Rietvlei (Reed marsh) has a size of 38 square kilometers and covered by 91km of roads. 40 km of these roads are open to the public (30km tarred and 10km dirt road) for self drive game viewing.
The Rietvlei and Marais dams are located inside the reserve.
The reserve consist of three main areas:
The wildlife reserve area, ☎ +27 (0)12 358 1811/2. A picnic area with toilet and braai facilities is located at Marais dam, four birdwatching hides are situated throughout the reserve and open to anyone in the reserve. Two lapas can be rented for exclusive use. �
Yacht Club, ☎ +27 (0)12 454-0637 (+27 (0)82 488-9900, ), . Operated by the Pretoria Sailing Club. �
The only boats allowed on the dams are those operated from the Yacht Club. Powerboats are totally forbidden as the noise disturbs the wildlife.
The reserve is generally not very busy. You will often have a bird hide all to yourself and there is seldom anyone else around to make noise and scare away the wildlife.
Summer is excellent for bird watching as many of the migrating species will also be found in the reserve, but the long lush grass may obscure some of the other wildlife. Rhino may be especially difficult to spot. Some antelope species will still be easily visible due to their size and the fact that they graze along the hill sides.
The Rietvlei dam supplied about 5% of Tshwane's water supply.
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