Wildside Tours & Safaris offers both Full Day Tours and Half-day Tours in and around Gauteng; that is the Johannesburg, Midrand, Pretoria axis.
These tours cover nature, cultural and adventure aspects and are a pleasant way for the business person or ‘passing- through’ tourist to spend an informative, exciting day in the region.
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Note: Minimum of two people per tour
FULL DAY TOURS
Maropeng; Sterkfontein Caves & Aerial Cableway
A day tour that takes you to the through the history of early mankind - known as "the cradle of humankind" and finally on to the Magaliesberg mountains for a panoramic view of the surrounding Johannesburg and Pretoria
Visit the 500 sq km Pilanesberg National Park. This is as near as you will get to a safari within a day from Johannesburg. The park has the Big 5 (Elephant, Rhino, Lion, Leopard and Buffalo), besides many other animals.
Walk with an elephant matriarch (Known as Three) and her two calves Marti and Hanna as your escort then visit a Lion Park and get up close to Nature’s most powerful beast.
... suddenly feel yourself lifting majestically off the ground. As you gain height the stillness envelopes you - you can hear the silence - and a peaceful feeling comes over you as you become one with the skies ...
Maropeng - which means "retuning to the place of origin" in Setswana - is the official Visitors' Centre of the "Cradle of Humankind". Our ancestors have lived in this area for more than 3-million years; it is the birthplace of humanity.
Experience the spirit of Ubuntu at this Unique Cultural Venue where the people of Lesedi welcome you with music, song and the warmth of Africa. The Lion Park boasts game species like White and tawny Lions, Cheetah, Wild Dogs, Hyena and a host of other species of game.