20260209 02:00 - Notte difficile, soffro di insonnia. (Time adjusted to SAST)
20260209 07:16 - Selfie di famiglia a letto.
20260209 07:33 - Spotted a mother baboon with a baby outside the hotel.
📸✨ Baboon Mom and Baby
20260209 07:45 - Family breakfast selfie.
📸✨ Family Breakfast
20260209 08:21 - Waffle breakfast for the boys.
📸✨ Waffle Brothers
20260209 08:28 - Returning from breakfast, Sebi runs to catch up with Dad in the resort gardens.
📸✨ Sebi running
20260209 08:31 - Sebi exploring the beautiful resort gardens, with the pool in the background.
📸✨ Sebi in the garden
20260209 09:15 - Close encounter with a Blue Wildebeest (Gnu) crossing the path.
📸✨ Blue Wildebeest
20260209 09:36 - Excitement building at the bus stop, waiting for the shuttle to Sun City / Valley of Waves.
📸✨ Waiting for the bus
20260209 09:47 - Walking through the huge mall towards the Valley of Waves.
20260209 09:49 - Arriving at the entrance of the Valley of Waves. The excitement is palpable on the escalators!
📸✨ Valley of Waves Entrance
20260209 09:57 - Overview of the wave pool and the massive wooden gates.
📸✨ Valley of Waves Overview
📸✨ Giant Gates
20260209 10:35 - Finally in the water! Family selfie at the Valley of Waves.
📸✨ Family at the Valley of Waves
20260209 12:30 - Posing on the grand Elephant Bridge, the iconic entrance to the Palace of the Lost City.
📸✨ Elephant Bridge
20260209 13:02 - Seby waiting for mom and Ale in the middle of the food court outside the pools, under the spectacular jungle ceiling.
📸✨ Sun City Mall
20260209 14:17 - Exploring the Maze of the Lost City after lunch.
📸✨ The Maze
20260209 14:35 - Ice cream reward after conquering the maze.
📸✨ Ice Cream Time
20260209 17:07 - Chilling at the Monkey Fountain, with the ruined gates in the background.
📸✨ Monkey Fountain
20260209 17:08 - And we’re exiting! A great day at Sun City comes to an end.
20260209 17:49 - An incredible shot of a yawning hippo at Kubu Dam (Bakubung).
📸✨ Yawning Hippo
20260209 17:50 - Just before leaving, we spotted a majestic elephant right after the hippo!
📸✨ Afternoon Safari Elephant
20260209 17:51 - Entering the park from the Bakubung Gate, as shown on the map.
Map
20260209 19:00 - Entering Pilanesberg National Park again, this time via the Bakubung Gate.
📸✨ Bakubung Gate Sign
20260209 19:53 - The last family dinner at Kwa Maritane to conclude an amazing day, featuring some excellent grilled calamari.
📸✨ Family Dinner
20260209 20:54 - 10 minutes of well-deserved screen time for Ale and Seby before the 5 AM alarm tomorrow.
Original
20260209 21:07 - A special sighting on the descent from Noga hill at sunset: two Slender Mongooses (Galerella sanguinea) dart across the dirt road. No original photo, this moment is recreated by Lobby.
20260209 21:12 - Summary of the one-hour afternoon safari drive.
Sightings
- Hippos: First a single one yawning at Kubu Dam, then three more in the same spot on the way back.
- Elephant: One spotted near the water.
- Giraffes: Two spotted by Alessandro, hidden behind a tree.
- Rhino: One spotted by Alessandro.
- Baboons: Many seen along the way.
- Guineafowl: A dozen.
📸✨ Hippos in the dam
📸✨ Giraffe eating
📸✨ Elephant by the water
20260209 21:07 - A special sighting on the descent from Noga hill at sunset: two Slender Mongooses (Galerella sanguinea) dart across the dirt road. No original photo, this moment is recreated by Lobby.
Pixar Recreation
20260209 21:12 - The official sign for ‘The Maze’ at Sun City.
Photo
