SPECIAL GOLF PACKAGES - Jacaranda Hotel
THE
JACARANDA HOTEL *** NAIROBI |
PACKAGE:
- 4
nights /bed & breakfast
- 2
green fees at 5 18 hole private membership golf courses of choice
- meet and greet and airport transfers
- all transfers to/from the golf courses
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DAY 1
On arrival you will be met at the airport
by Tobs team and transferred to Jacaranda Hotel. Nairobi
is the largest city in East Africa. It began as a shanty town depot
of the East African Railroad in 1899. Home of Karen Blixen – the
author of “Out of Africa” it has become one of the major cities
and the hub of modern Africa. It hosts the headquarters of the United
Nations and 120 embassy’s. Nairobi is a vibrant and growing city
with more than 3 million people - a mosaic of many races and cultures.
It boasts 13 golf courses and a wide variety of excellent restaurants,
disco’s and bars.
The Jacaranda Hotel is just minutes from the city center and lies in one of Kenya's largest and still growing shopping centres - Westlands. The hotel has refurbished its rooms with ensuite bathrooms, installed satellite TV and in-house movies for your entertainment and a 24-hour room service.
They have also redone their two restaurants and three bars including the swimming pool. 103 Rooms.
DAY 2+ 3
You will be transferred to the golfcourses for a round of golf. During your stay you will play on 2 courses from a choice of 5 golfcourses.
LIMURU COUNTRY CLUB ***
6519 yards - par 71 - 18 holes Limuru Country Club's 18-hole golf course is extremely enjoyable to play. Not only is its tea country location aesthetically appealing, but the lush, green course is well manicured and well maintained. The 40 minutes drive takes you up through verdant tea fields stretching for miles and miles on either side of the road. At an elevation of 7000 feet (2130 meters), the golf course receives more rainfall and provides a year-round lush green carpet of turf. Most sand traps are deep and have very large mounds to contend with. This is a delight to play and is guaranteed to have you coming back for more.
MUTHAIGA GOLF CLUB*****
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6676 yards - par 71 - 18 holes.
Muthaiga Golf Club lies at the edge of Karura forest and sport many indigenous trees. A variety of trees and flowering bushes not only come into play on almost every hole, but also make this course one of the prettiest to play. The layout is beautiful and one that has many challenges in store for both the regular and the visiting golfer. Home of the Kenya Open Golf Championship - part of the European PGA. Past winners include Ballesteros, Woosnam, Canizaes en Maarten Lafeber. Beware of the bunkers in the front of the fastest greens in East Africa. The course is very well maintained and a pleasure to play. Muthaiga Golf Club has just undergone a complete reconstruction of its course by course architect is Peter Markovich, who also designed the Arabella Golf Club in South Africa. That course has been voted one of the top 10 golf courses in South Africa by S.A. Golf Digest. This accolade comes in its first full year of official ratings. When the work is finished, Muthaiga will once again be the leading course in Kenya and East Africa for professional golf tournaments and avid golfers alike.
ROYAL NAIROBI GOLF CLUB ***
7021 yards - par 71 - 18 holes.
It hosts some of the country's prestigious events. The front nine is relatively flat, while the back nine have the characteristics of a rolling hillside. The course is very well maintained. Flowering bushes and a huge assortment of tree species lend colour and aesthetic appeal to the course. The lovely Ngong Hills can be seen from different viewpoints all along the course. Royal Nairobi Golf Club hosts some of the prettiest holes in Kenya and offers the average golfer a real opportunity to card a good round of golf.
SIGONA GOLF CLUB ****
 6519 yards par 71 - 18 holes
Sigona Golf Club has a fine reputation for having some of the most beautiful fairways in Kenya. Sitting near the Rift Valley at an altitude of 6,600 feet (2200m), Sigona receives more than average rainfall. The Kikuyu grass keeps the course looking lush and verdant year round. The green keeper tells: ''any player can use almost any golf club, from his driver to his sand wedge, off these fairways''. The course is very hilly and most of the eighteen tees are elevated. It is one course that will definitely test your golf skills along with your physical conditioning. Sigona provides tough but very pleasant 18 holes of golf.
KAREN GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB
6893 yards - par 72 - 18 holes 
Home of the Kenya Open 2004 and 2005. Considered by some to be one of the prettiest courses in Kenya because of its profusion of flowering trees and bushes, Karen Country Club is a must play. It is certainly one of the top 18-hole championship courses in the country. The course is next to the house of Karen Blixen - the author of "Out of Africa" and situated in the colonial suburb of Karen. Karen Country Club is a delightful course to play. You will most likely think back on your round of golf here, with fond recollections.
DAY 4
Day at leisure.
DAY 5
You will go to the next destination.
Includes:
- Bed and breakfast at the Jacaranda Hotel 4 nights
- Transfers to and from the airport
- Transfers to and from the golf courses
- Green fees 2 times
Excludes:
- Expenses of a personal nature e.g. laundry, tips, telephone, drinks, etc
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