South Africa - Pilanesberg National Park
The Pilanesberg National Park is located north of Rustenburg (North West Province). The park borders on the Sun City entertainment complex. The area lies in the root zone of an extinct volcano, and is defined by alternating ridges and valleys forming concentric rings. 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. Unlike any other large park, unique overlaps of mammals, birds and vegetation occur because of this transition zone. Springbok, brown hyena, the red eyed bulbul, and camel thorn trees usually found in arid areas are found cohabitation with moist-area-limited impala, black eyed bulbul, Cape chestnut trees, and the Big Five (lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo and rhino).
BEST TIME to VISIT Pilanesberg NP
BEST TIME to TRAVEL to SOUTH AFRICA
Safaris : From April to October
Pilanesberg National Park - Scenic Drive
Pilanesberg National Park - Hippopotamus sleeping
Pilanesberg National Park - Elephants
Pilanesberg National Park - White Rhinoceros - All rhinos are dehorned to prevent poaching
Pilanesberg National Park - Hippopotamus
Pilanesberg National Park - Hippopotamus - baby
Pilanesberg National Park - Hippopotamus
Pilanesberg National Park - giraffes on a hill
Pilanesberg National Park - Black Rhinoceros is more agressive - All rhinos are dehorned to prevent poaching
Pilanesberg National Park - Black Rhinoceros is more agressive - All rhinos are dehorned to prevent poaching
Pilanesberg National Park - colorful bird
Pilanesberg National Park - landscape
Pilanesberg National Park - White Rhinoceros - All rhinos are dehorned to prevent poaching
Pilanesberg National Park - White Rhinoceros - All rhinos are dehorned to prevent poaching
Pilanesberg National Park - landscape
Pilanesberg National Park - landscape
Pilanesberg National Park - grey heron and egret
Pilanesberg National Park - Hippopotamus
Pilanesberg National Park - Water monitor
Pilanesberg National Park - Scenic drive
Pilanesberg National Park - Buffalo
Pilanesberg National Park - Springbok
Pilanesberg National Park - young baboon
Pilanesberg National Park - Tsessebe antelopes
Pilanesberg National Park - landscape
Pilanesberg National Park - lioness in the grass
Pilanesberg National Park - White-breasted cormorants
Pilanesberg National Park - baboon
Pilanesberg National Park - landscape
Pilanesberg National Park - Elephant crossing the road
Pilanesberg National Park - baboon crossing the road
Pilanesberg National Park - young male lion
Pilanesberg National Park - funny male warthog
Pilanesberg National Park - Lioness in the grass
Pilanesberg National Park - baboon
Pilanesberg National Park - warthog and tsessebe antelope
Pilanesberg National Park - mother and baby zebras
Pilanesberg National Park - Baboon
Pilanesberg National Park - Great egret
Pilanesberg National Park - hippopotamus
Pilanesberg National Park - couple of Fish-eagles and the nest at the top of a tree
Pilanesberg National Park - White-breasted cormorant
Pilanesberg National Park - Hippopotamus
Pilanesberg National Park - African darter
Pilanesberg National Park - zebras
Pilanesberg National Park - Impalas
Pilanesberg National Park - Elephants are very social
Pilanesberg National Park - steenbok is the smallest antelope
Pilanesberg National Park - steenbok
Pilanesberg National Park - yellow billed stork
Pilanesberg National Park - steenbok
Pilanesberg National Park - male impala
Pilanesberg National Park - steenbok
Pilanesberg National Park - grey goaway bird
Pilanesberg National Park - Late afternoon - Black Rhinoceros - All rhinos are dehorned to prevent poaching
Pilanesberg National Park - Impalas
Pilanesberg National Park - giraffe
Pilanesberg National Park - Secretary bird in the long grass
Pilanesberg National Park - Zebra crossing the road
Pilanesberg National Park - zebras
Pilanesberg National Park - Secretary birds in high grass
Pilanesberg National Park - Greater Kudu
Pilanesberg National Park - bird
Pilanesberg National Park - Giraffe
Pilanesberg National Park - White-breasted cormorants
Pilanesberg National Park - giraffe
Pilanesberg National Park - Giraffe
Pilanesberg National Park - female kudus
Pilanesberg National Park - Kingfisher
Pilanesberg National Park - young kudu
Pilanesberg National Park - zebra
Pilanesberg National Park - giraffe
Pilanesberg National Park - leopard
Pilanesberg National Park - egret
Pilanesberg National Park - lioness
Pilanesberg National Park - small bird and spines
Pilanesberg National Park - small zebra
Pilanesberg National Park - Tsessebe antelope
Pilanesberg National Park - leopard
Pilanesberg National Park - giraffe
Pilanesberg National Park - Giraffes on a hill
Pilanesberg National Park - grey heron
Pilanesberg National Park - Cormorant
Pilanesberg National Park - Giraffe
Pilanesberg National Park - Cormorant
Pilanesberg National Park - Gnou - Wildebeest
Pilanesberg National Park - Warthog
Pilanesberg National Park - Tsessebe antelope
Pilanesberg National Park - yellow bill stork
Pilanesberg National Park - young hippo
Pilanesberg National Park - good camouflage for this african darter
