Arabella Golf Course
The Arabella golf course in South Africa is ranked by Compleat Golfer magazine as the number one golf course in the Western Cape. It is also featured in Golf Digest’s USA’s Top 60 courses outside of America in 2007.
Designed and built in 1999 by celebrated South African golf course architect Peter Matkovich, who is also credited with the design of Western Cape courses de Zalze and Steenberg, this classic parkland course has spectacular views across the Bot River lagoon and across the Kogelberg mountain range.
The pristine fairways are kikuyu, while the greens, which frequently receive high praise from professionals in the game, are Dominant Bent.
The golf course has been refined in the past six years with the addition of several bunkers and the revamp of the par-four 6th hold in order to rid it of its blind tee shot.
Awarded Five-Star Golf Experience for the first time in 2002, the course is complemented by a luxurious clubhouse with bar and halfway house, as well as a fully stocked pro shop and excellent practice area with two resident teaching professionals.
The Arabella Golf Club has been the annual home to the Nelson Mandela Invitational charity golf tournament from 2003, hosting the likes of Jack Nicklaus, Samuel L Jackson, Ronan Keating, Ernie Els, Retief Goosen, Tim Clark, Lee Westwood and Sam Torrance. These and other top names have made a valuable contribution to Gary Player’s initiative to raise funds for the Nelson Mandela Children’s Foundation and the Player Foundation.
There is no doubt that a round of golf here ranks with the best experiences anywhere in the world.
Arabella Golf Estate is one of the finest luxury golf estates in South Africa. The estate not only offers our members one the best golf courses in the world with its immaculate greens and putting surfaces, but we also provide many other activities for our members and their families to enjoy themselves.
When it comes to the best Cape Town paragliding, we all want nothing but the best for our Arabella Golf Estate members, which is why we recommend Skywings Paragliding. We want someone who is going to take our safety very seriously, give us the best aerial views and give you an incredible experience you will never forget. Question is which company will we choose?
Well let’s start Fly Cape Town Paragliding. They offer flights from done mostly from the well-known Lions Head or Signal Hill. Their flights generally last between 7 – 20 minutes, with good reasonable prices, as well as inflight photos and videos. Not only that, they also offer Guided Paragliding Tour Packages! These will vary from single day trips up to 3 week tours. What a very special way to experience Cape Town indeed. They will take you through the wine regions of Franschhoek and Stellenbosch or right along the coastline of Cape Point and Hout Bay and many more. An adventurous journey prepared all for you. In addition, the Fly Cape Town Paragliding also offers Paragliding Training Courses. Expert, experienced instructors teach different courses such as the Sports Paragliding license Course, among others. To those willing to learn, they take people from ages 16-65. It is your choice to either complete the course in consecutive days or over a period of months. Their site provides more information. At the end of the day you are a fully qualified paragliding pilot. That means you can now do it whenever and wherever you like!
Icarus Tandem Paragliding. Unlike most of the paragliding companies in Cape Town, Icarus launches from not only Lions Head and Signal Hill but Sir Lowry’s Pass, Porterville and Hermanus. Usually they land on the field in front of the Bungalow, between Camps Bay and Clifton Beach. The also soar over Seapoint coming from Signal Hill to land right next to the Atlantic Ocean. A huge benefit of paragliding in Hermanus with Icarus is whale watching, giving you the best possible aerial view of these ocean giants. It is enough to give anyone an adrenalin rush. Although the pilot will have a camera attached to his harness, you are welcome to bring your own camera to record this experience yourself. Of course, you are solely responsible for it. Their pilots are all experienced Tandem Flight Instructors certified by the SAHPA. Their standard flights are 5-20 minutes. Cross-country paragliding flights available for those who wish to land somewhere specific on open land. They offer to take you back to your vehicle without any cost. Cross-country paragliding flights are 45 minutes and above. Most reviewers appreciate how the instructors give very clear instructions and very serious about the safety of their clients. Icarus also offers paragliding course that are conducted in Cape Town, Hermanus and Wilderness. Anyone from the age of 11 is welcome for a flight however 11-18 year old’s need a written parental consent.
That is the long and the short of it. If you are staying at Arabella and fancy trying something to get the adrenaline pumping, then paragliding over Cape Town with Skywings is the thing to do.
