Lonely Planet describes Pilanesberg National Park as very popular with lots of animals. It is an easy drive for the day from Pretoria. There were lots of animals. It may have a lot of visitors, but it was not crowded. We were able to drive in and get camp sites without reservations on a busy holiday weekend. We saw lots of first sightings for us - rhinos, hippos, giraffes, and a large pride of lions. Of course we saw lots of other animals.
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| Pilanesberg National Park - View of Mankwe Dam. |
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| Inside Rathlogo Hide - Overlooks Rathlogo Dam. |
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| We didn't see any animals, but there were lots of weaver birds and their nests. |
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| We saw several baby elephants. |
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| For some reason zebras always have their backsides toward the van. I guess they are ready to run. |
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| Our first giraffe sighting. |
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| We watched them perform the dominance dance for about fifteen minutes. Two male giraffes rub necks, testing who is more dominate. It looked like a dance. |
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| I think he won the competition. He looks pretty smug. |
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| Wildebeest |
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| Our first rhino sighting. |
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| We saw rhinos in numerous areas of the park. |
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| Our first lion sighting. |
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| Male lion - This was a large pride of lions that included females with cubs and 3 male lions. |
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| Our first cheetah sighting - 2 cheetahs resting in the shade. They were pretty close to the road. One had a tracking collar on. |
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| Our first hippo sighting. There were about 10 - 15 of them feeding on the bank of the reservoir. |
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| When we spotted the hippos the next day, they were all in the water. |
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| Big yawn. This guy was just waking up from a nap. |
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| Hippo argument. |
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