The movie Blended was filmed in both the United States (mainly Georgia) and South Africa, with its most recognizable resort scenes shot at Sun City’s Palace of the Lost City hotel in South Africa.

Main filming locations

  • Sun City Resort, South Africa – Most of the “African familymoon” vacation scenes were filmed at Sun City, a large resort complex in South Africa’s North West Province.
  • Palace of the Lost City hotel – This luxury hotel inside Sun City provided the grand lobby, pool terraces, gardens, and many exterior shots you see as the main resort in the film.
  • Pilanesberg National Park – Safari and wildlife scenes with elephants, rhinos, and giraffes were shot in this real game reserve next to Sun City.

U.S. (Georgia) locations

  • Gwinnett County, Georgia (Buford, Lake Lanier, Lawrenceville) – These areas were used for the stateside “home” and suburban scenes before the story moves to Africa.
  • North Georgia suburbs – Parks and local spots around places like Flowery Branch and Gainesville were dressed to double for parts of the family’s everyday life.

Other production notes

  • Some behind-the-scenes sources also mention additional work on studio sets (such as on a Warner Bros. lot in Los Angeles), but the locations viewers most often look for are Sun City and the Georgia lakeside/suburban areas.

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