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9 days
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Pretoria
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Rates on Request
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A 9-day golf safari tour by luxury train that will delight the most discerning player.
This luxury golf safari departs Capital Park Station in Pretoria and heads east towards the Kruger Park area. Here you can play the Hans Merensky course or enjoy a superb game drive.
Travel into Swaziland for a game at the Royal Swazi Golf Club, before heading into Zululand for game viewing in the Hluhluwe Game Reserve. Play at the Durban Beachwood Country Club and then relax on your luxury Rovos train as you head north for Sun City and the Gary Player Golf Course.
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Day 1: Meander Through the Lowveld
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: Tee Off at Hans Merensky Golf Estate
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: Play on the Royal Swazi Golf Course
At 09h00 you'll tee off at the Royal Swazi Club near Manzini.
As a non-golfer you head to the Ngwena Glass Factory, at 09h30. This is followed by lunch at Malandelas before you go on a game drive in Mkhaya Game Reserve, known for its rhino population.
Day 4: Explore Hluhluwe Game Reserve
An early start this morning as you set off at 06h00 on an early morning game drive in Hluhluwe Game Reserve - a beautiful wilderness reserve in KwaZulu Natal.
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: Tee Off at Durban Beachwood Course
Tee off at Durban Beachwood Country Club 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: Enjoy Golf and Great Scenery
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: Relax on Your Luxury Train
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: Be Challenged on the Gary Player
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: Travel Back to Pretoria
A short journey in the morning will deliver you back to Capital Park Station in Pretoria at 10 am.
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