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AFRICA'S
GREAT HOTELS AND RESORTS THREE POINTS OF PERFECTION
ON SUN INTERNATIONAL'S AIR ROUTE INTO
AFRICA TABLE BAY, SUN
CITY & SUN LATEST DEVELOPMENT AT VICTORIA FALLS
IN ZAMIBA &endash; THE GOLDEN
TRIANGLE They are Sun
City, a fusion of dream architecture and world
class facilities deep in the bushveld of South
Africa's North West province; the elegant Table Bay
Hotel, on Cape Town's famous Victoria & Alfred
Waterfront, and the new two-hotel property at the
edge of the Victoria Falls in the Mosi-oa-Tunya
World Heritage site in Zambia. Together they
provide a trilogy of unforgettable experiences,
sights and sounds, and offer visitors a real taste
of the mighty continent of Africa, served up with
sophistication and style. Individually, they stand
as icons of excellence. With its wide
portfolio of resorts which are all-in-one
attractions, Sun International has been voted the
Best Hotel Group in Africa by UK and USA travel
publications. And in the forefront of individual
awards and accolades are these three
properties. Sun City is
decidedly different - a resort protected from the
elements by a circle of hills which once formed the
rim of a long extinct volcano. Amid these ochre and
olive bushveld surroundings lies an amazing Kingdom
of Pleasure. The resort can accommodate over 3 000
people in its four, differently niched hotels and
self-catering Vacation Club (an RCI Gold Crown
resort). The most remarkable is The Palace of The
Lost City, which provides stunningly opulent
hospitality earning it's place amongst the Leading
Hotel's of the World At the Travel
Awards ceremony held earlier this year in Kuala
Lumpur Sun City walked away with 4 awards including
"Africa's Leading Hotel", Africa's Leading Resort
and "Leading Conference Hotel", which is further
recognition of the enormous effort that has gone
into positioning the resort as the best in the
southern continent and among the very best in the
world," said Philip Georgas, Regional Director,
Resorts, for Sun International. Below the Lost City
and its Valley of Waves, where surfing waves roll
onto powder white sands and visitors ride the water
slides from the Temple of Courage, lies the Bridge
of Time. This leads into the Entertainment Centre
with its Jungle Casino and wide range of banqueting
and conference facilities, including the 6 000
seater Superbowl. Close by is the
elegant Cascades, which also has a remarkable
garden stretching down towards the golf course, one
of two at the resort. This hosts the annual Nedbank
Golf Challenge, which attracts the world's finest
players. Then there's the
sensational Sun City Hotel and recently refurbished
Health Spa, and the family-orientated Cabanas
spread across the lawns above Waterworld and the
spectacular Valley of Waves. "If there is
anything that I would like to emphasize, it is that
Sun City is now a leading International Leisure FIT
and family resort " says Lorenzo Giani, Sales
Manager of Sun International, North
America. Formerly a centre
for gaming, Sun City now places its emphasis on the
upscale adventurer market. It abuts the Pilanesberg
National Park South Africa's 4th
largest and home to the Big 7 which makes it a
superb game viewing base. The upgraded Pilanesberg
airport which will shortly achieve international
status, will then include direct flights to and
from the Victoria Falls property near Livingstone
in Zambia, linking up to the already existing
direct flights to and from Cape Town and Sun
City. At another point of
the triangle is the elegant and gracious Table
Bay Hotel in Cape Town, which has also earned
inclusion as one of the Leading Hotels of the
World. It is flanked on one side by towering Table
Mountain with its tablecloth of tumbling clouds,
and on the other by views across the Atlantic Ocean
to historic Robben Island. It is an ideal
centre from which to get a taste of the scenic
winelands, enjoy unforgettably beautiful coastal
drives and explore the delights of Cape Town
itself. However, being so
close to a working port and the fascinating
Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, with its malls of
shops, restaurants, remarkable Aquarium and
numerous exhibitions, it's tempting to stay close
to home. The Table Bay, with
its 329 rooms and suites, reflects Victorian
elegance combined with contemporary charm. In the
Atlantic Grill Room and Terrace, where an open-face
cellar displays 4 000 of the best Cape wines, the a
la carte dining experience matches the grandeur of
Table Mountain itself. More cosseting
awaits in Africa's first in-city Health Spa with
its boutique hydro spa and beauty parlour. It is
staffed by personal trainers and experts in
holistic treatments which include hydrotheraphy,
Shiatsu, sea-wrapping and aromatherapy. As for doing
business in style, the international Business
Centre's conference room for 260 has
state-of-the-art equipment. There are also
versatile reception areas for up to 800 and an
executive boardroom, all with dramatic views of the
ocean. The third point of
this Golden Triangle, is the latest Sun
International venture situated on one of the most
extraordinary sites in the world, right at the lip
of the famous Victoria Falls in Zambia. It is the
magnificent new $55 million two hotel resort opened
earlier this year. The hotels are the five-star
Royal Livingstone and the three star Zambezi
Sun, mere metres from the lip of the famous
falls. Part of the
infrastructure on the 46-hectare site, is an
entertainment centre and a convention facility to
match the best in the world. In referring to
this resort as an African treasure, Sun
International does not overstate the case. The
elements which combine to create the Falls resort
were conceived and built with great care and
meticulous planning. Consideration had to be taken
of the fact that the development is on a World
Heritage Site, near one of the most awe-inspiring
natural phenomena on our planet. The resort brings
with it a sense of excitement. Aside from the
accommodation Sun International has devised
adventure packages for guests and visitors that
will bring thrill seekers from every corner of the
globe. Architecturally,
the buildings take their cue from African echoes.
The wonderful five-star rated Royal Livingstone
Hotel, stretched along the banks of the river,
consists of a series of 17 colonial-style
buildings, with deep verandas, set among indigenous
trees and grass preserved and augmented in the
development process. The rooms and
suites echo the quiet beauty of their surroundings
and in the centre, thatch-roofed buildings, most
African in their influence, house the lounge,
restaurant and bar that will discreetly be run to
world class standards. A classic swimming pool
visually links the waters of the river with the
terraces of the hotel, and a sweeping timber deck
plants its feet in the swirling water of the
Zambezi. At the three-star
Zambezi Sun, informality is reflected in the joyful
colours of the largely hand-painted interior
decorations, the huge meandering swimming pool with
brilliant ceramic mosaics, and its exuberant
architecture. Also constructed in
a series of eight buildings containing the rooms,
surrounding a central pavilion of restaurants,
kitchens and a fabulous convention centre, the
Zambezi Sun acknowledges its African roots
in the deep rich red earth colour on the rounded
planes of its walls. White wood-grain balconies
give views onto the river, with its boiling rapids
in the rainy season and the roiling mists of the
waterfall. In the early evening the dark outline of
the hotel is set against iridescent curls of smoky
vapour that dance above its roofline. Above all,
there is the thunderous sound of falling
water. Whether you are
bent on business or pleasure, Sun International's
Golden Triangle can tap into just what you need and
provides leading International destinations for the
FIT, leisure and MICE markets around the world"
said Ian Anderson Executive: National &
International Sales. This triangle of
superb destinations creates a glittering formula
for unique tourism experiences, underpinned by Sun
International's emphasis on service excellence and
luxuriously sophisticated amenities. Each guest is
special ... and made to feel special ... embraced
in a welcome that is truly Out of
Africa. For further
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