A Golfing Safari South Africa
A Golfing Safari South Africa 2014 What could be better than to play the fabulous golf courses of this proud golfing country, taking time to see all the sights, visit the wineries, getting up close and personal with the African wildlife, participating in a safari, and becoming acquainted with the local culture? On this tour you will play on some of the best golf courses, a overnight journey on the Blue Train, 3 nights a the spectacular Kirkman’s Kamp and enjoy great accommodation. This is truly a trip of a lifetime and will make for unforgettable memories.
Sun City Day 1 You will be collected from ORT International and be driven (145kms) to The Palace, Sun City, where you can relax in a luxury room with ensuite bathroom. Your stay includes full English breakfast. Day 2 Enjoy 18 holes of golf at Lost City Country Club and after we may have time for a hot air balloon ride, or quick visit to the game park. Day 3 Enjoy 18 holes of golf at Gary Player Country Club.
Blue Train Day 3 After golf you will be collected from The Palace and be driven (143kms) to Court Classique Hotel in Pretoria for a 1 night stay You are booked in a studio suite with ensuite bathroom. Your stay includes bed, buffet breakfast and tourism levy. Day 4 This will be an early morning start. You will be collected from Court Classique and be driven to Capital Park Station where you will board The Blue Train Enjoy 1 night on board The Blue Train in a deluxe suite with ensuite bathroom. Accommodation is on a fully inclusive basis including non premium branded drinks and selected off-train excursions.
Cape Town Day 5 You will be collected from Cape Town Station and be driven to Cape Grace Hotel in a luxury room with ensuite bathroom. Your 2 night stay includes breakfast, use of the Hot Spa area (steam room, sauna, rain and body shower), limited complimentary internet access, morning tea and coffee with wake-up calls, luxury chauffeur transfers within a 10km radius from 07h00 to 23h00 (subject to availability) and Cape orientation and wine tasting. Day 6 This full-day tour takes in the scenic highlights of the Cape Peninsula, beginning with the four secluded beaches of Clifton, with the tour ending at the beautiful Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, set against the eastern slopes of spectacular Table Mountain. Day 7 You will be collected from Cape Grace Hotel for the short drive to Summerwood Guest House at Stellenbosch taking in the famed Table Mountain along the way. You will enjoy 2 nights at Summerwood Guest House in a standard room with ensuite bathroom. Your stay includes breakfast.
Cape Winelands & Arabella Day 8 Indulge in a full day in the spectacular Cape Winelands, beginning with your first out of three wine tasting on the way to Franschhoek, home to award-winning wine estates and known as South Africa's gourmet capital. Drive past the Groot Drakenstein Prison, where Nelson Mandela was incarcerated before his release where he took his first steps as a free man. Day 9 You will be collected from at Summerwood Guest House and be driven (100kms) to Arabella Western Cape Hotel & Spa where you have a 1 night stay in a deluxe room with ensuite bathroom. Your stay includes breakfast, access to the Arabella Spa and unlimited wireless internet access. Enjoy 18 holes of golf at Arabella Golf Club.
Fancourt Day 10 Now we transfer to the world famous Fancourt resort En route we do the full day OutsHoorn tour, taking in the Cango caves, Ostrich farms and much more... Then we relax for 3 nights at Fancourt Hotel in a luxury room with ensuite bathroom. Your stay includes breakfast, a round of golf on the Outeniqua or Montagu courses per guest per night stay OR a Spa voucher to the value of ZAR450.00 per guest per night stay OR a dinner voucher to the value of ZAR450.00 per guest per night stay. Day11 Enjoy 18 holes of golf at Fancourt Country Club on the Montagu Golf Course. Day 12 Enjoy 18 holes of golf at Fancourt Country Club on the Outeniqua Golf Course. Day 13 Enjoy 18 holes of golf at Fancourt Country Club on the Links Golf Course. This was the site of the famous President's Cup draw! .
Puzulu Day 13 We transfer to Pezula (80kms) where we spend 2 nights at Pezula Resort Hotel & Spa in a luxury suite with ensuite bathroom. Your stay includes full continental or English breakfast, use of the Hot Spa area (steam room, sauna, rain shower, heated indoor swimming pool), use of the gym facilities, 24 hour internet access in the business centre, tea and coffee in room with daily homemade rusks and the shuttle service on the Pezula Private Estate. Day 14 Play golf at the dramatic Pezula Golf Club Wowsa!! Day 15 Today is travelling day from George Airport to Kirkman’s Kamp
Kirkman’s Kamp Days 15-18 Experience 3 nights at &Beyond Kirkman's Kamp (in a suite with ensuite bathroom with bath and shower. Your stay includes accommodation, three meals daily, soft drinks, house wines, local brand spirits and beers, teas and coffees, refreshments on game drives, laundry, scheduled safari activities, nature walks (1 hour) accompanied by experienced armed trackers (subject to availability), emergency medical evacuation insurance as well as transfers to and from the airstrip (where applicable). Game drives leave both in the morning and afternoon, with the aim of sighting the Big 5. Leopard sightings are prevalent. On the 15th we transfer to our our accommodation at Oliver's Lodge in White River not far from Leopard Creek GC.
