American Girl sitting on 
the Pilanesberg Centre post.
Just 1 km further we saw
2 leopard hunting.
16 Sep 2004

Italian that have just jumped
out of a rental van behind us. 
There are some more elephant about 20 m from him behind the dark bush that he doesn't know about. He wouldn't be able to outrun them ........ 9 Aug 2004

Group of local students in a Kombi and Corolla. Not only did one of them get out 12 metres from Lebombo, an agitated 32 yo bull elephant, they actually herded him between them and he nearly took the Uno behind him right out.
Corolla FCB 764 NW - 28 March 2004
These guys get the Dodo award. 

There is only 1 thing I hate more than the mentally challenged in Pilanesberg, and it is what I call green rhinos full of idiots. We were the 1st to see lions at about 9am; we luckily had at least 5 minutes before the monster turned up. Within 2 minutes his mates raced up(radio) and that was the last we saw of the lions. All or most noisy Frenchies. 5 May 2004

The problem with a small car is that you can't see if the grass is a bit long. Now though the 2 lionesses were about 60 m away, there could have been some danger closer.
NXS 957 GP - 26 Sept 2003

 
No idea why I took this one but I think it was 'cause of the guy getting out 10 metres from rhino. 17 Nov 2003

CA 552 891
Rental van with tourists  I think they were German
7 March 2004

No matter from where, 
visitors to the Park are asking for it

When coming around a corner, about 4 persons from both VW's were outside their vehicle with the elephants about 15 metres away and fast approaching. I checked, this was a group of Argentineans.
ND22034 - 30 Sept 2004

Elephant now just out of pic about 3 m to the right. This blasé group of South Americans think it is the the funniest experience they have ever had. On this particular day we encountered 3 males in or partly in musth that was with breeding groups and that would have taken these guys out. Unfortunately they weren't in this one!
CA 522560 - 30 Sept 2004 - Rental car

Nov 2004 - NUF1 - Winner - The most ignorant, spiteful twat I 've ever seen in this park

. On the top is a group of about 10 elephants where 1 female gave birth 3,5 hours before - only 12 metres from the road. So No Brains pulls up from the opposite side and leave his diesel engine running. I explained to him nicely that a baby has just been born, this noise is upsetting the ele's; that he is endangering our lives & that he must either switch off or move on. He must have thought I 'm a "doos" 'cause he ignored me flat. So a little stronger I stated yet again that he is endangering our lives - to move on or switch off. So maliciously he moves 5 metres, still running his diesel and now placing us directly between him and the ele's. And true as hell, the matriach calls in distress and 10 of the 30 other ele's in the area come running within a minute and lines up in a united front; ready to charge - I don't think I have to add that it was all the big ones!

Now this guy takes the cake - RXX 044 GP. I thought the previous guy was the biggest loser I 've ever seen but this guy stops right behind me; the driver gets out and walks to next to my drivers window with a beer in his hand. 12 m in front of us 40 odd elephant are passing including a youngish bull just starting musth. See the beers...? English speaking South African from Jo'burg - i asked!. 
An ele charges 10 metres in 0.9 seconds !!

It is impossible to run down these guineafowl at 40km/h, even at 60km/h - 14 May 2005. I estimate the culprit did about 100km/h; it was on an open & clear stretch. Whoever you are, if me or any other tour operator find you or guys like you, we will run you off the road if you are lucky.

26 Dec 2006

I don't know what this site owner is smoking but there has never been thatched cottages at Mankwe......and these 3 camps have been closed and demolished at least 6 years ago.

....so clients; please don't waste my time in insisting these camps exist & wanting more info cause you saw it on some other site. If a site looks good & professional it doesn't mean they actually have a clue what they are doing! A giveaway clue is the ability to spell i.e. Bagatla....

"Stay in thatched, splendid cottages - Dec 06"

Mankwe Camp is situated in the middle of the park overlooking Mankwe Lake accommodation. The Makwe camp comprises of thatched self-catering splendid cottages and safari tents.

and...The restcamp has chalets and 3 restcamps with safari tent accommodation (Mankwe, Kololo and Metswedi) "