“Big 5” Golf Package, Kruger Park
7 Nights/8 Days

Experience a truly African golf safari in and around the Kruger National Park. Enjoy a round of golf at the exclusive Leopard Creek Golf Club while exploring the wildlife and caves that nature has to offer.

Arrive at Johannesburg Airport; catch connecting one-hour flight to Nelspruit. (option to overnight in Johannesburg available). Meet your Absolutely African Tours & Safaris host & guide & transfer to your up market Lodgel in Hazeyview. Check-in & spend the rest of the day relaxing at the hide or at the swimming pool. Dinner with your host.

After an early breakfast, we depart for your first round of golf at Sabi River Golf Club. This course, situated on the banks of the Sabie River was redesigned in 1998 & has lush vegetation surrounding the course.

The large dam near tees 16 & 17 is home to hippo & crocs - so make sure your balls stays on the fairways! The afternoon is yours to relax at the hotel. Dinner with your host.

After an early breakfast we depart for the White River Golf Course, designed by Gary Player. This 6061m, par 71 course, has many interesting water features, with the White River flowing through it. After lunch we visit the Mac Mac Falls & the town of Sabi before returning to your hotel. Dinner with your host

After breakfast we depart for the Kruger Park Lodge Golf Club. This course, also situated on the banks of the Sabie River, is set amongst indigenous vegetation, with hippos in the water holes & antelope roaming freely on the fairways. This Gary Player course is 6100m, par 72. After lunch we travel on a scenic route to the Blyde River Canyon. Stop at the Bourke’s Luck Potholes, The Pinnacle & God’s Window before returning to your hotel for sun downers. Dinner with your host

After breakfast we depart for the Nelspruit Golf Club. This 18-hole championship course is 6036m, par 72. After lunch we depart for the Sudwala Caves. Discovered by prehistoric people, these, the oldest caves known to man, have a variety of stalagmites & stalactites where concerts have been held in the main cave. Return to hotel. Dinner with your host

After breakfast & checking out, we depart for Skukuza Golf Club. This is the only course situated in the Kruger National Park. Since the course in not fenced, uninvited spectators are a common sight – antelope, warthog, baboons, and, on occasion, you might catch a glimpse of something bigger…!

This is a par 72, 5950m, 9-hole (18-tee) golf course & really is an African treasure. After lunch we take a slow drive through the Kruger Park, in search of the “Big 5” & other animals. Our destination is the luxury Bahula Game Reserve, situated within the boundary of the Kruger Park, on the banks of the Crocodile River. Arrive in time for sun downers & dinner.

After breakfast we depart for the “exclusive” Leopard Creek Golf Club. The brainchild of owner Johann Rupert, and designed with Gary Player, this 360-hectare estate was opened in 1996. Membership is by invite only & people like Kirk Douglas own houses on this beautiful estate, so enjoy your day playing on this immaculate course, where only the elite holiday. Hippos occupy the numerous water features found along the course. A birders paradise, a golfers challenge & an opportunity to experience all the beauty of the African bushveld, Leopard Creek is certainly “exclusive”! Return to Bahula and spend the afternoon relaxing, watching the wild animals from the bar or from the pool before embarking on a game drive into the Kruger National Park, in open vehicles. Dinner with your host.

An early start to your day, with a game drive into the Kruger Park, in open vehicles. This is your last opportunity to find & photograph Africa’s wildlife. Breakfast at Bahula after your drive. Check-out & depart for the airport to catch your flight back to Johannesburg. Guests who have extended their stay will be transferred to their hotels.

Package Includes:

• Flights from Johannesburg to Nelspruit
• 5 nights accommodation in Hazeyview
• 2 nights accommodation at Buhala
• 6 rounds of golf with cart hire (2 persons sharing), including the EXCLUVISE LEOPARD CREEK COUNTRY CLUB.
• All breakfast & dinners
• Trips to Sudwala Caves, Blyde River Canyon & Panorama route, Pilgrim’s Rest & game drives in the Kruger National Park
• Transport in luxury vehicles for the duration
• Host & guide for the duration of the trip
• Gift

Package Excludes:

• Flights other than the one from Jhb to Nelspruit
• Lunches
• Beverages/alcohol
• Tips/gratuities
• Personal effects & spending money
• Hire of golf clubs etc.