LEGEND Golf & Safari
Resort unveiled its new
clubhouse offering while
putting on a four-day display
of all that the resort has to
offer during its Legend Extreme
Showcase at the end of
November.
Ceo, Peet Cilliers, believes
the new clubhouse is a unique
offering, saying that it has no
equivalent anywhere else in
the South African bush. The
facility houses a Sky View
Bar, Renaissance Restaurant,
Golf Pro-Shop, Clubhouse
Boma, Members’ Lounge with
viewpoint, changing rooms, a
gym, a children’s play facility
and splash pool.
With its 18-hole signature
golf course (each hole has
been designed by a different
golfing legend) and the
Extreme 19, which is only
accessible by helicopter, the
resort has developed its
reputation as a ‘bucket-list’
golfing destination.
International sales and
marketing manager, Mariki
Theron, says the clubhouse’s
new facilities will further
enhance this offering. In
particular, the executive
members’ area, which provides
business travellers with an
exclusive lounge ideal for
closing deals. For a lump sum
of between R70 000 and
R75 000, guests can acquire
hospitality packages that
include access to the lounge,
as well as unlimited access to
the golf courses. The Golf ProShop
also adds to the resort’s
positioning as a ‘golf-hub’ of
sorts.
Mariki says while the resort
has traditionally been more
popular with corporates, its
new enhanced golf offering
is expected to draw a larger
number of leisure groups as
well. “Our highly unique golf
offering has become a must
for golfing enthusiasts.”
However, golf is not all the
resort has to offer. The Legend
Extreme showcase completely
dispelled ideas that the resort
only had golfing and safari
experiences to offer. Two
whole days were dedicated
to showcasing activities
completely unrelated to golf or
safaris.
While the Doorndraai Dam
provides a range of water sport
activities, the resort’s natural
landscape also enables a
variety of adventure activities
such as abseiling, clay pigeon
shooting and helicopter rides.
Peet points out that guests’
primary concern is that there
are so many different options
to choose from that they had
difficulty selecting their top
choices.
For wildlife enthusiasts,
Legend Golf & Safari Resort
features its own wildlife and
cultural centre from which it
runs a number of conservation
initiatives, including projects
for white lions and wild dogs
as well as a rhino orphanage.
The resort has also
established a foundation
dedicated to the upliftment of
local people. By incorporating
locals into its Pedi Village, it
not only provides a source of
income for people living in the
surrounding communities but
also provides a unique cultural
experience for guests.
On the conferencing side,
Legend Lodges is able
to combine the latest in
conferencing technologies with
unique bushveld experiences.
The venue boasts seven
different conference rooms, of
which the largest is the Queen
of Sheba, accommodating
up to 500 people. It also
features traditional bomas and
shebeens. Mariki says the
resort’s natural surroundings
enable event planners to
put together sought-after
experiences such as dinners
under fig trees.
The Legend Extreme
Showcase, which Mariki
reveals is set to become
an annual event, generated
a significant amount of
anticipation, particularly
amongst golf operators. She
says the event was hugely
successful. “There was a great
deal of excitement with people
genuinely interested in what
was taking place. Now that
they’ve seen what is on offer,
we’ve found that they are truly
astonished to see what we’ve
done with the clubhouse. Our
aim is to do extreme things
and, because of that, you
simply won’t find a clubhouse
like this anywhere else in
South Africa.”
Legend launches new clubhouse, unveils extreme offering
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