Graeme & Shelagh Harker
Sixty-plus years of African travel between them. They host every Gorillas & Fairways departure personally — East Africa is their heartland, and their little black book travels with them.
Scheduled departures · 2026–2028 · listed by date
Hosted golf safaris.
Hosted golf safaris.
Sixteen places. One host. No strangers by day three.
Eighteen fixed-date departures across 2026–2028 — hosted golf safaris, escorted golf tours and event trips — each led on the ground by a named Africa Golf Safari host who knows every camp manager, caddie and border post by name. Golfers and the Gallery travel as one party — never two.
Why a hosted departure
Small group, big continent, zero admin.
A hosted golf safari is a fixed-date, small-group tour that combines championship golf and Big Five safari in one seamless journey, led end-to-end by a named host — every transfer, tee time, permit and border handled for a party of no more than sixteen. New to the idea? Start with what a hosted golf safari is, the honest hosted-versus-tailor-made comparison, and how to choose a host.
The escorted golf tours with PGA Professional Jacques Gous run from September 2026, with Chris Game’s hosted event tours from December 2026. Our hosted golf-safari series — drawn from sixty-plus years of African travel and journeys we have driven, played and slept in ourselves — runs from October 2027.
Each departure is capped at sixteen. When a date fills, we open a waitlist rather than a bigger bus — small is the whole point.
- Party size
- Maximum 16 guests, golfers and Gallery together
- Hosting
- An AGS host on the ground throughout, door to door
- Golf
- All green fees, tee times and club introductions arranged
- The Gallery
- A full parallel programme on every golf morning
- Protection
- Funds held with Protected Trust Services · IAGTO member
Every departure · in date order
Pick your date. We’ll hold everything else.
All scheduled departures across every route, listed chronologically — with the host who leads each one. Tour names link to the full day-by-day.
2026 Escorted golf tours
27 Sep – 7 Oct 2026Escorted tourRef AGS-7214
Mauritius with Jacques Gous · 10 nights fully inclusive at Constance Belle Mare Plage · daily Links & Legend golf with PGA clinics
Places limited · now reserving
Jacques Gous7 – 19 Dec 2026Tournament weekRef AGS-6428
The Nedbank, the Extreme 19th & Zebula · Johannesburg → Sun City (2 days Nedbank hospitality) → Legends & the helicopter par-3 → Zebula
Places limited · now reserving
Chris Game2027 Escorted tours & hosted golf safaris
14 – 28 Mar 2027The Legends at SimolaRef AGS-9047
Cape Town, Fancourt, Simola & Shamwari · the Legends event (2 days) → private charter into Shamwari’s Big Five
Places limited · now reserving
Chris Game18 – 28 Apr 2027Escorted tourRef AGS-3590
South Africa with Jacques Gous · Cape Town → Stellenbosch → Gondwana Big Five → Knysna · six rounds with carts
Places limited · now reserving
Jacques Gous27 Sep – 7 Oct 2027Escorted tourRef AGS-7214
Mauritius with Jacques Gous · the same 10-night tour, one year on — identical resort, identical rhythm
Places limited · now reserving
Jacques Gous4 – 21 Oct 2027Hosted departureRef AGS-5849
The Best of Africa · Cape Town → Stellenbosch → Victoria Falls → Nairobi → Maasai Mara → Kigali & the gorillas
16 places · now reserving
Colin Harris14 – 25 Oct 2027Hosted departureRef AGS-2731
Gorillas & Fairways · Nairobi → Maasai Mara → Lake Naivasha → Kigali & Volcanoes NP
16 places · now reserving
G&SThe Harkers
Reserve a place
18 – 30 Oct 2027Cape springRef AGS-4106
The Cape Classic · Cape Town → Stellenbosch → Fancourt → St Francis Links → Shamwari (malaria-free Big Five)
16 places · now reserving
Sean Savidies7 – 19 Dec 2027Tournament weekRef AGS-6428
The Nedbank, the Extreme 19th & Zebula · the same tour, one tournament on
Places limited · now reserving
Chris Game2028 The programme in full swing
6 – 23 Feb 2028Cape summerRef AGS-5849
The Best of Africa · same arc · the Cape at its golden best, the Mara in the green season
16 places · now reserving
Colin Harris8 – 19 Feb 2028Dry-season trekRef AGS-2731
Gorillas & Fairways · same route · the Virungas at their clearest, the Mara green and quiet
16 places · now reserving
G&SThe Harkers
Reserve a place
14 – 28 Mar 2028The Legends at SimolaRef AGS-9047
Cape Town, Fancourt, Simola & Shamwari · the same tour, one year on
Places limited · now reserving
Chris Game18 – 28 Apr 2028Escorted tourRef AGS-3590
South Africa with Jacques Gous · the same 10-night route, one year on — six rounds, the Big Five, the autumn winelands
Places limited · now reserving
Jacques Gous1 – 14 May 2028Dry-season bushRef AGS-8375
The Grand Tour · Fancourt → Cape Town → Kruger private reserves → Victoria Falls
16 places · now reserving
Sean Savidies12 – 23 Jun 2028Pre-MigrationRef AGS-2731
Gorillas & Fairways · same route · cool highland golf, gorillas in the driest window
16 places · now reserving
G&SThe Harkers
Reserve a place
23 Jul – 9 Aug 2028Migration windowRef AGS-5849
The Best of Africa · same arc, timed for the river crossings in the Mara
16 places · now reserving
Colin Harris4 – 16 Sep 2028Elephants on the riverRef AGS-1962
Vines, Falls & Chobe · Stellenbosch → Cape Town → Victoria Falls → Chobe
16 places · now reserving
Sean Savidies27 Sep – 7 Oct 2028Escorted tourRef AGS-7214
Mauritius with Jacques Gous · the third season — now an annual fixture
Places limited · now reserving
Jacques GousHosted golf-safari departures are priced on each journey’s page. Escorted and event tours are priced on application — full rate, single supplement and inclusions confirmed in writing. All quotations subject to availability.
Who leads these journeys
A host is the difference between a tour and a journey.
Every departure is led by an AGS host who has driven, played and slept the route — handling every border, transfer and tee time so you simply travel.
Colin Harris
Hosts every Best of Africa departure — the five-country flagship from Cape Town to the gorillas, held together border by border.
Chris Game
Leads our two marquee event tours — the Nedbank, the Extreme 19th & Zebula in December, and Fancourt, Simola & Shamwari-by-charter in March.
Jacques Gous
PGA Professional and the face of our escorted tours — clinics in the morning, the course in the afternoon, and every detail of Mauritius and the Cape held so his groups simply play.
Sean Savidies
Hosts the full South Africa Series — the Cape Classic, The Grand Tour and Vines, Falls & Chobe. The Cape to the Zambezi, every seat, tee time and table arranged.
Travelling in the Gallery
Every golf morning has a Gallery programme of its own — a private drive, the spa, the cellar door, a photographic walk. One party, one table at dinner, two perfect versions of the same day.
Tell us how you want to feel when you come home.
We'll build the wild, and the golf, around that — and nothing else.
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