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South Africa · Golf Safari
The journey
Sign up for this 6-day tour through the Mpumalanga Lowveld, home to some of the finest golf courses in the southern hemisphere. Play on world-class courses such as Kruger Park Lodge, Skukuza, Komatipoort, and the exclusive Leopard Creek Golf Course. Along the way, enjoy safaris through Kruger National Park to spot the Big Five, as well as unforgettable horseback and elephant-back experiences. This journey combines luxury accommodation, wildlife encounters, and exceptional golfing in one of South Africa's most scenic regions.
Later, enjoy an exhilarating Big Five game-viewing experience while soaking up the tranquillity of this unique hilltop camp on a one-hour horseback safari.
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Day by day
Depart early in the morning with your South African guide from Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport to Hazyview and play an 18-hole round of golf at Kruger Park Lodge Golf Course.
Accommodation: Kruger Park Lodge offers a luxurious bushveld stay.
Distance traveled: 80 km
After an early breakfast, enter the nearby Kruger National Park to enjoy 9 holes of golf (18 tees).
In the late afternoon, go on a sunset game drive in an open game drive vehicle in the park.
Accommodation: Luxury guest house at Skukuza Rest Camp or similar.
Distance traveled: 70 km
Today, enjoy some game viewing in Kruger National Park as you make your way to the small town of Hectorspruit.
Check in to the luxury Manyatta Rock Camp in the Kwa Madwala Game Reserve, south of Kruger National Park.
Later, enjoy an exhilarating Big Five game-viewing experience while soaking up the tranquillity of this unique hilltop camp on a one-hour horseback safari.
Accommodation: Manyatta Rock Camp or similar.
Distance traveled: 110 km
Today begins with a one-hour elephant-back safari before departing for Komatipoort Golf Club, known for its dramatic river frontage.
After golf, return to Manyatta Rock Camp for dinner around the fire.
Accommodation: Manyatta Rock Camp.
Distance traveled: 100 km
Today, wake up knowing that you are about to experience the highlight of your Go Golfing safari in many ways: a round of golf at the exclusive Leopard Creek Golf Course, located 30 minutes from your lodge on the border of Kruger National Park.
Accommodation: Rio Vista Lodge in Malelane or similar.
After breakfast, you will be transferred back to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport, where we sadly have to part ways until our next adventure.
The route
The fine print
All accommodations
All transportation from KMIA as per the itinerary
All breakfasts and lunches
All park conservation fees
All activity fees as per the itinerary
All golfing green fees, cart fees (2 people sharing), and caddy fees as per the itinerary
Bottled water on the tour
South African guiding fees
Lunches
Soft and alcoholic drinks
Snacks
Flights
Extra activities
Tips
Extend your stay with a couple of extra days and include any or all of the additional offerings below.
Additional options:
Micro Light Flight along the border of the KNP
Various adventure activities on the route
Lowveld Botanical Garden
Jane Goodall Chimpanzee Sanctuary
Sudwala Caves
Add additional days for the Mpumalanga Panoramic Route
The Kruger Park Lodge Golf Course, designed by Gary Player in 1992, offers nine holes (18 tees), Par 72, 6100 m (5152 m for ladies), and has a difficulty rating of 3 out of 5. This attractive course has numerous water features that regularly attract hippos and abundant birdlife. Impala antelope can roam freely.
The course is a Par 72, 5950 m (5059 m for ladies), and offers the pleasure of challenge and adventure. The rich wildlife sanctuary surrounding the golf course is home to the Big 5, a wide variety of birds, and countless animals, all conspiring to provide visitors with a pleasant close-to-nature golfing experience. The course is not fenced in, and uninvited spectators are a common sight: hippo, impala, warthog, leopard, and baboons, to mention but a few.
The Komatipoort golf course is unique in many ways, as it was mainly built and designed by dedicated farmers of the area, together with the expert advice of Douw van der Merwe.
Elephant, buffalo, and hippopotamus are often seen in the river during play.
"Innovative architectural and landscaping techniques ensure that the Leopard Creek golf course and living areas are naturally protected from animals, while lakes and small streams have been diverted through the development to create scenic vistas and interesting golf strategies.
Golfing hazards take on a new dimension at Leopard Creek, for much of the water is home to the magnificent creatures for which the river is named: crocodiles. Extensive use has been made of water features, and sightings of crocodile, hippo, antelope, buffalo, and wild boar are commonplace, either on the course itself or in or next to the river running alongside several holes.
The 505-meter par-five 13th is one of Leopard Creek's most memorable holes. Here, the green is right on the edge of the Crocodile River but 32 meters above the water level, offering magnificent views up the river and into Kruger Park. Gary Player is incredibly proud of the par-five 18th with its island green and the par-four 9th with its peninsula green jutting out of the same body of water.
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