Golf & safari · Kruger, George and Cape Town
Ultimate Golf & Safari South Africa
Three of South Africa’s best-known courses, three very different parts of the country, and a Big Five safari at the front of it. Leopard Creek above the Kruger, The Links at Fancourt on the Garden Route, and four nights at Steenberg in Constantia.
Three legs, one trip
Three courses, three landscapes, one trip
This is the long version of the golf safari, and the sequence is deliberate.
You start in the bush, move to the coast, and finish in the Winelands — so the trip gets progressively less remote rather than the other way round.
The first three days are at Jock Safari Lodge on a private concession inside the Kruger National Park, with game drives morning and evening and a round at Leopard Creek Country Club on the park’s southern boundary. Then you fly to George for three days at Fancourt, home to The Links — regularly ranked the number one course in South Africa, and the venue for the 2003 Presidents Cup.
The last four nights are at Steenberg in Constantia, on the oldest wine farm in the Cape, twenty minutes from central Cape Town and with its own eighteen holes on the estate.
Internal flights and transfers between the three are included, so the logistics of moving a golf bag across the country are not your problem.
Who it suits: serious golfers travelling with a partner or in a fourball, and anyone who wants to see three distinct parts of South Africa without organising it themselves. Eleven days is the right length — the same trip compressed into a week means a course a day and no safari.
Trusted African travel expertise
Watch — the headline course
The Links at Fancourt
Fancourt’s own walk-through of The Links — a genuine inland links built on reshaped ground below the Outeniqua mountains, and the venue for the 2003 Presidents Cup.
Watch on YouTubeThe company we keep
A wider world of safari stays
Ranger Buck works with leading camps and lodges across Southern Africa, giving your safari specialist more ways to shape the right journey around you.
A selection from Ranger Buck’s lodge network. Your final itinerary will list the specific properties included in your trip.
Your itinerary
Day by day
Eleven days, ten nights, three properties. Internal flights and transfers between them are included.
Days 1–3Southern Kruger — Jock Safari Lodge and Leopard Creek+
Fly from Johannesburg into the park and transfer to Jock Safari Lodge, which holds a private concession inside the Kruger National Park itself.
Three nights here with game drives morning and evening in open vehicles — the Big Five leg of the trip — and a round at Leopard Creek Country Club, the Gary Player course that runs along the Crocodile River on the park’s southern boundary.
The days are built around the safari rhythm, with the golf slotted around an early drive rather than replacing it.
Days 4–6George — Fancourt and The Links+
Fly from the Kruger to George on the Garden Route and transfer to the Fancourt Hotel.
Three nights at Fancourt, whose Links course is regularly ranked the best in South Africa — a genuine inland links, built on reshaped ground below the Outeniqua mountains, and the venue for the 2003 Presidents Cup. The estate also holds the Montagu and Outeniqua parkland courses.
The Garden Route is on the doorstep if anyone in the party is not playing.
Days 7–10Cape Town — Steenberg and the Winelands+
On to Cape Town and four nights at the Steenberg Hotel in Constantia — the oldest wine farm in the Cape, with its own eighteen-hole course on the estate and the city twenty minutes away.
This is the part of the trip with the most flexibility: Table Mountain, the Peninsula, Robben Island, the Constantia and Stellenbosch wine routes, or simply more golf. Tell your consultant at quotation what you want built in.
Day 11Departure+
Transfer to Cape Town International for your onward or international flight.
Where you stay
Jock, Fancourt & Steenberg
Three properties across the trip: Jock Safari Lodge inside the Kruger for the safari leg, Fancourt Hotel in George for the golf, and Steenberg Hotel in Constantia for Cape Town.
Meals are included on a selected basis rather than fully across all three — the safari leg is the most inclusive and the two hotel legs the least. Worth confirming exactly which meals at quotation.
Everything here is movable. Ranger Buck can change any of the three properties, add or drop nights on any leg, add rounds, or swap Steenberg for a hotel closer to the V&A Waterfront if you would rather be in the city.
