Pilansberg Nature Reserve
Bakubung Lodge
Just 90 minutes drive from the city centers of Johannesburg and Pretoria this luxurious bushveld haven offers you the utmost comfort and tranquillity in "Big Five" territory.
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Kwa Maritane Lodge
Kwa Maritane is one of the few Safari Hotels in South Africa with 54 luxury self-catering executive units or 90 superior hotel rooms.
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Tshukudu Lodge
Tshukudu is an exclusive paradise for game lovers. The Pilanesberg National Park covers
a vast and ancient volcanic crater.
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About Pilansberg Nature Reserve
The 56 000 ha Pilanesberg National Park, which has Sun City on its border, was officially opened on 8 December 1979.
It is the oldest and best known of the North West Parks Board's game reserves.
The park, which is almost circular in shape, is situated on the eroded remains of a 1 200 million-year old extinct alkaline volcanic crater the third largest
of its kind in the world. The rounded hills and open plains support a diverse range of vegetation types.
In the early 1980's, the park was restocked with almost 6 000 animals of 21 species during Operation Genesis the
largest ever game translocation exercise at that time.
Today almost all of the animal species that historically occurred in the area have been reintroduced and
are now flourishing, including the "Big Five" (lion, elephant, white and black rhino, buffalo and leopard), hippo,
giraffe, zebra and no fewer than 18 species of antelope. More than 350 species of birds have also been recorded in the park.
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