Day 1:
Make your way up the Garden Route to the Simola Golf & Country Estate in Knysna.
Overnight at Simola Golf & Country Estate
The Simola Hotel & Spa adds another alluring aspect to the Simola Golf & Country Estate, offering world class facilities that include the Orchid Room restaurant, Sir Roys bar, wellness centre, gym, tennis courts and swimming pool as well as the distinctive Clubhouse.
All rooms have views overlooking the Knysna Heads, forest, mountain and golf course and have interactive TV with LCD screen, wireless connectivity, data & internet ports, underfloor heating, heated towel rails and air conditioning. Hotel services include 24 hour in room dining service, free hot beverages, mineral water and snacks, mini bar in suites, pantry shopping service to suites and turndown and valet service.
The five star hotel offers more than just luxurious accommodation, it is innovative in design. From the lush indigenous flora and gentle slopes of the estate down to the towering Knysna Heads and shimmering estuary below, Simola is a portrait of nature. Enjoy nature walks, cycling, bird watching and boating on the river in this environmental gem.
Day 2:
Golf at Simola Golf Club
Designer Jack Nicklaus
Distance: Champ 6 466m, Club 6 095m
Holes: 18
Par 72.
18 holes designed by Jack Nicklaus - the Golden Bear himself - and built in two natural amphitheatres. Glorious views from every corner of the course. The Outeniqua Mountains, the Knysna Lagoon, the Indian Ocean and the clean, pure air of South Africa's Garden Route. Golf at Simola is the sublime experience.
It goes without saying that a course as great as Simola should have a club house to match.
The Simola Golf Clubhouse will be part of the Grand Simola Hotel. Guests and members will have access to hotel facilities like our Gourmet Restaurant, indoor training pool and Wellness Centre.
The Simola Golf Clubhouse will also give offer its very own Pro Shop as well as spacious changing rooms. And the exclusive Private Lounge will comfort the needs of each of our prestigious members.
As golf courses on the Garden Route tend to be very special, this is no different. When you walk off the 18th at Simola you will look back on the course and say 'wow, that was a fantastic layout'.
The spectacular 10th hole involves a tee-shot from a 200meter elevated tee. Your ball has a huge amount of air-time before landing in a narrow landing area of this incredible par 4.
Overnight at Simola Golf & Country Estate
Day 3:
Golf at Pezula Golf Club
Designer Ronald Fream/David Dale.
Distance Champ 6 394m (7 030 yards), Club 5 987m (6 579), Par 72.
Sparrebosch Clifftop Estate in Knysna is home to the spectacular Pezula Golf Course. The only serious problem that you could face when playing at The Pezula Championship golf course is running out of film for your camera! Pezula, without doubt, possesses one of the best locations on the African continent. This golf course is situated on the East head of Knysna, overlooking the Indian Ocean, Knysna lagoon and the Outeniqua Mountain range. It is also in the heart of the famous Garden Route.
The course's designers, Ron Fream and David Dale (Golfplan USA) have compared the look of Pezula golf course to that of Gleneagles in the Scottish Highlands and Pebble beach on the Monterey coastline. A terrain of rolling fairways, fynbos and eyebrow bunkers does, however, make it very difficult to walk this course but don't panic golf carts are provided for all golfers!
The five different tee options on every hole cater for all skill levels. No two challenges, or views, are alike. The signature holes are the three holes built on the cliff top overlooking the ocean; the par-five 13th, par-four 14th and the par-three 15th. The par-four 14th is particularly challenging - it is short and requires you to lay-up before firing at the pin. The green is completely surrounded by bunkers so be careful not to overshoot out-of-bounds and over the cliff!
Overnight at Simola Golf & Country Estate
Day 4:
After breakfast check-out of the hotel, and make your way to the nearby seaside town of Plettenberg Bay.
Overnight at Bosavern Guest House
This ultra stylish and modern Upmarket and guesthouse is perched on a cliff overlooking the ocean and the pristine white Robberg beach and nature reserve. The guesthouse boasts well-appointed bedrooms, which have private entrances and patios, and come equipped with cable television, telephones, heaters and tea/coffee trays.
Amenities:
* En-suite bathrooms
* Top quality linen
* Hairdryers
* Honesty bars
* Shuttle transfers
* Pre-arranged body massages
* Laundry facilities
* Swimming pool
* Off-street parking
Day 5:
Golf at Goose Valley Golf Estate
Designer Gary Player Design Co.
Distance Champ 5 924m (6 509 yards), Par 68.
The Goose Valley Golf Course is situated in pristine surroundings, only 2km from Plettenberg Bay and bordering on the Keurbooms Lagoon. This magnificent estate offers a Gary Player designed 72 par, 18 hole golf course in the heart of the Garden Route.
Golfers will experience breathtaking views of the lagoon, the ocean and the Tsitsikamma Mountains, and also the beauty of the natural fynbos, trees and an abundance of animal and bird life.
This well-maintained, somewhat quirky and tight 18-hole course sits on a spectacular piece of property overlooking Keurbooms lagoon at Plettenberg Bay. There are deep, high-walled pot bunkers and impenetrable rough. The scenery is spectacular and be sure to look out for the many birds that frequent the course.
The Keurbooms lagoon and the Indian Ocean behind it frames the green of the par-three second at Goose Valley.
Overnight at Bosavern Guest House
Day 6:
After breakfast check-out of the guest house and make your way home.
