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This 7-night African Golf Tour visits some of the most scenic golf courses in the malaria-free Waterberg safari region of South Africa, including the Extreme 19th at Legends on your last day.

While the golf is exceptional and exciting, you don’t have to be a golfer to enjoy it; there are many other activities like big game safaris, elephant encounters, horse rides, cable car trips and relaxing spas to keep non-gol!ng partners well entertained.

Many other activitiesto keep non-gol!ng partnerswell entertained

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Overview

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Day 1 : Saturday

Arrive at Lanseria Airport where you will be collected by a friendly face from Dornbrack Travel. Your cruising transport is a comfortable Mercedes Vito Minibus.

We’ll take you directly to La Dolce Vita 4-star guest house overlooking the beautiful Hartbeespoort Dam. We chose La Dolce Vita because its name ‘the sweet life’ is exactly what you get when you stay here. You’ll sleep like a dream in their queen and king-size beds, especially after using your en-suite Jacuzzi bubble bath, which has magni!cent views over the dam. Alternatively, you can opt to stay in a private villa with 2, 3 or 4 bedrooms in the nearby Pecanwood Golf Estate.

We have kept your !rst day leisurely, allowing you to explore the picturesque dam and take a ride to the top of the ancient Magaliesberg Mountains on the new Harties Cableway. The views are out of this world! Return to the guest house for a leisurely afternoon sundowner cruise on the water followed by dinner at La Dolce Vita or the nearby owner-run Stef’s Table.

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Day 2 : Sunday

Wake refreshed ready for your !rst round on the outstandingly beautiful Pecanwood Golf Course. Jack Nicklaus is the name behind this world-class course, which skirts the banks of Hartbeespoort Dam and is named after a grove of Pecan nut trees.

After lunch at the golf course there’s a unique new thrill in store! You can spend the afternoon getting up close and personal with elephants at The Elephant Sanctuary. You don’t just walk with these animals – many rescued from zoos - you stroll trunk in hand.

Numbers are limited for maximum elephant interaction and it’s a truly memorable, enriching and educational experience.

Back at La Dolce Vita, if you didn’t do the sun-downer cruise yesterday, here’s another chance – they’ll even take along the ski-boat for the sporty and adventurous!

You can spendthe a!ernoongetting up closeand personalwith elephants...

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Day 3 : Monday

This morning we depart for a short journey to Bela Bela and the Zebula Country Club & Spa – one of Africa’s premier bush, golf and spa destinations. Zebula commands a spectacular setting with undulating pristine bushveld and open grasslands in the shadow of the Waterberg Mountains.

It’s punctuated with frequent dams and waterholes for the wide variety of game, birds and small wildlife.

This a!ords several exciting options for a day on safari:

Game Drive: The 3-hour game drive on Mabalingwe Nature Reserve hardly ever fails to deliver impressive sightings of rhino, elephant and bu!alo. Cost +-R250 per person.

Guided Golf Cart Safari: Get close to wildlife in environmentally-friendly golf carts with modi"ed game viewing seats. You’ve never seen anything like it! Cost +-R350 per cart (3 passengers), or add some romance with a bottle of sparkling at +-R400 per cart (2 people).

Horseback Safari: A horseback safari is often regarded as one of the most intimate and rewarding ways to view game. Ride through a 280 hectare private reserve on horses suitable for experienced riders or beginners. Cost +-R250

Bush Walks: Plant your feet on African soil and appreciate the sights, sounds and smells of the fauna and #ora. The quali"ed ranger may test your knowledge of animal tracks, plants, bird calls and droppings. Two or three hour walks cost +-R180/R250.

Quad Bike Safari: Take a thrilling ride on an automatic 2-man quad bike through the trails of the pristine bushveld, stopping for game viewing en-route. Cost +-R425 per quad.

Elephant Encounter: Adventures with Elephants on the next door reserve is managed by the Hensman family, who’ve been privileged to live and work with elephants since 1988. They o!er the thrill of hands-on interactions with these proud pachyderms, elephant-back safaris and even swims on the elephants. It’s a heart-warming experience. Cost +-R875 –R1475

Lion, Tiger, Cheetah and Other Animal Encounters: Opportunities for hands-on animal encounters are unmatched at Zebula. Meet Tarzan and Jane, the tame resident cheetahs and pet the lion and tiger cubs. There’s a snake and reptile park and crocodiles too.

