Golf & the Big 5 Safari

Incredible golf, incredible safari

3 nights at Hanglip Mountain Lodge
Legend Golf & Safari Resort

3 nights at Jock Safari Lodge
Leopard Creek Golf Course

4 nights at Fancourt Golf Estate
Links, Montagu, and Outeniqua Courses

3 nights at Cape Grace
Several of South Africa’s Top 10 golf courses nearby

Play Legend Golf & Safari’s Signature Course, where each hole was designed by a world golfing legend, and optional Extreme 19th. See the Big 5, then dodge them on the fairway. Next up, similarly wild, is Leopard Creek’s world class course. Finally, test your limits on Fancourt’s The Links. Afterwards, soak up Cape Town’s scenic, culinary and cultural delights.

At Legend and Leopard Creek spectacular Big 5 safari activities are included, while at Fancourt a range of Garden Route leisure options are on offer for non-golfers.

3 nights at Hanglip Mountain Lodge in the Entabeni Game Reserve

3 nights at Jock Safari Lodge in the Kruger National Park

4 nights at Fancourt Golf Estate in the Garden Route

3 nights at Cape Grace in Cape Town

Safari, scenic, and cultural activities are available for non-golfers at all destinations.

This price includes the domestic flights and transfer that get you from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to the Waterberg, to the Kruger, to the Garden Route and to Cape Town. Your final transfer from Cape Grace to Cape Town International is also included.

This price includes full board and game drives at Hanglip Mountain Lodge, full board and safari activities at Jock Safari Lodge, breakfasts at Fancourt Golf Estate, and breakfasts at Cape Grace.

This price included a round of golf on: Legend Signature Course, Legend 10 Hole Tribute course, Leopard Creek Course, Fancourt Links, Montagu and Outeniqua Courses.

Optional extras include: Legend Extreme 19th via helicopter ride, and any golf courses around Cape Town. If you specify your golf desires in advance we will ensure the best possible deal on additional rounds.

Legend Golf & Safari Resort

The Signature Course at Legend Golf & Safari Resort is truly unique, as each hole on the Signature Course has been designed by a world golfing legend such as Trevor Immelman, Retief Goosen and Vijay Singh. Furthermore, the Extreme 19th offers the longest Par 3 in the world, measuring 316 meters, and it does so in spectacular fashion. In order to play the hole, you ride to the top of Hanglip mountain in a helicopter. From 400 meters above the green, your ball takes nearly 20 seconds to drop.

This is the also longest course in South Africa, at 6,534 meters, and wildlife roams freely over the flowing fairways. If that isn’t enough, the 10-hole Par 3 Tribute course recreates famous holes from around the world.

Leopard Creek Golf Resort

Right on the Crocodile River, which forms a scenic and natural border with the Kruger National Park, Leopard Creek offers impressive game viewing, sometimes right on the course. The golf is equally good, with the 6,047 meter course initially designed by Gary Player and later improved by Jack Niklaus.

Despite the deceptively serene settings, and a gentle, welcoming first 9, the course is renowned for strategic, challenging holes, and several shots will have you carefully mulling over your approach. The 505 meter Par 5 13-th hole is particularly memorable, with the edge of the green perched perilously over the Crocodile River.

Fancourt Golf Estate

The Fancourt Golf Estate offers an endless variety. The Links course, designed by Gary Player, is famed for the technical challenge that it presents. The two parkland layout courses, Montagu and Outeniqua, are also Gary Player creations and offer rewarding golf in a magnificent setting. All three courses consistently rate in South Africa’s Top 20, with The Links being very familiar with the no. 1 spot.

Fancourt supplements this with its own golf academy, practice facilities and every modern convenience. Add in the phenomenal variety of landscapes, culinary delights, oceanic explorations and other adventures that are available in the Garden Route, and this destination offers days upon days of entertainment and leisure.

Entabeni Conservancy - Hanglip Mountain Lodge

Situated directly adjacent to the Legend Golf & Safari Resort, in the Waterberg region, the Entabeni Conservancy is home to the free roaming Big 5. The Waterberg region is highly scenic, with its peaks and folds offering stunning backdrops for the wildlife.

Hanglip Mountain Lodge offers magnificent views over the wetlands, plains and Hanglip Mountain itself. Classic African luxury abounds, making this a fantastic base for golfers and for enjoying this scenic Big 5 bushveld region.

Kruger National Park - Jock Safari Lodge

Leopard Creek Golf Estate directly borders the renowned Kruger National Park, the gem of South African wildlife viewing and one of the largest conservancies in Africa. As the Crocodile River is the only boundary between the golf course and the national park, wildlife sightings on the course itself are not uncommon.

