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Sun City in South Africa

Monday, 13 June 2016 - 11:00 am (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: Africa / Afrika
Category/Kategorie: General, Hotels Reading Time:  3 minutes

🔊 Listen to this Post Sun City is a luxury resort and casino, situated in the North West Province of South Africa. It is located between the Elands River and the Pilanesberg, about two hours’ drive from Johannesburg, near the city of Rustenburg. The complex borders the Pilanesberg Game Reserve. Sun City was developed by the hotel magnate Sol Kerzner as part of his Sun International group of properties. It was officially opened on 7 December 1979; at the time it was located in the Bantustan of Bophuthatswana.

Sun City has continued to flourish since Bophutatswana was re-incorporated in the new South Africa in 1994. The resort has four hotels: Sun City Hotel, Cascades Hotel, The Cabanas, and The Palace of the Lost City. Extensive Water Features, Fountains, Pools, Natural Lakes, and Waterpark Designed by Aquatic Design Group, Inc. in California envelope the resort guest in the African safari experience. In addition to the four hotels, the complex includes time-share facilities called “The Sun City Vacation Club” which is a popular self-catering facility. Notable facilities at Sun City are The Sun City nightclub, Motseng cultural village, Animal Farm, and Aviary.

Sun City also has two international-standard 18-hole golf courses, the Gary Player Country Club and the Lost City Golf Course, both designed by Gary Player. The Gary Player Country Club is home to the prestigious Nedbank Golf Challenge (formerly the Nedbank Million Dollar Golf Challenge) that is held annually and sees some of the best golfing talent from all over the world competing for the title. The Lost City Golf Course is noted for the 38 crocodiles in the water feature of the 13th hole.

The Sun City resort has hosted various concerts and events, including the Miss South Africa and Miss South Africa Teen Pageant. These pageants take place annually in Sun City’s Super Bowl Arena and the Valley of Waves. It also hosted Miss World pageant for five times, from 1992-1995 and 2001. Also held in the Valley of Waves is the Springbreak summer festival which sees flocks of holiday-making students from all over the country gather for up to 5 days of fun in the sun. The resort was also the site of the Sun City Agreement.

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