Pleasure Resort Deluxe
CARVED out of the African bush is one of the most magnificent pleasure resorts in the world - Sun City, a spectacular hotel and entertainment complex, and home of the Million Dollar Sun City Golf Classic. Sun City lies just south of the Pilanesberg Game Reserve, and includes four of the most luxurious hotels on the African continent, casinos, cinemas,restaurants, two superb golf courses, a vast boxing stadium, entertainment center, swimming pools and sporting facilities of every description.
The Lost City is a fantasy world complete with ruins of old temples, grottos, simulated earth tremors and 25 hectares of mysterious jungle, streams, waterfalls and lakes. The Palace of the Lost City is the most grandiose of Sun City's hotels.
The superb golf course designed by Gary Player includes a water hazard inhabited by live crocodiles while the Valley of the Waves is a man-made sea complete with palm-fringed beach and simulated waves.
Access to Sun City is an easy two hour transfer by car from Johannesburg.
Sun City is surrounded by the Pilanesberg Game Reserve - an extinct volcanic area and one of the best of South Africa's smaller national parks, where the visitor can enjoy a great bush experience in a malaria-free area.
Pilanesberg is well stocked with game including the "Big Five" (elephant, lion, leopard, rhino and buffalo), as well as cheetah, hippo, giraffe, a large variety of antelope and over 350 species of birds.
The park offers organized game drives in the early morning, late afternoon and at night. Guided walks set out at 6 am from the camp of your choice. There is a self-guided trail and a geological self-guided trail with 12 sites of interest including volcanic debris.