Jock Safari Lodge is nestled in right in the bush, between the Mitomeni and Biyamiti rivers, which draw wildlife with their life-giving waters. With over 6000 hectares of exclusive traversing rights, and only a few km from the golf course, this is the perfect location for both a world-class safari experience and epic golf.

From gnarled crags and dark rivers, to gentle forests and lakes, and lagoons and the ocean itself, the Garden Route has an intimate connection to water. The region is consequently verdant and full of life, and has drawn its folk from all over the country. Equally vibrant, then, is the artistic and culinary landscape, making the Garden Route as easy on the palate as on the eye.

The hills and woods beg to be explored, and will delight hikers, bikers, and amblers alike. Canoes, boats or a simply a bathing suit are all valid options for the multitude of water escapades on offer, and the bustling towns of George, Plettenberg Bay and Knysna all offer a variety of curiosities. With all its modern amenities, Fancourt Golf Estate is a fantastic base from which to explore the diverse region.

With dramatic mountains, a long stretch of Atlantic coastline and a picturesque working harbour, there are few cities in the world to rival “The Fairest Cape”, as explorer Sir Francis Drake described the place in 1580. The city of Cape Town is regularly voted as one of the best tourist destinations in the world – and its superb natural attractions, historic landmarks, fabulous restaurants and fun places to hang out offer all the ingredients for a top holiday destination.

The Cape Grace is situated on a private quay, nestled between the working harbour of Cape Town’s bustling Victoria & Alfred Waterfront and the serenity of an international yacht marina, with Table Mountain and Signal Hill as backdrop. Ardent commitment to service excellence is the hallmark of the Cape Grace. Its multi-award-winning Signal Restaurant incorporates local elements in exceptional cuisine that can hold its own with the highest international standards. Enjoy a slice of Cape Town’s social life at the Bascule Bar and sample from its selection of over 500 whiskeys from around the world.

Nearby golf courses include Arabella Country Club en route to Hermanus (a magnificent scenic outing), Pearl Valley Country Club en route to Franschhoek (a sumtuous culinary outing for wine lovers), and Steenberg Golf Estate en route to the renowned Cape Point Nature Reserve. All three of these are ranked in South Africa’s Top 10 Golf Courses.

For non-golfers, the Cape Winelands offers many treats for the eyes and palate, and en route to Cape Point are the wonderfully cute penguins at Boulders Beach. Cape Town itself is buzzing with food, culture, shopping and sights, including Table Mountain by cableway or guided hike.

Cable & Grain Safaris covers Southern and East Africa in extensive detail. Our consultants are intimately familiar with the industry, and we would be delighted to assist in making your dream holiday become reality. Feel free to chat to us about anything you want to know!

Besides the culinary activities, we are happy to assist with anything else you might be interested in. South Africa is a paradise for explorers! For example, we can arrange guided hiking, mountain biking, diving, wine tours and sand boarding. This beautiful country offers incredible views from scenic flights, as well as fascinating city tours and some of the best shopping in Africa.

Between Legend’s 18-signature Signature Course, Leopard Creek’s Player/Niklaus delight, and Fancourt’s renowned Links, this tour will challenge your golf in a fantastic way. The courses are in some of the most scenic parts of the country, ensuring a magnificent tour for golfers and and a fantastic retreat for non-golfers alike. A sumptuous ending in Cape Town is the cherry on top of an amazing tour.

Interspersed with fine dining, luxury safaris, forest walks, boating, gastronomy and culture, if you like to swing a club, this tour is the way to go.

This price includes breakfasts and game drives at Hanglip Mountain Lodge, all meals and safari activities at Jock Safari Lodge, breakfasts at Fancourt Golf Estate, and breakfasts at Cape Grace.

This price included all golf fees for: Legend Signature Course, Leopard Creek Course, Fancourt Links, Montagu and Outeniqua Courses.

Optional extras include: Legend Extreme 19th via helicopter ride, and any golf courses around Cape Town.

We can add numerous variations to this tour, from swapping in and out the activities, to adding mokoros in the Okavango Delta, Gorilla Trekking or hot air ballooning in the Serengeti. Simply talk to us about the options!

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The breeze tickles your palms as you close your eyes and focus. Small beads of sweat prickle as they cool. The rhythmic sound of the helicopter that took you to the top of the mountain still beats in your head, helping you calm yourself. You open your eyes again and gaze, almost in disbelief, at the silhouette of Africa, painted in green on the verdant landscape 400 metres below you.

When you read that Africa was a wild place, you didn’t quite realise that we meant, ‘even the golf’! You take dead aim at the distant green, execute the perfect swing...and watch as the ball drops, and drops. This is your shot at the longest Par 3 in the world.