full Day Pilanesberg Experience in Open Vehicle

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 414 reviews · from $137Best value

Leave Johannesburg early for Pilanesberg Nature Reserve, then spend the day on a morning open 4x4 drive and an afternoon safari in a closed vehicle. Guides such as Petrus, Chris, and Thaboo provide wildlife commentary, while lunch, park fees, hotel transfers, and onboard Wi-Fi are included.

“Our driver/guide Pedros was fantastic. Good rapport, great sense of humour, very knowledgeable, helpful. Would highly recommend this experience.”

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4.3-Day Budget Tent Kruger Park Safari

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 163 reviews · 3 days · from $653

Travel from Johannesburg in a small group of up to nine for sunset and night drives, a full day in Kruger, tent camping, and a morning bush walk. Guides including Quinten, Vic, Andy, Ray, and Raymond help bring the bush to life. Lunches and drinks cost extra.

“the guides overall were really friendly and knowledgable, in particular Raymond was a very nice person and very experienced. The schedules were well organized Just the lack of the wifi on the first night could have been an issue if someone did not know, but our guide Raymond managed to solve this issue for us.”

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