Golf - Garden Route
Operates: Daily from George Duration: 9 days / 8 nights Routing George, Mossel Bay, Knysna, and George 8 nights’ accommodation as indicated Self-drive option: 5 days car hire (category “S” – Nissan X-Trail or similar for 2 or 3 pax, category “W” – Ford Ranger 4WD or similar for 4 pax) Includes: GPS, unlimited mileage and premium insurance cover. For transferred option: local transportation with vehicle and English speaking driver Meals as indicated: B=Breakfast L=Lunch D=Dinner Green fees for 6 x 18 holes golf. Car hire contract fee. Excludes: Hire of golf clubs and golf carts (except for Pinnacle Point, Simola and Pezula, where golf carts are included in the green fees). Other hotel options available, contact us for details. Notes: Minimum 2 persons traveling together. 4 nights at Fancourt (5*) in a luxury room Accommodation: 4 nights at Simola Hotel, Country Club & Spa (5*) in 1-bedroomed suite
Day 1: Self-drive & transfer option: transfer to your hotel.
Transfer the short distance to Fancourt Golf Resort, check-in and relax.
Overnight: Fancourt, George. Day 2, 3 & 4: Your lodge is located on the golf course, so no need for a car during your stay at Fancourt!
Spend three days playing golf at Fancourt, one of South Africa’s premier golf resorts featuring three highly rated Championship golf courses, where play is restricted to Members, their guests and hotel guests. Since opening in the early 90's with just 27 Gary Player-designed holes, Fancourt’s Outeniqua and Montagu golf courses have matured and developed into two of the finest 18-hole parkland layouts in the country. A round on either is a special experience, sculpted and finished as they are, with rare attention to detail and designed with the coastal George winds in mind.
The Links course at Fancourt was added in 2000, an awe-inspiring example of magnificent design and golf-course construction, about which designer Gary Player says: “Links golf is how the game originated and at The Links we take golfers back to the roots of golf – and they can play a ‘British Open’ all of their own!” We have included green fees for 3 x 18 holes of golf at Fancourt; at Montagu and at Outeniqua golf courses (rated 7th and 18th respectively). Golfers wanting to play the Links Course (rated 1stin South Africa) will have to pay a supplement. (This is subject to availability).
Overnight: Fancourt, George. (B)
Day 5: Self-drive: your rental car will be delivered to your hotel. Drive to the golf course and to your next hotel. Transfer option: you will be transferred to the golf course and on to your next hotel after golf.
Today, drive to Mossel Bay for a taxing 18 holes of golf at Pinnacle Point, a demanding course. This is a hilly course and golf carts are included in your green fees. The golf course stretches along four kilometers of spectacular coastline and boasts dramatic cliff-side holes and over 1000 acres of unspoiled beachfront. Peter Matkovich, the golf architect responsible for many of South Africa's premier golf courses including Arabella, Leopard Rock and Steenberg, has described Pinnacle Point as "the most dramatic golf course site I've ever encountered anywhere in the world”. This course is currently rated as the 16th best golf course in South Africa. After golf, drive to Knysna and check in at Simola Hotel.
Overnight: Simola Hotel, Country Club & Spa. (B) Day 6: Your lodge is located on the golf course, so no need for a car today!
Step onto Simola Golf Course, rated 17th best, and also rated the 6th best conditioned golf course in South Africa. The views around the course are awe-inspiring and it is easy to see why Simola takes its place as one of South Africa's premier golfing destinations. It's also the first Jack Nicklaus Signature course on the Garden Route, reflecting the maestro's philosophy of attuning the layout and design to the natural lie of the land. The 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 add a new dimension to the game. It's par for the course that every hole boasts exceptional views; either out across the Knysna Lagoon all the way to the Heads or over the picturesque KnysnaRiver as it twists and turns through the valley below. Your golf cart and “Halfway House” is included in the tour costs. Overnight: Simola Hotel, Country Club & Spa. (B)
Day 7: Self-drive: use your rental car to explore Knysna and surroundings. Transfer option: you have the use of a car plus English speaking driver for touring in Knysna and surrounding areas (max. 8 hours, no entrance fees included).
A day at leisure in Knysna, to explore the beautiful Garden Route, relax, or possibly book an optional round of golf?
Overnight: Simola Hotel, Country Club & Spa. (B)
Day 8: Self-drive: drive to the golf course and return to your hotel. Transfer option: you will be transferred to the golf course and back to your hotel after golf. Today, golf at another prime South African golf course: Pezula. This stunningly beautiful golf course is a sweeping spectacle of fairways and greens rolling through the pristine southern Cape landscape. The breathtaking, award-winning 18-hole golf course, designed by David Dale and Ronald Fream of GolfPlan USA, offers visitors who wish to play the ultimate golf course in Knysna, an unsurpassed golf experience, and rates amongst the best and the most scenic golf courses in the world. In 2001, just a few months after it opened, the course was awarded Best New Golf Course in South Africa.
In February 2005 Compleat Golfer rated it a Five Star Golf Experience. It was also awarded: Top Three 'Most Outstanding Golf Resort Worldwide' - 2008 VIP International Traveller Reader’s Award Best South African Golf Development - Homes Overseas Awards London 2006 Most Outstanding Golf Resort Worldwide - 2006 VIP International Traveller Reader’s Award Best South African Golf Development - Bentley International Property Awards London 2005 No doubt this will be another enjoyable round of golf. Overnight: Simola Hotel, Country Club & Spa. (B)
Day 9: Self-drive: drive to the airport. Transfer option: transfer to the airport.
Check-out from your hotel, drive /transfer to George Airport.(B)
Suggestion - extend with an unforgettable safari. Ask us for details of our “Safari Extension” information.
Rates are subject to Change and Exchange Fluctuations (Updated 13 July 2016)
Per Person Single Room Golf - Garden Route 9 days / 8 nights Currency Sharing Supplement Self-Drive (min. 2 persons): 1 May – 30 Sep 16 George - George ZAR 18 630 8 650 1 Oct 16– 31 Mar 17** George - George ZAR 28 925 13 495 1 Apr – 30 Sep 17 George - George ZAR 25 285 6 845 Transfers (min. 4 persons): 1 May – 30 Sep 16 George - George ZAR 18 550 8 650 1 Oct 16– 31 Oct 16 George - George ZAR 23 895 13 495 1 Nov 16 – 31 Mar 17** George - George ZAR 22 435 11 540 1 Apr – 30 Sep 17 George - George ZAR 19 890 6 845 ** Not Valid 23 Dec 16 – 4 Jan 17
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