Safari Prices (Per Person) Until 30th November 2025
| 4 People | 5 People | 6 People | 7-12 People | 13-18 People | 18+ People | 40+ People |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZAR 4,250 | ZAR 3,817 | ZAR 3,509 | ZAR3335.00 | R 3215.00 | ZAR 3,117 | Price on application |
Safari Prices (Per Person) From 1st December 2025
| 4 People | 5 People | 6 People | 7 People | 8 People | 9-10People | 10+ People |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZAR 5,134.00 | ZAR 4,584.00 | ZAR 4,262.00 | ZAR4052.00 | R 3844.00 | ZAR 3,484.00 | Price on application |
Pilanesberg Sunrise Safari Day Trip for groups of 4 or more adults.
Enjoy a full-day safari from Johannesburg or Pretoria to Pilanesberg Game Reserve, where Africa’s Big Five roam free. You’ll be picked up from your address or the airport and driven to the reserve for an immersive 6-hour safari experience.
The tour is formatted differently to the Individuals/Small groups version.
We use various sized minibuses and coaches to get you and your group to and from the Pilanesberg Reserve from the Johannesburg/Pretoria region. The tour includes a 3-hour open safari vehicle drive, offering up-close encounters with iconic wildlife. You’ll also spend 2-3 hours in the coach/minibus visiting safe viewing hides at various dams and secure spots, where you can observe animals from behind cover in their natural habitat and coming to drink or to prey on same. This gets you out and walking to these spots with your guide in the fresh air of this beautiful pristine location. A 1-hour+ lunch break at a lodge’s open terrace overlooking a waterhole allows one to relax while watching wildlife too. This all adds up to 8-9 hours in the reserve altogether.But time can be adjusted to suit your schedule, ensuring a seamless and unforgettable safari experience.
Timing is crucial
Sunrise, which ranges from 4:30 am in summer to 6:30am in winter, is the best time to possibly see the “Big Cats” and other predators, as dawn and dusk are their prime hunting times. Return to your hotel or be dropped off at the airport 11 hours after pick up. It’s a longish day but being in the Pilanesberg at dawn makes it all worthwhile.
Mmilo Tours Game Drive
We will maximize your experience. In all, you will spend between 8-9 hours in the reserve, giving you the maximum time possible to spot the wildlife that freely roams this reserve and immerse in the atmosphere of this thoroughly wild place.
Light lunch is included
A light lunch is enjoyed at one of the lodges inside the Pilanesberg National Park, usually at Bakubung Bush Lodge, depending on where the safari and sightings take us. Bakubung Lodge’s dining terrace is unique, as besides its excellent food, it overlooks a waterhole, where you can view the animals and birds that gather here.
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Itinerary
Your journey begins with pickup from your location in Johannesburg or Pretoria, with the option of a return to the exact location or the airport. You will be collected in a vehicle of suitable size for your group. Minibus, minicoach or luxury 40 seater coach
Pilanesberg Game Reserve is a premier wildlife destination renowned for its diverse ecosystems and rich biodiversity. Nestled within the ancient volcanic mountains, it stands as a true gem among South Africa’s safari experiences, offering an exceptional opportunity to witness Africa’s iconic wildlife in its natural habitat.
Pilanesberg provides thrilling big-game encounters in a malaria-free environment in the ecologically unique transition zone between the Kalahari and the Lowveld. This vast reserve is home to an incredible variety of animals, birds, and plant life, ensuring an unforgettable safari experience.
Set within the crater of a long-extinct volcano, Pilanesberg is one of South Africa’s top reserves, boasting a dramatic landscape that supports a wide range of wildlife, including the Big Five. As part of your adventure, you will embark on a 3-hour open safari vehicle game drive, offering an up-close experience with Africa’s most famous animals in their natural surroundings.
It takes 2 1/2 -3 hrs to get to the reserve then the safari will consist of a drive through of the reserve in your coach/minibus stopping at viewspots next to dams, waterholes or on high ground with vistas of the reserve from safely protected areas. You will be allowed to get out and walk to these viewing points which also have restrooms. You can see hippos and crocs and sometime elephants in the water, lots of birdlife and of course animals coming to drink. Pleasant time can be spent walking around to get different views and perspectives on the reserve and the animals. You will also go for a 3 hour open safari vehicle drive with reserve ranger and then have lunch at beautiful Bakubung Lodge.
Inclusions
- Park fees
- Activities mentioned in the Itinerary
- A professional driver/guide
- Transportation
- Taxes/VAT
- All meals that are mentioned in the itinerary
- This tour accepts children who are 6 years and older children under 12 receive a discount.
- Bottled drinking water
Exclusions
- Accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips
- Personal items
- All costs of a personal nature, e.g. laundry, telephone calls
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
