South Africa Golf & Safari Vacation 2023.

Thursday, November 02, 2023. Depart USA for Cape Town.

Friday, November 03, 2023. Scheduled arrival in Cape Town on your international flight 

Upon arrival, a representative will meet you off the aircraft to assist with customs formalities and luggage collection before escorting you to meet your driver for a private road transfer to the Cape Grace Hotel. 

Saturday, November 04, 2023. (B)

Note! - We can organize tee times for golfers who wish to golf at Mowbray Golf Club. Golfers must decide before we leave for  SA.

This morning, a representative will meet you for your private full-day tour. Included are entrance fees to Robben Island Museum, Castle of Good Hope, Slave Lodge and Table Mountain, including the Cable Car to the top of Table Mountain.

Sunday, November 05, 2023. (B, L) 

This morning you will be met by a representative for your Private Full Day Cape Point & Peninsula, Including entrance fee to Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens, Boulders Beach Penguin Colony, Capmans Peak Toll Fees and Lunch.

Monday, November 06, 2023. (B,L)

Private Full-Day Winelands Tour.

This morning your guide will pick you up for your private exploration of the Cape Winelands. 

Wine lovers are spoiled for choice in buzzy Stellenbosch and French-flavoured Franschhoek, with excellent wines and gourmet restaurants. Your wine guide will lead you on a fabulous day of tastings and pairings while taking in superb mountain ranges, vineyards, and Cape Dutch homesteads along two of the Cape’s famed wine routes. 

Hands down, one of the most celebrated wine and food destinations in South Africa, the beautiful Franschhoek Valley, was established by French Huguenot refugees in 1688. Offering a captivating blend of European charm and spectacular verdant scenery, the town of Franschhoek is well worth a visit.  The main street is dotted with exclusive boutiques, gourmet restaurants, and art galleries. The Cape Dutch-style farms in the valley produce all the noble and classic cultivars.  From excellent whites such as Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Semillon, and Chenin Blanc.  To intense Syrah, complex Pinot Noir, and the famed Méthode Cap Classique sparkling wines. 

The heart of the Cape Winelands is the vibrant town of Stellenbosch, a wine lover’s paradise of bars and bistros. Grapes have been cultivated around Stellenbosch for more than 350 years, and the area is recognized for producing South Africa’s finest reds, notably South African Pinotage. 

The tour can be tailored to your specific wine preferences. 

Includes: Estate entrance fees and 3 x tastings, Lunch at a local restaurant  (included)

Tuesday, November 07, 2023. (B)

This was originally a rest day, but the group wanted an additional golf day.

Golf At Mowbray Golf Club.

All of the group will play, and two sets of men’s and two sets of ladies’ clubs will be available for the group to rent.

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Wednesday, November 08, 2023. (B)

Early this morning, a representative will assist with your transfer to Cape Town Airport for your scheduled flight to Durban.

11:25 AM — Depart Cape Town on Cemair flight 5Z 904
01:25 PM — Arrive at Durban.

Transfer from Durban Airport to the beautiful Oyster Box Hotel, Umhlanga Rocks.

The Oyster Box - Durban, South Africa

Thursday, November 9, 2023. (B)

Mount Edgecombe Colf Club, Lakes Course.

This morning you will be met by a representative for your journey from Umhlanga to Mount Edgecombe Golf Club, Lakes Course. Ranked as a top golf in South Africa, this will be a golfing treat!

Friday, November 10, 2023. (B) 

Today you will be transferred to Southbroom Golf Club, where the Americans and South Africans will face off in a “Ryder Cup” style match. You will be dropped off at the Oyster Box at the day’s conclusion.

Saturday, November 12, 2023. (B,D)

Welcome to the Greater Kruger National Park.

As you bump along the park roads, the sun warms upon your face, and air dries in your throat. Your senses are on high alert. This is the real Africa, cut away from the hectic pace of life, home to Africa’s Big 5. The Kruger is alive, from the nervously twitching herd of impala after a night of predator action to the wild dog cavorting like domestic pets alongside the road. Marvel appears from out of the bush like a herd of elephants, then silently vanishes into the landscape. 

With over 2 million hectares of pristine wilderness, the Kruger’s biodiversity sustains numerous game and bird species. The dry north consists of Baobab trees, scrubland, and rocky outcroppings, which can be seen for miles, and animals tend to gather around water sources. As you come south, the park gets busier, animal numbers increase, and the backdrop changes to grassland and acacia woodlands. 

On the western borders, private reserves such as Sabi Sands and the Timbavati open onto the Kruger, offering an exclusive game experience with the flexibility of night drives and off-road 4 x 4 safaris. Swaying to the movement of an open vehicle while wrapped warmly against the night chills is an unforgettable experience. The call of a Nightjar darting overhead and the flash of eyes reflected from the bushes brings an entirely different twist to your safari, and as you drop your head back and look up – the crisp night skies go on forever. 

Mala Mala Camp – Sabi Sands, South Africa

Included: 
All meals and snacks, drinks, (excluding alcohol) game drive in open 4-wheel drive safari vehicles conducted by an experienced ranger, nature walks, Transfers to and from the Skukuza Airport, limited laundry, community levy of $15 per person per day, complimentary Wi-Fi. 

MalaMala Game Reserve consistently produces the most exciting wildlife experience this side of the equator! The Safari Industry’s blueprint to the luxury photographic safari, MalaMala, has been the custodian of this massive thriving tract of land since 1927. 

Its 33,000 acres make it the largest private Big Five game reserve in South Africa, and it lies strategically sandwiched between the Kruger National Park and the Sabi Sand Reserve. 

The camp is unfenced – an oasis in the middle of the bushveld. Imbued with the spirit of MalaMala, MalaMala Sable Camp is a more intimate version of the MalaMala Camp and the choice for those seeking a more private and intimate safari. Situated at the southern end of the MalaMala Camp in a prime elevated position overlooking the Sand River and surrounding bushveld, 

Massive trees and rolling green lawns are filled with birdsong, with the occasional antelope or elephant seeking greenery succulence. 

Monday November 13 & Tuesday November 14, 2023. (B, L,D) 

Morning & Afternoon Game Activities.

Spend another exciting day exploring this legendary game-viewing area.