Bushman Sands Golf Lodge and Estate
Location: Sundays River, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Address
Main Road
Alicedale
Eastern Cape
South Africa
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Bushman Sands Golf Lodge and Estate
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Overview
Visitors at the Bushman Sands Golf Lodge and Estate in Alicedale, Eastern Cape of South Africa, are invited to discover a world of opportunity and affordable luxury nestled in the heart of a fascinating Victorian railway town. Steeped in history and exuding the character of the luxurious Victorian era, this meticulously restored hotel offers modern comforts for ultimate enjoyment and relaxation. The Bushman Sands Golf Lodge and Estate is a delightful blend of rich heritage and modern luxury.
Accommodation at the Bushman Sands Golf Lodge and Estate
Bushman Sands Golf Lodge and Estate in Alicedale, Eastern Cape, features two different room types.
Luxury Rooms
- Twin bedded
- Sleeper Couch
- Air-conditioning
- TV with limited satellite TV (DSTV) channels
- Direct dialing telephones
- Tea/Coffee facilities
- Mini bar
- In room safe
- Hairdryer
- En-suite bathroom with: twin vanities, Victorian style bath, shower and private toilet
- Private patio with breathtaking views of the fairways,
- the Bushmans River and the magnificent hills beyond.
- Upgraded guest amenities
Junior Suites
- King sized bed
- Sleeper Couch
- Air-conditioning
- TV with limited satellite TV (DSTV) channels
- Direct dialing telephones
- Tea/Coffee facilities
- Mini bar
- In room safe
- Hairdryer
- Walk-in dressing room
- En-suite bathroom with: twin vanities, Victorian style bath, twin showers and private toilet
- Private patio with breathtaking views of the seventh fairway, the Bushmans River and the magnificent hills beyond
- Upgraded guest amenities
Dining at the Bushman Sands Golf Lodge and Estate, Alicedale
The Clubhouse Pub-Restaurant at Bushman Sands Golf Lodge and Estate offer light meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
River Spa at the Bushman Sands Golf Lodge and Estate, Alicedale
The River Spa at the Bushman Sands Golf Lodge and Estate offers various massage therapies and beauty treatments and the use of the onsite gymnasium is complimentary for hotel residents. The spa provides two therapy rooms and a hydrotherapy area. The hydrotherapy area at the spa features a jacuzzi and a chill-pool.
Bushman Sands Golf Course
The 18-hole Bushman Sands championship course in Alicedale, Eastern Cape, has been designed by South African golfing legend, Gary Player. The course follows the banks of the Bushmans and New Years Rivers, resembling the game's earliest "links" courses in Scotland with undulating fairways and pot bunkers.
Unique features include playing the first stroke over the active railway line, a double green (1600 sq.m) shared by the 2nd and 5th holes, crossing the Bushman's River and New Year's River on various holes and finishing with a final drive over a small cemetery in the centre of the fairway. This is a challenging, yet friendly course, to be enjoyed by all golfers.
Total distance:
- Champ - 6034M
- Club - 5562M
- Ladies - 4783M
Bushman Sands Golf Course facilities
Facilities at the Bushman Sands golf course in Alicedale include a halfway house, pro-shop and gents and ladies locker rooms each with showers and a steam room.
- Clubhouse Pub-Restaurant
- Halfway house
- Golf Pro-shop
- Gents and ladies changing room facilities with steam rooms
Signature hole at the Bushman Sands Golf Course:
Without a doubt the signature hole at the Bushman Sands golf course has to be the demanding Par 3 14 hole. The tee shot is played from elevated tee boxes across the New Years river to a green that sits at the same level as the tees. It requires a well struck accurate tee shot with a long iron and for the shorter hitter maybe even a hybrid club or fairway wood. The green is well bunkered at the front but there is a generous landing area on which to land your ball and a nice bail out area to to the left side of the green. Any player making a three here has done well, anyone making a birdie has certainly got one over on the master designer, Gary Player.
