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Golf: Another type of game on your holiday in South Africa
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011
If your idea of a perfect vacation involves playing lots of golf courses across the world is more beautiful settings in which we have just the place for you: South Africa! Holidays provide the land of the legendary golfer Gary Player born wonderful opportunity for many golfers – from high-altitude courses which allow more distance to your swing, coastal routes where warm breezes blow, and alleys where you catch a view spectacular wildlife between the towers on the manicured lawns.
The perfect weather golf
With its mild climate, sunny days and blue skies almost all year round in South Africa offer great golf vacation for almost 365 days a year. In fact, many golfers in the Northern Hemisphere to escape the colder the country to make the most of winter days to practice their swing under the African sun.
More than 500 golf courses and the counting
Golf fans around the world are quickly discovering South Africa as a golfer’s paradise, and for good reason: there are at least 500 golf courses to choose from, divided among the provinces. Tailor-made holidays for the range of golfers offers an incredible selection of prestigious courses designed by leading international names such as Robert Trent Jones and Gary Player – you’re sure to find the green that leads all the rainbow nation you choose to go it .
golf courses in South Africa
Gary Player Country Club at Sun City is perhaps best known golf courses in South Africa. Holidays for the most passionate golfers are almost never complete without a visit to this village, home of the Nedbank Golf Challenge – offers competition that could be the highest price of any tournament. One of the longest courses in the world, extends over 7000 meters on a lawn, some even say that this is one of the toughest in the world, test the accuracy of your approach with lots of bunkers and water obstacles.
Leopard Creek golf course in South Africa’s number one is located right next to the Kruger National Park. Designed to take advantage of its natural environment, which also happens to be home to many wild species in Africa, including the “Big Five” – lions, elephants, rhinos, buffaloes, leopards and for which the Creek is named. Observations of a crocodile, a hippopotamus, wild boar, antelope and hundreds of birds are common along or near the river – one of the most unforgettable experiences you’ll ever holiday in South Africa.
A magnificent view over the Indian Ocean is the backdrop for Wild Coast Sun Country Club – a challenging course with changes in terrain and elevation that are interesting problems for the golfer who wants to test and refine their skills. You’ll want to see how you do the infamous 13th hole, where you have to guide the ball through a gorge with a waterfall!
Fore!
With golf courses there are days in a year, South Africa holidays offer a wide range of options for the golfer a challenge. Book a golf holiday in South Africa today and experience the kind of golf that has produced some of the greatest players the world has ever seen.
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