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These are Eagle & Birdies Top Picks for a golfing junket in Southeast Asia. They are tried and tested, and will ensure that you will have a jolly good time both on and off the course for your most memorable holidays!
DANANG | VIETNAM GOLF
There is a reason why anyone arriving in Danang would notice a remarkable number of golf bags at the at the baggage carousel. With 7 championship golf courses to pick from within an hour’s travelling radius, Danang is a perfect golfers’ paradise.
Danang’s newests and shiniest star - the Hoiana Shores Golf Club is the ‘must play’ course to go home utterly satisfied. Set against a spectacular coastline and unspoiled natural terrain, Hoiana Shores brings the design genius of Robert Trent Jones Jr. to Vietnam – for the very first time. And for accompanying non-golfers, there are great sights to visit and exquisite food to savour in the neighbouring ancient UNESCO cities of Hoi An and Hue.
BANGKOK | THAILAND GOLF
Bangkok is the undisputed golfing nirvana of Southeast Asia. There are actually more than 60 golf courses to choose from in Bangkok and the surrounding areas. The quality of the top dozen or so courses are impeccable, as golfers all around the world keep returning to the city to experience the course diversity. The only hurdle that might mess with your swing - the infamous Bangkok traffic jams. Hence staying at the right hotels paired with premier golf courses within a similar vicinity will vastly improve your golfing junket - and we at Eagle & Birdies want to make sure that you do not have to let a frustrating journey blemish the otherwise amazing golfing experience.
SIEM REAP | CAMBODIA GOLF
Yes! There’s a beautiful Angkor Resort Golf course in Siem Reap. It is repeatedly rated the best golf course in Cambodia. So if you like your golf, and is at the same time a culture and history buff - there is no question that Siem Reap will be a fantastic destination to spend a few days. The magnificent 1,000 years old Angkor Wat and other temples in the vicinity - Ta Phrom, Bayou Temple etc - will leave you awe-inspired. Better still, as few travellers visit Siem Reap for golf, unlike many neighbouring cities, you will often get to enjoy a relaxed and leisurely time on the course to bring the best out of your swings.
HO CHI MINH | VIETNAM GOLF
Well, the destination is Ho Chi Minh - and the city has many beautiful courses, but you really want to make the estimated 3 hour trip to The Bluffs Grand Ho Tram Strip - rated World #65 by Golf Digest and #1 in Vietnam. The links course designed by Greg Norman, plays through dramatic sand dunes covered in tropical vegetation with some breathtaking elevations, with the long par-3 15th green at the highest point, 165 feet above the South China Sea.
You love Thai hospitality but you want to avoid the crowd in Bangkok and Phuket - the Hua Hin will be the perfect destination with 2 of the Top 10 courses in Thailand, Banyan and Black Mountain Golf Clubs. Hua Hin is the original Thailand beach resort, and no one knows it better than the Thai royalty themselves, who built summer palaces in the city. And where better to have a great enjoyable time on and off world-class golf courses.
BOGOR | INDONESIA GOLF
Ah, when you think Indonesia, one often think of Jakarta - home to plenty of beautiful courses, if you care to navigate the traffic sprawl. But just 60 kilometers south of Jakarta, lies the cooler mountain resort city of Bogor. That’s the best climate to enjoy nearly a dozen championship courses in a city which is famous for its Indonesian Presidential Palace or where the Dutch made its summer colonial capital during the hot and dry season. Challenge yourselves at Rancamaya, Emeralda and Gunung Guellis Country Clubs and leave Bogor with wonderful memories.
KUALA LUMPUR | MALAYSIA GOLF
Thinking of one of the most modern and cosmopolitan cities in Southeast Asia - Kuala Lumpur? Then think no further than Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club. The West Course has hosted multiple PGA Golf Tournaments, while the East Course has hosted the LPGAs. Rated one of the top golf resorts in Asia Pacific, you’ll be surpised to find one of the most beautiful parkland courses in the heart of the modern city.
BALI | INDONESIA GOLF
Who doesn’t love Bali? The island doesn’t have many courses, what with the never-ending delay in the redevelopment of the legendary Nirwana Golf Resort. But the magical island still host one of the best championship golf courses in Indonesia, the Bali National Golf Club located at the heart of Nusa Dua. Pair the great golf experience with sunny beach, mystical temples and ancient arts to make your trip a most memorable one.
