After officially “switching on” the spectacular Garden of Lights at Emperors Palace’s five-star D’oreale Grande Hotel on November 28, award-winning South African songstress Zahara (middle) of Little Falls took a stroll through the gardens to see what guests can expect when visiting this mesmerising wonderland this year. While on her walk with Emperors Palace’s entertainment manager, Irvin Nkosi (right) of Greenstone, they came across another well-known musician, Kurt Darren of Pretoria
Award-winning South African singer and songwriter Zahara, who recently signed a five-year deal to be the resident entertainer at Emperors Palace, had the honour of officially “switching on” the enthralling Garden of Lights in the garden of the five-star D’oreale Grande Hotel at Emperors Palace on November 28.
The Garden of Lights, which has been presented at Emperors Palace for the past 12 years, currently offers over 30km of fairy lights and decorations for visitors to enjoy.
“Over the years, the Garden of Lights has celebrated the festive season with over 1.5 million visitors who come to enjoy a fantastic range of family-friendly activities,” said Clive Tavener, general manager at Emperors Palace.
“This year promises to be even better as we continue the tradition of bringing countless families together at this very special festive season celebration.”
Bookings are essential and can be made by contacting the Emperors Palace Box Office or by visiting www.emperorspalace.com or www.tixsa.com
The gates are open from 7pm to 10pm (last entry at 9.30pm), weather permitting.
In the event of overcast and rainy weather, ticketholders will be contacted via SMS to move their booking.
Alfred ‘Shorty’ Ntombela of Krugersdorp (middle) took some time for photographs with fans like Benoni residents Sydney Yearham (left), Tyrone Schaper, Jonathan Harrison and Jadeigh Badenhorst. (Photograph by Yolanda van der Stoep)
Among the VIP guests who attended this special occasion was veteran actor Alfred ‘Shorty’ Ntombela of Krugersdorp. After taking a stroll through the garden with its magical light displays, Shorty took some time out for photographs with fans like Benoni residents Anthony Pratsch and Bernice Blockland. (Photograph by Yolanda van der Stoep).
Here the Afrosoul star from Little Falls is pictured doing the honours with Peermont chief operating officer of gaming Bob Yearham of Benoni (second from left) and the Palace of Dreams complex operations executive Clive Tavener of Modderfontein. With them are dancers Tamlyn Koopman (left) of Lonehill and Aobakwe Sebokoane of Roodepoort.
Zahara (right) of Little Falls took a stroll through the gardens to see what guests can expect when visiting this mesmerising wonderland this year. While on her walk, the Afrosoul star met up with one of the other VIP guests attending the big “switch on”, actress Thandy Matlaila of Lindhurst. (Photograph by Yolanda van der Stoep).
