Feb 25-March 10, 2008 / from $9775

Wide World of Golf is pleased to offer this itinerary with North Americans travel preferences, safety and luxury in mind.  On this first class tour, you will benefit from our nearly 50 years of experience and long-term international contacts and enjoy the best golf courses in South Africa including The Links at Fancourt, site of the ’03 Presidents Cup.  Also featured is a 3 day/2 night stay at Shamwari Game Reserve, where Tiger Woods got engaged; the finest hotels including The Cape Grace, voted Conde Nast Traveler “Best Hotel in the World”; excellent sightseeing tours including the wine valleys and the Cape Peninsula; and the most experienced South African based guides, transportation and sightseeing tours.  This is a once in a lifetime experience!

• Fully Escorted by a Wide World of Golf experienced golf tour guide, and local guides throughout!

• 3 x nights at Palace Of The Lost City -  Double Standard Rooms

• 2 x nights at Cape Grace Hotel -  Double Luxury Rooms  

• 2 x nights at Le Franschhoek Hotel - Double Standard Rooms  

• 2 x nights at Western Cape Hotel and Spa - Double Deluxe Rooms  

• 3 x nights at Fancourt Hotel and Golf Estate - Double Garden Suites  

• 2 x nights at Shamwari Game Reserve -  Double Luxury Rooms at Long Lee Manor on a Fully Inclusive basis (includes all meals, local beverages and game activities)

• 18 holes of golf at Lost City Golf Course, Gary Player Country Club, Royal Cape Golf Club, Arabella Country Club, Pearl Valley Golf Estate, Fancourt’s The Links Golf Course and Fancourt’s Montagu Golf Course

• Sightseeing Tours: A guided Table Mountain Tour; A guided full day Cape Peninsula Tour; A guided full day Winelands Tour

• Return Group transfers from Johannesburg Airport to the Sun City Resort and Group transfer from Cape Town Airport to the Cape Grace Hotel

• All breakfasts, 7 dinners, 4 lunches and 6 cocktail parties or wine tastings. 

• Full day luxury coach and driver in Cape Town and the Winelands

• Group transfer from Le Franschhoek Hotel to the Fancourt Hotel

• Group transfer from Fancourt Hotel to the Shamwari Game Reserve

• Group transfer from Shamwari Game Reserve to Port Elizabeth Airport

• Meet and greet at the airport and Travel consultant on call 24 hours a day

• Final document package

• All taxes and service charges for items included in tour price.

• Meet and greet at arrival airport and assistance with rental car and to the first hotel.

• All local taxes and service charges for items included in tour price.

• Detailed itinerary and luggage tags.

• Local contact person for any on site requests, and meet and greet session to review driving directions, restaurant and sightseeing recommendations.

Itinerary

Monday February 25 - On arrival at Johannesburg Airport you will be met by a Wide World of Golf Escort, who will escort you to the Sun City Resort to check-in at your accommodation. Overnight at Palace Of The Lost City. Welcome cocktails and dinner tonight at the hotel. (B,C,D)

Tuesday February 26  - Today after breakfast you will golf at Lost City, a great resort course designed by Gary Player. The unforgettable par-three 13th (unlucky for some) fits in as the signature hole. The green is shaped like the African continent. From the elevated tee you will view the 9 bunkers and water hazards guarding the hole. If that doesn't have you shaking in your cleats, then how about the 40 Nile crocodiles that make their home in the safety barrier pond? This hole has understandably become the graveyard for hundreds of balls! Overnight at Palace Of The Lost City.  (B)

Wednesday February 27 - Today after breakfast you will golf a round of Golf at Gary Player Country Club, for years the top course in South Africa and home of the Million Dollar Challenge.  Overnight at Palace Of The Lost City (B)

Thursday February 28 - After breakfast check-out of the hotel, before being met and transferred to Johannesburg Airport in time to catch your flight to Cape Town. On arrival at Cape Town Airport you will be met and transferred to the Cape Grace Hotel, to check-in at your accommodation. Dinner tonight included in V&A Waterfront. (B,C,D)

Friday February 29, 2008 - Today after breakfast you will golf at Royal Cape Golf Club which was formed in 1885 and is the oldest club in Africa. It is a championship course of some repute and has hosted the prestigious SA Open 11 times. After golf you will be driven to Table Mountain, to enjoy a late afternoon trip to the top of this world-famous landmark. Cape Town, one of the worlds most beautiful and cosmopolitan cities, is cradled in the amphitheatre formed by Table Mountain, Lions Head and Devils Peak. Weather permitting; we undertake a cable car ride to reach the summit, from where one has the perfect 360º view of the fairest Cape in the world.  Overnight at Cape Grace Hotel (B)

Saturday March 1 - After breakfast check-out of the hotel, before departing on a tour of the Cape Peninsula. An exploration along the peninsula coastline to enjoy some of the most inspiring scenery South Africa has to offer, with the main feature being the spectacular Cape Point and the historical Cape of Good Hope.   After the tour and lunch you will be transferred to the Le Franschhoek Hotel in the Cape Winelands. Overnight at Le Franschhoek Hotel (B,L)

Sunday March 2 - Today after breakfast you will golf at Pearl Valley Golf Estate, designed by Jack Niclaus, South Africa’s premier new sporting residential development situated among orchards and vineyards on the outskirts of two of the Capes most famous wineland towns, Franschhoek and Paarl. Overnight at Le Franschhoek Hotel. Dinner tonight included in the Valley at a wine estate. (B,C,D)

Monday March 3 - After breakfast check-out of the hotel, and depart on a tour of the Cape Winelands. The wine routes of Stellenbosch, Paarl and Franschhoek have become legendary for the excellent quality wines and brandies they produce. Travelling along these three wine routes where the fertile green valleys are surrounded by magnificent mountain ranges, we visit a minimum of 3 leading wine estates along the Wine Routes; all of them carefully selected for their scenic beauty, historical significance and superior wines.  Afterwards you will be transferred to the Western Cape Hotel and Spa to check-in at your accommodation. Overnight at Western Cape Hotel and Spa (B,L,C)

Tuesday March 4 - Today after breakfast you will golf at Arabella Country Club, which is situated alongside the Bot River lagoon bordering the Kogelberg Nature reserve.  Overnight at Western Cape Hotel and Spa (B)

Wednesday March 5 - After breakfast check-out of the hotel, before being met and transferred up the Garden Route to the Fancourt Estate near George. Dinner tonight included in the resort. (B,C,D)

Thursday March 6 - Today after breakfast you will golf at Fancourt’s The Links Golf Course with excellent facilities, generous kikuyu fairways and fast bent grass greens. This golf course has some of the best caddies in the country and hosted the President's Cup in November 2003, and is now considered the best course in Africa. Overnight at Fancourt Hotel and Golf Estate (B)

Friday March 7 - Today after breakfast you will golf at Fancourt’s Montagu Golf Course, one of the best conditioned golf courses in South Africa and was ranked as the top course in the country a few times. These Gary Player designed courses are demanding fair tests set in beautiful surroundings. Dinner tonight included in the resort.  Overnight at Fancourt Hotel and Golf Estate (B,D)

Saturday March 8 - After breakfast check-out of the hotel, before being met and transferred to the Shamwari Game Reserve near Port Elizabeth. First trips for some game viewing! Overnight at Shamwari Game Reserve (includes all meals, local beverages and game activities - B,L,C,D)

Sunday March 9 - All day at the Shamwari Game Reserve for game drives and relaxation! Overnight at Shamwari Game Reserve (includes all meals, local beverages and game activities - B,L,C,D 

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