Things To Do
Game Drives & Bush Walks
Set out on one of the most unique and exciting journeys of your life with Mankwe Gametrackers. Here is your opportunity to safari through the spectacular landscape of the Pilanesberg National Park, situated within a 1,300 million year old extinct volcanic crater. Spanning over 55,000 hectares of rolling plains, the landscape is as much a feature as the wildlife itself. In addition to cheetah, giraffe, antelope, and hyaena – to name but a few – you will be enthralled by Africa’s famous Big Five in their natural habitat.
- Game walks
- Scheduled game drives
- Private game drives
- Game drive & Bush barbeques
- Game drive & Bush breakfasts
- Bird walks and drives
Hot Air Ballooning
As the only Hot Air Balloon operation in South Africa to launch from within a National Park, we offer you a truly unique flying experience. Allow us to take you on a journey above the pristine wilderness, sometimes drifting above the mountain tops, skimming over the trees or gliding over the water. This is undoubtedly the finest way of viewing the park. Flights are conducted at sunrise and require 4-5 hours to cover the full itinerary which includes the following:
- Early morning collection from your hotel by safari vehicle
- Launch of the balloon from the centre of the park
- 45 minutes to an hour, drifting serenely over the park
- A sparkling wine celebration on landing, a time-honoured ballooning tradition
- A full English breakfast at a Private Game Lodge
- A first flight certificate and souvenir balloon pin
- Return transport to your hotel
Adventure Activities
Experience a new adventure, unwind, and have loads of fun – all in the midst of the African wilderness.
Quad Biking
Search for adventure and wildlife on one of our four- wheelers, while negotiating natural obstacles en-route. Join us for a quad biking adventure trail through the Letsatsing Game Park, accompanied by experienced guides, with the possibility of seeing Rhino, Giraffe and other wildlife en route.
Booking is essential and a minimum number of guests are required. Rates are subject to change without prior notice.
Archery
Try your hand at the ancient sport of Archery and master this skill with a unique bow Experience the ancient art of archery with the help of modern-day equipment. Competent instructors will help you master the technique of shooting a re-curve bow.
Booking is essential and rates are subject to change without prior notice.
Interactive African Drumming
Experience the feelings of unity and peace unleashed by the
powerful percussion of Interactive African Drumming. Join in one of the oldest forms of communication known to man, enjoy the interactive rhythms of Africa, by taking part in a drum circle and learn to play the Djembe Drum.
Rates
- Duration: 1 hour activity, total of 1 hour 30 minutes
- Cost: R265 per person – Min 30 people – Max 200 people
Booking is essential and rates are subject to change without prior notice.
Chimp & Zee Rope Adventure
Our rope adventure course is a fun outdoor recreational activity that’s certainly not just for kids, it’s great fun for the whole family! The course is made up of various ‘elements’ – from high balancing beams, speedy zip lines, hanging spider nets to jungle rope bridges and much more. It’s designed with specific elements that require a different approach and set of skills to complete. Join us for an exciting and fun packed adventure.
Rates
- Duration: 45 min
- Cost: R210 per person
Excludes day visitor entrance fees into Sun City and Valley of the Waves A degree of physical fitness is required but if you can run up a flight of stairs, you should be fine. Maximum weight 120kg. Minimum height 1.2m. Booking is essential and rates are subject to change without prior notice.
We also offer a host of different team building activities & boma entertainment such as:
- Marimba Band
- African Tribal Dancing
- The Amazing Race (basic or advanced)
The Amazing Race (Basic or Advanced)
The principal aim of this activity is to offer a program that is highly affordable at basic level, yet is also modular and can be evolved to different levels of experiential entertainment depending on the client’s needs. The basic product option is presented with SMS’s and is highly affordable due to minimized facilitator requirements. Clients are presented with a riddle or clue to solve. Upon successfully solving the challenge, they will receive another clue that will lead them to their next challenge, and so on. These challenges are scattered over the Sun City Complex, and obviously familiarizes clients with complex in this way. The tasks to be completed at every location can be modularly expanded to involve e.g.; Quad Bikes precision driving challenge, Archery hunting challenge, Drumming rhythm composing to satisfy a judge, Paintball guns shooting at moving targets. We need a list of delegate cellular numbers in a team context. Obviously, the confidentiality of the participants’ cellular number database is absolutely guaranteed. The database is deleted from our system immediately following the activity to prevent any misuse. Upon successfully solving a challenge, clients need to SMS their answer to receive a clue that will lead them to the next challenge, and so on. The race can be tailor-made to suit the clients.
Rates
- Duration: 3 hours
- Cost: R 720 per person – Minimum: 20 people Maximum: 200 people (Larger groups can readily be accommodated.)
Survivor Adventure Teambuilding
The challenges are roughly based on the same principles as the popular Survivor TV series and 90’s Camel Trophy Adventures. Participants have to interact to cross an imaginary river, or start a fire with very few resources, or follow an elementary compass reading. Practice your aim with a few shooting exercises using a Pellet gun, use a bow to shoot a 3D target such as an Impala or Warthog for meat, drive a quad through our precision driving course and get the adrenalin pumping by doing it blindfolded! The great equalizer challenge at the end offers losing teams the final opportunity to catch up for a possible surprise win. . . This is a great activity for really getting the competitive team dynamics going.
Rates
- Duration: 3-4 hours
- Cost: R 720 per person – Minimum: 20 people Maximum: 120 people (Larger groups can readily be accommodated.)
Transfers
We specialize in local transfers to and from Sun City and surrounding Pilanesberg lodges as well as to and from OR Tambo International Airport, Lanseria Airport, Pilanesberg Airport, Mabula Game Reserve, Madikwe Game Reserve, etc. Our fleet consists of Hyundai H1 (7-seater), Toyota Quantum (13-seater), Mercedes Benz Sprinter (20-seater) vehicles which are fitted with tracking and fleet management devices. With comprehensively licensed & insured vehicles, qualified & trained professional drivers and public liability insurance of R1bn, we are Sun City’spreferred transfer operator.
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