Bushman Sands golf course ranking:
The Bushman Sands golf course was rated 80th in the Golf Digest Top 100 courses in South Africa in 2008. This is an improvement of 7 places from 2007. With the constant hard work and attention being put in by the course maintenance staff the course will continue to improve in the rankings. The ultimate goal being a place in the top 50.
Halfway House:
The Halfway house at the Bushman Sands Golf Course overlooks the Par 3 ninth hole, seventh and tenth tee, not to mention the most magnificent Eastern Cape bushveld. Its a most welcome sight in Summer time to escape the heat and replenish ones energy reserves. There is a wide selection of beverages for sale as well as chocolates, sandwiches, chicken and beef burgers,stews, curry's,chicken ala king and chefs specials. There is also a drinks cart that drives around the course selling water, energy drinks and cold drinks.
Room Types
The eight Luxury Rooms at the Bushman Sands Golf Lodge and Estate in Alicedale, Eastern Cape, feature a private veranda with breathtaking views of the fairways, the Bushmans River and the magnificent hills beyond.
Luxury Room amenities:
- Twin bedded
- Sleeper Couch
- Air-conditioning
- TV with limited satellite TV (DSTV) channels
- Direct dialing telephones
- Tea/Coffee facilities
- Mini bar
- In room safe
- Hairdryer
- En-suite bathroom with: twin vanities, Victorian style bath, shower and private toilet
- Private patio with breathtaking views of the fairways, the Bushmans River and the magnificent hills beyond.
- Upgraded guest amenities
Today's Rate:
Single Room: R700.00
Double Room: R920.00
The five Junior Suites at the Bushman Sands Golf Lodge and Estate, Alicedale, provide a private veranda with breathtaking views of the fairways, the Bushmans River and the magnificent hills beyond.
Junior Suite amenities:
- King sized bed
- Sleeper Couch
- Air-conditioning
- TV with limited satellite TV (DSTV) channels
- Direct dialing telephones
- Tea/Coffee facilities
- Mini bar
- In room safe
- Hairdryer
- Walk-in dressing room
- En-suite bathroom with: twin vanities, Victorian style bath, twin showers and private toilet
- Private patio with breathtaking views of the seventh fairway, the Bushmans River and the magnificent hills beyond
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Upgraded guest amenities
Today's Rate:
Single Room: R750.00
Double Room: R1020.00
Room Amenities
Restaurants
Spa
The River Spa at the Bushman Sands Golf Lodge and Estate offers various massage therapies and beauty treatments and the use of the onsite gymnasium is complimentary for hotel residents. The spa provides two therapy rooms and a hydrotherapy area. The hydrotherapy area at the spa features a jacuzzi and a chill-pool.
Activities
The 18-hole Bushman Sands championship course in Alicedale, Eastern Cape, has been designed by South African golfing legend, Gary Player. The course follows the banks of the Bushmans and New Years Rivers, resembling the game's earliest "links" courses in Scotland with undulating fairways and pot bunkers.
Unique features include playing the first stroke over the active railway line, a double green (1600 sq.m) shared by the 2nd and 5th holes, crossing the Bushman's River and New Year's River on various holes and finishing with a final drive over a small cemetery in the centre of the fairway. This is a challenging, yet friendly course, to be enjoyed by all golfers.
Total distance:
- Champ - 6034M
- Club - 5562M
- Ladies - 4783M
Bushman Sands Golf Course facilities
Facilities at the Bushman Sands golf course in Alicedale include a halfway house, pro-shop and gents and ladies locker rooms each with showers and a steam room.
