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Recent sightings in Pilanesberg National Park
Showing 12 of 46 logged sightings
Elephant
Pilanesberg National Park · 2026-10-25
Pilanesberg National Park · 2026-10-25
Elephant
Pilanesberg National Park · 2026-10-25
Pilanesberg National Park · 2026-10-25
Lion
Pilanesberg National Park · 2026-10-25
Pilanesberg National Park · 2026-10-25
Lion
Pilanesberg National Park · 2026-10-25
Pilanesberg National Park · 2026-10-25
Black backed Jackal
Pilanesberg National Park · 2026-10-25
Pilanesberg National Park · 2026-10-25
Eland (Common)
Pilanesberg National Park · 2026-10-25
Pilanesberg National Park · 2026-10-25
Elephant
Pilanesberg National Park · 2026-10-23
Pilanesberg National Park · 2026-10-23
Kudu (Greater)
Pilanesberg National Park · 2026-10-23
Pilanesberg National Park · 2026-10-23
Caracal
Pilanesberg National Park · 2026-10-02
Pilanesberg National Park · 2026-10-02
Springbok
Pilanesberg National Park · 2026-10-02
Pilanesberg National Park · 2026-10-02
Lion
Pilanesberg National Park · 2026-10-02
Pilanesberg National Park · 2026-10-02
Leopard
Pilanesberg National Park · 2026-10-02
Pilanesberg National Park · 2026-10-02
About Pilanesberg National Park
A malaria-free park located in a volcanic crater in the North West Province, home to the Big Five and excellent photographic safaris.
Best roads in Pilanesberg
Only got one morning?
- Tshepe Drive across the open grassland in the south of the crater.
- Turn onto Mankwe Way, one of the park's most productive game roads.
- Finish at the Mankwe Dam bird hide off Letsha for hippo and crocodile.
Camps & facilities in Pilanesberg National Park
Camps & accommodation4
Viewpoints & waterholes13
- Batlhako Dam Bird Hide
- Batlhako Dam Viewpoint
- Lenong Ridge Viewpoint
- Lenong View Viewpoint
- Makorwane Hide
- Malatse Dam Bird Hide
- Mankwe Dam Bird Hide
- Moloto Drive Viewpoint
- Ratlhogo Hide
- Ruighoek Dam Bird Hide
- Ruighoek Dam Viewpoint
- Tau Link Relaxation Stop
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Restaurants1
- Pilanesberg Centre Restaurant
Shops, fuel & restrooms7
- Kubu Picnic Site Restroom
- Makorwane Dam Hide Restroom
- Mankwe Dam Hide Restroom
- Pilanesberg Centre Restroom
- Pilanesberg Centre Shop
- Ratlhogo Hide Restroom
- Ruighoek Dam Restroom
Species checklist for Pilanesberg National Park
168 species on the Pilanesberg checklist. Some of the best known first, then every species by group.
Mammals58
- Aardvark
- Aardwolf
- African Civet
- African Wildcat
- Banded Mongoose
- Bat eared Fox
- Black backed Jackal
- Brown Hyena
- Buffalo (Cape)
- Bushbuck
- Bushpig
- Cape Clawless Otter
- Cape Hare
- Caracal
- Chacma Baboon
- Cheetah
- Common Duiker
- Dwarf Mongoose
- Eland (Common)
- Elephant
- Gemsbok
- Giraffe
- Hippopotamus
- Honey Badger
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- Hyena (Spotted)
- Impala
- Jamesons Red Rock Rabbit
- Kudu (Greater)
- Large spotted Genet
- Leopard
- Lesser Bushbaby
- Lion
- Mountain Reedbuck
- Porcupine (Cape)
- Red Hartebeest
- Reedbuck (Common)
- Rock Antelope
- Rock Hyrax
- Scrub Hare
- Selous Mongoose
- Serval
- Side striped Jackal
- Slender Mongoose
- Small spotted Genet
- Smiths Bush Squirrel
- Springbok
- Springhare
- Steenbok
- Striped Polecat
- Tsessebe
- Vervet Monkey
- Warthog
- Water Mongoose
- Waterbuck
- White tailed Mongoose
- Wildebeest (Blue)
- Yellow Mongoose
- Zebra (Plains)
Birds93
- African Barred Owlet
- African Darter
- African Fish Eagle
- African Hawk Eagle
- African Hoopoe
- African Jacana
- African Openbill
- African Pipit
- African Pygmy Goose
- African Spoonbill
- Arrow marked Babbler
- Barn Owl
- Bateleur Eagle
- Black bellied Bustard
- Black chested Snake Eagle
- Black Heron
- Black-headed Heron
- Booted Eagle
- Brown Snake Eagle
- Cape Glossy Starling
- Common Kestrel
- Common Moorhen
- Common Ostrich
- Crested Barbet
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- Crested Francolin
- Crimson breasted Shrike
- Crowned Eagle
- Dark Chanting Goshawk
- Denhams Bustard
- Egyptian Goose
- Eurasian Hobby
- Fiery necked Nightjar
- Fork tailed Drongo
- Giant Kingfisher
- Glossy Ibis
- Goliath Heron
- Great Egret
- Greater Blue eared Starling
- Grey Go away bird
- Grey Heron
- Hadeda Ibis
- Helmeted Guineafowl
- Kori Bustard
- Lappet faced Vulture
- Lesser Spotted Eagle
- Lilac breasted Roller
- Little Egret
- Little Grebe
- Little Sparrowhawk
- Magpie Shrike
- Malachite Kingfisher
- Martial Eagle
- Meyers Parrot
- Paradise Flycatcher
- Pearl spotted Owlet
- Pied Crow
- Pied Kingfisher
- Purple Heron
- Red billed Teal
- Red knobbed Coot
- Reed Cormorant
- Rufous naped Lark
- Sacred Ibis
- Saddle billed Stork
- Secretarybird
- Shaft tailed Whydah
- Southern Black Flycatcher
- Southern Boubou
- Southern Ground Hornbill
- Southern Masked Weaver
- Southern Pied Babbler
- Southern Red billed Hornbill
- Southern Red Bishop
- Southern White faced Owl
- Southern Yellow billed Hornbill
- Spotted Eagle Owl
- Spotted Thick-knee
- Squacco Heron
- Swainsons Spurfowl
- Tawny Eagle
- Verreauxs Eagle-Owl
- Violet backed Starling
- Violet eared Waxbill
- Wahlbergs Eagle
- Western Cattle Egret
- White backed Vulture
- White bellied Korhaan
- White browed Scrub Robin
- White-breasted Cormorant
- Woodland Kingfisher
- Yellow billed Duck
- Yellow billed Stork
- Yellow-billed Egret
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