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Pilanesberg National Park Review

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Pilanesberg National Park

Category: Parks
Location: Sun City

Fodor's Review:

The 150,000-acre Pilanesberg National Park is centered on the caldera of an extinct volcano dating back 1,200 million years, and which may well have once been Africa's highest peak. Concentric rings of mountains surround a lake filled with crocodiles and hippos. Open grassland, rocky crags, and densely forested gorges provide ideal habitats for a wide range of plains and woodland game, including rare brown hyenas, sables, and gemsbok. Since the introduction of lions in 1993, Pilanesberg (pronounced "Pee-luns-berg") can boast the Big Five. It's one of the best places in the country to see rhinos, and is a bird-watcher's paradise, with a vast range of grassland species, waterbirds, and birds of prey. A huge plus is that this reserve is in a malaria-free area, unlike many of the reserves in Mpumalanga, including the Kruger National Park. You can drive around the park in your own vehicle or join guided safaris with Pilanesberg Safaris.

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