Simon’s African Safari Adventures
Front 9 Travel’s expert in Africa Tours and Safaris Simon Lacey, writes about his experiences around Africa.
Front 9’s expert in Africa Tours and Safaris Simon Lacey, writes about his experiences around Africa.
Simon’s role as part of the Front 9 Travel team is to provide expertise for golfers travelling to Africa but not just limited to golf, as his 20 years of experience includes in depth knowledge on safaris throughout Southern Africa and more general local travel. His love – passion is a far too mild and overused word – for Africa dates back to 1997 when he first visited South Africa touring in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. Africa got so deep under his skin in that one trip, that in June 2000 he bought the company that organised the holiday. Since then he has visited every country in Southern Africa (and a few in East Africa) – some like Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zambia on several occasions. In 2013 a golf tour operator bought out his company and he then added golf to his African repertoire. Since then he has played almost thirty of the top golf courses in South Africa from the Cape Provinces to KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga and has even popped over the border to Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) to play Royal Swazi. So, when you talk to him you’ll have the confidence that he has travelled widely and knows what he’s talking about. You’ll also receive a prompt, friendly and highly personalised service.