Pilanesberg Game Reserve & Pilanesberg National Park - South Africa - Pilanesberg Game Reserve

How to get here

From Johannesburg/Pretoria take the N1 north towards Polokwane. Take the N4 Rustenburg split. A signboard indicates Pilanesberg to the left on route 91.

Best time to visit

Summers can get hot, but visitors to Pilanesberg will enjoy the park all year round.

Where to stay

Pilanesberg offers a variety of affordable accommodation, like the self-catering Manyane, Bakgatla and Metswedi camps. The Tshukudu, KwaMaritane and Bakubung game lodges are also situated in the reserve.

Around the area

Sun City, with its entertainment centre, golf course, water world and casino, is right next door.

Tours to do

Activities include game drives, either self-driven or guided, game walks and birding. Pilanesberg also operates balloon safaris.

Did You Know?

There is an initiative underway to join Pilanesberg with Madikwe, creating a new superpark.

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Pilanesberg Game Reserve Newsflash

Newsflash:

Pilanesberg Game Reserve - Sightings Data

The table below gives you a rough idea when and where you should be looking for some of the species during March, April and May. (Based on 3 years data from ParkControl©)

SPECIES	MORNING(AM) COMPARED TO AFTERNOON(PM) SIGHTINGS	MOST SIGHTINGS	FREQUENCY
LION	AM 53% / PM 47%	Most places near water. Resting up in the shade during the day. (See map below)	Common
LEOPARD	AM 44% / PM 56%	In rocky areas and near water. (See map below)	Rare
CHEETAH	AM 56% / PM 44%	Most of the open areas of the park, but avoiding the lions (See map below)	Rare
BUFFALO	AM 51% / PM 49%	On Tlou drive between Ntswe and Moloto, on Tshukudu e Ntsho at Tlou dams, on Ntswe between Kukama and Tlou drive, on Sefara opposite the Lenong access road. Lone bulls occasionally seen on Kubu near the mine. (See map below)	Extremely rare
ELEPHANT	AM 43% / PM 57%	Throughout the park.	Very Common
WILD DOG	AM 53% / PM 47%	Near water and near the gates early in the morning and late in the afternoon. Resting up on high ground during the day.	Extremely rare
RHINO	AM 43% / PM 57%	Throughout the park	Very Common

I would hereby like to express my thanks to Northwest Parks, the Game Department and management of Bakubung and all others that have been involved, for their support in this project.

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