Polo in South Africa is hugely popular and is played from around September to March. This is the South African summer. The hub of the polo community is down at Kurland, near Plettenberg Bay on the Eastern Cape. Here guests can stay in the Plettenberg Hotel and watch high goal tournaments, learn to play polo or simply explore the area all easily done from the hotel.
Many England professionals play at Kurland such as England player Luke Tomlinson and there are resident professionals who are there to provide lessons and horses for clients. Guests may also play some chukkas after they have had a morning of lessons. There are polo establishments dotted all over this varied country however the following are the best in luxury, standard of polo and horses and standard of enjoyment. The two following places are recommended by us as the best polo establishments in the South and North of South Africa.
Kurland Polo Club, stay at the Plettenberg Hotel in the Eastern Cape. This glamorous and buzzing place offers great spectatorship from the club house with restaurants and bars as well as high goal polo. It also offers polo lessons and an opportunity for guests to play their first chukkas. The Plettenberg Hotel is luxurious and offers everything the discerning guest could wish for. More…
Oaklands, Harrismith Polo Club is situated near the Drakesnberg Mountains and is a fantastic and charming country retreat. With delicious food, luxurious rooms and the Harrismith Polo Club on your doorstep this is an incredible retreat where guests can play a couple of chukkas, ride far into the mountains or simply relax with good food and wine. More…
Booking information: to talk to someone about Polo holidays please email us or phone us on + 44 (0) 20 7622 5114
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