From Johannesburg: Full-Day Big Five Safari Experience with Lunch at Pilanesberg Nature Reserve

Track Pilanesberg’s Big Five on a full-day small-group open-vehicle safari with a traditional bush braai lunch.

Getting started

Your day begins with pickup from your hotel or lodge in Johannesburg. After a short transfer, you enter Pilanesberg via the designated gate and board your open safari vehicle in a small group of up to 10 passengers. Once everyone is seated and the radio communication network is checked, you set off on your scheduled full-day game drive.

What to expect

Pilanesberg Nature Reserve

Pilanesberg Nature Reserve is a Big Five wildlife area, visited here on a structured full-day tour. You spend approximately 5 hours of total driving time in an open vehicle, with a separate 1-hour stop for lunch inside the reserve.

Features

• Wildlife viewing takes place from a full-day small-group open-vehicle game drive, giving you elevated views across the bush as you search for Big Five species and other animals along the reserve’s roads and waterholes.

• Your guide stays in contact with other vehicles through a radio network for enhanced game viewing, helping the group respond quickly to notable wildlife sightings during the drive.

• Around midday, you pause for a traditional bush braai lunch with beverages, featuring grilled meats, pap, chakalaka, coleslaw, and sides, served at a designated stop inside the reserve.

• Additional bottled water and refreshing drinks are provided throughout the drive so you can stay hydrated while you are out in the African sun.

• Pick-up and drop-off in Johannesburg are included, so your transport to and from Pilanesberg is handled for you as part of the experience.

• Park conservation and entrance fees are covered according to the option selected, with the “Shared Small-Group Safari with Park Entry Tickets Included” variant including all park conservation and entrance fees in the tour price.