Leopard Creek Day 18 Today we have the option to play golf at Leopard Creek Country Club , the no 1 course in South Africa or spend more time on Safari at Kirkman's Kamp Day 19 Transfer to KMIA for flight to Johannesburg and home with a big smile and many lifetime memories and photos safely packed aboard!
Course Overview Leopard Creek Golf Club Opened in 1996, this private and exclusive golf course borders on the Kruger National Park near Malelane. Designed by Gary Player, Leopard Creek offers the ultimate bushveld golfing experience, with the immaculate fairways and greens being surrounded by the wild, indigenous African bush. Wild animals are often seen roaming on the golf course, which has holes bordering on the Crocodile River, a popular watering spot for many species of wild animal. No expense was spared in building this golf course, and Gary Player has created a world class masterpiece with a true African feel.
Gary Player Country Club, Sun City Africa and the surrounding areas offer fantastic options to extend your stay Hear the roar of the water over Victoria Falls, spend more time at Kruger National Park or relax at a 5 star resort in Mauritius. These are just a few options to share. The Travelling Golfer will be delighted to help find the right
Lost City Golf Club, Sun City For groups of 8 or more The Travelling Golfer can organise specific itineraries. If your group has a destination or course in mind please let us know. Perhaps you would like Private Charter? or to have a golf professional as your tour guide? or just wish to play a particular course you have heard about‌.
Arabella Golf Club Framed by the Houwhoek Mountains and the Bot River Lagoon, the golf course at the Arabella Country estate - considered the best in the Western Cape - is certainly one of the most scenic. From the moment you arrive and drive past the first fynbos-fringed fairways on the way to the clubhouse, you realise that this course is special, blending in with rather than dominating the landscape. It’s an impression that is confirmed when you look out from the clubhouse over the ninth and 18th greens, situated on the edge of the Bot River Lagoon.
Course Overview Pearl Valley Golf Estate Pearl Valley was opened in 2003, and is the second Jack Nicklaus signature course to be opened in South Africa. Situated in the heart of the Cape Winelands region, between Paarl and Franschhoek, Pearl Valley is one of the more visually appealing golf courses in South Africa, and meets Jack Nicklaus’s high standards for aesthetic beauty and golf course design. The Paarl Mountain Range and the Berg River surrounding the golf estate make a spectacular backdrop for a game of golf.
Links Golf Course at Fancourt Designed by Gary Player, the Links Golf Course at Fancourt opened in 2000, and is a man-made links golf course. The Links is a championship course, and in true ‘links’ tradition is a very challenging and demanding golf course to play. It is possibly the most difficult course in South Africa.
Montagu Golf Course at Fancourt Situated at the foot of the Outeniqua Mountains in George, in the heart of South Africa’s world renowned Garden Route, the Fancourt Montagu golf course is considered to be one of the best conditioned golf courses in South Africa. This parkland layout has been ranked as South Africa’s top golf course a few times, and the golf course is in a spectacular setting, surrounded by mountains and water, with plenty of wildlife around to distract any golfer from the challenge of playing this cleverly designed golf course.
Outeniqua Golf Course at Fancourt Designed by Gary Player, the Outeniqua is one of two world class parkland golf courses at Fancourt. The spectacular scenery that can be seen whilst playing this course includes the Outeniqua mountain range after which this golf course takes its name. This undulating golf course has plenty of water features and wildlife, and its challenging design and superb conditioning will provide an excellent test for all levels of golfer. With a variety of tees to choose from, golfers of all abilities will find this course an exciting challenge.
Course Overview Oubaai Golf Resort Oubaai is proud to be the first and only Ernie Els signature course in South Africa. The golf course design allows for a challenge to all levels of golfer and is a testimony to the talents of South Africa's favorite golfing son. The Golf Course is a Links layout where veld grasses line the lush fairways and greens. The elements, predominantly the wind, play a role in the defenses of the course, the course being a coastal golf course
Simola Golf Estate A Jack Nicklaus signature golf course, offers challenging and rewarding golf amidst spectacular scenery. Set below the high ridges, it’s free from the wind that so often plagues coastal courses. Fairways flow with the natural undulating contours of the terrain and the unusual configuration of five par 5's and five par 3's adds a new dimension to the game.
