Protected area · Gauteng
Rietvlei Nature Reserve
Rietvlei Nature Reserve is a protected area in Gauteng, about 18 km south of Pretoria. It covers 38,0 km² — number 2 by size of the 15 Gauteng areas with a recorded size.
38,0km² recorded size
—year established
1 483 melevation of the point
18 kmsouth of Pretoria
Facts
- Type
- Protected area
- Province
- Gauteng
- Local municipality
- City of Tshwane
- Size
- 38,0 km² · 3 800 ha
- Rank by size
- 62 of 115 nationally · 2 in Gauteng
- Elevation
- 1 483 m
- Coordinates
- -25.8969, 28.2939
- Nearest large town
- Pretoria, 18 km south
- Wikipedia articles
- 7 languages
Sources: Wikidata Q2089883 · Natural Earth (province outline)
Nearby
- Marais DamNature reserve2 km south-east
Moreleta Kloof Nature ReserveNature reserve9 km north- Groenkloof Nature ReserveNature reserve14 km north-west
Eugene Marais ParkNature reserve15 km north-west- Bishop Bird ParkNature reserve · 0 km²15 km west
Austin Roberts Bird SanctuaryGame reserve16 km north-west
Address and visiting
Listed address14 Game Reserve Ave, Rietvallei 377-Jr, Pretoria, 0181tshwane.gov.za
From business listings compiled from public map and web sources, checked October 2026.
Opening hours
| Monday | 06:00–18:00 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 06:00–18:00 |
| Wednesday | 06:00–18:00 |
| Thursday | 06:00–18:00 |
| Friday | 06:00–18:00 |
| Saturday | 06:00–18:00 |
| Sunday | 06:00–18:00 |
Weekly hours, as published in business listings checked October 2026. Gate times change with the season — check before you travel.
GBIF records within 4 km
Wildlife recorded around Rietvlei Nature Reserve
1 895 mammal and 361 394 bird occurrence records within 4 km of the reserve's point. Species with the most records first; the number is records, not animals.
Mammals
- Plains ZebraEquus quagga364
- Common ElandTaurotragus oryx282
- BontebokDamaliscus pygargus231
- Black WildebeestConnochaetes gnou193
- Red HartebeestAlcelaphus caama177
- WaterbuckKobus ellipsiprymnus138
- African BuffaloSyncerus caffer127
- SpringbokAntidorcas marsupialis72
- Yellow MongooseCynictis penicillata67
- MeerkatSuricata suricatta40
- Common HippopotamusHippopotamus amphibius21
- White RhinocerosCeratotherium simum19
- Slender MongooseGalerella sanguinea17
- Southern ReedbuckRedunca arundinum14
Birds
- Southern Masked WeaverPloceus velatus8 081
- Cape WagtailMotacilla capensis7 300
- Southern Red BishopEuplectes orix6 674
- African StonechatSaxicola torquatus6 395
- Southern FiscalLanius collaris5 787
- Common OstrichStruthio camelus5 719
- Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatus5 430
- Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus5 420
- Long-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes progne5 231
- Pied CrowCorvus albus5 105
- Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris5 002
- Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata4 891
- Long-tailed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus4 862
- Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola4 759
Source: GBIF.org occurrence data (records within the radius; licences of the publishing datasets apply). All wildlife.