Rietvlei Nature Reserve half-day tour from Pretoria, every TUESDAY
Description
Enjoy a game drive in a closed air-conditioned vehicle in The Rietvlei Nature Reserve just outside Pretoria and 38 km from the OR Tambo International Airport.
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The Rietvlei Nature Reserve is situated 18 km from the centre of Pretoria and 38 km from the OR Tambo International Airport. The 3 800 ha of endangered Bankenveld grassland includes open plains and undulating hills. The extensive vlei areas and tributary streams support the scenic splendour of the Rietvlei Dam – built to provide water to Pretoria. Some 1 600 head of game, including cheetah, rhino, buffalo, blesbuck, black wildebeest, red hartebeest, eland, Burchell's zebra, hippo, waterbuck, reedbuck, springbuck, mountain reedbuck, steenbuck, black-backed jackal, and grey duiker can be viewed here.
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Important Information
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
Reviews(5)
This trip with Grantham was the highlight of my visit to SA. Grantham was very knowledgable showing us all the sites. Great conversation all the way through. Highly recommended and very safe for solo female traveller!!
Thank you for your thoughtful review and for taking the time to share your experience. It was a pleasure hosting you during your visit to South Africa. I am delighted to hear that you enjoyed the tour, found it informative, and appreciated the opportunity to explore the sights together. Your recommendation, particularly regarding the experience for solo female travelers, is sincerely appreciated. Thank you once again, and I wish you all the very best in your future travels. We look forward to welcoming you back to South Africa in the future.
Amazing place nearby Pretoria and Johannesburg, it's a bird paradise The whole area is a self drive heavy, predominantly which makes you use your time as you want and spend as much or as less of it in different parts of the reserve. I recommend 5-6 hours (early morning 6-7am to 13 pm or from 3-4pm till dusk) There is a plethora of birds to see here + some other interesting animals like cape buffalo, elands, waterbuck, Impala, zebras and such... There is a good number of hides for birds, and each one bring you face to face or relatively close to your photography subjects. Area is well maintained but due to some problems with industrial complexes up stream some areas are polluted, but birds prevail even in such conditions (I hope they find a way to fix this in the near future) The commission is very cheap for such an area (5-6 euro) for the whole day and there is even resting areas and picnic sites Highly recommend
Awesome, the guide had entertained us alot about his knowledge of the animals. We saw a big heard of buffalows which is called a gang
Dear Trish - thank you for taking the time to review the tour. We are glad to hear that you enjoyed the tour and that you were happy with the guide
Was a very relaxing and informative tour, with the guide in the vehicle. He helped point out the animals as well as give a wider description of the nature of Southern Africa and Africa as a whole.
We had a brilliant visit to the nature reserve today. We were picked up by our guide,George, from our hotel at 9am as arranged. George was an excellent guide, friendly and very knowledgeable. We thoroughly recommend this trip.
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