Pinnacle Point Golf Club Opened in 2006, the Pinnacle Point Golf Course was co-designed by renowned golf course designer Peter Matkovich and professional golfer Darren Clarke. Pinnacle Point was rated as one of the 10 best new courses in the world by American Travel & Leisure Golf magazine, and the golf course is sited along four kilometres of spectacular coastline with several dramatic cliff-side holes. Peter Matkovich has designed many of South Africa’s top golf courses, but described Pinnacle Point as “the most dramatic golf course site I’ve ever encountered anywhere in the world”.
St Francis Links Opened in 2006, St Francis Links was designed by Jack Nicklaus, and is a traditional links golf course that overlooks St Francis Bay. As the second natural links golf course built in South Africa, the St Francis Links golf course is laid out amongst the dunes above St Francis Bay, and several holes meander around a wetland area. This course has a true links look and feel to it - the bunkers look as though they have been simply plowed out of the land, and the shape of the greens comes from the natural movement of the land.
Accommodation Overview The Palace, Sun City The magnificent Palace of the Lost City at Sun City is a fairytale African palace that towers over the scenic valley. Visible from almost anywhere on the resort, The Palace of the Lost City’s unique towers with elephant tusk embellishments are a symbol of the true luxury and splendour that the hotel offers.
Court Classique Hotel Nestling in upmarket diplomatic suburb of Arcadia, Pretoria, the Court Classique Suite hotel offers easy access to the major Gauteng business centres, as well as a host of superb restaurants, cinemas shops and cultural attractions.
The Blue Train The Blue Train is unique - it is not merely a train but combines the luxury of the world's leading hotels with the charm of train travel. Think of it as an all inclusive luxury rail cruise with an opportunity to view South Africa'sspectacular landscapes and visit interesting tourist attractions along the way.
Cape Grace Hotel Staying at Cape Grace is an experience in itself, melding the modern comforts of a Cape Town luxury hotel with traditional Cape culture. And there is no better position for a V&A Waterfront hotel than with Table Mountain standing sentry and towering over the hotel, a working harbour to one side and a multi-millionaire yacht basin on the other. It’s a heady mix of tantalizing experiences, which makes time spent at Cape Grace something to remember forever.
Accommodation Overview Summerwood Guest House Summerwood Guest House, situated in the beautiful university town of Stellenbosch, is nestled between mountains and rivers and is the perfect base from which to explore the winelands, Cape Town and its spectacular surroundings. This unique Stellenbosch winelands mansion, originally built in 1904, was designed by an Italian architect and has been lovingly restored to meet the demands of the modern traveller. Summerwood Guest House is set in a spectacular garden featuring a great variety of indigenous plants.
Arabella Western Cape Hotel & Spa Featuring a jacuzzi and an outdoor pool, the Arabella Western Cape Hotel Hermanus offers 5-star luxury in the centre of Hermanus. It is situated less than a 10-minute walk from Shopping Centre, Old Harbour Museum and Village Square.
Fancourt Hotel The Fancourt Hotel is a fine blend of modern luxury and classic elegance which offers accommodation that caters to every taste. 115 luxurious bedrooms and suites are all fully equipped with everything you need to make your stay as comfortable and unforgettable as possible
Kirkman’s Kamp Experience an abundance of wildlife that roams freely between the prestigious Sabi Sand Game Reserve and the world renowned Kruger National Park. An unfenced border opens up the 65 000 hectares (160 600 acres) of exceptional wilderness beauty and the neighbouring world famous park, offering you the ultimate in safari adventure.
A Golfing Safari 2014 Groups For groups of 8 or more The Travelling Golfer can organise specific itineraries. If your group has a destination or course in mind please let us know. Perhaps you would like Private Charter? or to have a golf professional as your tour guide? or just wish to play a particular course you have heard about‌.
Africa & Surrounds Africa and the surrounding areas offer fantastic options to extend your stay Hear the roar of the water over Victoria Falls, spend more time at Kruger National Park or relax at a 5 star resort in Mauritius. These are just a few options to share. The Travelling Golfer will be delighted to help find the right
Package includes: • • • • • • • • •
Accommodation Meals, drinks and laundry as specified in the itinerary Emergency medical evacuation insurance (safari) Flights as specified in the itinerary Private transfers as specified Private sightseeing and excursions as specified Scheduled/private game viewing activities as specified Personalised Travel Journal 1x 18 holes at Pearl Valley, Arabella, Pinnacle Point, Fancourt Montagu & Outeniqua, Fancourt Links, Oubaai, Simola, St Francis Links
Pricing to be confirmed • Price per golfer, twin sharing $AUD • Single supplement $AUD • Additional night on request *All pricing is subject to change, availability and currency fluctuations.
Payment Instructions A 50% deposit is required to secure a booking. Payment can be made by: 1.
What’s not included: • • • •
Meals, drinks and laundry not specified in the itinerary Gratuities and any items of a personal nature Flights and transfers not specified in the itinerary Visa fees (please be sure to check if visas are required)
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