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                             . Elephant Atrium    VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
                             and Shawu Statue
                             This sculpture honours an   Practical Information
                             elephant bull that roamed the   Road map D2. N4 to Rustenberg,
                             Kruger National Park until his   then R565.  Tel 014 557 4307; Sun
                             death in 1982, aged 80. It   International Central Reservations
                             graces a large chamber at    011 780 7855.  7 0 - =
                             the end of the vaulted    ∑ suninternational.co.za
                             Elephant Atrium.


































                                     . Central Fresco
                                 The fresco that adorns the
                                 dome of the reception area
            0 metres  20
                                   measures 16 m (52 ft) in
            0 yards  25             diameter and took 5,000
                                         hours to complete.
        KEY
        1 Buffalo Wing
        2 King’s Tower
        3 Desert Suite and
        Presidential Suites
        4 Queen’s Tower
        5 Elephant Atrium
        6 Some 1,600,000 trees, shrubs,
        plants and groundcovers were
        planted at the Lost City
        7 The porte-cochère leads to the
        domed lobby.
                              The Valley of the Waves
                                For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp389–90 and pp408–10


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