Golf Destination
Championship golf among vineyards, mountains and Indian Ocean cliffs
Cape Town, the Cape Winelands, Whale Coast and Garden Route bring together many of South Africa’s most sought-after golf courses — set among vineyards, mountains, lagoons and dramatic Indian Ocean scenery.
October to April generally offers the warmest and driest conditions for golf. Spring, from September to November, brings colourful landscapes and seasonal whale watching along the Cape coast.
On the course
Set in the historic Constantia valley beneath the Constantiaberg, Steenberg is an immaculate parkland course wrapped around a five-star wine estate. Manicured, walkable and framed by mountain and vineyard — one of the Cape’s most refined rounds.
A Nicklaus Signature design threading between the Simonsberg and Drakenstein mountains — fair, beautiful and endlessly photogenic.
Woven through the Kleine Zalze wine estate and the Bonte River wetlands on the edge of Stellenbosch, De Zalze is a scenic, strategic layout with water in play across a dozen holes and the Helderberg mountains as a constant backdrop.
A Gary Player design beneath the Helderberg, Erinvale mixes a links-style front nine with a parkland back set against the mountains. Host of the 1996 World Cup of Golf and a long-standing Cape favourite.
Set against the Kogelberg mountains and the Bot River lagoon, Arabella’s closing stretch beside the water is among the Cape’s most memorable.
Consistently ranked South Africa’s number-one course, this links masterpiece staged the 2003 Presidents Cup and rewards bold, strategic play.
South Africa’s first Ernie Els signature course, set on the cliffs above Herolds Bay near George, with sweeping Indian Ocean views along the Garden Route.
A clifftop links on the edge of the Indian Ocean at Mossel Bay, with several holes played dramatically along the cliffs. One of the most photographed courses in South Africa.
A Jack Nicklaus Signature course carved into the hills above Knysna, with sweeping views over the lagoon and indigenous forest. Dramatic elevation changes and immaculate conditioning.
A dramatic clifftop championship course above Knysna, carved through coastal fynbos with panoramic views over the Indian Ocean and the Knysna lagoon.
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A signature South Africa golf and safari journey that moves from the Garden Route’s mountain-framed fairways to Cape Town’s wine, ocean and city scenery, bef…
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