14 Night Western Cape & Safari
From R19,612 / £1,569 |
This trip will take you along some of the most dramatic and scenic coastline on offer within South Africa. Start your tour in Cape Town, take in a Safari and then finish your trip in the heart of the Garden Route.
The full beauty of South Africa in only 14 days, start off in The Mother City, Cape Town. Head North to the Cape Winelands, before taking in 2 game drives on your way along the Garden Route. Enjoy 8 rounds of golf, including 1 on Pinnacle Point, the course pro golfer Darren Clarke has described as the best on the planet. |
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Day 1 Cape Town
Clients are met upon arrival at Cape Town International Airport by a representative of SAfrica Golf Tours who will assist them with collecting their rental car. The representative will then spend about an hour with guests going over the route and offering suggestions and advice, at this point clients will be presented with their self drive tour itinerary, a map book and any vouchers that they will need on their journey. Clients will have the balance of the day at their leisure
Overnight: PH President Hotel |
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Day 2 Cape Town
After breakfast at your hotel, you first round of the week will be at Atlantic Beach , consistently rated as one of the best courses within the Western Cape, Atlantic Beach is now used as a qualifying course for The Open. The course is a Championship traditional Links style course where thewind comes in off of the ocean nearby.
Overnight: PH President Hotel |
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Day 3 Cape Town
This morning you will head off to the Royal Cape golf course, With lovely views of Table Mountain from most holes, this championship course offers a beautiful setting and challenging layout. Royal Cape Golf Club is a true championship course, having hosted the South African Open no less than ten times.
Overnight: PH President Hotel |
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Day 4 Cape Town
Day at Leisure: We recommend you take this opportunity to visit some of Cape Towns favourite attractions, take a cable car trip up Table Mountain, weather permitting the views from the top really are stunning. Take a ferry trip to Robben Island, ferries depart from the V&A Waterfront. Alternatively take the day to relax on one of Cape Towns beautiful beaches, Camps Bay and Bantry Bay are among the favourites. Boulders Beach is also a firm favourite with its penguin colony sharing the beach.
Overnight: PH President Hotel |
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Day 5: Cape Winelands
After breakfast today you will move hotels to the PH Dorpshuis & Spa which is located in Stellenbosch, South Africas oldest wine producing region. Play golf today at De Zalze golf club, a parklands course ,with its best defences being the water on several of the holes. The course was host to the World Amateur Championships in 2006 and is now a regular in South Africas 5 star golf experience awards. It is linked to the Spier wine estate, giving you an opportunity to finish the day by sampling some of the fantastic wines on offer. The estate also gives you the opportunity of having a close encounter with their Cheetahs and Birds of Prey at their Rehab centre.
Overnight: Dorpshuis & Spa |
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Day 6: Cape Winelands
Day at Leisure: We recommend you take today to enjoy some of the local towns, perhaps take in a guided wine tour to some of the local vineyards. Take a trip to Franschhoek, spend a few hours wandering along the tree lined village whilst visiting some of its arts and craft studios. Franschhoek is South Africas gourmet capital, you will find everything from gourmet to rustic cuisine, something to suit every palate.
Overnight: Dorpshuis & Spa |
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Day 7: Sun City
Your last round in the Cape will take place today at Stellenbosch.
Overnight: Dorpshuis & Spa |
Day 8: Garden Route
Today is a fairly free day, so much as you will need to travel up the N2 until you reach Albertinia, (about 2.5 hrs from Stellenbosch), where you will be spending the night at the Garden Route Game Lodge. Here you will experience 2 game drives, one in the early evening as the sun sets and the second will take place at sun up. Your stay here will include an evening meal in the main restaurant looking out over the reserve, and breakfast in the Boma following your early morning drive. Guests are encouraged to arrive early and spend time relaxing at the pool area.
Overnight: Garden Route Game Lodge |
Day 9: Mossel Bay
After you depart the Game Reserve you will have the rest of the day to explore and make your way to Mossel Bay, about 1 hr from Albertinia. Here you will be staying at Pinnacle Point Golf resort.
Overnight: Pinnacle Point |
Day 10: Herolds Bay
After breakfast in the clubhouse, you will set about taking on Pinnacle Point golf course, The course is an immaculate eighteen-hole championship golf course, The emerald green fairways and tees provide the perfect surface for making shots and the bent grass greens will ensure a challenging and entertaining game is had by all. Set on the edge of a magnificent coast, the views are awe inspiring, with dramatic coastal views of the ocean from all areas of the course. Pinnacle Point has already been rated as the best golf course on the planet by pro golfer Darren Clarke.
Overnight: Pinnacle Point |
Day 12: Knysna
Day at Leisure : We recommend you take this opportunity to visit some of the Garden Routes attractions, make a trip to the Knysna Elephant park and experience these huge creatures up close and personal as you get to interact with them. Monkeyland, a free roaming primate sanctuary and Birds of Eden are just North of Plettenberg Bay. Storms River and the Tsitsikamma village are about an hours drive away. For the real adventurous why not bungee jump from the Bloukrans River Bridge, the highest commercial bungy site in the world at a whooping 216m high.
Overnight: Knysna Log Inn |
Day 13: Plettenberg Bay
Today you will be playing about 25 kms North of Knysna at Goose Valley golf club, just outside the picturesque town of Plettenberg Bay. Goose Valley is a Gary Player designed course set on the banks of the Keurbooms Lagoon. Golfers will experience fantastic views of the ocean, the Tsitsikamma Mountains along with an abundance of wildlife.
Overnight: Knysna Log Inn |
Day 14: Knysna
Your final round of the holiday will be at Pezula , this Championship Golf Course is a sweeping spectacle of fairways and greens rolling through the pristine Southern Cape landscape. The breathtaking, award-winning 18-hole course which was designed by David Dale and Ronald Fream of GolfPlan USA, rates amongst the best and the most scenic golf courses in the world. The course has sweeping views of both the Knysna Lagoon and the Indian Ocean.
Overnight: Knysna Log Inn |
Day 15: Depart
With only a few hours left now is the time to do any last minute shopping before returning the hire car to the airport of your choice. |
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WHATS INCLUDED
4 x Nights at PH President Hotel in a standard room on a bed & breakfast basis
3 x Nights at Dorpshuis Spa Hotel in a standard room on bed & breakfast basis
1 x Night at Garden Route Game Lodge including breakfast and evening meal and 2 game drives
2 x Nights at Pinnacle Point in villa on bed & breakfast basis
4 Nights at Knysna Log Inn in standard room on bed & breakfast bassis.
18 holes of golf at Atlantic Beach, Royal Cape, Stellenbosch, De Zalze, Pinnacle Point, Oubaai, Pezula and Goose Valley golf clubs.
15 Days Car Hire with standard insurance and unlimited kilometres.
SAfrica Golf Tours representative on call |
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