Let’s not forget The Spa. This serene space o!ers relaxing treatments and open air pampering with two large heated relaxation tubs. There’s also a small gym, in-door heated swimming pool, steam room, snack bar and nine private treatment rooms (including a double treatment room with private Jacuzzi - ideal for couples).

Overnight on the Zebula Estate is in the beautiful thatched Zebula Bush Lodge close to the main clubhouse, or Waterberg Lodge in a quiet corner of the reserve with a Jacuzzi and rim-#ow swimming pool.

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Day 4 : Tuesday

You’ve been on safari, slept well and seen the Zebula golf course, now it’s time to play it! It’s a long leisurely course and 18-holes is expected to take about 4! hours.

After which it’s time to relax, or take to the 19th hole with a hitting bay 5000m in size and "ve target greens, plus four greens in one for various types of shots to be practiced.

Overnight at Zebula.

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Day 5 : Wednesday

This morning we head to Euphoria Golf Estate & Hydro in the Waterberg, with an 18-hole Championship Course, built to preserve the natu-ral fauna and #ora of the area. It was designed by number one female golfer Annika Sorenstam, and provides an unforgettable and challenging gol"ng experience.

The property also has natural hot mineral springs attributed with healing powers - perhaps it will en-hance your game!

There is something unusual in store for the evening too; a world-"rst cablecar that links the golf clubhouse with the top of the mountain where you’ll "nd the informal Sundowner Deck Restaurant. It’s a one of a kind must-visit venue.

Overnight accommodation is in luxurious Euphoria Bush Villas, with a decor theme of contemporary African chic incorporating sandstone from the surrounding mountains.

Hot mineral springs attributed withhealing powers...

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Day 6 & 7 : Thursday & Friday

If you haven’t already had enough highlights – it’s time for the biggest! Two days and nights at the Legends Golf & Safari Resort, with a round on their splendid Signature Course and their 10-hole Tribute Course and the ultimate win-a-million for a hole-in-one on the Extreme 19th!

No hole has captured the imagination as much as The Extreme 19th at Legends. It’s only accessible by helicopter as the tee is high up on Hanglip Mountain, played onto a green in the shape of Africa 430 metres below. Gol!ng superstars and world celebrities have been on TV pitting their skill and luck at this hole, but no-one has yet managed the hole in one.

There’s always the chance that it could be you! If not, you can claim to have played the most extreme par 3 on the planet!

Legends is one of the most environmentally sensi-tive golf estates in Africa, minimising the impact of development on the natural environment and preserving pristine bushland. It is situated in the Entabeni Safari Conservancy, so there are a number of additional activities available:

You’ll sleep well after the exciting golf, safari activities and perhaps a cultural dance show after a dinner in the boma.

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Day 8 : Saturday

It’s been a thrilling week in so many ways; amazing golf, wildlife, cable cars, scenery and safaris, but today we drive about 3 hours back to Lanseria or OR Tambo International Airport and wave you farewell until the next time we see you – which we hope will be soon.

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We wave you farewell until thenext time we see you

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Included

All ground transfersAccomodation as per IteniraryCable car trip at Harties CablewaySundowner cruise at La Dolce VitaBreakfast and dinner as per ItineraryGreen fees at all coursesGolf cart rental at all courses19th Hole at LegendsHelicopter ride at LegendsShow at Legends BomaDornbrack Travel hamperNon Golfer –Spa treatment to the value equal-ising gol"ng green feesWine on the table at Legends last evening with dinner

Excluded

Any extra alcohol or refreshmentsAll lunchesStefs`s table dinner if not eating at La Dolce VitaGratitude’sElephant SanctuarySunday lunch cruiseZebula options as per ItineraryEuphoria options as per ItineraryLegends game options as per ItineraryAir transfersAll personal purchases

For Pricing and Dates please see Rates and Dates Page on website www.dornbracktravel.com

CONTACT US

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Words by Carry Hampton