Pilanesberg National Park

Malaria-Free Safaris in the Pilanesberg National Park

Surrounding Sun City is the Pilanesberg National Park, an attractive 50,000 hectare malaria-free park which is centred around an extinct volcano crater.  

Map Safari lodges and self-drive safaris in KwaZulu-Natal Safari lodges and self-drive safaris in Kruger & Sabi Sands A number of farms were merged to create the Park in the early 1970s, and a huge programme was launched to reintroduce wildlife back into the area. 

Today, the Park is home to over 7,000 animals including the Big 5 ( lion, leopard, rhihno, eleohant, and buffalo ), giraffe, hippo, zebra, jackal, hyena and many antelope, and there are also over 350 bird species.

The park has over 200 km of roads for self-drive game viewing, made up of a combination of good gravel roads and a few tarred roads. The speed limit throughout the park is 40 km/h.  You must stay on the road at all times.   

GiraffeThere are only a couple of safari lodges inside the Park itself, however there are a number of family resorts that border the Park and offer a dinner, bed and breakfast packages to visitors looking to drive themselves around Pilanesberg or join a guided drive around the Park leaving from the resort.

If you would like us to include a safari here as part of your trip to South Africa, please click here.

Alternatively if you are only looking to book just a safari you can either browse our selection of safari lodges in Pilanesberg below and book directly through this site, or ask us to recommend a lodge or a safari resort based on your budget.

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Bakubung Bush Lodge, Pilanesberg National Park

Bakubung Bush LodgeSafari Resort

   Average guest rating:4.5

Each of the lodge's rooms have been decorated to reflect the mood and ambience of the bush and have the necessary amenities to ensure supreme comfort. All rooms have satellite TV and direct dialling phones, air-conditioning, en-suite bathrooms, electric shaving plugs, tea / coffee making machines and a hair dryer.


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Kwa Maritane Bush Lodge, Pilanesberg National Park

Kwa Maritane Bush LodgeSafari Resort

   Average guest rating:4.5

All the necessary comforts have been taken into consideration when furnishing the 90 en-suite rooms. All rooms have air-conditioning, satellite TV, direct dialling phone, tea / coffee making machines and a hair dryer.


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Shepherd's Tree Game Lodge, Pilanesberg National Park

Shepherd's Tree Game LodgeSafari Lodge

   Average guest rating:5.0

Shepherd's Tree Game Lodge offers 26 standard rooms and 4 executive suites. The suites all open up to beckoning views of the distant bushveld valley.


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Ivory Tree Game Lodge, Pilanesberg National Park

Ivory Tree Game LodgeSafari Resort

   Average guest rating:4.7

The lodge offers 57 spacious standard suites and 3 executive suites. Each features a private veranda, a sitting area, en-suite bathroom with outside shower, mini bar fridge, air-conditioning, and tea / coffee making facilities.


Tshukudu Bush Lodge, Tshukudu Concession

Tshukudu Bush LodgeSafari Lodge

   Average guest rating:4.7

Offering only 6 luxury cottages, attention to detail and personal service is guaranteed. Each cottage is unique in design, and has its own private balcony offering potential sightings of wildlife as they come to the waterhole to drink.


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