8 National Park Day Trips in Johannesburg Worth Booking

1.Full Day Ultimate Pilanesberg National Park Safari from Johannesburg or Pretoria

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 718 reviews · from $159Our pick

Review of the full-day Pilanesberg safari from Johannesburg, with two game drives, lunch by a waterhole, hotel pickup, and practical tips.

“The tour was really great! Perfect timing and pickup in the morning, friendly drivers, a great guide in the national park :))) Not only the elephants were amazing! Thank you very much for this wonderful day!!!”

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2.Full Day Safari Tour of Pilanesberg National Park, Open Jeep experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 139 reviews · from $155Top rated

Review of a full-day Pilanesberg safari from Johannesburg, with open-jeep viewing, Big Five wildlife, lunch, transfers, and practical tips.

“This was such an amazing and once in a lifetime experience! We saw 4 out of the big 5. This was just awesome! I would definitely recommend this tour.”

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3.Pilanesberg National Park Full Day Safari From Johannesburg

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 15 reviews · from $225

Review of the Pilanesberg safari from Johannesburg, with Big Five sightings, transport details, costs, group size, timing, and practical booking advice.

“From reading the description of this tour we expected a private tour. After we were picked up 30 minutes late we went to pick up another passenger. Upon arrival at Pilanesburg NP we were asked to get into a large approx 30 passenger safari tRead more”

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4.From Johannesburg: Full-Day Kruger National Park Safari

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 14 reviews · 9 hours · from $435

Review of a full-day Kruger safari from Johannesburg, with return transport, meals, guided game viewing, and practical advice on the long drive.

“Wszystko było super przygotowane. Pełen profesjonalizm a zarazem miła i wesołą atmosfera. Dziękuję bardzo”

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5.Johannesburg: Full Day Sun City & Pilanesberg Nature Reserve

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 7 reviews · 11 hours · from $351

Review of a Johannesburg day trip to Pilanesberg and Sun City, with safari tips, timing, price advice, guides, and practical booking details.

“Brian my guide was awesome and great when explaining the area and animals”

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6.Full-day Pilanesberg national park tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $150

Review of a private Pilanesberg safari from Johannesburg, with Big Five viewing, a guided open truck, lunch details, timing, and value advice.

“Pastor foi um guia perfeito, tem uma visão perfeita para encontrar os animais. Recomendo. Deixa você bem a vontade”

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7.Pilanesberg National Park Safari, BIG 5 Full Day

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $125Best value

Review of Pilanesberg’s private Big Five safari from Johannesburg, with park access, guide, Wi-Fi, timing, costs, sights, and booking advice.

“Nous sommes partis tôt dans la matinée, Schane nous a bien conseillés, il s'est occupé de tout. Il cherchait avec nous les animaux, une personne impliquée, nous avons vu des zèbres, des éléphants, des hippopotames, des gazelles et plusieurs races d'oiseaux.... Une expérience incroyable ! Merci Schane.”

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8.Kruger National Park Day Trip From Johannesburg

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 2 reviews · from $406

Review of the Kruger National Park day trip from Johannesburg, including the safari, long drive, meals, price, guides, timing, and key drawbacks.

“I really enjoyed the Safari at Kruger National Park. John & Jack at Mashalas Travel were very knowledgeable and answered all of our questions. We arrived to the park and back to the hotel safely!”

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