check into the famous Fancourt Hotel. The hotel and golf course lie at the base of the towering Outeniqua Mountains, and are characterised by modern luxury, classic elegance and great diversity in golf courses. Here you will play the Outeniqua, ranked top 20 in South Africa by the Golf Digest experts, a leisurely and fun golfing experience. It provides a more forgiving terrain than its counterpart, the Montagu, but offers its fair share of challenges to keep golfers interested. Fancourt’s Montagu golf course, originally designed by Gary Player, has earned an international reputation as one of the finest 18-hole parkland layouts. It holds the prestigious 8th position on Golf Digest South Africa’s list of top golf courses in the country. Enjoy your round, whilst taking in the scenery.

The Links is currently ranked as the number one golf course in the country by Golf Digest South Africa. It also ranks 56th in Golf Digest US edition’s list of the world’s 100 greatest golf courses that compared 464 courses from 18 countries around the globe. The Links is the iconic golfing hallmark of the Fancourt estate. Golfing legend Gary Player described it as his greatest ever feat as a course designer. Good luck and enjoy this once in a lifetime experience.

Recommendations: Fancourt has four excellent on-site restaurants if you don’t feel like venturing out but the little hamlet of Wilderness is a 15-minute drive away – worth it for views of the Indian Ocean and dramatic gorges and a meal at a local eatery. You could also have a well-deserved wind-down at the hotel’s spa after two days of fantastic golf.