Family fun in the sun at Sabi River Sun Resort
Sabi River Sun Resort embraces the family holiday concept and doubles its efforts.
Boasting a gorgeous location, the hotel is cushioned in lush gardens and bush spanning 200 acres along the Sabi River in Hazyview. Sporting 60 newly refurbished guestrooms in the hotel and 104 timeshare chalets, the property offers contemporary and comfortable accommodation. The new hotel rooms reveal a stylish, fresh look with rejuvenated balconies and outside facades.
Rooms feature two double beds and an en-suite bathroom with a bath and shower combination. With warm furnishings and comfy finishes, the space offers free WiFi, a flat-screen TV with DSTV, tea and coffee facilities and air-conditioning. The self-catering chalets comprise three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen and lounge and a large, outside entertainment area with a built in braai – ideal for relaxed family getaways.
Everyone is welcome to dine at Sesonke Restaurant, the Pool Terrace or drinks at the golf bar or Waterhole bar. Sesonke offers an array of dishes from simple toasted sandwiches and burgers to famous chicken schnitzels and fiery Mexican chicken stews. The home baked pizza straight from the wood burning pizza oven is a must-try too and the restaurant prides itself on its family ambience night and day.
The resort is famous for its year-round children’s entertainment programme run by David. Ask any past Sabie Sun visitor and you will find that everyone remembers poolside BINGO! In fact, the hotel offers activities galore for a family of all ages. There are a number of newly renovated pools dotted around the resort in-between the chalets, and the main hotel pool offers a safe and shallow special kid’s area.
Nearby, you will discover volleyball courts, a playground and a space for late afternoon soccer matches. Entertainment is Sabi Sun’s forte and activities include arts and crafts like beading, tile painting, jewellery making, the poolside music quiz, snake talks and lawn croquet. The resort also boasts three floodlit tennis courts, a bowling green, a squash court, a jogging trail, mountain bike rentals and the luxurious Eden Spa.
A visit to the spa is certainly an indulgence. Treat yourself, and experience an array of decadent treatments, starting with a signature foot ritual using authentic, sun baked Kalahari Calabashes and indulgent aromatic fragrances.
Golf enthusiasts will be kept busy on the magnificent Sabi River Sun golf course, currently one of only four 18-hole courses in Mpumalanga. Great for both experienced golf players and beginners, here you’ll find lush kikuyu sheaths on the fairways, greens coated in bayview grass and a captive audience of over 200 different species of birds, hippos and the odd crocodile. The hippo hide itself offers a quiet spot to watch these beautiful animals wallow in the waters and snooze in the afternoon sun on the banks of the river.
Sabie River Sun Resort’s convenient location lends itself to fun excursions outside the hotel to the nearby God’s Window, Blyde River Canyon, Pilgrims Rest village and numerous mountain waterfalls. Additionally, Phabeni Gate into the Kruger National Park is only 12km away and the resort offers private family game drives and bush safaris into the park. The hotel can also help you book a special fun day out at the Aerial Cable Tree Trails, Elephant Whispers, the Elephant Sanctuary or Horse Whispers. In addition they can make you a date with a quad bike, a river raft, a big swing or a micro light!
A beautiful location, superb facilities, exciting golf … But what keeps people coming back? Sabie River Sun Resort prides itself on being a family-first establishment. Here Granny, Grampa, Mom and Dad and especially the kids, (even the teenagers), will be kept busy. Whether it’s just chilling at the pool, enjoying a family game of baseball or action cricket or getting out and about in the Lowveld, there’s fun to be had by all, young and old, and that’s what a holiday is all about.
For bookings and enquiries contact Sabi River Sun on 013 737 4600 or via email at sabiriversun.reservations@tsogosun.com. You can also visit their website for more information.
