Sun City

I’m now having a couple of days of total relaxation at the Palace of the Lost City in the Sun City resort. Well when I say total relaxation, I mean in between writing my Herald column, doing a Stuff blog, and writing up four reports for clients!

Sun City is an enclosed resort and I’d describe it as a cross between Disneyland and Las Vegas.

This is the view from my hotel room.

As is this.

This is the entrance to the Palace. There are four hotels in the Sun City resort. Three of them are mainly used by South Africans on family holidays, and this one more by international visitors. However you have access to restaurants and casinos in all four hotels, pus get free entry to specialist areas such as the Temple of the Waves.

I liked this as safe play for kids. Somehow they get them inside these inflatable balls and they can have fun in the water with no risk of drowning.

This huge pool is in the Temple of the Waves, and has a giant wave machine. Lots of fun.

They have five water slides here, including this one which is a near vertical drop. Have I mentioned how much I love water slides! Kiwis are beating the Aussies 33-29 in the water slide challenge after one afternoon!