South Africa By The Golf Planet Holidays Team · Golf-travel specialists since 1981 · Published 12 June 2026 Most golfers who search for a solo golf holiday are not looking for solitude. They are looking for permission: to book the trip without waiting for anyone, and to know the golf will be sociable when they […]
Camp one: join a hosted tour and let us do the introductions
A hosted tour is the closest thing golf travel has to a guaranteed welcome. Our flagship is the Western Cape Spring Tour: ten days, 28 February to 9 March 2027, twelve guests, hosted in person by Sue from our team. Six pre-booked rounds at Erinvale, Stellenbosch, Devonvale, Metropolitan, Steenberg and Royal Cape, nights at Silver Forest in the Winelands and The Vineyard in Cape Town, welcome and farewell dinners, tastings, every transfer handled.
Most guests on tours like this book alone. That is the point of them: the group forms at the welcome dinner and the tee sheet does the rest. Read the solo guide to South Africa for the full picture.
Camp two: go your own way, with the pairing sorted
If you would rather keep your own company at dinner and just want sociable golf, tailor-made works beautifully for one. The destinations our solo travellers rate: Belek, where the big resorts run constant rolling fourballs; the Algarve and Costa del Sol, busy enough that a single golfer is never a curiosity; and Mauritius when the trip is as much about the week as the golf.
Two straight answers we give every solo enquirer. Most hotels price rooms on two sharing, so we quote your single-occupancy cost up front. And we book the clubs where singles get slotted into games; there is a knack to knowing which ones those are, and it is our job to know it.
Where our specialists would stay in South Africa
How booking solo with us works
Tell us roughly when you can travel and what you like to play. One named specialist, a real golfer, builds the trip around you and replies personally. No call centre, no juniors, and your money is held in trust with PTS until you travel, with ATOL cover where flights are included. If the hosted tour appeals, say so; if the dates do not work, we will tell you what else does.
Our specialists’ favourite stays in South Africa
What our golfers say
4.997 reviews
just returned from great golf trip to South Africa thanks Nigel highly recommend.
We have just returned from a fantastic 31/2 week holiday in South Africa organised by Golf Plant Holidays. Nigel was amazing sorting the itinerary for our group of 8 to include all the …
My husband Philip and I had a wonderful golf trip to South Africa in March with Golf Planet holidays. It was our first time to South Africa and it didn't disappoint us. …
Frequently asked questions
Do people really book golf holidays alone?
Constantly. Diaries clash, partners do not play, societies thin out. Around a third of the enquiries that mention group size at all are golfers travelling on their own or asking if it works. It does.
Will I pay more travelling alone?
Sometimes, because hotels price rooms on two sharing. We tell you the single-occupancy figure before you commit, and we will steer you to the venues where the difference is smallest.
What is the best solo golf trip for meeting people?
A hosted tour, without question. One itinerary, one group, a host doing the introductions. Our 2027 Western Cape tour takes twelve guests and most arrive solo.
Come and play with us
Wherever you're travelling from, you're welcome on a Golf Planet hosted tour — a small group, a host with you from the first tee to the last, and every round, transfer and dinner taken care of. You just bring the clubs.
