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1 Day Safari from Johannesburg
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1 Day Safari from Johannesburg

By Soul Adventures
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Ages 7-75, max of 20 per group
Duration: 12h
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
Meets animal welfare guidelines
Live guide: English
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  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • 5 hour safari in an open air game vehicle
  • Free hotel pick up from any hotel in Johannesburg
  • All entrance fees
  • Lunch
  • Entry/Admission - Pilanesberg National Park
What's not included
  • Alcoholic Beverages
  • Soda/Pop


Start:Multiple pickup locations offered.
    Pickup details
    • Air BnB's, private houses, guest houses within any area of Johannesburg or pretoria
    Hotel pickup offered
    During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included hotels.
      Airport pickup offered
      During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included airports.
      • O.R. Tambo International Airport, 1 Jones Rd, Kempton Park, Johannesburg, 1632, South Africa
      • Lanseria Airport, Lanseria South Africa
      End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

        • Not wheelchair accessible
        If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 40413P26

        • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
        • Most travellers can participate
        • This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
        • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travellers

        • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

        If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 40413P26

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        • 1
          Join us on this incredible safari to the Pilanesberg, home of the Big 5 ( lion,rhino,elephant,buffalo,leopard) as well as an abundant of other free roaming wildlife animals. Fully guided and includes free pick up from any hotel in Johannesburg. The drive to the Pilanesberg takes about 2 hours. Upon arrival, we have a quick refreshment and then spend the next 6 hours in the park in search of your favourite wild animal. Our tour includes lunch, park fees and the nature guide.An incredible and authentic South African safari experience.
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        • Soul Adventures
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        • Stay59833921082
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Amazing 6 days hike
          Excellent experience with Patrick, our guide. Breathtaking landscapes all along the way and good reward at the end of the 6 days hike with a beer. Totally recommend.
          Written 19 October 2024
        • CJ J
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          Excellent Service and worthwhile excursion...highly recommended for anyone visiting the area
          Prompt and professional service with knowledgeable staff and good customer service and support. I highly recommend this excursion.
          Written 18 August 2023
        • PM9927
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          2.0 of 5 bubbles
          Disappointing experience
          This looked like a nice reserve, nice lodge and grounds. Our game driver was very pleasant, knowledgeable and was good, but we didn't see any large animals. Not our first game drive and fully understand they move about, but for what they charge and the radio communications they have, they should really try to find some of the bigger animals. Their brochures tout the big five and most places really try to get siting's of a few of them.
          Written 14 August 2023
        • 023Peternepal
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Best Travel Company in South Affrica
          We just completed our 3 Days hiking from Johannesberg. It was such a lifetime experience. Darren gave us all pre information about the trip. His team are the best in SA. Thank you Darren and Soul Adventure Team for this amazing trip. We highly recommend this company for all tour in SA.
          Written 6 July 2023
        • Anytimetravellersss
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Great tour to see South African Wildlife
          After a miscommunication about start time the booking company (Viator), our guide Ben did a wonderful job taking us to Pilanesberg and giving us a wonderful experience. He went out of his way to find great spots for viewing and was very knowledgeable. Despite the late start Ben made up for it with flexibility. The wildlife was magnificent as was the terrain. Pilanesberg surpassed our expectations for wildlife viewing. We appreciated how the tour guides shared information with each other regarding great viewing spots for the day we were there. We dreamed for years of a picture safari experience, and this was a great choice. Elephants, zebras, giraffes, rhino's, hippo's, leopards...the list goes on.
          Written 23 May 2023
        • K3924LOsophieh
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          The tour guide made the experience OUTSTANDING
          I have to say that I had an outstanding experience with Detour Africa. Dealing with Jamie B the tours consultant and my tour guide Jay the leopard enthusiast was phenomenal. Jay knew his stuff and the information and time I spent with him was something I’ll never forget. He went out his way to make the trip one to never forget! I can not rate this enough if you book as for Jay you will not Regret it trust me. Life time experience that I will never forget.
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        • Donna D
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          1.0 of 5 bubbles
          This is a Complerr SCAM!
          If I can name a SCAM CENTRAL this is it! After booking a R5000 day touring the sterkfontein caves we where told that the majority of the tour offered in this deal could not be delivered. So the day tour would now be an hour tour, with a mere $300 discount. Declining this offer this tour company, SOUL ADVENTURERS and the booking sight AVIATOR a sister company to TRIPADVISOR REFUSE to refund the R5000 paid for this Tour. WHAT A SCAM FROM ALL 3 THESE PARTIES. THEY SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THIS APPAULING SERVICE. Stay far away from this Company! Everything about it feels like a scam and to be honest feels unsafe. You can visit the sterkfontein caves on a beautiful DIY tour and it will simply be a mere R100 for entry. Keep your money in your pocket and yourself amd family safe from these SCAMMERS. SOUL ADVENTURES = SCAMMERS
          Written 2 March 2023
        • GwenMd
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          2.0 of 5 bubbles
          Do not pick this one
          We were promised an open vehicle. We were in a van AND the van had a broken window so one of the windows that should have opened didn’t. We’re in a pandemic. The pandemic is not over. Open vehicles are safer and allow a better experience with animals all around. The accommodations represented in the advertisement were glamping. The picture clearly shows a very nice, large, tall tent with electric lights and electric outlets. However, the nice campgrounds were on strike. The campground we were brought to had no lighting in the bathrooms and no lighting to help you find the bathrooms and no signage to help you find the bathrooms. One toilet building was for women and one was for men but with no lights I saw no signs and went into the one that I didn’t just see a man go into. It had bloody tissue on the floor. The tent was not large. It had no lights. It had no electricity. This is a big deal when people plan to charge their cell phones and cameras at night. The tent could not be zipped from the inside. The area was covered with mosquitos - the only mosquitos we encountered the entire trip. There was no covered area for where we were supposed to eat. There was no lighted area for where we were supposed to eat. Had we stayed, we then would have been drenched in the rain that began. We saw a roach crawl up the water bucket. The entire group decided we’d had enough and went to hotels. This meant that I had to find a hotel, at a reasonable price, at the last minute. The hotel, with fees, added $170 to the cost of the trip. The tour operator did not refund this. In fact, the tour operator did not respond at all. $571 is a pretty steep price but I paid it because it was supposed to include nice overnight accommodations and dinner. It was not supposed to include a dark, mosquito filled tent with dark, dirty bathrooms and roach water. The guide, Ben, was lovely and friendly and we all like him, but this is not what we paid for.
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        • 43giselles
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          amazing 4 day hike in Drakensberg
          My boyfriend and I signed up for this one but ended up doing a 4 day Fangs Pass hike, ending in Mnweni. It was insane in the best way. The hike was as brutal as the scenery was beautiful. Don't underestimate these hikes, when they say they're hard they really mean it. That being said it was the coolest experience I've had in a long time and the mountain range is totally wild, remote and stunning! The equipment we rented from them was excellent (I got a brand new osprey backpack <3) which all really helped with comfort and keeping things dry. Our guide Patrick was phenomenal! He's great fun and very experienced. He not only made us feel safe the whole time but took care of us during the rainy times, kept our spirits up while keeping expectations realistic, found us a cozy cave on the 3rd night when the weather was rough... The group of 8 people was so nice, positive and fun, definitely helped when things got hard. It's a great way to meet inspiring people and you get to know each other quite well when in the mountains for 4 days. Price wise this is much better than other hikes we found, def worth your money. Patrick takes beautiful pictures during the hike, the food was great (dehydrated meals, ours were all vegan to accommodate different diets within the group), they really respect the nature (you bring all your trash with you including compost). All in all just be aware of the difficulty but you won't regret anything, 100% recommend.
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        • InAirAnnie
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Lion Walking
          I did the Lion Walk with Ben, who was very kind and helpful. Ukutula is great and it was a wonderful experience.
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        • LiamE1906
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Amazing
          Could not recommend this more if I tried. Booking was easy and we were given very clear instructions. Our driver Bongi was very friendly and helpful and picked us up at the exact time that was promised.
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        • ajnilsen
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          Terrible guiding and a museum that need renovation
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        • Looli_Lo
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          Thank you but would not take this tour again
          I was disappointed because in the place we went for Safari the lions were behind a fence and it felt like you’re in a zoo. You don’t know in advance which park they’re taking you to. In my case it was the private park African Hills Safari lodge and spa. Based on the pictures by the operator I didn’t expect the lions to be behind a fence. Other animals were not behind the fence.
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          Africa’s unique treasures
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        • letofil
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          Fantastic experience
          Fantastic day! Our driver "Ben" was great and very helpful. Did not have time to see all the animals, but it was so exciting to see most of them.
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        Kurt F
        Vacaville, CA4 contributions
        1.0 of 5 bubbles
        Dec 2021 • Solo
        Failed to show up at hotel for pickup

