DAY 18-19 - PILANESBERG NATIONAL PARK, SUN CITY
13-14 July  2004

 

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SOUTHERN AFRICA 2004 


PILANESBERG NATIONAL PARK (South Africa)

The  Pilanesberg National Park is situated inside an eroded crater of a long-extinct volcano. Pilanesberg is a sanctuary for various kinds of game and wild animals. This was  the largest game resettlement project in the history of South Africa, in the early eighties more than 6,000 animals from other parks were settled here.

  

Camping Manyane
Ostrich in our camping. 

A Dutch style church

Interesting tree, blooming
Common Cabbage Tree (Cussonia Spicata)


Christmas flowers
(Euphorbia pulcherrima)

A natural lake in Pilanesberg National Park

Many games

All the wildebeests are sitting here, except of one who is standing and guarding.


Suddenly the guard notified the group: and in one second  they all stood up suddenly 

Naboom (Euphorbia) - a cactus-like, huge size plant.
Common Tree Euphorbia (Euphorbia ingens)

Have a look: how large is naboom, compared to a car.

Two elephants


Two elephants: mother and baby 

Naboom is often home to genets and bushbabies.

Interesting bird nests,
probably Southern Masked Weaver

Yellow billed hornbill sitting on a thorny bush


Another nice bird:
Crimson breasted shrike 

Having lunch is Pilanesberg.

A black&white bird:
Blacksmith plover

Hippos at the lake


A bird, hunting fish:
great white egret or little egret 

Pilanesberg landscape

Pilanesberg landscape

Typical landscape


Zebras 

Zebra crossing

Female Waterbuck. 
Kobus ellipsiprymnus

SUN CITY
Sun City is the most famous South African holiday resort, offering a wide choice of attractions and activities for the visitors. First class hotels, casinos, shops, entertaining centers, golf courses, fascinating parks ... all attracting guests from all over the world. Sun City is the South African Las Vegas.

This little train is connecting the hotels of Sun City.

Nice palm trees, fountains

Fascinating surroundings, and parks

This bird is 'over-elegant'

Two red birds

The Lost City 

Awsome plants and trees

Lost City is chain of casino complexes. It was planned in the style of a sunken, legendary African town. It is beautifully situated and imaginatively decorated.

The main entrance of the Lost City

SUNCITY at night

An African style passage connecting the complexes Sun City and Lost City

BIRDS IN MANYANA CAMP
These birds surrounded us while we were having breakfast, picking up the small bits of bread.

Looks like the blackheaded oriole

These birds look like female weavers or canaries

Crested barbet

A laughing dove and a yellow billed hornbill.