OPE7C: Golf: Cape Town + Sun City

Day 1

Arrive Cape Town Airport and meet your Cape Town golf host, who will transfer you to your luxury hotel conveniently situated near the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront. Check in and relax in your magnificent surroundings.

Balance of day free for independent sightseeing in Cape Town.

You will be given a day pass for the convenient red Hop-On Hop-Off Bus, which stops at all Cape Town’s key sights and beaches. Start by ascending Table Mountain by cable car to enjoy one of the world’s most famous views. Continue to Camps Bay beach and then explore the shops and many other attractions of the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, which is also the centre of Cape Town’s nightlife.

Day 2

Your Cape Town golf holiday starts today, as your host transfers you to play your choice of:

• Steenberg County Club – a premier championship course, situated in the beautiful Constantia Winelands; or
• Clovelly Country Club – a challenging championship course with rolling fairways, water features and natural sand dunes, situated on the scenic Cape Peninsula; or
• Westlake Country Club – a social club situated at the foot of the “Ou Kaapse Weg” (the old Cape Road) near Muizenberg

Your host will arrange mid-morning tee times wherever possible, with shared cart. He will also arrange your return hotel transfers.

After play enjoy the 19th hole, a fine South African golfing tradition. Then explore the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, with its vibrant nightlife and wide choice of excellent cuisine.

NON-GOLFERS:
Full day small group excursion to Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve and Cape Point.

Day 3

Your golfing holiday in Cape Town continues today, as golfers transfer to play your choice of:

• Royal Cape – Cape Town’s oldest golf course, with narrow tree-lined fairways which demand accuracy off the tees; or
• Atlantic Beach – a challenging championship links courses on the shores of Table Bay (particularly difficult if the winds blows); or
• Milnerton – a sociable club with true links course and stunning views of Table Mountain

NON-GOLFERS:
Visit to Robben Island, infamous prison home of Nelson Mandela, followed by free time for shopping and sightseeing at the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront

Day 4

This morning transfer to play golf in the Stellenbosch Winelands. Choose between:

• Erinvale Country Club – a renowned Gary Player designed championship course and home to the 1996 Golf World Cup and many other South African PGA events; or
• Pearl Valley – a beautiful Jack Nicklaus designed championship course, situated in the beautiful Paarl Winelands; or
• Stellenbosch Country Club – a popular social course, situated in the heart of the Stellenbosch Winelands with magnificent mountain views.

NON-GOLFERS:
Spa Treatment at your hotel in the Winelands

Day 5

Return transfer to Cape Town Airport for your 2-hour flight to Johannesburg.

You will be met at Johannesburg Airport and transferred to the golf and gaming resort of Sun City, a 2-hour drive through the rural North West Province.

Check in to your luxury Sun City hotel and enjoy the many pleasures of this sophisticated international resort, which offers the best of Vegas-style gaming combined with world-class sporting and family facilities. Settle in to your lush subtropical surrounding, under warm blue African skies.

Days 6 and 7

Each day golfers play one of Sun City’s two world-class championship courses:

• The Lost City – where crocodiles are found in some water hazards! And
• Gary Player Country Club – home of the Million-Dollar Golf Challenge
  (no carts permitted on this magnificent course – pay your own caddy direct)

After play on your second afternoon, enjoy a game drive in an open-top game-viewing vehicle into the malaria-free Pilanesberg Game Reserve that is home to all the Big Five – lion, elephant, rhino, buffalo and leopard.

NON-GOLFERS:
Enjoy one luxury Spa Treatment each day – then relax and enjoy the many facilities of Sun City.

Although famous for its gaming activities, Sun City offers a wide variety of outdoor, family and sporting activities, making it one of South Africa’s most popular holiday destinations. Its world-class Entertainment Centre includes slot machines and bingo, whilst the sophisticated Casino offers Black Jack, Roulette and much more.

Outside there are waterfalls and abundant tropical bird life. The Valley of the Waves water theme park offers both gentle rides and thrilling steep slides, as well as a man-made tropical beach with real waves!

There is an excellent gym and a full range of sporting activities, including water sports on the dam and tennis courts. Or simply relax at one of the many swimming pools and absorb the atmosphere of this very special resort.

Day 8

Return transfer to Johannesburg Airport.