Pilanesberg National Park - Female Kudu
Pilanesberg National Park - Tsessebe antelope
Pilanesberg National Park - cormorants on a dead tree
Pilanesberg National Park - cormorant
Pilanesberg National Park - baboon in a tree
Pilanesberg National Park - Males giraffes are flighting with their necks for the females
Pilanesberg National Park - Males giraffes are flighting with their necks for the females
Pilanesberg National Park - Males giraffes are flighting with their necks for the females
Pilanesberg National Park - steenbok
Pilanesberg National Park - scenic drive
Pilanesberg National Park - mother and baby rhinos
Pilanesberg National Park - Great Kudu female
Pilanesberg National Park - male buffalo
Pilanesberg National Park - Elephants
landscape with a lake
Pilanesberg National Park - wildebeest
Pilanesberg National Park - Elephant
Pilanesberg National Park - giraffe
Pilanesberg National Park - females kudu
Pilanesberg National Park - lioness
Pilanesberg National Park - bird
Pilanesberg National Park - scenic drive
Pilanesberg National Park - impalas
Pilanesberg National Park - elephant
Pilanesberg National Park - giraffes on a hill
Pilanesberg National Park - zebras
Pilanesberg National Park - wildebeest
Pilanesberg National Park - springboks
Pilanesberg National Park - warthog
Pilanesberg National Park - elephant
Pilanesberg National Park - Late afternoon, a rhino on the road
Pilanesberg National Park - cute baby zebra
Pilanesberg National Park - White Rhinoceros - they just crossed the road in front of this car
Pilanesberg National Park - White Rhinoceros - All rhinos are dehorned to prevent poaching - this young rhino has still its horn, but not for a long time
Pilanesberg National Park - Giraffes
Pilanesberg National Park - Hippopotamus
Pilanesberg National Park - sunset
Pilanesberg National Park - Sunset
Pilanesberg National Park - White Rhinoceros - All rhinos are dehorned to prevent poaching
Pilanesberg National Park - White Rhinoceros - All rhinos are dehorned to prevent poaching
Pilanesberg National Park - scenic drive
Pilanesberg National Park - scenic drive - avoid the week-end : too much cars!
Pilanesberg National Park - landscape
Pilanesberg National Park - Wildebeests
Pilanesberg National Park - Kudu females
Pilanesberg National Park - zebras
Pilanesberg National Park - landscape
Pilanesberg National Park - landscape
Pilanesberg National Park - Sub-adults lions - male and female
Pilanesberg National Park - Warthogs
Pilanesberg National Park - scar and zebra
Pilanesberg National Park - Zebras
Pilanesberg National Park - Elephant
Pilanesberg National Park - White Rhinoceros
Pilanesberg National Park - male Kudu
Pilanesberg National Park - brown hyena
Pilanesberg National Park - giraffe
Pilanesberg National Park - giraffe
Pilanesberg National Park - Crimson-breasted shrike
Pilanesberg National Park - Elephant
Pilanesberg National Park - Waterbuck
Pilanesberg National Park - pretty bird
Pilanesberg National Park - Elephant - Large male
Pilanesberg National Park - giraffe
Pilanesberg National Park - oxpeckers on a rhino back
Pilanesberg National Park - Brown hyena
Pilanesberg National Park - Balloon to admire the Park from the sky
Pilanesberg National Park - Rhinoceros
Pilanesberg National Park - giraffe
Pilanesberg National Park - Greater Kudu - male
Pilanesberg National Park - Hornbill
Pilanesberg National Park - steenbok
Pilanesberg National Park - bird
Pilanesberg National Park - white Rhino
Pilanesberg National Park - Crimson-breasted shrike
Pilanesberg National Park - Greater Kudu - male
Pilanesberg National Park - waterbuck
Pilanesberg National Park - young hippopotamus with open mouth - dangerous teeth have not yet grown
Pilanesberg National Park - dehorned rhino
Pilanesberg National Park - Lilac-breasted roller - one of the more colorful bird in africa
Pilanesberg National Park - Fish-eagle on a tree
Pilanesberg National Park - Rhino
Pilanesberg National Park - giraffe
Pilanesberg National Park - Males giraffes are flighting with their necks for the females
Pilanesberg National Park - Warthog - male
Pilanesberg National Park - bumpy road
Pilanesberg National Park - Warthog
Pilanesberg National Park - bumpy road
Pilanesberg National Park - White Rhinoceros - All rhinos are dehorned to prevent poaching except the very young rhinos but not for a long time for their safety
Pilanesberg National Park - White Rhinoceros - Mother and baby - All rhinos are dehorned to prevent poaching except the very young rhinos but not for a long time for their safety
Pilanesberg National Park - White Rhinoceros - All rhinos are dehorned to prevent poaching except the very young rhinos but not for a long time for their safety
Pilanesberg National Park - White Rhinoceros - All rhinos are dehorned to prevent poaching except the very young rhinos but not for a long time for their safety
Pilanesberg National Park - White Rhinoceros - All rhinos are dehorned to prevent poaching
Pilanesberg National Park - Large elephants on the road - just step back until they leave the road!
