The Palace at the lost City (Photographs)

Photographs and a short video taken at The Palace at The Lost City in Sun City, North West Province. The inter­na­tion­ally acclaimed Sun City Resort has a unique heart­beat and an African rhythm of its own and is unlike any other Resort des­tin­a­tion in the world. This is pure fantasy and your every desire is met ... Continued

King of Madikwe Photos

A gal­lery of pho­to­graphs taken in the Madikwe Game Reserve in the North West Province, South Africa. Madikwe Game Reserve is run as a joint ven­ture between the state, private sec­tor and local com­munit­ies who live on the bor­ders of the reserve and who bene­fit too, earn­ing an annual share of the park’s profits. There are day and night game drives within Madikwe Game Reserve, bush walks and over 350 spe­cies of bird­life, includ­ing a num­ber of inter­est­ing rap­tors ... Continued

The Big 5 Madikwe Game Reserve

Madikwe Game Reserve, con­sist­ing of reclaimed farm land, is fam­ous for the ambi­tious re-stocking pro­gram “Operation Phoenix” and is now home to the big five and is fam­ous for its wild dog and spot­ted hyena ... Continued

Discovering the North West Province

Hot Air Balloons

The North West Province is close to the urban sprawl of Johannesburg and Pretoria. Unlike those bust­ling cit­ies, much of the North West Province is devoted to agri­cul­ture and to min­ing, but oppor­tun­it­ies and des­tin­a­tions for tour­ists also abound.

On a grand, com­mer­cial scale, there is the Sun City and Lost City com­plex. A man­u­fac­tured enter­tain­ment and hotel com­plex, it offers gambling, the arti­fi­cial beach of the wave park, horse rid­ing, and two fam­ous and excel­lent golf courses, in addi­tion to fine din­ing, spa treat­ments and more. Continued

Visit Hartbeespoort Dam

Hartbeespoort Dam

Surrounded by the majesty of the Magaliesberg moun­tain range, Hartbeespoort is situ­ated in the North West Province of South Africa. The vil­lage of Hartbeespoort is situ­ated along the shores of the well known Hartbeespoort Dam. This spec­tac­u­lar dam is a pop­u­lar des­tin­a­tion for week­end get­aways or day trips.

The Harbeespoort Dam was con­struc­ted in 1925 and cur­rently boasts a capa­city of 205 mil­lion cubic metres and its shoreline, when full, is approx­im­ately 56km! These awe­some char­ac­ter­ist­ics allow for all thrill­ing water­s­port adven­tures to be enjoyed here includ­ing para­sail­ing, wind­surf­ing, water and jet ski­ing and so much more.

Hartbeespoort is situ­ated among undu­lat­ing hills and pan­or­amic views of the dam as well as the majestic Magaliesberg Mountains can be exper­i­enced here. The beauty, tran­quil­ity and attrac­tions here entice people from all over to enjoy its spec­tac­u­lar ter­rains. Continued

Elephant-Back Safaris in Pilanesberg

Elephant Back Safaris

Pilanesberg Elephant Back Safaris — Half Day morn­ing or after­noon excur­sions from Sun City: Comfortably nestled at the foot­hills of the ancient Pilanesberg moun­tains lies the “Elephant Wallow”, a spe­cial place where a unique rela­tion­ship between nature true “King of the Beasts”, the African Elephant, and man find their lives closely intertwined ...

Join Chikwenya, Sharu, Mana, Sapi and Michael for an extraordin­ary and exhil­ar­at­ing jour­ney along ancient game trails. Seated com­fort­ably on the back of Nature’s true “King of the Beasts”; exper­i­ence an age-old African tra­di­tion whilst silently explor­ing the majestic Letsatsing Reserve and the secrets of their res­id­ent wild­life, unnoticed. Continued