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The PilanesbergThe Pilanesberg is South Africa’s version of the Ngorongoro Crater. They are both extinct volcanoes – the difference is that the former's volcano walls collapsed inwards – hence you have many small hills within the park. This picture of the sun rising over Lake Mankwe shows some of the hills in the background…
• The game reserve was founded in 1979 and has eight lodges. Each lodge has a swimming pool, shop, and restaurant. Petrol (gas) stations are found just outside the park. You also have the option of staying at Sun City and visiting the park just for a morning or afternoon drive
• Don’t be surprised when you see both Impala and Springbok as the Park contains animals found in both the Kruger and Kalahari. This is because it lies where the two vegetation zones meet
• It is a big-five Park and also has cheetah and wild dogs (the 'super seven') • The Park is situated in the North West province of South Africa and is just a 2-hour drive from Johannesburg so it makes an ideal weekend destination
• The Park is situated in a malaria-free zone
• What we like about the park is that animals that are difficult to see in other parks are easily seen here - animals such as white rhino, black rhino, eland, sable, tsessebe, brown hyena and red hartebeest
• Buffalo, which are common in the Kruger, tend to be a challenge here and we have had just two sightings of these elusive animals
• The park is also the ideal honeymoon destination as the famous Sun City / Lost City casino resorts are situated between Bakubung and Kwa Maritane resorts thus providing easy access to either the park or Sun City
Return from Pilanesberg to Kruger-2-Kalahari
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