Before embarking on a safari in South Africa, spending a few days at Sun City is a great way to start your holiday. Sun City is the largest and most popular resort in South Africa, where grand style meets traditional African design, creating the ultimate luxury experience. On arrival, you can have a rest in your spacious hotel bedroom, before heading to the resort to explore your new surroundings. Enjoy a meal at one of the many gourmet restaurants, before hitting one of the stylish resort bars. If you’re feeling lucky, your can try your hand at the casino, where win or lose, an entertaining time is guaranteed. And you may just a win enough to cover your upcoming South Africa safari holiday!

After an entertaining first night, you can head to the Valley of the Waves. Situated in the middle of the African countryside, you can enjoy the impressive man-made beach, where a series of waves get increasingly stronger and body surfing is great fun. A myriad of waterslides make for hours of entertainment – you can bounce down slides in a tube or soar down near vertical narrow chutes. Golf enthusiasts can enjoy a round of golf at a choice of two world class golf courses, and those in need of some pampering can enjoy a range of spa and beauty treatments. In the evening, enjoy the range of entertainment including extravagant shows, with a number of international artists frequently being hosted at Sun City. And after your stay at one of the most luxurious resorts on the African continent, you can head off into the hills for your luxury South Africa safari holiday.

A one and a half hour drive will take you from Sun City to Madikwe Game Reserve, one of South Africa’s largest game parks. The scenery here is spectacular, with open grasslands and woodlands set against a backdrop of jagged mountainside making it an ideal place for safaris in South Africa. This huge reserve is home to all the members of the Big 5, as well as healthy populations of cheetah, giraffe, zebra, wild dog, hyena and various antelope species. Bird lovers will be pleased to know there are over 300 species of bird in the resort.

Another reserve near Sun City is the Pilanesberg. You can enjoy a luxury South Africa safari here, with excellent safari lodges providing luxury accommodation in a beautiful setting. Like Madikwe, the park is home to all the members of the Big 5, as well as large populations of other game. You can enjoy spotting lions and elephants on your morning and evening game drives, relax in sparkling swimming pools during the heat of the day, and unwind with spa treatments as you gaze out over the grasslands.

South Africa has a lot to offer. It has mountains, safari parks, wonderful beaches and all you can imagine. Here are a few of the options. Perhaps South Africa’s greatest assets are its 21 conservation areas or national parks, where you can watch the wild life in its natural habitat freely. It is surely going to be a memorable experience.

Addo Elephant National Park is a well known place to watch the elephants closely in their natural environment. And it gets better than this. You can see some great whales and white sharks as well. Talk about diversity!!! Tankwa Karoo National Park Located in the Northern Cape, it is a wonderful place to be if you wish to move away from crowds and enjoy nature at its best.

Mountain Zebra National Park is located in the Eastern Cape. As its name suggests, it is the conservation park for zebras, but not any kind of zebras. These are special zebras particularly adaptable to the mountainous area. Camdeboo National Park Located in the Eastern Cape, it is comparatively newer and this park showcases South Africa’s true heritage really well. Golden Gate Highlands National Park is ideal for bird and animal watching as well as for adventuring.

The Garden Route: Covering an area of about 600 km from Cape Town, the garden route is home to several towns and villages, farms and wineries and is the ideal place to view the South African community at its best. Friendly and extremely hospitable, they are going to make a lasting impression on you. Kruger National Park: Home to pride of South Africa, elephants, rhinos, buffalos, lions and leopards, this park is all for the nature lovers. Table Mountain: Table Mountain is probably the most wonderful scenes of South Africa; a place not to be missed.

The dearest of all assets of South Africa are its people. People from various tribes live together in harmony. Zulu, Xhosa, Mapungubwe, Venda, Shangaan, Ndebele, Swazi and the San, these are the famous tribes of South Africa. The South African people are not only proud of their heritage; they are possessive about it and take great efforts in preserving it. Their friendliness and hospitality are their greatest virtues.