Pilanesburg National Park
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Pilanesberg National Park (area 58,000ha/143,000ac), to the north of Sun City lies in a hilly region, whose highest point is the Pilanesberg (1687m/5535ft), in the border area between the arid Kalahari and the moist lowveld of the Transvaal.
When the National Park was established in the 1960s the farmers who worked the land here had to be resettled elsewhere. A tall fence was erected round the area and animals from elsewhere in Africa were introduced into the park. Its denizens now include steppe zebras, rhinos, elephants, leopards, giraffes, buffaloes and many species of antelope, as well as 300 species of birds.
The animals can be observed either from your own car on the park's 150km/95mi network of tracks or on a guided walk.
When the National Park was established in the 1960s the farmers who worked the land here had to be resettled elsewhere. A tall fence was erected round the area and animals from elsewhere in Africa were introduced into the park. Its denizens now include steppe zebras, rhinos, elephants, leopards, giraffes, buffaloes and many species of antelope, as well as 300 species of birds.
The animals can be observed either from your own car on the park's 150km/95mi network of tracks or on a guided walk.
Address:
Pilanesburg National Park/ Game Reserve, Box 1201, Mogwase, North West 0314, South Africa
Hours:
March 1 to April 30: 6am-6:30pm
May 1 to September 30: 6:30am-6pm
September 1 to October 31: 6am-6:30pm
October 1 to February 28: 5:30am-7pm
Facilities: On-site accomodations
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Flamingos at Pilanesburg National Park.
The landscape of Pilanesburg National Park.
A rhino in Pilanesburg National Park.
