Sun City Things to Do

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The Valley of the Waves is a large wave pool in Sun City located next to the Palace of the Lost City Hotel. In addition to the pool, which generates a large wave every 10 minutes or so, there is also a sand beach, with planty of room to stretch out. There are are also concession stands, in case you get hungry or thirsty, in addition to waiters who can bring your orders right to you so that you don't have to leave your seat. The pool is open to guests of all four Sun City resort hotels. You have to put down a deposit to get towels, but it gets refunded when you return them. There were plenty of beach chairs, which were free.

It is amazing what Sol Kerzner came up with here at Sun City. This man made beach with its tidal pool provides great pleasure to visitors of the complex. The palm trees were imported from the USA mostly. Lots of fun things to do here.

Leaving the bridge you will find yourself at the Monkey Spring Plaza before reaching the valley of the waves. This great fountain was built to commemorate a troop of monkeys that saved the lives of an ancient tribe from starvation during a drought. 'This lovely water feature, shows the tribe of monkeys sitting down with their hands sticking out, and the water running between their fingers.

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Visiting the bridge by day is totally different to visiting it by night. During day time, you just hear the build up to the volcano "erupting" with all the animals shouting out warning signs. At night time it is all lit up and they tell you a lovely story about the eruption. The bridge is guarded by mightly African Elephants, on either side. This bridge links the Entertainment Centre to the Valley of the waves. On the hour throughout the day it will start rumbing giving the impression that its a erupting volcano, but be sure to be there at least 10 minutes before the time.

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This was the last of the hotels in the complex to be built. It was designed by a lady from the USA and all the statues and fountains were done by world renowned SA artist Danie de Jager. Just visiting this place is breath taking.

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There is a lot of birds of prey at the Kamp Kwena which gets release and they fly back to the kids that release them. They have some animals here for the kids to check out and the interaction of the birds is some of the things that the kids can do.

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For those who love to gamble, Sun City does have a huge casino surrounded by resort style facilities and even a big Tidal Pool for the kids to play at while you are playing. The complex also has golf courses. To reach the resort and gambling casino, you have to ride a short train ride from the entrance. There are 338 rooms and four suites, and all the standard rooms at The Palace of the Lost City have an entrance foyer, en-suite bathroom, lounge and seating area, air-conditioning, radio, tv, telephone, safe, minibar and butler station.

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If you want to go on a safari, but don't really want to rough it, I would then suggest, you book at Sun City. You can have a safari at Pilanisberg , where you will be able to see the big five, and have the luxury to go back to your hotel, where you will be pampered, play golf, and catch a show the evening.