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Garden Route & Eastern Cape - Fully Escorted
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Garden Route & Eastern Cape - Fully Escorted

Knysna, Plettenberg Bay & Eastern Cape, South Africa
10 Nights / 11 Days
Duration
Minimum 30 golfers (twin share)
Group size
English
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About This Tour

ABOUT THIS TOUR - Garden Route & Eastern Cape (Fully Escorted)

South Africa's Garden Route is one of the world's great journeys - a sweep of dramatic coastline, ancient forests, and world-class golf courses that has captivated travellers for decades. With Sandy's Safaris, you don't just travel it. You experience it the way it was meant to be experienced.

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For over 20 years, Sandy's Safaris has been crafting South Africa's finest golf and safari tours - and this fully escorted 10-night journey through the Garden Route and Eastern Cape is one of their signature experiences. Every hotel, every tee time, every transfer and every game drive has been handpicked and perfected over two decades of on-the-ground expertise. All you have to do is arrive.

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You'll play five of South Africa's most celebrated courses - from the clifftop magnificence of Pezula to the championship challenge of Simola, the coastal beauty of Plettenberg Bay, the stunning Goose Valley, and the links-style drama of St. Francis. Between rounds, you'll retreat to some of the Garden Route's most iconic properties - the Pezula Conrad Hotel perched above the Knysna Lagoon, and the legendary Plettenberg hotel with its sweeping ocean views.

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Then, as your golf journey draws to a close, the real magic begins. Deep in the Eastern Cape, the exclusive Kariega Private Game Reserve awaits - a malaria-free wilderness where the Big Five roam freely and morning game drives reveal a world utterly unlike anything on the fairway. All meals and selected beverages are included here, and the only agenda is wonder.

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This is South Africa at its finest - fully escorted, impeccably organised, and genuinely unforgettable.

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Available throughout 2027. Contact Sandy's Safaris for available departure dates and group pricing: info@sandyssafaris.com

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Self-guided options also available - enquire for a custom quote.

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Please note: Itineraries are suggested only and subject to change. Sandy's Safaris continuously reviews and refines each tour to ensure guests experience the very best South Africa has to offer.

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Tour Itinerary

Day 1 - Arrival in Knysna | Welcome to the Garden Route
Your South African adventure begins the moment you arrive at the Pezula Conrad Hotel, dramatically positioned above the Knysna Lagoon with views that will stop you in your tracks. Knysna is one of South Africa's most beloved towns — a sparkling lagoon, dense indigenous forest, and a relaxed elegance that sets the perfect tone for what lies ahead. Check in, breathe in the sea air, and let the anticipation build. Tonight, settle in and raise a glass to the journey that starts tomorrow.
Day 2 - Golf at Pezula Championship Course
There are golf courses, and then there is Pezula. Perched on the clifftops above the Indian Ocean, Pezula Championship Course is consistently ranked among the most spectacular courses in the world - and once you stand on the first tee with the ocean stretching to the horizon, you'll understand why. Sweeping fairways, indigenous fynbos, and breathtaking elevation changes make every hole a memory. Your golf cart is included, and you'll play knowing that very few golfers in the world ever get to experience a round quite like this.
Day 3 - Golf at Simola
Today takes you to Simola Golf and Country Estate, Jack Nicklaus's masterpiece carved into the hillsides above Knysna. It's a course that demands your full attention - dramatic elevation changes, sweeping views over the Knysna forests and lagoon, and fairways that wind through pristine indigenous bush. The halfway house is included today, so pause, refuel, and soak up the views before tackling the back nine. Golf carts are included throughout.
Day 4 - Scenic Transfer to Plettenberg Bay
This morning you'll make the short, scenic 45-minute transfer along the Garden Route to Plettenberg Bay - one of South Africa's most glamorous coastal towns, beloved by those in the know for its pristine beaches, crystal-clear waters, and effortless luxury. Check into The Plettenberg, one of South Africa's most iconic hotels, perched directly above the beach with panoramic views of the bay and the Tsitsikamma Mountains. This afternoon is yours -walk the beach, explore the town, or simply sit on your terrace and watch the waves roll in.
Day 5 - Golf at Plettenberg Bay Country Club
Plettenberg Bay Country Club is a course that charms from the first hole - a beautifully maintained parkland layout set against the backdrop of the Tsitsikamma Mountains, with the Indian Ocean glittering in the distance. It's a course where the scenery is as memorable as the golf, and where the relaxed Garden Route atmosphere makes every round a pleasure. Golf carts are included, and afterwards, the beach and the town of Plett await.
Day 6 - Golf at Goose Valley
Goose Valley Golf Club is one of the Garden Route's hidden gems - a stunning Gary Player-designed course set within a private estate on the banks of the Bitou River estuary. Water features prominently throughout, the fairways are framed by indigenous bush, and the views across the estuary to the ocean are simply extraordinary. It's a course that rewards thoughtful golf, and one that will linger long in the memory. Golf carts are included.
Day 7 - Golf at St. Francis Links
Save the best for last - St. Francis Links is widely regarded as one of the finest links courses in the southern hemisphere, and playing it is a genuine bucket-list moment. Designed to evoke the great links courses of Ireland and Scotland, it sits on the Eastern Cape coastline with wind, fescue grass, and undulating fairways that will test every club in your bag. This is links golf at its purest, in one of the world's most remote and beautiful settings. Golf carts are included throughout.
Day 8 - Transfer to Kariega Private Game Reserve
Today the golf clubs rest as you embark on the four-hour transfer deeper into the Eastern Cape, leaving the coast behind and entering a different world entirely. Kariega Private Game Reserve is one of South Africa's most exclusive malaria-free reserves - a vast wilderness of riverine bush, open plains, and ancient valleys where the Big Five roam undisturbed. Arrive in time for your first afternoon game drive as the golden light of the Eastern Cape falls across the plains. All meals and selected beverages are included from this moment on.
Day 9 - Full Day at Kariega | Morning & Afternoon Game Drives
Today is Kariega's - entirely, completely, magnificently. Rise before dawn for your morning game drive as the bush comes alive with the sounds and sights of Africa's most extraordinary wildlife. Return to the lodge for a leisurely breakfast, rest through the heat of the day, then head back out for your afternoon drive as the light turns golden and the predators begin to stir. Between drives, the lodge, the pool, and the serenity of the bush are yours. Dinner under the stars rounds out a day that will stay with you for the rest of your life.
Day 10 - Full Day at Kariega | Morning & Afternoon Game Drives
Another full day in one of Africa's great wilderness areas. No two game drives at Kariega are ever the same - the bush reveals itself differently every time, and Sandy's Safaris' two decades of relationships with the reserve's rangers means you'll be guided by people who truly know and love this land. This is your last full day in the bush - make every moment count.
Day 11 - Final Morning Game Drive | Transfer to Airport
Rise one last time for a final morning game drive as the Eastern Cape sun climbs above the horizon. Take a last look at the plains, the rivers, and the sky that seems bigger here than anywhere else on earth. Then it's time - transfer to the local airport, bags full of memories, and the quiet certainty that South Africa has changed you in ways you didn't expect.
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