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Two Days of Golf at Sun City,
Hot Air Ballooning & Safari

Discover the Palace of the Lost City, play golf on two of the best world class Golf Courses in South Africa, enjoy BIG 5 Safari and expreince Hot Air Ballooning

Highlights
Package Tour

Enjoy the luxury of the Palace of the Lost City in Sun City,  play golf at Gary Player and Lost City Golf Courses, escape into the bush on a BIG 5 Safari and  experience a hot air balloon flight over the Pilanesberg Game Reserve...

Duration:  8 days /  7 nights
Start  /  End : Johannesburg

Destinations: 
Johannesburg, Pilanesberg National Park, Hartbeespoort Dam, Sun City

Accommodation:  5  Star / 4 Star

Group Size:  2 to  10 PAX

Price per person sharing 2025: 
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Overview

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Inclusions

  • Package Tour

  • Professional driver

  • All transportation to all destinations included as per itinerary

  • Roundtrip airport transfer 

  • Accommodation: 7 nights

    • The Palace, Sun City / 5 Star: 3 nights

    • Luxury Lodge in Pilanesberg National Park / 4 Star: 4 nights

  • Meals: Breakfast: 7, Lunch 4, Dinner: 4

  • All Activities: 

    • 1 round of golf at Gary Player Country Club (includes halfway house and excludes caddy fees)

    • 1 round of golf at The Lost City Golf Course (includes golf cart sharing)

    • R200 credit for use on food and drinks at The Crocodile Lounge and Gary Player Country Club

    • Complimentary access to Sun City Resort

    • Complimentary access to the Valley of Waves waterpark

    • Hot Air Ballooning X 1 

    • Hartbeespoort Dam Visit

    • Morning Guided Game Drives in the park X 4

    • Afternoon Guided Game Drives in the park: 4

  • All entrance and park fees

  • Porterage at hotel check-in and check-out and at the airport

  • SIM card: complementary

Countries Visited: 1
Towns Visited: 2
Game Reserves Visited: 1

Tour Themes

  • Golf

  • Luxury Tour

  • BIG 5 Safari

  • Special Occasions

  • Romance & Honeymoon

  • Nature & Adventure

  • Bucket List

Departure Dates

Can start on any date, depending on availability

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Short Itinerary

Itinerary
DAY 1

Meals Included:

No meals  included

 

Activities Included:

  • Hartbeespoort Dam Visit

Accommodation in Sun City:

The Palace 

DAY 2 

Meals Included:

Breakfast

Activities Included:

  • 1 round of golf at Gary Player Country Club (includes halfway house and excludes caddy fees)

  • Complimentary access to Sun City Resort

  • Complimentary access to the Valley of Waves waterpark

       

Accommodation in Sun City:

The Palace 

DAY 3

Meals Included:

Breakfast

Activities Included:

  • 1 round of golf at The Lost City Golf Course (includes golf cart sharing)

  • Complimentary access to Sun City Resort

  • Complimentary access to the Valley of Waves waterpark

       

Accommodation in Sun City:

The Palace

DAY 4

Meals Included:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Activities Included:

  • Hot Air Ballooning: One Hour Flight Over Pilanesberg Game Reserve

  • Sparkling Wine After Landing

  • Transfer to the Lodge in Pilanesberg National Park

  • Afternoon Guided Game Drive in Pilanesberg National Park

       

Accommodation in Pilanesberg National Park:

Bakubung Bush Lodge or Kwa Maritane Bush Lodge

DAY 5 - 7

Meals Included:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
 

Activities Included:​

  • Morning Guided Game Drive in a Big 5 Game Reserve 

  • Afternoon Guided Game Drive in the Big 5 Game Reserve 

Accommodation in Pilanesberg National Park:

Bakubung Bush Lodge or Kwa Maritane Bush Lodge

DAY 8 

Meals Included:

Breakfast
 

Activities Included:

  • Morning Guided Game Drive in a Big 5 Game Reserve 

  • Transfer to Johannesburg International Airport

Accommodation:

No accommodation. End of Tour.