Watch — the last leg
Steenberg, Constantia
Aerials of the eighteen holes on the Steenberg estate, where the trip finishes. Rounds here are arranged on request and quoted with the rest of your golf.
Watch on YouTubeIndicative package price
From US$8,077 per person sharing
11 days / 10 nights · Jock, Fancourt and Steenberg · green fees quoted separately
Included
- Airport and internal air transfers between all three legs
- Three nights at Jock Safari Lodge, southern Kruger
- Game drives in the Kruger
- Three nights at Fancourt Hotel, George
- Four nights at Steenberg Hotel, Cape Town
- Selected meals as specified in the itinerary
Not included
- Golf green fees — quoted separately
- International and regional flights
- Additional accommodation before or after the tour
- Club hire and caddies
- Premium beverages
- Meals not specified in the itinerary
- Gratuities
- Items of a personal nature
- Travel insurance — strongly recommended
Indicative rate — your final price is confirmed on quotation and varies with season, availability and group size. Per person sharing, 11 days / 10 nights. Updated August 2026.
What guests said
From people Ranger Buck has planned trips for
“It was our first time travelling to South Africa, Zimbabwe and Zambia and we had three teenagers in tow. We wanted someone to help plan our itinerary. We chose Ranger Buck because they stood out for flexibility and their quick responses. The itinerary was built to accommodate our wishes and included many suggested excursions.”
Eric
September 2025 · Multi-country South Africa · Malta
“We could not be happier with the organisation, the itinerary, the ease of communication, and the pricing. Maria, our safari coordinator, went above and beyond — even providing advice on a leg of the trip we had not booked through them.”
Krish
June 2024 · Multi-country · United States
“I booked with Ranger Buck for a very unconventional itinerary. Maria assisted me with an incredible plan. It was the single best and most impactful customer service experience I have ever had.”
Jon
January 2026 · Multi-country · United States
Make it yours
Most people change something
Keep the three legs, then shape everything inside them.
- Change any of the three properties, or the order of the legs
- Add rounds — Montagu, Outeniqua, Steenberg, or a second at Leopard Creek
- Add or drop nights on any leg — the Cape Town section is the easiest to lengthen
- Bring non-golfers: game drives, the Garden Route and the Winelands run in parallel
- Add Victoria Falls or the Panorama Route at either end
Good to know
Golf and safari South Africa — common questions
Clear answers to the questions travellers ask before choosing this experience.
How much does the eleven-day golf and safari cost?+
From US$8,077 per person sharing, including internal flights and transfers between all three legs, ten nights across Jock Safari Lodge, Fancourt and Steenberg, game drives in the Kruger, and selected meals. Green fees are quoted separately — see the next question, because it matters. Because every trip is tailored, your final quote may come in above or below that figure.
Are the green fees included?+
Not in the headline price on this itinerary — they are quoted separately. Ranger Buck would rather say that plainly than have it emerge at the quotation stage. It is also worth flagging that the shorter four-day golf safari does include the round at Leopard Creek in its price, so the two itineraries are not quoted on the same basis. Ask for a fully inclusive figure and one will be built; comparing the two headline prices without checking this will mislead you.
Which courses do we play?+
Leopard Creek Country Club on the southern boundary of the Kruger, and The Links at Fancourt in George — the two headline rounds. Fancourt also holds the Montagu and Outeniqua parkland courses, and Steenberg has its own eighteen holes on the estate in Constantia, so additional rounds are easy to add on the last two legs.
Can non-golfers come?+
Yes, and the itinerary is unusually good for it. The Kruger leg is a safari regardless of whether anyone plays. George puts the Garden Route on the doorstep. Cape Town has Table Mountain, the Peninsula and the Winelands. A non-golfing partner is occupied on all three legs without needing a separate itinerary.
Is eleven days too long?+
It is the length the trip needs if you want the safari to be real rather than a stopover. Compress it and you end up playing a course a day with a travel day between each. If you have less time, the four-day Leopard Creek and Kruger safari is the better shape — it does one course properly and keeps three nights of game viewing.
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