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Royal Durban Pecanwood St. Francis Links Pearl Valley The last leg of the journey will be back up to Gauteng for the final game at RJ&K - 4 clubs, 4 very different regions and five games of golf all in one itinerary. The Jack Nicklaus Designed Courses Tour will take in three regions and the courses at Pecanwood Golf & Lifestyle Estate, St Francis Links and Pearl Valley on the Val De Vie Estate. Pecanwood in the Northwest Province will open the batting (to borrow a term from another sporting code), to be followed by St Francis Links, which sits on the borders of the Eastern Cape and the start of the Garden Route. The final leg of this tour will take the traveller down to Pearl Valley in the Cape Winelands just outside the Mother City – Cape Town – in the Western Cape. Another call to action that is being prepared is the Sunshine Coast Tour. The phrase is sadly overused, but ‘best kept secret’ is particularly apt for the Eastern Cape. Olivewood in East London, Royal Port Alfred and the Royal Saint Andrews Hotel in Port Alfred will be the core ingredients in this tour’s schedule. The various tours should not be seen in isolation, but interchangeable and as gateways into the region. Not only will the appointed ground handlers manage the non-golfer elements with each tour schedule, but they will also be able to provide add on elements and recommend ‘must do’s’ such as the Kruger National Park, a balloon safari or the Okavango Delta. In this same context a stay at Fancourt, which is the region’s premier leisure resort, is not to be missed. Fancourt prides itself on its ability to cater for family vacations, offers a varied menu of activities, including three award-winning golf courses and is a destination in its own right. GolfVistaSA, DGT’s regional information partner, provides more detailed information about South Africa’s courses at - www.golfvistasa.com The Indian Ocean Island of Mauritius is an internationally renowned destination, which caters for families of all shapes and sizes. The golfer is particularly well looked after and Heritage and Avalon golf estates, in conjunction with Mauritius