- Clubhouse Pub- Restaurant
- Halfway house
- Golf Pro-shop
- Gents and ladies changing room facilities with steam rooms
Signature hole at the Bushman Sands Golf Course:
Without a doubt the signature hole at the Bushman Sands golf course has to be the demanding Par 3 14 hole. The tee shot is played from elevated tee boxes across the New Years river to a green that sits at the same level as the tees. It requires a well struck accurate tee shot with a long iron and for the shorter hitter maybe even a hybrid club or fairway wood. The green is well bunkered at the front but there is a generous landing area on which to land your ball and a nice bail out area to to the left side of the green. Any player making a three here has done well, anyone making a birdie has certainly got one over on the master designer, Gary Player.
Bushman Sands golf course ranking:
The Bushman Sands golf course was rated 80th in the Golf Digest Top 100 courses in South Africa in 2008. This is an improvement of 7 places from 2007. With the constant hard work and attention being put in by the course maintenance staff the course will continue to improve in the rankings. The ultimate goal being a place in the top 50.
Halfway House:
The Halfway house at the Bushman Sands Golf Course overlooks the Par 3 ninth hole, seventh and tenth tee, not to mention the most magnificent Eastern Cape bushveld. Its a most welcome sight in Summer time to escape the heat and replenish ones energy reserves. There is a wide selection of beverages for sale as well as chocolates, sandwiches, chicken and beef burgers,stews, curry's,chicken ala king and chefs specials. There is also a drinks cart that drives around the course selling water, energy drinks and cold drinks.
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The River Spa at the Bushman Sands Golf Lodge and Estate offers various massage therapies and beauty treatments and the use of the onsite gymnasium is complimentary for hotel residents. The spa provides two therapy rooms and a hydrotherapy area. The hydrotherapy area at the spa features a jacuzzi and a chill-pool.
The Africa of a bygone era is further recaptured by the Bushman paintings some of which are accessible in the reserve and can be viewed on request. Dating back thousands of years, these rock art paintings ensure that the cultural legacy of the Khoi San people remains for years to come. Another unique feature is the massive 200ha New Years Dam in the heart of the reserve. Originally built as a source of water for the steam trains, the dam now sustains the wildlife in the arid Eastern Cape landscape. Interesting features on game drives include the heritage site of the Battle of Death valley and the Sunset cruises on the New Years Dam.
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Conferences / Events
Facilities
Services
- Concierge services
- Housekeeping service
- Internet connection
- Luggage storage
- Massage treatments
- Porters
- Tours & Transfers on Request
- Voice mail
- Wake-up call
- Wellness & Beauty treatments
Child Policy:
- 0 - 5 years old: accommodation and meals free of charge (per child) when sharing with adult(s)
- 6 - 12 years old: pay an extra person supplemet fee (per child) when sharing with adult(s), and meals are charged at 50% discount
- 13 - 18 years old: pay an extra person supplement (per child) when sharing with adult(s), and full price meals
- when a child 13 - 18 years old is sharing with one adult; the per person sharing rate will be applicable for both persons
- should children 13 - 18 years old require their own room,, the single or per person sharing rate will be applicable
Location
BY ROAD
FROM PORT ELIZABETH
Alicedale is approximately one hour from Port Elizabeth towards Cradock. Take the N2 from Port Elizabeth towards Grahamstown, at the interchange to Grahamstown, continue straight on the N10 towards Cradock. 80 kilometers from Port Elizabeth, 11 km past Paterson turn right at the Alicedale sign and follow the road for another 17 kilometers into Alicedale.
FROM EAST LONDON
From East London take the N2 towards Port Elizabeth. 20km after Grahamstown, turn right onto the R72 to Alicedale, following the signs for 30 kilometers into Alicedale.
BY AIR
Shamwari Game Reserve, 20 minutes from Alicedale, is equipped with a private landing strip. Air charters can be arranged with registered charter companies or private aircraft. Prior arrangements must be made with Bushman Sands for landing and transfer to Alicedale.
The following are the flight co-ordinates and details:
Runway Elevation: 695 ft
Runway Headings: 30/15
Runway co-ordinates: 33 27 42 South, 26 03 13 East
Length: 1200 m
Width: 20m
Surface: Compacted Grass
Caution: Game fence, game and telephone line
