Pilanesburg Tour2018-08-04T20:33:35+00:00

Sun City & Pilanesburg Tour

Visitors to the park will have the opportunity to view the Big Five in a malaria free zone.

One of South Africa ‘s National Parks situated in an ancient volcanic crater which lies in the Northwest Province, adjoining the internationally acclaimed Sun City. The crater of a long extinct volcano is the setting of Pilanesberg National Park – a fascinating alkaline complex produced by volcanic eruptions some 1300 million years ago. Pilanesberg is one of the largest volcanic complexes of its kind in the world. Its rare rock types and structure make it a unique geological feature.

The area is fringed by three concentric ridges or rings of hills – the formation rises from the surrounding plains like a bubble. The structure of the park is termed the “Pilanesberg National Park Alkaline Ring Complex”. Ancient, even by geological time scales, this extinct volcano is the most perfect example of an alkaline ring complex. A number of rare (but not necessarily economically important) minerals occur in the park. Pilanesberg National Park rates high among the world’s outstanding geological phenomena.

Pilanesberg has survived ages of erosion and stands high above the surrounding bushveld plains. The early presence of man can be seen in the numerous Stone and Iron Age sites that are scattered throughout the park. The park exists within the transition zone between the dry Kalahari and wetter Lowveld vegetation, commonly referred to as “Bushveld”. Unlike any other large park, unique overlaps of mammals, birds and vegetation occur because of this transition zone.

Tour Features:

Day one: We shall start driving to the Pilanesberg Nature Reserve at 11:00. You can book into your chalet at Bakubung or Kwa-Maritana camps on arrival. (Camps to be confirmed at the time of booking.) We shall embark on a late afternoon, open vehicle game drive. Dinner may then be enjoyed at your camp. Day two: An early morning game-drive in an open vehicle is first on the schedule for the second day of the tour. We shall then return to the camp for breakfast. At 10:00, the return journey to Johannesburg will commence. We should arrive at our destination before or by 12:00
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