4 Days Safari tour itinerary for Johannesburg, Pilanesberg Game Reserve & Rustenburg: Flit Between Wildlife And Sun City

Be collected by Jannie  (National Tourist Guide & Executive Protection Agent) from the Johannesburg International Airport or your hotel/accommodation nearby (if already in South Africa) at 8 am in the morning and transport you in an air-conditioned vehicle to the North West Province.

Stop at a Primate Sanctuary where you go for a stroll with monkeys from all over the world inside a ‘jungle-like’ enclosure and brave the ‘Bridge of Courage’.

Visit one of South Africa’s largest indoor Local Craft Markets before lunch.

After the shopping experience, eat lunch.

Proceed to an Elephant Educational Interaction Facility where you learn all about ‘Africa’s Gentle Giants’ and the problems ‘they’ face in nature today.

Head off to the accommodation close to the Pilanesberg National Park and settle into a quaint little Hotel where we cater for single /sharing/couples or family rooms.

Shortly after breakfast, depart for the Pilanesberg National Park, the 3rd Largest Big 5 Game Reserve in South Africa. Virtually all of the animal species native to Southern Africa can be found here, including the Big 5, Wild Dog, Roan Antelope, Tsessebe, Sable Antelope and more than 360 species of birdlife.

Spend the day exploring the Park in a closed, air-conditioned vehicle where you can enjoy the sights the Park has to offer in comfort. 

For lunch, your Guide will stop-over at a Picnic Site within the Park and you will be spoilt with an African Bush Braai (barbeque) in this beautiful setting. 

Depart the Park late afternoon as you head back to your hotel.

In the evening, spent at leisure enjoying the Hotels Facilities or you may opt to retire to your room after dinner.

Head out after breakfast and visit the Sun City’s ‘Valley of the Waves’ Waterpark. Dare to take on ‘the Temple of Courage’, an adrenaline rush waterslide (17m long with a 70m drop) or just relax and soak up the sun on the ‘Lazy River’. 

Eart lunch which will be for your own account today at one of the many take-outs on offer.

Go to the legendary Roaring Lagoon at the Valley of Waves which is the undisputed main attraction at the Sun City’s famous water park. Every 90 seconds, bender waves rise 2m in the air. Catch the tide and body-surf to shore.

Be spoilt with a buffet-style dinner whilst enjoying the African Night Sky and the sounds of the bush before we return to your hotel for the evening.

After a hearty breakfast served at your hotel, return to Pilanesberg National Park for some more exciting experiences.

Search for more Wildlife. 

Enjoy lunch within the park at the restaurant which offers a view of the waterhole where Plains Wildlife such as Zebra, Wildebeest and Antelope frequent along with the occasional Elephant and Giraffe. 

After lunch, continue your drive through the Park in search of those last-minute unique photographic opportunities.

Depart from the Park late afternoon and make your way back to Johannesburg.

Drop off at your hotel after a memorable Safari.