
Reserves and parks within 300 km of Johannesburg and Pretoria, from the Cradle of Humankind to Pilanesberg and the Waterberg.
Everything here is within roughly 300 km of Johannesburg as the crow flies, listed nearest first. Most are a weekend rather than a day, so the park pages show the nearest places to stay.
Each one opens on the park page with the nearest stays, sorted by distance.
Free State, South Africa
National Park · 263 km
Golden sandstone cliffs and fossils
Malaria-free
Botanical Garden · 26 km · Gauteng, South Africa
Waterfall and indigenous plants
Malaria-free
Game Reserve · 37 km · Gauteng, South Africa
Urban game reserve
Malaria-free
Provincial Nature Reserve · 37 km · Gauteng, South Africa
Largest nature reserve in Gauteng
Malaria-free
World Heritage Site · 47 km · Gauteng, South Africa
Early human fossil sites
World Heritage · Malaria-free
Bird Sanctuary · 49 km · Gauteng, South Africa
Important wetland bird area
Malaria-free
Provincial Nature Reserve · 70 km · Gauteng, South Africa
Near Pretoria dam area
Malaria-free
Private Game Reserve · 98 km · Gauteng, South Africa
Big Five near Johannesburg
Big Five · Malaria-free
Provincial Nature Reserve · 102 km · North West, South Africa
Magaliesberg mountains
Game Reserve · 119 km · North West, South Africa
Dam-based game reserve
World Heritage Site · 136 km · Free State, South Africa
Meteorite impact structure
World Heritage · Malaria-free
National Park · 143 km · North West, South Africa
Volcanic crater Big Five park
Big Five
Provincial Nature Reserve · 147 km · Mpumalanga, South Africa
Water-based recreation
Private Game Reserve · 163 km · Limpopo, South Africa
Family-friendly safari
Big Five
Provincial Nature Reserve · 220 km · Free State, South Africa
Important wetland Ramsar site
Malaria-free
Private Game Reserve · 231 km · Limpopo, South Africa
Luxury Waterberg safari
Big Five
Provincial Nature Reserve · 233 km · Mpumalanga, South Africa
High-altitude grassland wetland
Game Reserve · 236 km · North West, South Africa
Historical town game reserve
Game Reserve · 239 km · North West, South Africa
Malaria-free Big Five destination
Big Five
Provincial Nature Reserve · 247 km · Free State, South Africa
Around Allemanskraal Dam
Malaria-free
Provincial Nature Reserve · 249 km · North West, South Africa
One of South Africa's most important inland waterbird sites, a Ramsar wetland in the North West
Malaria-free
Private Game Reserve · 267 km · Limpopo, South Africa
Waterberg wilderness area
Big Five
National Park · 291 km · KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Part of Drakensberg World Heritage Site
Game Reserve · 300 km · Mpumalanga, South Africa
Swaziland border wilderness