The Lion & Safari Park is a 30-45-minute drive from Johannesburg, located in the historic Cradle of Humankind. It’s a protected conservation area that’s home to over 80 lions, including the famous white lions that starred in the internationally-acclaimed “The White Lion” feature film. It’s also home to cheetah, hyena, wild dogs, various antelope and a tower of tame giraffe.
The Lion & Safari Park offers guests an enjoyable mini-safari experience in a malaria-free area. Explore over 600 hectares of the lions’ natural habitat in a specialised safari vehicle with a professional game ranger. Learn more about lions and the other wild animals in the safari park and enjoy a morning or afternoon in the country.
Posted By : Lindsay_Z
I had a terrific time on this half day tour from Johannesburg. Pick-up from my accommodation was punctual, and communicated the evening prior. The driver was extremely professional and friendly!
After picking up other guests, we proceeded to drive the 1 hour to the Lion Park. Upon arrival, the guide secured the safari tickets and we were on our way! Our safari began at 9:30am and finished around 11:30am. It was fantastic! There are never any guarantees with wildlife, but the animals were all very active during our visit! I particularly loved seeing the different enclosures of lions, the giraffes, and the hyenas! I had a wonderful time at the Lion Park.
The driver gave us a bit of free time at the Lion Park prior to driving back to Johannesburg with drop-off at our respective accommodation. The Lion Park is well equipped with two restaurants on site, little shops to buy cold drinks and snacks, and the opportunity to see other animals in their enclosures. There are clean modern toilets on site also, and other amenities such as a children’s playground, information centre and many souvenir shops!
We arrived back in Johannesburg around 1:30pm as promised, and I was taken straight to the airport to catch my evening flight (the tour operator graciously agreed to do this instead of dropping me back off at my hotel nearby the airport, saving me time and the hassle). Hotel pick-up and drop-off were included in the cost of my tour, as were all entrance fees.
Terrific operator and a fantastic half day tour! I really enjoyed it! Thank you very much - I had a very enjoyable day.
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Posted On : 2024-05-11 09:25:21 
Posted By : Ilovetottravel123456
I had a terrific time on this half day tour from Johannesburg. Pick-up from my accommodation was punctual, and communicated the evening prior. The driver was extremely professional and friendly!
After picking up other guests, we proceeded to drive the 1 hour to the Lion Park. Upon arrival, the guide secured the safari tickets and we were on our way! Our safari began at 9:30am and finished around 11:30am. It was fantastic! There are never any guarantees with wildlife, but the animals were all very active during our visit! I particularly loved seeing the different enclosures of lions, the giraffes, and the hyenas! I had a wonderful time at the Lion Park.
The driver gave us a bit of free time at the Lion Park prior to driving back to Johannesburg with drop-off at our respective accommodation. The Lion Park is well equipped with two restaurants on site, little shops to buy cold drinks and snacks, and the opportunity to see other animals in their enclosures. There are clean modern toilets on site also, and other amenities such as a children’s playground, information centre and many souvenir shops!
We arrived back in Johannesburg around 1:30pm as promised, and I was taken straight to the airport to catch my evening flight (the tour operator graciously agreed to do this instead of dropping me back off at my hotel nearby the airport, saving me time and the hassle). Hotel pick-up and drop-off were included in the cost of my tour, as were all entrance fees.
Terrific operator and a fantastic half day tour! I really enjoyed it! Thank you very much - I had a very enjoyable day.
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Posted On : 2024-05-11 06:46:20 
Posted By : Tiago S
Everything went well. The car was very nice. The driver was extremely nice and polite. It was very nice to meet him and to learn a bit from South Africa with him. Thank you!
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Posted On : 2024-05-07 02:17:54
Posted By : Happiness35996457710
The tour was superb, the guide is kind and explains the history of Pretoria perfectly and the Lion Park is INCREDIBLE I recommend the activity
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Posted On : 2024-04-19 11:00:34
Posted By : jaygal74
This tour is incredible and great time.
My best choice to do this tour in a way.
Great experience
Thank you for the package
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Posted On : 2024-04-19 04:38:36
Posted By : Kyle13129
Unexpected layover in Johannesburg led to find this trip at the last minute. Was skeptical at how easy it was to book and at how high it was rated. But the communication through TripAdvisor and WhatsApp was great, and the pick up from the hotel was on time and setting us up for trip was perfect. Our driver was friendly, telling us many things about South Africa as we were driving. He gave us great instructions when at the Lion park that helped us get the best seats on the truck. The tour was wonderful - tour guides very knowledgeable friendly and informative. Ended with the lions - have never been that close to them before, there were 3 groups of them to see, and they were beautiful. Less active because they had been fed 2 days prior, but still worthwhile to see them. Never good to miss a connecting flight, but this trip made it worth it. Lived up to everything that was advertised.
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Posted On : 2024-04-16 04:52:02
Posted By : I9418NCpeggyb
Our student group had a great time. Cosmos was our guide and he was wonderful! We had a delay in arriving to our tour and Cosmos was very patient and accommodated us by shortening our tour. He was great! Thank you for a terrific experience.
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Posted On : 2024-04-15 08:36:51
Posted By : D286VKlaurenceb
A wonderful tour. For a "mini" safari we saw a lot of animals and were very close to them. Our driver was top, we spent magical moments.
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Posted On : 2024-04-11 07:11:06
Posted By : carolyng1964
This is the best safari park that we have ever been to. So many animals and so much space for them to roam about. We had the best guide - Dusty, she was so much fun and extremely knowledgeable. We saw so many lions, cheetas, leopards, giraffes, wildebeest, impalas, spotted and striped hyenas and wild dogs. We were so lucky to be there for feeding time. It was such an honour. A make lion lay right next to our van whilst eating- unbelievable.
The transfer from our hotel was also very professional. Our driver cosmo was so informative and friendly.
All in all a fantastic day. Would highly recommend
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Posted On : 2024-04-09 02:04:32
Posted By : John_G
This is the best safari park that we have ever been to. So many animals and so much space for them. We had the best guide - Dusty, she was so much fun and extremely knowledgeable. We were so lucky to have gone at feeding time which only happens every 5 days or so. We saw so many lions, cheetahs, leopards, giraffes, wildebeest, impalas, spotted and striped hyenas and wild dogs. Feeding time with the lions was an absolute honour. A male lion lay right next to our van whilst eating- unbelievable.
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Posted On : 2024-04-07 23:34:38
