Pilanesberg National Park


Our trip to Hluhluwe-Umfolosi probably stimulated, rather than sating, our appetite for South Africa's wildlife, and we didn't feel ready to go home without another look into the world of the elephants, giraffes, warthogs and (maybe) big cats. So in our last week, we drove up from Johannesburg into North West Province to spend a couple of days in Pilanesberg National Park.

The trip was worth it. If we'd only been there for the few hours on the afternoon of November 26th we spent in the big hide at Mankwe Dam, it would still have been worth the drive.

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Greater Blue-Eared Starling
Pilanesberg Game Drive
Elephant

Greater Blue-Eared Starling

Pilanesberg Game Drive

Elephant

Elephant
Giraffes
Giraffes

Elephant

Giraffes

Giraffes

Giraffes
Giraffes
Giraffes

Giraffes

Giraffes

Giraffes

Black-backed Jackal
Zebra
White Rhino

Black-backed Jackal

Zebra

White Rhino

White Rhinoceros
Weaver Bird
3 Yellow-Billed Storks & 1 Heron

White Rhinoceros

Weaver Bird

3 Yellow-Billed Storks & 1 Heron

Impala and Zebra
Impala and Zebra
Impala

Impala and Zebra

Impala and Zebra

Impala

Impala
Impala
Rhino Family Group

Impala

Impala

Rhino Family Group

Hadeda Ibis
Hippopotamus
Nyala Trio

Hadeda Ibis

Hippopotamus

Nyala Trio

Blacksmith Lapwing
Dung Beetle
Myna Bird

Blacksmith Lapwing

Dung Beetle

Myna Bird

Weaver Bird
Weaver Bird
Warthog w. Red-billed Ox-Picker

Weaver Bird

Weaver Bird

Warthog w. Red-billed Ox-Picker

Pilanesberg Sunset
Waterbuck
The Last Ostrich in Pilanesberg

Pilanesberg Sunset

Waterbuck

The Last Ostrich in Pilanesberg

The Last Ostrich in Pilanesberg
The Last Ostrich in Pilanesberg
The Last Ostrich in Pilanesberg

The Last Ostrich in Pilanesberg

The Last Ostrich in Pilanesberg

The Last Ostrich in Pilanesberg

The Last Ostrich in Pilanesberg
The Last Ostrich in Pilanesberg

The Last Ostrich in Pilanesberg

The Last Ostrich in Pilanesberg