The Pilanesberg is one of the more unusual areas of South Africa, home to both Sun City and the beautiful, strange landscape of the Pilanesberg Game Reserve. When Sol Kerzner was looking for somewhere to build his fantasy palace, he chose well, as everything here seems otherworldly. As you drive round the game reserve, hidden valleys and vivid green primeval bush are on every side, and you can well imagine turning a corner and meeting a dinosaur.
What you will actually encounter are good stocks of indigenous game: the Big Five all roam the reserve, as do leopard and the rare wild dog. The game is in good concentrations, thanks to an extensive restocking program, and although vehicles cannot leave the road in pursuit of game, you will still see a wonderful array of animals.
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Places near the Pilanesberg National Park
- The Waterberg 81 kilometers away
- The Madikwe Game Reserve 99 kilometers away
- Johannesburg 143 kilometers away
- The Escarpment 371 kilometers away
- Greater Makalali Game Reserve 380 kilometers away
- Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve 383 kilometers away
- Hazyview 407 kilometers away
- Kapama Private Game Reserve 412 kilometers away
- Thornybush Reserve 422 kilometers away
- Timbavati Game Reserve 439 kilometers away
- Sabi Sands Game Reserve 444 kilometers away
- Spioenkop 450 kilometers away
- Southern & Central Sectors Kruger National Park 459 kilometers away
- Eswatini 465 kilometers away
- Kruger National Park 475 kilometers away