Pilanesberg National Park - young hippo showing its sma teeth to impress us
Pilanesberg National Park - Elephant
Pilanesberg National Park - Hippopotamus in the grass
Pilanesberg National Park - Hippopotamus crossing the road
Pilanesberg National Park - Baby rhino
Pilanesberg National Park - impalas at sunset
Pilanesberg National Park - rhinos - mother and baby
Pilanesberg National Park - zebra
Pilanesberg National Park - male warthog
Pilanesberg National Park - mother and baby rhinos
Elephants on a hill
Pilanesberg National Park - White Rhinoceros - Oxpecker on a rhino
Pilanesberg National Park - car and zebra - priority to the zebra
Pilanesberg National Park - White Rhinoceros - All rhinos are dehorned to prevent poaching except the very young rhinos but not for a long time for their safety
Pilanesberg National Park - steenbok
Pilanesberg National Park - steenbok
Pilanesberg National Park - zebra
Pilanesberg National Park - brown hyena
Pilanesberg National Park - giraffe
Pilanesberg National Park - impossible to pass the elephant - so just wait behing until it leaves the road
Pilanesberg National Park - an elephant erd decide to cross the road between cars - the impressive male stayed until all elephants had crossed
Pilanesberg National Park - scenic drive
Pilanesberg National Park - water monitor
Pilanesberg National Park - mother elephant and baby
Pilanesberg National Park - guineafowl
Pilanesberg National Park - large elephant
Pilanesberg National Park - elephants
Pilanesberg National Park - elephants
Pilanesberg National Park - White Rhinoceros - All rhinos are dehorned to prevent poaching
Pilanesberg National Park - elephants
Pilanesberg National Park - Huge male elephant
Pilanesberg National Park - lake with an african darter drying its wings
Pilanesberg National Park - warthog
Pilanesberg National Park - river
Pilanesberg National Park - oxpeckers on the back of a rhino
Pilanesberg National Park - giraffe
Pilanesberg National Park - elephants
Pilanesberg National Park - guineafowls
Pilanesberg National Park - Greater Kudu - male
Pilanesberg National Park - giraffes on a hill
Pilanesberg National Park - zebra on a hill
Pilanesberg National Park - ballon overlooking the landscape
Pilanesberg National Park - elephants on a hill
Pilanesberg National Park - beautiful bird
Pilanesberg National Park - relax at the pool
Pilanesberg National Park - colorful bird
Pilanesberg National Park - warthogs
Pilanesberg National Park - zebra
Pilanesberg National Park - mother and baby rhinos
Pilanesberg National Park - warthog
Pilanesberg National Park - elephant
Pilanesberg National Park - leopard tracks
Pilanesberg National Park - White Rhinoceros - All rhinos are dehorned to prevent poaching except the very young rhinos but not for a long time for their safety
Pilanesberg National Park - young hippo
Pilanesberg National Park - impalas - males
Pilanesberg National Park - White Rhinoceros - All rhinos are dehorned to prevent poaching except the very young rhinos but not for a long time for their safety
Pilanesberg National Park - lions
Pilanesberg National Park - young Greater Kudu jumping
Pilanesberg National Park - Jackal
Pilanesberg National Park - Elephants herd
Pilanesberg National Park - Elephants herd
Pilanesberg National Park - Elephants
Pilanesberg National Park - Hippopotamus - mother and calf
Pilanesberg National Park - Hippopotamus - mother and calf
Pilanesberg National Park - Hippos
Pilanesberg National Park - landscape
Pilanesberg National Park - landscape
Pilanesberg National Park - Elephants
Pilanesberg National Park - landscape
Pilanesberg National Park - warthogs
Pilanesberg National Park - Turtle
Pilanesberg National Park - scenic drive
Pilanesberg National Park - landscape
Pilanesberg National Park - landscape
Pilanesberg National Park - scenic drive
Pilanesberg National Park - landscape