Internationally renowned as Africa’s premier holiday resort, Sun City captivates holidaymakers with its ample entertainment and relaxation opportunities, world-class hotels frequently visited by top celebrities and performers and enough attractions sure to delight adventure seekers and nature lovers alike. And, this combined with outstanding natural scenery, thanks to the resort’s superb location in the African bush, a mere 180 km from the city of Johannesburg.
The Palace of the Lost City
Overlooking the Sun City complex and making an exclusive outline against the sky, The Palace of the Lost City is one of the world’s leading and highly voted hotels and undoubtedly one of the architectural wonders of Africa.
The Lost City has as its center a ‘palace’ of exceptional opulence guarded by towering elephants lining a huge bridge and is surrounded by spectacularly beautiful man-made lakes stocked with rare birds and fish, pools, forests and tropical beach with great surfing waves.
Lit with the glow of a million candles; the Palace is decorated with Renaissance frescos, hand-carved furniture, mosaic-inlaid floors and high columns, offering 338 accommodation options, from standard rooms to luxurious suites, fit for royalty. This unique hotel offers guests the best in terms of dining, and relaxation, giving guests the chance to partake in all of the experiences the resort has on offer. For golf enthusiasts, the hotel is a haven, as it is home to a 18-hole Lost City Golf Course, which features a crocodile-filled pond. Make sure to see the Big Five on safari tours at the adjoining Pilanesberg National Park.
The Valley of the Waves
This is one of the most developed water parks in the world where you can relax and have fun at the same time. The park has the amazing Roaring Lagoon as its center, also offering soft powder white sandy beaches, a meandering lazy river, and tons of exhilarating water slides and rides for the more daring.
Not everyone will dare to enter the Temple of Courage – a speed slide, where swimmers drop a heart stopping 17 meters. Visitors can also choose from tube slides and body slides, which have a water capacity of 75000 and 60000 liters respectively. For the young one who do not enjoy the waves, Adventure Mountain is a good choice. Featuring one mini slide, a splash pool and 5 mini slides, the area welcomes kids to play with the Adventure Mountain elephant, frog and tortoise.
Within the area of the park one can find a beautiful botanical garden filled with rare, indigenous and exotic plant species and offering habitat for a wide range of animals. Not to be missed are also the Bridge of Time, which links the Valley of the Waves to the Lost City, Royal Arena, an impressive venue for cocktail parties and product launches, Royal Baths, where you can recharge your batteries and enjoy the magic of the African sunset and the Observatory Bar, offering liquid refreshments from 10am until 6pm in summer and until 5pm in winter.
The park caters for both day visitors and those staying over at one of Sun City’s many high-end resorts. Of special interest is also.
Adventure Activities
Sun City is an ideal holiday destination for families with kids, as it offers over one hundred exciting activities to suit every member of the family.
Sun City activities include: hot air balloon rides and elephant back safaris, horse riding and clay target shooting, mountain biking and evening barbecues in the bush, golf and archery, zip slide and tennis, as well as a wide range of water related activities, from banana boat rides and water skiing, to parasailing and fishing and even more.
Among must-try activities are also cultural tours, through which you’ll discover the customs and traditions of the locals, sample the traditional food, identify a variety of dresses and take part in evening cultural dance shows.
True romantics choose Sun City as a great place for their weddings and honeymoons, where every aspect of a wedding or honeymoon is planned, from the musical accompaniment to the memorable dining and more so that couples can remember their one-in-a-lifetime-experience forever.