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This National Park is located approximately 2 hours drive from Johannesburg
and about 15 kilometres from Sun City. Visitors will enjoy of a good game
viewing as this park host a great variety of animals like lions, elephants,
rhino, leopard and numerous antelopes among others. The 55000 ha support
over 7000 head of game including 24 of the larger species and more than 300
bird’s species.
Accommodation ranges from rustic self – catering in the form of tented bush
camps to luxurious lodges. Facilities include pools, golf courses and
restaurants. Guided day and night game drives are available, as well as self
–drives, hot – air balloon safaris, birding, guided bush walks and evening
boma barbecues.
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Lesedi Cultural Village
Nestling in the Bushveld at the
foot of the Magaliesberg Mountains, one hour’s drive north of Johannesburg,
Lesedi is a multi cultural village, where families from the Zulu Nation, the
Xhosa, the Pedi, and the mountain dwelling Basotho, live in their
traditional homesteads. Visits to Lesedi are either half-day, day visits or
overnight experience (16 rooms). The Monati (lunch) and Boma (dinner)
cultural experiences are two and a half-hour programs. A traditional welcome
by the Lesedi inhabitants starts the experience. It is followed by an
audio-visual presentation depicting the lifestyles of the ethnic groups.
Visitors are then guided through the four “Umuzis” (homesteads) followed by
an exciting tribal dance display, before participating in the “Pan African
Feast” incorporating ethnic dishes from south, east and North Africa.
Lying on the far northern border
of South Africa, Madikwe is the country’s second largest reserve, occupying
an area of 75,000 hectares in a malaria-free transition zone between the
Kalahari sandveld and the thornveld. It is in an area known as the Great
Marico and is a joint venture between the North West Parks and Tourism
Board, the private sector and local communities. Established in 1991, it
also boasts the world’s largest game relocation programme with the
re-introduction of over 10,000 wild animals. Madikwe is once again home to
not only Africa’s “Big 5”, but also to the rare African wild dog, spotted
and brown hyena, civet, genet, bush baby, numerous antelope species and over
340 bird species. Game viewing in this pristine African environment is
sensational and a visit will not soon be forgotten. Please note the
following official gate times for Madikwe: September to April – Derdepoort
Gate (06h30 – 19h00), Abjaterskop Gate (06h30 – 19h00), Molatedi Gate (07h30
– 16h30) and May to August – Derdepoort Gate (07h00 – 18h00), Abjaterskop
Gate (07h00 – 18h00), Molatedi Gate (07h30 – 16h30).
Sun City
Nestled in the rolling hills of
the Pilanesberg, Sun City is a world unto itself and has earned its
reputation as Africa’s kingdom of pleasure. Sun City is a huge entertainment
complex boasting world-class casinos, extensive sporting facilities
including two world-class golf courses, cinemas, concert and conference
facilities and a wide range of hotels, restaurants and venues for hire.
Now part
of Sun City, the Lost City and the Valley of Waves, fabled to be the ruins
of a glorious ancient civilisation, celebrate and bring to life the legends
of this mystical city. The Lost City has recreated» the mysteries and
marvels of an age-old, mythical civilisation, with the Palace as the focus.
This extraordinary hotel, with its tower of faux elephant tusks and sculpted
palm fronds, looks down upon 25 hectares of a jungle and an adventure water
park. The Lost City is internationally applauded for its wonderfully
imaginative theme and exquisite landscaping whilst the fantastic Valley of
Waves is one of the most exciting water parks in the world. Once a year, the
world-class Gary Player Golf Course brings famous names to Sun City for the
Million Dollar Golf Challenge.
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