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Embark on a 4-day luxury safari to malaria-free Pilanesberg National Park offering a stay at a family-friendly bush lodge - Kwa Maritane Game Lodge. Guests will be picked up from their location in Johannesburg surroundings, we drive for approximately 2-hours to Pilanesberg National Park. Upon arrival, check-in at Kwa Maritane Bush Lodge for 3 nights on a full board basis. During your stay at the bush, the lodge enjoys 3 – hours of morning and afternoon game drives. Game drives are conducted by the bush lodge experience ranger guide, sharing their knowledge on the flora and fauna, and how to track the wildlife. The park includes Big 5, wild dog, roan, tsessebe, sable antelope, and over 300 bird species.

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Experience our tailor-made Pilanesberg overnight safari small-group tour departing from Johannesburg in a luxury comfortable vehicle. During our visit we traverse 50 000 hectares of semi-circular shape incorporating hills, offering an abundance of wildlife. Enjoy daily game drives (morning and afternoon) with a professional ranger guide, stay at Kwa Maritane Bush Lodge on a full board basis. However, skip game drive experience to enjoy morning bush walk exploring the park on foot with an experienced tracker guide.

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Kwa Maritane Bush Lodge:

Located on the outer rim of an extinct volcano lies Kwa Maritane, ‘Place of the Rock’. Overlooking a unique granite dome is Kwa Maritane, Legacy’s oldest and most famous bush lodge, host to families, businessmen, and delegates from all over the world.

Itinerary:

Day 1: Depart Johannesburg

Pick up at your hotel is confirmed 24hours before starting time. After pick up, we will make our journey to Pilanesberg National Park. On route, you will pass Lanseria Airport a privately owned international airport, along the road approaching Lion Park and Lesedi Cultural Village enjoy the abundance of mountains. We will pass through local townships of Northwest and the Marikana Mine. Upon arrival in time for lunch, we enter Kwa Maritane Gate to the game lodge. Arrive at Kwa Maritane Bush Lodge check-in for 3 nights on a full board basis, after settling in enjoy lunch. Thereafter we depart for a 3-hour game drive. safari game drive in an open safari vehicle, conducted by the park representative. As we enter the Pilanesberg National Park, you may already spot an abundance of wildlife along the way, such as rhino, elephant, giraffe, antelopes, and zebra. Keep your cameras ready for the elusive leopard who may be hiding in a tree or the roaring lion seeking out its prey in the bush. Return to the bush lodge for dinner, overnight for an early morning game drive.

Day 2 & 3: Pilanesberg National Park

Early morning wake-up call approximately 05:00 am during summer and 05:30 am in winter seasons. Enjoy rusks, biscuits, coffee, and tea before we depart for our drive. We will traverse over 12,000 hectares of the big-5 game country, with lion, leopard, elephant, rhino, and buffalo as well as other species such as wild dogs, cheetah, kudu, zebra, warthog, giraffe, and monkey namely. Bird viewing is spectacular, with over 360 recorded species including various eagles, vultures, kingfishers, woodpeckers, buzzards, herons, egrets, owls, weavers. Keep your cameras ready for the elusive leopard who may be hiding in a tree or the roaring lion seeking out its prey in the bush. However, experience the wildlands on foot with a morning bush safari with a professional tracker. Return to the lodge and we are welcomed with a warm towel for our full breakfast. Enjoy the rest of the after at leisure, optional activities in-house reptile demonstrations, bush golf, and Climbing walls. After lunch, we depart for an afternoon game drive, thereafter return for dinner. Overnight.

Day 4: Depart Pilanesberg National Park

Early morning wake-up call approximately 05:00 am during summer and 05:30 am in winter seasons. Enjoy rusks, biscuits, coffee, and tea before we depart for our drive. We will traverse over 12,000 hectares of the big-5 game country, with lion, leopard, elephant, rhino, and buffalo as well as other species such as wild dogs, cheetah, kudu, zebra, warthog, giraffe, and monkey namely. Bird viewing is spectacular, with over 360 recorded species including various eagles, vultures, kingfishers, woodpeckers, buzzards, herons, egrets, owls, weavers. Keep your cameras ready for the elusive leopard who may be hiding in a tree or the roaring lion seeking out its prey in the bush. However, experience the wildlands on foot with a morning bush safari with a professional tracker. Return to the lodge and we are welcomed with a warm towel for our full breakfast. Thereafter, check out and depart back to Johannesburg.  Upon arrival, the driver will drop off guests at their pick-up location.