Meet and Greet at Johannesburg International Airport, Transfer to The Palace of the Lost City in Sun City

We will pick you up from Johannesburg International Airport and take you to THe Palace in Sun City. Along the way we will stop for refreshments at the picturesque Hartbeespoort Dam. After settling in, you can freshen up after the long journey and go and checkup and explore The Palace, one of South Africa’s best luxury hotels and one the most iconic and beautifully located hotels in the world, with unique architecture and design, and passionate attention to detail, superb landscaping and vegetation with a Botanical Garden status in South Africa. Dinner around 19:30 (dinner not included).

Play Golf at Gary Player Golf Course, a Walking 18-Hole Par 72 Course, the Longest Golf Course in South Africa

After breakfast at the Crystal Court, you will play golf on South Africa’s most famous golf course, most challenging and one of the longest golf courses in the country stretching over  7000 meters, with a 5km running trail along the course. Dinner around 19:00. (Dinner nit included)

Play Golf at Lost City Golf Course, an 18-Hole Par 72 Course, One of the Most Unusual Golf Courses in the World

After breakfast at the Crystal Court, you will play golf at one of the top golf courses in South Africa - Lost City golf course.  The Lost City golf course is one of the most exciting, interesting and unusual golf courses in the world. It is a 72-par course that covers more than 100 hectares, features 28 000 square meters of water features and 20 live Nile crocodiles on the 13th hole. It is 18-hole desert style golf course with wide fairways with spectacular views, and is a cart course, it has a state-of-the-art clubhouse, Pro Shop, driving range and a practice putting green. Dinner around 19:00. (Dinner not included).

Hot Air Ballooning Flight in the Morning, Transfer to the Lodge in Pilanesberg National Park, Afternoon Safari

You will have an early start to the day with a hot air balloon flight over the Pilanvesberg reserve. An incredible experience that will show you the magnificent Pilanesberg Alkaline Ring Complex, a unique feature of the park and a geological feature born of volcanic activity. A hot air balloon flight will also give you the incredibly rare opportunity to observe the herds of antelope from a different vantage point, and if you're a little more lucky, you might see a herd of buffalo and some of the big cats.

You'll also enjoy a full English breakfast and sample South African sparkling wine upon landing. You will receive a First Flight Certificate and then be transferred back to the Palace of the Lost City. After check out you will be transferred to the lodge in Pilanesberg National Park. You will have lunch and check in and you will then have an afternoon guided game drive in the park. Dinner around 19:00. 

Each Game Drive lasts around 3 hours, deepening on the animal sightings in the park and the weather conditions of the day. The Game Drive is conducted in an Open 4X4 Safari Vehicle. You can also explore and enjoy all other facilities at the game lodge, or you can just soak in the pool and enjoy the warm South African sun. Dinner around 19:30h. 

Game drive times according the season of the year:
Morning game drive times:
May & August: 08:00 

June & July: 08:00

September and April: 06:00
October - March: 05:30 

Afternoon game drive times:
May & August:  15:30

June & July:  15:00

September & April: 16:00
October - March: 16:30 

Morning and an Afternoon Safari in Pilanesberg National Park and Opportunity to Explore the Optional al Activities at the Lodge

Breakfast around 9:00. You will have a morning and an evening guided tour with an experienced ranger. Each Game Drive lasts around 3 hours, depending on the animal sightings and weather conditions on the day. The Game Drive takes place in an Open 4X4 Safari Vehicle. Lunch around 12:30 p.m. You can also explore and enjoy the optional activities at the game lodge (not included), or just take a dip in the pool and enjoy the warm South African sun on the deck. Dinner around 19:00.

Morning Safair and Transfer to Johannesburg International Airport

You will start the day with a morning guided game drive and after breakfast you will check out of the lodge and we will transfer you to Johannesburg International Airport. End of Tour.  

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