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Relax into the pastoral mood of Kurland
in a comfortable chair on the spacious, shaded verandah,
or stretch out on a recliner by the palm fringed, sparkling
pool. A full bar service with snacks is available.
Kurland's modern health spa includes a fully equipped
gymnasium, sauna, steam bath and plunge pool. Beauty treatments
are available on request and a masseuse is available for
those who want a massage.
Tennis and horse riding and in season polo matches are
also part of the daily activities as are visits to the
fabulous sandy beaches nearby and walks through the vast
estate and over lush polo fields.
Children of all ages are welcome at Kurland, being well
catered for with tennis, boating, horse and cycle-riding,
a games room and their specially constructed swimming
pool. Trained nannies are available, if required.
Close to Kurland - the following can easily be arranged:
- outings to the beaches
- dolphin and whale watching
- walks in the forest
- forest mountain bikes
- deep sea fishing
- golf
- surfing and body boarding
- scuba diving
Polo at Kurland
Kurland is a 700 ha estate consisting of a small luxury
hotel and a polo complex.
The polo complex comprises four boarded fields, a 50m
x 100m polo arena, fully equipped stables and veterinary
clinic, and a one kilometer sand exercise track and paddocks
for up to 300 horses. Experienced grooms care for the
horses and a vet and farrier are permanently on standby.
The large white-roofed Polo Pavilion with a restaurant,
bar and children's playroom a restaurant and bar as well
as changeroom facilities caters to the well being of players
and spectators alike.
Other facilities include a wooden horse with specially
mounted audio-visual equipment to analyse one's polo swing.
Individual professional polo tuition is available from
resident 4 goal professionals George Morgan, Matt Pohl
and Richard Pohl.
Professionally trained ponies are provided to meet the
needs of any level of player. Ponies are also for sale,
on request. Players should come equipped with their own
helmets, mallets, boots and polo clothing. Mallets may
also be purchased at The Kurland Shop.
Kurland also has an extensive network of soft roads through
forests and pastures for leisure riding.
Tarriffs Personal tuition consists of half an hour of
wooden horse tuition under video surveillance and half
an hour of stick and ball tuition on the field - R750
per person per hour. Full day tuition consists of the
aforementioned as well as a 4 chukka game in the afternoon
- R1 900 per person per day.
For groups of not more than 4 players, R1 900 per person
included half an hour of video tuition on the wooden horse
followed by half an hour of sticking and balling and an
afternoon 4 chukka game. Larger groups of a maximum of
20 people are at R12 500 per day for sessions on the wooden
horse and sticking and balling. If this were to include
an organized game, the total cost would be R25 000 per
day. Tariffs for accommodation in the hotel may be found
on the "Rates" page elsewhere on this site.
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Kurland
is situated in green pastures in the foothills of the Outeniqua
Mountains on the family estate of Baroness Diane Behr. Its grand
Cape Dutch buildings are tastefully furnished with antiques
and feature original oil paintings. Tradition meets technology
in the well-stocked library, which offers Internet and e-mail
facilities. 
10
Km from Plettenberg Bay on N2 near The Crags.
