Johannesburg Tours & Trips

A scenic day trip winds from Johannesburg to Pilanesberg, passing Hartbeespoortdam and Magaliesberg mountains. Professional guides lead 3-hour game drives seeking Big Five sightings. Return transfer included with pickup and drop-off at Johannesburg hotels.

Travel from Johannesburg to the UNESCO-listed Cradle of Humankind and walk through the famous Sterkfontein Caves to see the fossil sites of 'Mrs. Ples' and 'Little Foot' that changed our understanding of human evolution. Check out interactive exhibits at the award-winning Maropeng Visitor Centre, where immersive storytelling brings millions of years of history to life. Hotel pickup in Sandton or Rosebank starts at 8:00 AM, and the small group size caps at 20 travelers. This full-day tour blends science, archaeology, and South African heritage for curious travelers of all ages.

Mabula Game Lodge, just two hours from Johannesburg, offers an exclusive safari escape in the Waterberg region. The 4-star lodge provides luxury accommodations, expert-guided game drives, and gourmet dining. The 12,000-hectare wilderness teems with Big Five wildlife.

Leave Johannesburg or Pretoria early morning for a 3-day camping adventure in Pilanesberg National Park, staying in permanent safari tents at Manyane or Bakgatla Resort with all meals and five game drives included. Track the Big Five across this malaria-free reserve in both open and closed vehicles, with lunch stops at Pilanesberg Centre near a waterhole. The trip wraps up between 17:30 and 18:30 on day three after your final sunrise safari, then you'll head back to Johannesburg.

The route from Johannesburg's OR Tambo airport leads through picturesque landscapes to Hazyview's comfortable lodge. Expert-guided safaris traverse Kruger's diverse ecosystems, with dawn and dusk game drives maximizing wildlife encounters. Return transfer included via Nelspruit.

Leave Johannesburg for a 2-day camping safari to Pilanesberg Game Reserve, where you'll track the Big Five including lions, elephants, and rhinos across morning and evening game drives. Sleep under the stars in comfortable camping tents with meals included—lunch and dinner on Day 1, breakfast on Day 2. Small groups cap at 10 travelers and you'll have an English-speaking guide throughout this budget-friendly adventure. Park fees, roundtrip transfers, and wildlife encounters come included, just hours from the city.

Leave Johannesburg for a 2-day Big Five safari in the malaria-free Pilanesberg National Park, just hours from the city. Stay at Sundown Country Estate Hotel and join three guided game drives—morning, evening, and sunrise—tracking lions, elephants, rhinos, leopards, and buffalo across varied bushveld landscapes. Park fees, meals, and airport transfers come included in this private tour for groups of 2–10 travelers aged 2+.

Leave Johannesburg for a 1-day Big Five safari heading 2.5 hours north to Pilanesberg National Park, where an expert guide leads a 3-4 hour open-vehicle game drive through volcanic landscapes home to lions, elephants, rhinos, leopards, and buffalo. Small groups cap at 10 travelers with ages 3+, and families get comfortable roundtrip transfers plus a midday lunch at a rest camp inside the park. You'll be back in Johannesburg by early evening, making this a quick wildlife escape without an overnight stay.

Start at Constitution Hill, the former prison complex that once held Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi, then move on to Johannesburg's creative pulse at the Maboneng Precinct to check out art galleries and street markets. Travel to Soweto and stand at the Hector Pieterson Memorial, which commemorates the 1976 student uprising, then step inside Mandela House on Vilakazi Street where the icon lived before his imprisonment. Wrap up your day at the Apartheid Museum with its 22 exhibition halls that chronicle South Africa's path from segregation to democracy, all within a single 10-hour trip departing from your Johannesburg hotel.

O.R. Tambo International Airport connects you to Kruger's wildlife kingdom. Dawn and afternoon game drives reveal the Big Five, with comfortable stays at Protea Hotel Hazyview.