Cape & Garden Route Golf Retreat

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14 Days

South Africa

This 14-day retreat combines golf, coastal towns, wine regions, and wildlife across the Cape and the Garden Route. The itinerary includes stays in Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Hermanus, Knysna, and Gondwana Game Reserve. Guests will experience seven rounds of golf at leading courses, guided full-day tours in the Cape, marine and nature excursions, and a safari finale with morning and evening game drives.

Accommodation is arranged at The Bay Hotel, Lanzerac Hotel & Spa, Harbour House Hermanus, Pezula Nature Retreat, and Gondwana Game Reserve, with a mix of bed and breakfast and full-board services. This retreat offers a balanced schedule of golf, regional highlights, and time to explore each destination.

Golf

1x 18 Hole round at Steenberg Golf Club (green fees & shared cart)
1x 18 Hole round at De Zalze Golf Club (green fees & shared cart)
1x 18 Hole round at Pearl Valley Golf Club (green fees & shared cart)
1x 18 Hole round at Hermanus Golf Club (green fees & shared cart)
1x 18 Hole round at Pinnacle Point Golf Club (green fees & shared cart)
1x 18 Hole round at Pezula Golf Club (green fees & shared cart)
1x 18 Hole round at Simola Golf Club (green fees & shared cart)

Highlights

Full day, guided tour of the Cape Peninsula
Full day, guided tour of the Constantia Winelands, including lunch at Buitenverwachting
Marine Big 5 excursion
Full day tour of Knysna including Knysna Elephant Park and a Featherbed boat excursion
Morning and evening game drives at Gondwana Game Reserve

Included

Accommodation
All airport transfers
All airport transfers
All inter-hotel transfers
Airport meet & greet on arrival
24/7 On-call local support
All local tourism taxes and levies

Excluded

Flights
Visa processing fees
Insurance
Tips, gratuities and porterage
All items of a personal nature
All items not explicitly stated

Itinerary Overview

This itinerary can be fully customised to suit your clients’ specific preferences. All elements, including transportation options, accommodation, golf courses, and activities, can be tailored to align with their interests, schedule, and budget requirements.

Day 1

Arrive in Cape Town

Arrive in Cape Town, where you will be met by our representative and transferred to Camps Bay, an exclusive beachside suburb near the city center.

Check-in at The Bay Hotel for 4 nights.

Freshen up before being treated to a welcome dinner at the hotel.

The Bay Hotel

Day 2

Cape Peninsula and Table Mountain

After breakfast, you will be collected at the hotel for your full day tour of the Cape Peninsula, starting with a scenic drive over Chapman's Peak Drive, considered one of the most picturesque coastal roads in the world. Next, visit the South Western-most point of Africa before heading to Simon's Town for a visit Boulders Penguin Colony.

Your tour concludes with a cableway journey to the top of Table Mountain, one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World and the be place from which to view the magnificent city below.

The Bay Hotel

Day 3

Play golf at Steenberg Golf Club

After breakfast, you will be collected at the hotel and transferred to the Constantia winelands for a round of golf at Steenberg Golf Club.

The Bay Hotel

Day 4

Constantia Winelands Tour

After breakfast, you will be collected at the hotel and transferred to Constantia for a winelands tour, which will include wine tastings at Beau Constantia, Constantia Uitsig and Buitenverwachting.

Lunch will be served at Beyond Restaurant at Buitenverwachting.

The Bay Hotel

Day 5

Play golf at De Zalze Golf Club

After breakfast, check out and transfer to Stellenbosch in the Cape Winelands, where you will be treated to a round at De Zalze Golf Club, a stunning vineyard course with views of the surrounding mountains.

Non-golfers can make use of the available facilities or explore nearby attractions.

Check-in at Lanzerac Hotel & Spa for 2 nights. Enjoy a wine tasting upon arrival.

Lanzerac Hotel & Spa

Day 6

Play golf at Pearl Valley

After breakfast, transfer to Franschhoek for a round of golf at the acclaimed Jack Nicklaus Pearl Valley Golf Course.

This course is ranked number 4 in South Africa and is a real treat to play.

Non-golfers can make use of the available facilities or explore nearby attractions.

Lanzerac Hotel & Spa

Day 7

Travel to Hermanus

After breakfast, check out of the hotel and transfer to the idyllic coastal town on Hermanus, known as one of the whale watching capitals of the world.

Upon arrival, enjoy a Marine Big 5 safari before heading to Harbour House Hotel and checking in for 2 nights.

Harbour House Hotel

Day 8

Play golf at Hermanus Golf Club

After breakfast, transfer to Hermanus Golf Club for your round of golf.

Non-golfers can make use of the available facilities or explore nearby attractions.

Harbour House Hotel

Day 9

Play golf at Pinnacle Point Golf Course

After breakfast, check out of the hotel and transfer along the garden route to the lagoonside town of Knysna.

Stop in Mossel Bay for a round at South Africa's Number 10 course, Pinnacle Point Golf Course, renowned for its challenging golf and breathtaking clifftop scenery.

After your round, continue on to Knysna and check-in at Pezula Nature Retreat for 4 nights.

Pezula Nature Retreat

Day 10

Play golf at Pezula Championship Course

After breakfast, head over to Pezula Championship Course for your round of golf overlooking the ocean below the cliffs on which you'll be playing.

Pezula Nature Retreat

Day 11

Full day tour of Knysna

After breakfast, you'll be collected at the hotel for a full day tour of Knysna, which will include a visit to Knysna Elephant Park and a boat journey along the lagoon to the Featherbed Nature Reserve.

Pezula Nature Retreat

Day 12

Play golf at Simola Golf Course

After breakfast, you will be collected at the hotel and transferred to Simola Golf Course for your round on this highly acclaimed and visually appealing course.

Pezula Nature Retreat

Day 13

Gondwana Game Reserve safari

After breakfast, check out of the hotel and transfer to Gondwana Game Reserve near Mossel Bay. Check-in at Kwena Lodge for 2 nights.

Enjoy lunch and high tea at the lodge, followed be an afternoon game drive, accompanied by your knowledgeable ranger, who will share their expertise of the local flora and fauna while leading you to sightings of the local wildlife.

Dinner will be served at the lodge.

Gondwana Kwena Lodge

Day 14

Gondwana Game Reserve safari

Start the day early with a morning game drive before breakfast. This is the ideal time of the day for game viewing as predator and prey alike take advantage of the cooler hours to hunt and forage.

Return to the lodge for a hearty breakfast, followed by some time at leisure before lunch and high tea. An afternoon game drive follows, culminating in sundowner drinks at a scenic spot on the reserve.

Dinner will be served at the lodge.