Coast to Coast Tour - Kwazulu Natal • Garden Route • Cape Town

ITINERARY - 2008 Escorted Tour now departed, similar tour to run in 2009. Year round self-drive option available.

This tour offers comfortable four star accommodation throughout, without compromising on the standards of guides and golf – “a luxury trip at under par prices”.

Day 1: Depart early evening from London Heathrow on South African Airways flight to Johannesburg.

Day 2: On arrival in Johannesburg, connect with your flight to Durban. You will be met and transferred to Selborne Lodge for a six nights stay. Selborne is a sub-tropical retreat on the edge of the warm Indian Ocean only 30 minutes south of Durban. The rest of the day is at leisure. PM. Welcome Cocktail Party. 6 nights at Selborne Lodge including breakfast.

Day 3: Golf at Selborne; rated as one of the top ten courses in South Africa – built on natural undulating terrain with superb views of the countryside and the sea.

Day 4: Day tour down to the Wild Coast Sun for golf. The Wild Coast Sun Country Club is a rugged beauty of a course. It has wide fairways and huge greens, attract golfers of all levels. Wild Coast Sun Country Club is one of South Africa's most testing layouts, renowned American golf course architect, Robert Trent Jones Jnr has created a dramatic golfing experience overlooking the Ocean.

Day 5: Golf at umdoni; designed by Sid Brews, this 18 hole course is one of the hidden treasures of the South Coast. The course is situated in 200 hectares of indigenous coastal forest and is renowned for its magnificent sea views and abundance of fauna and flora.

Day 6: Free or optional golf at Selborne

Day 7: Golf at Durban Country Club; since the time it was first shaped from the bush and dunes of the KwaZulu-Natal coast during the early 1920’s, the Durban Country Club course achieved and maintained an excellence that keeps it at the forefront of South Africa’s top golf courses. The course has been updated on occasion but basically the Durban Country Club has remained unchanged since 1922. PM tour of Durban City.

Day 8: After breakfast, we depart Durban and fly to George. On arrival in George we transfer to Knysna and check into St James for a six nights stay. The St. James of Knysna is an exclusive, owner run, five star country house hotel uniquely situated directly on the shores of the famous Knysna Lagoon. The luxuriously appointed rooms offer spectacular views across this peaceful lagoon to the dramatic Knysna Heads or over the magnificent 3 acre gardens. 6 nights at St James of Knysna including breakfast.

Day 9: Golf at Simola; the first Jack Nicklaus Signature course on the Garden Route, Simola reflects the great maestro's philosophy of attuning the layout and design to the natural lie of the land. Keeping your head down at Simola can be a challenge; simply because the views around the course are awe-inspiring, it is clear to see why Simola takes its place as one of South Africa's premier golfing destinations.

Day 10: Full day tour to Plettenberg Bay and Tsitsikamma. We will be taking a scenic drive via Plettenberg Bay to Tsitsikamma forest, Storms River bridge and Natures Valley.

Day 11: Golf at Pezula; situated on the rolling hills between the Knysna lagoon and the rocky cliffs of the Indian Ocean. The area known as the East Heads has become the site of 18 spectacular championship holes of golf. The Scottish "linksstyle" course; designed by Ronald Fream and David Dale, features cool-season grasses and five different tee placements to satisfy, challenge and reward all golfers.

Day 12: Golf at Oubaai; Oubaai promises a golfing experience comparable to the best the world has to offer. Bordered by a river valley, the clear, warm water of the Indian Ocean and woodlands, Oubaai presents the perfect site for this championship golf course.

Day 13: Free day

Day 14: This morning we head for Cape Town, making our way from Knysna via Wilderness, George, Mossel Bay and several little towns along the famous Garden Route. We will make a stop for some lunch in Swellendam and then on to Cape Town. You will be spending six nights at The Andros. The Andros is a gracious Cape Dutch style boutique hotel, originally built in 1908. Restored and updated, carefully preserving its old-world charm, the house is set in large, mature park-like gardens in the heart of Claremont, one of Cape Town’s beautiful southern suburbs. The manor house is furnished in an elegant and traditional style, complementing the original features in this beautiful graceful home. 6 nights at The Andros including breakfast.

Day 15: Golf at Westlake; this course is nestled in the crescent of the Steenberg/Silvermine mountains and is characterised by the towering trees lining most of the fairways.

Day 16: Golf at De Zalze; another Peter Matkovich designed course, set amongst the De Zalze Winelands with the most stunning setting and a course that places a premium on accuracy. De Zalze’s fairways are surrounded by vineyards, olive groves & lavender fields, which will all produce marketable crops for the Kleine Zalze Estate.

Day 17: Free day

Day 18: Golf at Royal Cape; the oldest club in South Africa. It was given its Royal title in 1910 after a visit by the Duke of Connaught. The course is essentially a flat parkland course, with lovely views of the surrounding mountains. The narrow fairways demand extreme accuracy off the tee, wayward shots are penalised by trees and the greens are well bunkered.

Day 19: Golf at Milnerton; a regular host to PGA events including the South African Open, the course boasts picture postcard views of Table Mountain across the bay from almost every hole. A seaside course surrounded by natural beauty and is a challenge to even the most experienced golfer - especially when the prevailing South Easter, affectionately known as the "Cape Doctor" - makes her house calls in the summer months! Evening farewell dinner.

Day 20: Most of the day is free to relax, late afternoon transfer to the airport for your flight to Johannesburg connecting with your onward flight to London Heathrow.

Day 21: Arrive London Heathrow.

Escorted Cost : £4414.00 p.p. subject to availability and excluding departure taxes - DEPARTED
Self Drive Option: £2779.00 p.p subject to availability and excluding departure taxes. Cost is dependant on the time of year.