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Savouring South Africa
If you’re looking to treat yourself to great golf, luxury hotels, stunning
scenery, and breathtaking wildlife, not to mention some of the world’s
finest epicurean experiences, then South Africa has got to be on your golf
holiday horizon. Words by Nick Bayly.
Having been fortunate to have
experiences than are offered within
travelled the world sampling golf
the vast confines of Africa’s ninth
courses for the best part of 25 years,
largest country, which covers almost
I’m often asked by slightly jealous
half-a-million square miles.
friends and, quite often, complete
strangers, where I’d chose to go back
From spotting the ‘Big Five’ all in
for one last trip should the 19th Hole
one day at a private game reserve
In The Sky be imminently calling.
in Kruger, to catching sight of a pod
And my answer is always the same –
of whales off the coast of Durban;
South Africa.
and from sipping a chilled glass of
Chenin Blanc as the sun sets over
Ever since I first went there in the
the south Atlantic at a beachside
mid-90s to explore the golf courses
bar in Cape Town, to sitting around
and wine lands of the southern Cape,
a camp fire by the Limpopo River
to a more recent trip where I got up
eating barbecued steak under the
close and personal with a family of
stars, I’ve got some memories that
leopards while on a golf/safari trip
will stay with me forever. And that’s
to the Kruger National Park, South
without including the breathtaking
Africa has left a lasting impression
golf courses I’ve played, and the
on me.
amazing hotels I’ve been lucky
enough to stay in.
As someone who looks for more
than just a heart-stopping par three
But enough about me. This is about
on their golf trips abroad – although
you, and the incredible experiences
it does have one or two of those,
that await anyone wishing to explore
more of which later – it’s hard to
this stunning country and meet its
think of a destination that delivers
generous and welcoming people.
such a diverse range of stunning
landscapes and life-enhancing
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