SOUTH AFRICA · NATIONAL PARK TRIPS IN PRETORIA
The good national park trips in Pretoria fill up a season ahead, and school holidays here run over Christmas. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and where they differ.
A practical 3-day Kruger safari from Johannesburg with Big Five drives, Hazyview lodging, scenic roads, and useful planning advice.
“I got to see the big 5, meet new people and explore the beautiful park. For the price of this activities all meals should be included.”
Review of Pilanesberg Nature Reserve safari with hotel transfers, lunch, open game vehicle, Big Five sightings, guides, value, and practical tips.
“I had the best experience with Tim! From the moment that we got picked up until the drop off, we were fully taken care or and felt very comfortable. Tim is a very lovely and funny guy, just what we hoped for, for this incredible once of a life time experience. Thank you 🙏”
Review of a two-day Kruger safari from Johannesburg, with sunrise and sunset drives, Hazyview lodging, transport, costs, and practical advice.
“It is simply stunning. Trip arrangement and service break out my expectation. The guide is experience, professional and really put their feet in my shoes, they lead me through the jungle while sighting kinds of lovely African animals.”
Review of a private Gauteng to Sun City or Pilanesberg transfer, with pricing, pickup advice, vehicle choices, route details, and booking tips.
“My family and I had a great private transfer experience from our hotel at Johannesburg to our next stay destination at Sun City resort. Thanks to Mr. Sapps who arranaged the trip and had been really attentive to our needs and special thanks to our kind driver Mr. Nkululeko who drove us in a comfortable shuttle and was more of a special tour guide.”
Review of a 3-day Kruger safari and Panorama Route trip from Pretoria, with Big Five viewing, Blyde Canyon sights, meals, lodging, and practical tips.
“My boyfriend and I had an amazing four day three night experience with this company. Not easy to choose from as the market do offer a lot of options, what drew me to this company is the readiness that Emma showed in interacting with us Read more”
Review of the Saturday Pilanesberg day safari from Pretoria, with Big Five viewing, lunch, transport, costs, timing, and practical booking advice.
“We saw lot of big animals in their natural environment. We were not lucky enough to see big cats. There are few places where you can get out of the car.”
Review of a 3-day Kruger safari from Pretoria with sunset drives, Big Five viewing, Blyde Canyon, meals, tents, and shuttle transfers.
“What an amazing opportunity this was to be able to see this part of South Africa. From start to finish our drivers and tour guides were friendly and informative. The transfer from Cape Town to base camp was about 5 hours (not including stops) so you are in the van for quiRead more”
Spend a full day seeking lions, elephants, and other wildlife at Pilanesberg from Johannesburg, with pickup, transport, and bottled water included.
“We spent a memorable day touring the park with our guide, KG, who was very knowledgeable. We saw a wide range of species including lions.”
Review of a private two-day Kruger safari from Johannesburg, with Big Five game drives, a Hazy View hotel stay, and early starts.
“My tour Guide, Clement picked me up from the Hotel at 6:00am and drove out to Kruger - it is quite a long drive but through beautiful country, after you leave the suburbs behind. We arrived mid-morning and the first-bit wildlife spotting wRead more”
Spend two days on guided game drives in Pilanesberg, with Big Five sightings, open safari vehicles, meals, accommodation, and Pretoria pickup.
“Wow what an experience♥️ Pastor and Jo were amazing guides. Very knowledgeable very welcoming if anyone is going to do this trip you need to have them. I got to see giraffes,lions,elephants, zebras and many more. This was a 10 out of 10 experience and I cannot wait to go back and I really hope I get the same guide.”
Review of the Pilanesberg day tour from Johannesburg, with Big Five game viewing, a six-hour drive, lunch, pickup, and practical tips.
“was a wonderful day. the driver guide could not have been more accomadating.”
Review of a full-day Pilanesberg safari from Johannesburg or Pretoria, with open-top 4x4 transport, Big Five viewing, price, timing, and tips.
“The tour was simply awesome. The guide was very knowledgeable. The only complaint wasin the advertisement of the tour. The description stayed lunch included but when we were stopped ed for lunch we were told because we had an opRead more”
Review of Virgio Tours’ 3-day Kruger safari with sunset and Big Five drives, private pickup, breakfast, dinner, and Panorama Route views.
“The guide Daniel Clement is the best - very nice, helping and friendly. He showed me Kruger park and drove me there and back. He did a great job!”
Review a 4-day Kruger safari from Pretoria with open-truck game drives, meals, Blyde Canyon, practical costs, timing, and booking advice.
“This tour was excellent, our tour guide was Pastor he was very good at his job. This tour I would highly recommend as we had a great time.”
Review of a five-day Kruger safari with game drives, bushwalks, Swazi culture, Panorama sights, meals, lodging, and practical booking advice.
“My friend and I were picked up from our hotel in Johannesburg for a 4-day trip to the Kruger National Park. Norman was our driver and his company was pure joy! We had the opportunity to see the Big 5 and more. The hotel was great, as was Read more”
Cape sea days, bush mornings, tasting rooms and the long road east.
