The courses
Eight reasons golfers fly south
From the world's only unfenced course inside a national park to the highest-ranked links in Africa. Every course below is playable on one of our journeys.
MpumalangaLeopard Creek
Malelane, Kruger border
Ranked South Africa's #1 and listed in Golf Digest's World's 100 Greatest. Watch elephants cross the Crocodile River from the 18th terrace.
Kruger National ParkSkukuza Golf Club
Inside Kruger National Park
Completely unfenced. Warthogs are permanent bunker fixtures and rarely yield. Play it where it lies — unless it lies next to a hippo.
North WestLost City Golf Course
Sun City
The par-3 13th plays over a hazard shaped like Africa and inhabited by 38 Nile crocodiles. Provisional ball essential.
North WestGary Player Country Club
Sun City
Home of the Nedbank Golf Challenge since 1981. Walking only, 7,105 metres, one of the longest championship layouts in the world.
Western CapeFancourt Links
George, Garden Route
Gary Player's wind-swept links, ranked Africa's #1 and inside the world top 100. Access is restricted; caddies are mandatory.
Mpumalanga HighlandsHighland Gate
Dullstroom
Ernie Els said the site reminded him of Gleneagles. The highest-altitude course in South Africa's Top 100.
Garden RoutePezula Championship Course
Knysna
A clifftop championship course between the lagoon and the Indian Ocean, finishing over a ravine to a clifftop green.
Mpumalanga LowveldSabi River Sun
Hazyview
The par-3 16th plays alongside a hippo dam. Nowhere else in the world do you play golf alongside a hippo pod.