Day 1: Pilanesberg National Park

Guests are picked up early in Johannesburg and driven to Pilanesberg Game Reserve in Greater Pilanesberg in a closed air-conditioned vehicle (Minivan).

At arriving in the park, you will enjoy a closed vehicle safari drive before checking into Lush Safari Lodge around noon. You will enjoy a light lunch and relax a while, before it’s time to depart for a late-afternoon open-vehicle game drive in the Pilanesberg Game Reserve.

You return to the lodge as the sun is setting and may enjoy a starlit dinner around the firepit, weather permitting.

Activities and Services

Afternoon

Sunset game drive

Included

  • Airport pick up
  • Transfers
  • Lunch & dinner
  • Afternoon game drive

Excluded

  • Personal purchases
  • Beverages
  • Gratuities

Day 2: Pilanesberg National Park

You will rise early and enjoy hot beverages before departing for a sunrise open-vehicle game drive in the Pilanesberg Game Reserve. Your sunrise game drive will be followed by breakfast and relaxation at the lodge, either around the pool or in your luxury suite.

Enjoy a light lunch and depart late afternoon again for a game drive in an open safari vehicle before ending the day with dinner on the deck overlooking the waterhole or at the boma.

Activities and Services

Morning

Sunrise game drive

Afternoon

Sunset game drive

Included

  • Breakfast, lunch & dinner
  • Morning game drive
  • Afternoon game drive

Excluded

  • Personal purchases
  • Beverages
  • Gratuities

Day 3: Pilanesberg National Park

Wake up early and savor hot drinks before heading out for a sunrise game drive in an open vehicle at Pilanesberg Game Reserve. Afterward, enjoy breakfast and unwind at the lodge, lounging by the pool or in your luxurious suite.

Have a light lunch, then set off in the late afternoon for another open-vehicle game drive. Conclude your day with dinner on the deck overlooking the waterhole or at the boma.

Lush - main building Lush main building Game drive and outdoor catering

Activities and Services

Morning

Sunrise game drive

Afternoon

Sunset game drive

Included

  • Breakfast, lunch & dinner
  • Morning game drive
  • Afternoon game drive

Excluded

  • Personal purchases
  • Beverages
  • Gratuities

Day 4: End of Itinerary

Rise early for a 3-hour morning game drive in an open safari vehicle, led by the Lush expert guides, returning around 9 AM for a hearty breakfast. Spend the morning soaking up the lodge’s topnotch facilities - pure serenity! At 10:30-10:45 AM, join an optional 3hr game drive (R1,500 per person) with a private transfer back to Johannesburg, departing at a time that suits you.

A perfect way to extend your wildlife experience before heading home for one last wildlife fix or choose to relax at the lodge (pickup at 2:00 PM if skipping the drive). Depart Pilanesberg between 3:15 PM and 3:30 PM, arriving back in Johannesburg between 5:30 PM and 6:30 PM. Need an airport drop-off by 6 PM?

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Activities and Services

Morning

Sunrise game drive

Included

  • Breakfast
  • Morning game drive
  • Transfers

Excluded

  • Personal purchases
  • Lunch & dinner
  • Beverages
  • Gratuities
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