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Sun City and Pilansberg Wildlife
the best of both worlds
6 Day (ref:4005)
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1 – 3
On arrival at OR Tambo you collect your 1400cc vehicle
from our airport depot and depart immediately for the
breath taking beauty of the Pilansberg National Park.
Pilanesberg Game Reserve is in the Bojanala Region of
the North West Province, adjacent to Sun City. Set in
the crater of a long extinct volcano, the Park ranks
as the 4th largest of South Africa Wildlife Park and
covers an area of 55 000 hectare. The beauty of Pilanesberg
is reflected in a large central lake, the Mankwe Dam.
Over time, wind and water have carved a spectacular
landscape with rocky outcrops, open grasslands, wooded
valleys and thickets. Pilanesberg National Park accommodates
virtually every mammal of southern Africa and is also
home to the Big Five.
Surrounding a hippo pool in the wildlife paradise of
the Pilanesberg National Park, your lodge offers a unique
eco-tourist experience. Each of the luxuriously appointed
rooms offers spectacular views of the bush surrounding
the resort. The restaurant offers an exotic buffet as
well as an extensive a la carte menu. Light meals are
served on the terrace and bush braais, held at the boma,
regularly light up the African sky. Game drives are
offered in the mornings and evenings while the day is
spent watching the watering hole and relaxing on the
deck. Board basis is Dinner, Bed and Breakfast
and a game drive. |
DAY
3 – 5
After breakfast you head for the spectacular Sun City
resort complex a mere 20 minute drive from the park.
Sun City, unique in the context of world resorts, with
a combination of features unmatched anywhere, draws
thousands of visitors each year to its four top-quality
hotels, a Vacation Club plus magnificent sporting and
recreational facilities including 2 world class golf
courses, and the magical Lost City and water-park, The
Valley of Waves.
Only 187 km from Johannesburg, the resort, situated
in the bushveld of South Africa's North West province,
is surrounded by the imposing mountains of the Pilanesberg.
The Sun City Hotel is the hedonistic heart of the
Sun City Resort. The ambience of the Hotel is one
of glamour and sophistication. From the moment you
enter the foyer your senses are assaulted by the bold
design aspects and dramatic setting. The central area
has been transformed into a jungle of lush foliage,
cascading water and life-like boulders, encircling
fast moving slot machines. The hotel's view comprises
a magnificent landscape of subtropical gardens and
a sparkling swimming pool. It has a total of 340 rooms,
which either face the Gary Player Golf Course or pool
area, with gardens stretching down to Sun City's exciting
Waterworld. This hotel which overlooks the internationally
acclaimed Gary Player Golf Course is abundant in restaurants
to fit all culinary tastes. If your taste tends towards
the more piquant, then the Orchid Restaurant will
sate even the most jaded taste buds. Traditional Asian
cuisine ranging from Jasmine smoked duck served in
pancakes with a sweet bean sauce to Malaysian spiced
Chicken breasts. The Thai, Ka Ti ice cream is a taste
sensation as is the layered Panda Lapis Cake. For
traditional South African cuisine, the Calabash Restaurant
will welcome you in true African style. The groaning
buffet offers boboetjie, curries, carvery and steamed
vegetables, followed by sinful trifles and tipsy tarts.
The Calabash is where sensational tastes from the
North and South meet. Board basis is Bed and
Breakfast.
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DAY
5 – 6
Today you head for Johannesburg. Here you will find
an energy and vibrancy unlike anywhere else in the country
that you have visited. Once a dusty mining town, Johannesburg
is now the country’s largest city and the commercial,
financial and transport hub of the subcontinent. It’s
a big, brash, in your face city – a kaleidoscope of
African sights, smells, colours, cultures and habitats
– with plenty to see and do around the city and further
a field. Gleaming skyscrapers contrast with Indian bazaars
and African 'muti' (medicine) shops, where traditional
healers dispense advice and traditional medicine. The
busy streets ring out with the call of fruit sellers
and street vendors. An exciting blend of ethnic and
Western art and cultural activities is reflected in
theatres and open-air arenas, throughout the city. Make
yourself at home in one of Johannesburg's most exclusive
suburbs, and enjoy the warm welcome and excellent service
of your hotel. Whether you've come to the city to work
or play, you can spend time relaxing in the beautiful
landscaped gardens with outdoor pool, or taking a short
stroll to the city's most up market shopping complexes,
all with an exciting range of designer boutiques, restaurants,
banks and entertainment facilities. For an exciting
day out join a guided tour to the Apartheid Museum,
Soweto or the mines of Gold Reef City. Board
basis is Bed and Breakfast. |
Day
6
You return your vehicle to our airport depot
and board your flight back home. |
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What
is included in your package
- Up market en suite accommodation including full
English breakfast.
- Dinner and a game drive in the Pilansberg National
Park.
- Car hire with unlimited free mileage and maximum
comprehensive insurance.
- Your comprehensive Selftours Tour Package containing
your itinerary with your hosts names, telephone numbers
and addresses.
See an example at http://www.selftours.co.za/packages.htm
- Selftours South African Road map Atlas covering
your tour area.
- Our in-house "Things to do and View" in
the areas you will be travelling with phone numbers
and, where possible, entrance fees if applicable.
- Various brochures to introduce you to activities
in your tour area.
- Your car is collected from the airport and on departure
returned to the airport.
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