Johannesburg and Pilanesberg short break in 4 days (3 nights)

4 days · South Africa

Johannesburg and Pilanesberg short break in 4 days (3 nights)
Photo: Frankbel, CC-BY-SA, via Wikimedia Commons

One night in Johannesburg for a guided visit to Soweto, then a road transfer to Pilanesberg, a malaria-free Big Five reserve set in an old volcanic crater. Two nights at a lodge there allow a late-afternoon drive on arrival, a full day with morning and evening drives, and a sunrise drive before the return to the city. There are no flights after arrival and only one road transfer each way.

The route, stop by stop

1. Johannesburg, South Africa · 1 night

Arrive by fly — Arrival at OR Tambo

One night allows a half-day Soweto tour or a visit to the Apartheid Museum before heading to the bush.

Johannesburg
Photo: Frankbel, CC-BY-SA, via Wikimedia Commons

2. Sun City / Pilanesberg, South Africa · 2 nights

Arrive by drive — By road from Johannesburg

A malaria-free Big Five reserve near the city, with several game drives over two nights.

Sun City / Pilanesberg
Photo: Hotel Kaesong, CC-BY-SA, via Wikimedia Commons

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