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Large terraced hotel building lit up at dusk behind a main outdoor pool in Sun City, South Africa.

The Cascades

Sun City | South Africa
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Waterfall Gardens and a Beach-Style Pool at Sun City

The Cascades takes its name from the waterfalls and pools that run through its tropical gardens, which are crossed by walking paths and home to a bird aviary. The five-star hotel has 241 rooms, all looking over the gardens or a pool edged with white sand and palms. Sun City’s golf courses, Valley of Waves and casino are a short walk across the resort. Pilanesberg International Airport is only 8 km away.

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Couple standing beside glass patio doors in a master suite with a jacuzzi.

Highlights & What to Expect

  • Waterfalls and pools running through tropical gardens.
  • Located in Sun City, with plenty of entertainment nearby.
  • Close to the Valley of Waves and the resort’s golf courses.
  • Kids’ water slides at the pool and family rooms in several sizes.
  • Maltos Restaurant, The Peninsula and the Luma Bar and Lounge.
  • Easy access to Pilanesberg National Park for game drives.
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Overview of The Cascades

The Cascades stands among tropical gardens in the middle of the Sun City resort.

Location & Setting

Water runs through the whole property, and paths cross the gardens between the pools and the aviary. Sun City’s attractions are close by, from the Valley of Waves to the Gary Player Golf Course, and the resort is about 200 km by road from O.R. Tambo International and 8 km from Pilanesberg International Airport.

Rooms

The 241 rooms all look over the gardens or the pool area. Choices include Luxury Twin and Luxury Family Rooms, Superior Luxury Rooms (some with balconies), and family, connecting and accessible layouts. There are also 65-square-meter Luxury Suites and four Presidential Suites, the Garden, Peacock, Flamingo and Heron, the largest being the three-bedroom Heron duplex at 250 square meters.

Facilities

Maltos Restaurant has a Mediterranean feel, The Peninsula serves the buffet breakfast, and cocktails and light snacks are at Luma Bar & Lounge. The pool is the center of daytime life, with white sand, palms and water slides for children, and massages are given at Maltos Beach. In the evenings, the Forest of Lights installation glows among the trees. Everything else at Sun City, from the Lost City golf course to game drives in Pilanesberg National Park, is close at hand.

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Guests relaxing around a swimming area featuring a small footbridge and shaded canopy tents.
Hotel room interior showing a king bed, upholstered bench, and a breakfast tray on a small table.
Four people dining on an elevated open terrace under a sun umbrella with lake views.
Aerial perspective of curved water lagoons surrounded by dense trees and resort architecture.
Visitors gathered along a sandy wave pool beach under a clear sky.
Four adults socializing in a private sitting room with wooden shutters opening to garden grounds.
Lounge interior with a couch and fruit basket leading to a patio facing distant hills.
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Amenities

  • Accommodations

    241

  • Airport Transfers

  • Bar & Lounge

  • Resort Spa

  • Restaurant

  • Swimming Pool

  • Concierge Service

  • Air Conditioning

  • Wi-Fi

  • Laundry Service

  • In-room Safe

  • In-room TV

  • Minibar

  • Tea & Coffee

  • Hair Dryer

Area Activities

  • Game Drives

  • Guided Bush Walks

  • Golf

  • Cultural Tours

  • Quad Biking

  • Hot Air Ballooning

  • Watersports

  • Motorized Watersports

  • Ziplining

  • Scenic Flights

  • Horseback Riding

Other Area Properties

Pilanesberg National Park lies just north of the resort, so its safari lodges are only minutes away.

The Palace of the Lost City and its gardens.

The Palace of the Lost City

The resort’s top hotel shares the same complex and its golf courses.

Lakeside lawns at The Cabanas, Sun City.

The Cabanas

Cabanas, the resort’s three-star option, has lake-facing family rooms on Waterworld Lake.

Thatched main lodge at Bakubung Bush Lodge.

Bakubung Bush Lodge

Game drives start minutes after breakfast at this Big Five lodge just outside the resort.

Suite and plunge pool at Ivory Tree Game Lodge.

Ivory Tree Game Lodge

Family suites and plunge-pool suites lie inside Pilanesberg near Bakgatla Gate.

Last Updated: November 6, 2026 Curated By: Riaan Viljoen