Pilanesberg National Park Day Safari BigSixTourSafaris

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We offer Day and overnight safaris in Pilanesberg game reserve . you can choose from various options . • All our safaris start from Johannesburg hotels and OR Tambo airport . • Safari Options: • 1. Pilanesberg morning safari with open safari vehicle . • 2. Pilanesberg Morning and Sunset safari with open safari vehicle . • 3. Pilanesberg closed vehicle safari . • Pilanesberg National Park • The Pilanesberg National Park is located north of Rustenburg in the North West Province of South Africa. The park borders on the Sun City entertainment complex. It is currently administered by the North West Parks and Tourism Board. • The area lies in the root zone of an extinct volcano, and is defined by alternating ridges and valleys forming concentric rings, a geological formation that rises abruptly in the form of hills 300–600 metres (980–1,970 ft) above the surrounding plains. The Pilanesberg is named for chief Pilane of the Kgafêla people, who ruled from Bogopane, • Mmamodimokwana and eventually Mmasebudule during the 1800s. The 'Pilanesberg Alkaline Ring Complex' is the park's primary geological feature. This vast circular feature is geologically ancient, being the ring dikes that fed a completely eroded caldera created by volcanic eruptions some 1,200 million years ago. It is one of the largest volcanic complexes of its type in the world, the rare rock types and formations make it a unique geological feature, and a number of rare minerals occur in the park. • Scattered throughout the park are various sites that are assigned to the Iron and Stone Ages and illustrate the presence of man during those early periods. • The park has an area of 572 square kilometres (221 sq mi), and visitors can travel through in a standard road vehicle. Although most of the 188 kilometres of track is not surfaced, it is all maintained in good condition. The three main tarred roads are named Kgabo, Kubu and Tshwane. • There are several camps, including Bakgatla and Manyane, serving the park from the perimeter. Several lodges are situated in the interior of the park. For day visitors, there are several stops on the inside where there are bars and gift shops. • Near the centre of the park, there is an artificially constructed lake, the Mankwe Dam. There is one perennial river and a number of freshwater and saline springs that form smaller dams with animal hides nearby. Near the centre is Thabayadiotso, which means the Proud Mountain . • ‪@BigSixTourSafaris‬ • The scenic terrain lies in the transition zone between Kalahari and Lowveld, and both types of vegetation are found here. As a result of the park being in a transition zone, there are overlaps in mammals, birds, and vegetation. • Today, Pilanesberg National Park accommodates almost every large mammal of southern Africa. • Day safari in Pilanesberg National Park Nort West province South Africa • The park has a rich array of southern African wildlife including the Big Five, the five most dangerous game animals in Africa. Most of the large animal species of southern Africa live in the Pilanesberg National Park today, including lions, elephants, black rhinos, white rhinos, Cape buffaloes, leopards, cheetahs, zebras, giraffes, hippos and crocodiles. • The Cape wild dog (Lycaon pictus pictus) was extirpated from the park by poachers, but subsequent reintroduction efforts were successful. • The Pilanesberg is not in a location which the Big Five animals would naturally inhabit, however they have been brought into the 550 square kilometres of African bushland. The reserve is also home to brown hyenas. • As of December 2010 the total count of large mammals was approximately 10,000, including: • 50 lions • 30 leopards • 12 cheetahs • 220 elephants • black rhinoceros • white rhinoceros • 5 sable antelopes • 220 African buffaloes • 600 kudus • 1,700 zebras • 3,000 impalas • 170 South African giraffes • 1 or 2 spotted hyena[9] • brown hyenas • Other cats can be found, such as caracals. Indigenous southern African mammals that are not present are bontebok, blesbuck, nyala and roan antelope.

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