Overview & Rates

Location	Pilanesberg National Park
Malaria area	No
Big 5 game reserve	Yes
Getting there	2 hour drive from Johannesburg 10 minutes from Sun City
Total number of rooms	76
Type of accommodation	Thatched roof studio rooms, including one wheelchair accessible room
Children under 12 years accepted?	Yes

Validity	Special rate for advance booking
15 May - 31 August 2012	R 1,149.00
01 September - 31 December 2012	R 1,318.00
NORMAL SELLING RATE - R 2,000.00 RECEIVE A DISCOUNT OF 42%
**SPECIAL OFFERS**
** Surcharges will apply over holiday periods & long weekends

• Breakfast and dinner daily
• Luxury accommodation
• One game drive per adult per night (morning or afternoon) OR a complimentary shuttle and free entrance into Sun City per night - must be pre-booked

• Game drives can be booked directly with the lodge at a cost of R 300.00 per person per drive

• There will be a 40% single supplement charged on the per person per night sharing rate

• Children under the age of 18 years (maximum two children per room) will be accommodated free of charge on a dinner, bed and breakfast basis if sharing with one or two adults
• Children occupying their own rooms will be charged the full adult rate
• The Lodge offers a wonderful kiddies programme called 'Legacy's Junior Rangers'.  Please ask on arrival for more details.

• All prices quoted are based on a minimum stay over weekends (Fri & Sat or Sat & Sun)
• There is a shuttle bus that runs between the lodge and Sun City every two hours at a cost of R 60 per person return. The shuttle starts at 09h45 and ends at 23h00
• Private game drives into the Pilanesberg Game Reserve are bookable directly at the lodge. Children under the age of 12 years, accompanied by an adult, qualify for a complimentary game drive, but are still required to pay the entrance fee of R50.00 into the park. This rate is subject to increase - please check with our reservations staff. Minimum age for game drives is 6 years and older.

About The Lodge & The Reserve

Bakubung Bush Lodge is located in the malaria-free Pilanesberg National Park in the North West Province of South Africa. This park is the fourth largest national park in the country and is home to a large selection of animal and bird life including the Big Five. Sun City is on our doorstep for a change from wild to glitz and glamour.

Bakubung offers 76 beautifully appointed air-conditioned, thatched roof studio rooms. All rooms are decorated in an African theme with all the modern conveniences to ensure your stay with them is comfortable and memorable.

The restaurant caters for breakfast, lunch and dinner. They have different themes on different days ranging from African, Indian and Asian. On Wednesday and Saturday nights an option is to book our bush braai around the boma in the park, or enjoy the Chef's carvery in the main restaurant.

Bakubung is fully equipped to host meetings, conference or banquets. With luxurious wall-to-wall carpeting and independent air conditioning, the venues are spacious and comfortable. In addition to all packages and optional extras, it also offer secretarial services as well as Internet and email access

Room features:

• Air conditioning
• En-suite bathroom
• Shower
• DStv
• Telephone
• Tea & coffee making facilities
• Hairdryer
• Internet access
• Plug for electric shaver

Lodge features:

• Restaurant
• Bar
• Internet lounge
• Swimming pool
• Internet access
• Children's playground
• Tennis courts
• Boma
• Conference facilities for up to 120 delegates
• Noko Khalari Spa
• Touch screen TV in Game Office indicating animal sightings
• Shuttle to Sun City

Activities:

• Tennis courts
• Bush walks
• Game drives
• Volleyball

Next door to the famous leisure and entertainment resort of Sun City, is the Pilanesberg National Park.

It may not be very large (550km²) compared to Kruger or some of the other great African parks, but it has a real wilderness feel to it and most of the big animals you could wish to see. It lies amongst the only significant hills in the area which rise skywards out of the flat highveld plain. This massif is a 1,200 million-year-old volcanic relic of four concentric mountain rings.

The Pilanesberg is the highest peak towering 600 metres above Mankwe Lake, which sits in the heart of the ancient volcano. The volcano's circular bowl was recognised as being the perfect situation for a national park with its tall sides creating natural boundaries. The area was farmed until 1979 until Operation Genesis was launched to rehabilitate the land and stock it with game. This was one of the most imaginative game-stocking enterprises ever undertaken and the Pilanesberg became a great success story. There are currently around 10,000 head of game and it is a very popular game park for locals and overseas visitors alike - many of whom make the short trip from the nearby resort of Sun City.

Animals and birds

This park is home to good populations of a whole range of Africa's game, including the 'Big Five'; elephants, black and white rhinoceros, buffaloes, lions and leopards and you will also see giraffes, zebras, hippos and a wide variety of antelopes including the very attractive sable, eland, kudu and gemsbok. There are also cheetahs and hyenas and jackal. Birdlife is good with over 300 species and bird lovers will be interested in the huge stroll-through aviary at the Manyane gate. Also in this area is a 'vulture restaurant' - created to help save the shy and endangered Cape vulture from regional extinction.

Map & Directions

Bakubung Bush Lodge

Directions from Sandton / Fourways:

• Travel north along William Nicol Drive to the Fourways intersection with Witkoppen Road
• Turn left into Witkoppen Road towards Lanseria/Roodepoort.
• Turn right at the intersection with Hans Strijdom Extension on the road towards Broederstroom and Lanseria
• Cross over the Muldersdrift/Diepsloot Road and continue with the R512 towards Broederstroom and Lanseria
• Cross the bridge over the R28 Krugersdorp/Pretoria highway, pass the Lanseria turnoff and continue straight ahead
• At the T-junction turn left on the R512 to Magaliesberg
• Continue on this road until you see the Sun City signboard on your left. Turn right on the R512 to Brits and cross the bridge over Hartebeespoort Dam
• At the T-junction turn right on the R512 to Brits. Follow directional signs
• Continue to the four-way stop and turn left on the R512/27 for Brits/Rustenburg
• Pass the first Brits turnoff. At the signpost R27 Rustenburg/Brits turn right
• On the bridge turn left towards Rustenburg
• Continue till you get to the slipway to the left. Take the slipway and continue on the new N4 highway
• A signboard on the left side of the road indicates Pilanesberg to the left on route 91. Exit left off the highway. At the T-junction turn right and continue on this road to Sun City
• Once reaching Sun City, go straight past the Zenex garage on your right, after 4km you will see a sign indicating you to turn right to Bakubung, follow the road and it will lead you to the Bakubung Gate

Directions from Centurion / Pretoria:

• Take the N1 north towards Polokwane
• Take the N4 Rustenberg split (tollroad)
• Follow the road straight, a signboard on the left side of the road indicates Pilanesberg to the left on route 91. Exit left off the highway. At the T-junction turn right and continue on this road to Sun City
• Once reaching Sun City, go straight past the Zenex garage on your right, after 4km you will see a sign indicating you to turn right to Bakubung, follow the road and it will lead you to the Bakubung Gate

Directions from OR Tambo International Airport:

• When leaving OR Tambo International Airport, take the route marked Pretoria (R21) - stay on this road
• Follow this dual carriage highway- look out for the Pietersburg/Polokwane (N1) off ramp and follow it
• Stay on this road which goes round the east of Pretoria
• Pass the Witbank/Pretoria East turnoff
• Take the N4 toll road (Bakwena Platinum HIghway) to Rustenburg- take the Sun City off ramp (R556) and follow the road (over two four way stops ) - watch out for speed traps until you come to Sun City
• Pass Sun City (on the right) and more or less 4 kms further is a sign to Bakubung Gate
• Turn right and follow the road through the village. Enter Bakubung Gate