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Rietvlei Nature Reserve Half-Day Tour: Enjoy Game Drive from Pretoria
4.8
4 Ratings
Pretoria
Experience a delightful game drive in a closed, air-conditioned vehicle at The Rietvlei Nature Reserve, located just outside Pretoria and 38 km from OR Tambo International Airport.
Experience a delightful game drive in a closed, air-conditioned vehicle at The Rietvlei Nature Reserve, located just outside Pretoria and 38 km from OR Tambo International Airport.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Rietvlei Nature Reserve - Located 18 km from Pretoria’s center and 38 km from OR Tambo International Airport, the Rietvlei Nature Reserve spans 3,800 hectares of endangered Bankenveld grassland, featuring open plains and rolling hills. The expansive vlei areas and tributary streams enhance the picturesque beauty of the Rietvlei Dam, which was…
- Rietvlei Nature Reserve - Located 18 km from Pretoria’s center and 38 km from OR Tambo International Airport, the Rietvlei Nature Reserve spans 3,800 hectares of endangered Bankenveld grassland, featuring open plains and rolling hills. The expansive vlei areas and tributary streams enhance the picturesque beauty of the Rietvlei Dam, which was constructed to supply water to Pretoria.
The reserve is home to approximately 1,600 game animals, 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.
What's Included
- Professional guide
- National Park fees
- Driver/guide
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)
- Professional guide
- National Park fees
- Driver/guide
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Food and drinks
Additional Information
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
Location
Rietvlei Nature Reserve
Nelmapious Drive, Centurian
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(4 Ratings)
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Navigator62177365500
Feb 27, 2026
Birding utopia with big game - 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
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Culture41505611687
Jul 23, 2025
- 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
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Kimgi5614fn
Dec 24, 2019
Visit to Rietvlei Nature Reserve - 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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H5391kyrobertb
Feb 8, 2023
Nature & Wild life Tour - 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.
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