We left town nice and early and drove to Pilansberg National Park for the day. We drove through Hartbeespoort situated on a green-blue dam surrounded by rolling hills and winding roads.
Pilansberg NP was our first safari wildlife trip. We weren't sure what to expect however were excited nevertheless. The park is located around an extinct 1200 million year old volcano. There are self-drive roads around the park so you are able to go at your own pace. Our first spotting was a zebra (very exciting), then followed by white rhinoceros, elephants, giraffes, hippopotamus, herd of chacma baboon, warthog and lots of impala…. Exciting day and whilst not sure what we would think of wildlife spotting we can now see that it could get addictive. It is a very relaxing day and exciting to stumble across the wildlife.