Rovos Rail Golf Safari

Luxury

A 9-day golf safari tour by luxury train that will delight the most discerning player.

This golf safari tour commences in Pretoria and travels east towards the Kruger Park area where you can play the Hans Merensky course or enjoy a game drive in the world famous game reserve. Play the Royal Swazi Golf Club in Swaziland, before heading on to Zululand for game viewing in Hluhluwe Game Reserve.

Play on one of South Africa's finest courses, the Durban Beachwood Country Club or explore the city. Relax as the Rovos luxry train travels North towards the magnificent resort of Sun City in the Pilanesberg Mountains, before heading back to Pretoria where this memorable train tour ends.

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Day 1: Departure from Pretoria
- Itinerary
  Departing the classic, 1940's Capital Park Railway Station just north of Pretoria you head east towards Nelspruit and the picturesque Lowveld region.
  Enjoy the views from the large windows of the Observation Car, catch up with your reading in the Lounge Car and take advantage of the fine dining in the beautifully restored Dining Cars.

Day 2: Hans Merensky Golf Estate, Phalaborwa
- Itinerary
  At 10am the golfers tee off at the Hans Merensky Golf Estate's 18-hole course. This championship golf course borders the Kruger National Park resulting in wildlife often being spotted on the fairways.
  If you are not a golfer you depart at 9am on a game drive in the Kruger Park followed by lunch, returning in time to join the golfers and continue onto Swaziland.

Day 3: Royal Swazi Club, near Manzini
- Itinerary
  09h00 You tee off at the Royal Swazi Club near Manzini.
  
  As a non-golfer you head to the Ngwena Glass Factory, at 09h30. Followed by lunch at Malandelas before you go on a game drive in Mkhaya Game Reserve.

Day 4: Hluhluwe Game Reserve to Durban
- Itinerary
  An early start this morning as you set off at 06h00 on an early morning game drive in Hluhluwe Game Reserve.
  By 10:30am you are on the Rovos luxury train again, heading for the east coast city of Durban where you will have dinner at one of the city's restaurants.

Day 5: Durban Beachwood Course, Durban
- Itinerary
  Tee off at Durban Beachwood Country Club is at 8am.
  If you are not playing golf you can go on a city tour of Durban, followed by lunch at the Durban Beachwood Country Club.

Day 6: Champagne Sports Resort, Drakensberg
- Itinerary
  The golfers can take in the majestic mountain scenery as they play the course at Champagne Sports Resort in the Drakensberg.
  For the non-golfer, today you can take in the scenery on a walk around the Champagne Sports Resort or go on a professional tour of the Battlefields near Ladysmith, followed by a spot of shopping before rejoining the Rovos luxury train and continuing the journey.

Day 7: Day at Leisure
- Itinerary
  You depart Ladysmith early in the morning and spend the day at leisure on the luxury Rovos train as it passes through sprawling rural landscapes on your way to Sun City.

Day 8: Sun City & Pilanesberg Game Reserve
- Itinerary
  Tee off at Gary Player Country Club at 9am. This is a notoriously difficult course set in Sun City's spectacular grounds.
  As a non-golfer you have the chance to explore all that Sun City has to offer.
  A late lunch for both golfers and non-golfers is served at the Club and is followed by a game drive in Pilanesberg Game Reserve.

Day 9: Pretoria
- Itinerary
  A short journey in the morning will deliver you back to Capital Park Station in Pretoria at 10 am.

Included in tour:

All golf
Excursions
Accommodation
Meals plus all alcoholic beverages whilst on board the train

Excluded:

Visas
Gratuities
Personal Items

Tour rates. †

Starting at	Pretoria	end in	Pretoria

From	To	PPS	SS
9 Apr 2008	11 Dec 2008

Starting at	Pretoria	end in	Pretoria

From	To	PPS	SS
8 Apr 2009	10 Dec 2009

† All prices are accurate but you may find that the final rates in your quotation vary slightly due to room type, seasonality and currency conversion.

Extra tour notes.

Please note:The 2008 departure dates for this tour are 11th April, 29th August and 5th December.

Visas to be purchased and paid for prior to departure for Africa.

A multiple entry visa should be purchased for South Africa, as international passengers will be entering South Africa a 2nd time on exiting Swaziland.

Passengers are advised that anti-malarial precautions may be prescribed.

3 suite standards are available on Rovos Rail at differing rates. Please contact a consultant for more information.

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