        I believe the shortcoming was on the part of Viator

        Ruined a day of vacation

        No solution or alternative offered

        Communication and customer service is non existent
        Written 26 December 2021
        This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
        Hello. Not a real fair review for us. The booking was done on Xmas day at 9m for the next morning at 6am. We don’t have staff working that late in the night. And coupled with that, it is virtually impossible to organize guides and vechiles at that time of the night for a trip that morning. It is Xmas holidays. We don’t have staff checking mails at 6 in the morning either. Ruined a day of vacation? Making a booking at 9pm for the next day could mean you never had anything planned anyway. Cant put that on us.
        Written 27 December 2021
        This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

        Plettravel
        7 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Mar 2021 • Couples
        Spectacular day tour of the Pilanesberg. The Safari was led by Darren. Great guy with a wealth of knowledge of wildlife. Impressive sightings including wild dog and plenty of elephants.
        Written 15 March 2021
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        Hey. Thankyou for the feedback. The Pilanesberg is a special place. So glad you got to see the wild dogs. A very rare site indeed. Take care and hope to see you soon
        Written 29 March 2021
        This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

        Sallysafari
        2 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Apr 2019 • Friends
        Hey guys, just wanted to extend our sincere thanks to Darren and his safari team at Soul Adventures. The service was incredible. The online booking was done through viator so we didn’t have much contact with the team until the day of the tour. The guides were on time and super friendly. We felt ease with the guys the moment we met. We were a group of 6 ladies so we were obviously a bit apprehensive to be traveling alone in South Africa, especially on a safari with wild animals. The tour turned out to be one of the best experiences for us. Darren went out of his way to find a variety of super cool animals. These included elephant, lion, giraffe, hippo, zebra and rhino. Darren has a wacky sense of humor and their was never a dull moment. If you are looking at safari options from Johannesburg, we highly recommend this company.
        Written 13 May 2019
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        Janae
        1 contribution
        1.0 of 5 bubbles
        May 2019 • Couples
        We were suppose to pick up at 6am no one ever showed up we paid in advance so lost our money!! Then they will not answer the phone!! Very poor customer service.
        Written 8 May 2019
        This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
        Hello, We understand your frustration and take your concern very seriously. I have conducted an internal investigation and it seems our guide and yourselves missed each other. You have been refunded your money a second far as our records show
        Written 31 May 2019
        This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
        *Likely to sell out: Based on Viator’s booking data and information from the provider from the past 30 days, it seems likely this experience will sell out through Viator, a Tripadvisor company.

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