Pilanesberg
National Park - Transport from Johannesburg and Pretoria
Transport options:
The reality is that a transfer between Johannesburg & Pretoria to Sun City and Pilanesberg is expensive. It is expensive for the transfer operator as well - fuel, wear and tear, driver, insurance's, overheads and depreciation on vehicles all add up. Just Google it and you will get rates around R2100 to R3100 one way! We get it at R1850 one way and pass that on to you if you are my client.There are ways to get to Sun City & Pilanesberg area at a better rate, but it is more "inconvenient". I will pick you up at Sun City or any Lodge or Resort at a time agreed on. Some sites claim there are buses running from Johannesburg airport and Pretoria...they don't know what they are talking about, they stopped in 2003, so avoid picking up info from their sites. They don't live in the area, and you will probably get other wrong info as well.
Car rental...Dec '18 = car 880 for 2 days, fuel R520, tolls R100, accommodation s @R650, d @ R800
1 pax - est @R2150 (car + acc) plus R5500 trip = R7650, also save 1 night acc Jo'burg
2 pax - est @R2300 (car + acc) plus R6600 trip = R8900, also save 1 night acc Jo'burg
Probably the best option, you are looking at a 2 day rental if you want to do a 1 day trip with me. It also means you have to overnight in the area. The minimum nights on weekends are 2 at the Hotels, Lodges and Resorts, but you can get Saturday as 1 night only at Guest Houses in my Village at R700/single or R800/ double room. I'll book it for you with pleasure if you do a trip with me. A small car will be under R600 for 2 days, and fuel and tolls about R500. This is perfect for business people stuck in Jo'burg for the weekend, and you can stop at De Wildt Cheetah Research Centre on the way back. It is about 15 min out the way, their program starts at 13h30. So instead of paying around R1500pp for doing a day tour, you can pay them direct and get it for about R400pp. Another alternative is stopping at Lesedi Cultural Village that starts at 16h30, about R650pp2. There is a way to do it by minibus. I have done it from Pretoria to see how it works. It took about 6 hours and was is not worth it. You will also have probably have the oppertunity to donate everything you have on you to the needy.
3. Flights with SA Express as from 27 March 2015 - http://www.flyexpress.aero/
Johannesburg to Pilanesberg 3x week @ around R1200 +one way
Cape Town to Pilanesberg 2 x week @ around R1600 +one way