A fun weekend, action and chocolate long weekend at South Africa's best holiday destinations
Create your family year with an epic Easter weekend break at the iconic Sun City Resort with indoor and outdoor fun and adventure. The crown of Sun International and the ultimate leisure destination in South Africa, offering luxurious accommodation, over 101 activities and 24-hour entertainment.
If it says “Easter”, you're looking for chocolate treasures. Sun City hides eggs around the resort for “Eggstra” fun. Young residents of the palace can join the search with Baobab outlook from 12:00 to 1:00 PM. Find more colorful eggs hidden throughout the resort. But wait. There are more. The Easter Bunny will appear in the palace pool from 13 hours to 5pm to thrill the little ones.
Like a buffet dinner at Crystal Court on Good Friday and Saturday, delicious meal snacks are served from 6pm to 10pm, including R795 per adult and R495 per child (ages 3-11). The same goes for the Easter Sunday buffet dinner, which is R895 per adult. Additionally, on Saturday, April 19th, at Sun Terrace Restaurant, R325 (ages 4-11) and R625 per adult, with R625 per child, with R625 per adult, there will be a stylish Spit Bray, skillfully prepared spit with a favourite of tender and prepared meat.
Or indulge in decadent seafood platters at Legends Restaurant, R380 per person, from Friday, April 18th to Sunday, April 20th, between 18 hours and 10pm each day. From juicy shrimp and tender calamari to fresh oysters, enjoy a selection of the best seafood cleverly prepared.
Every year, millions of visitors are fascinated by the mild climate and lush greenery beauty, surrounded by a lumpy mountain background and nearby 55 000 hectares of Pilanesberg National Park with Africa's Big Five. Sun City never again won the “Major Family Resorts in South Africa 2024” at the World Travel Awards last year.
Hotel selection means guests can tailor their lifestyle requirements and budgets to accommodation, from five-star palace and cascade hotels to three-star cabanas, four-star Sun City hotels or Sel Charing Vacation Club apartments. Once you've settled, it's time to explore all the exciting activities.
The four Padel Courts are a new attraction, catering to veteran players and newcomers looking to learn the ropes of this burgeoning sport. The Gary Player golf course features a 5-kilometer running track that allows guests to walk, jog, and sprint, while golfers can test their handicap on one of the 18-hole golf courses designed by two world-class Gary players (or both).
Padel in Sun City
With the new Lazer Zone from Sun Central's Magic Company, you'll be out as a team, wearing your suit in infrared gear and heading out to your opponent.
For those who want to cool off, Wave Valley is an artificial water park set up on a palm-fished beach covered in crystal water, offering legendary water attractions including thrilling slides, lazy rivers for kids, and wave pools that promise hours of fun. Or find a lounger and read the book under the palm tree. At Waterworld, an artificial lake allows guests to parasail, jet skis, wakeboard, water skiing and more, or simply enjoy a Sundowner cruise.
Lazy river in the valley of waves
Family entertainment never stops there. Magic Company has a wide range of games and 10-pin bowling and breakout games where players have to solve puzzles before escaping a locked room.
The magnificent botanical gardens have a wide range of attractions, ranging from tropical rainforests to various indigenous landscapes, and guests can meander along the paths of these forest habitats to see a wide range of birds and plant species.
Botanical gardens in the Cascade
Visitors can also see the African Big Five in adjacent Pilanesberg National Park, either from a vehicle, bicycle or quad bike, while floating on a tracker-equipped hot balloon flight at dawn.
Quad Cycling through LetSatsing Game Park
Brave at Heart allows you to try out extreme adventure slides either alone or tandem, at speeds of 120km/h, along a 2km long zip slide 280m from the ground.
For bright light and excitement, the colorful 24-hour casino features the latest slot machine technology and gaming tables in Las Vegas-style settings, including roulette, blackjack, poker and baccarat.
You'll love every moment at Sun City Resort and you won't hear the words “I'm bored!” From someone's mouth.
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