Already recognised as a thriving Asian economy with luxury resort hotels, fine dining, shopping and a culture renowned for friendly hospitality, Vietnam is rapidly gaining momentum as the latest Golf destination in Asia.
The beautiful & unique land of the culture and heritage, Vietnam is the next destination you need to be looking into to plan for your Golf holiday. The country boasts 35 tourism friendly courses to choose from, making it a perfect destination where culture meets modern golf.
Hanoi, the capital of the culturally rich nation has about eight fully operative golf courses/resorts offering mesmerizing golf and luxury experiences. The legends and the big names in the Golf Design Business such as IMG, Nicklaus Designs, Nick Faldo Designs and others have actively been a part of the growth story.
With an air- travel time of 5 hours between India and Hanoi (from Delhi) with a short stop-over at Bangkok or Singapore, it is a new destination worth exploring.
Amongst the many luxury golf resorts, below are a few of the TOP Golf Resorts in Hanoi:
Located at the Von Sok Area and about an hour away from Downtown Hanoi, Sky Lake Resort & Golf Club is made up of 2 PGA standard courses. The 18-hole Sky Golf Course to the East is surrounded by natural Vietnamese jungle. The 18-hole Lake Course to the West is a links-style course, providing challenge with lakes as water bodies and beautiful mountains as picturesque backdrops.
The Sky Course is 7,265 yards long challenging course which is routed over rolling hills offering scenic views, overlooking the surrounding farmland, from the club house. Fairways and greens are undulated and follow the hilly contours of the area.
Sky Lake Resort & Golf Club - The Sky Course
A short hitter’s nightmare, the golf course demands long and accurate drives and long irons to reach several lengthy uphill par-4 holes in regulation. The thick roughs makes it tougher with large trees and severe drop off areas flank most holes. Too add to the nature to the course, you can observe large multi-tier greens guarded by steep greenside bunker complexes. A course with a lot of character and forgiving wide fairways accepting the off-center hits leaving the ball sitting up very well on the lush Paspalum grass.
For golfers who love Korean food and good beer, the resort welcomes you with amazing grilled Bulgogi & Tiger Beer.
Located adjacent to the Soc Temple where Saint Giong, one of the “Four Immortals” in Vietnamese religion, is worshipped. A 30 mins drive from the centre of Hanoi allows convenient access to golfers to the “Legend Hill Resort”.
Legend Hill Golf Resort
One of the first golf courses in Vietnam designed by Nicklaus Design (US) the 18-hole golf course with 36 greens complexes offers the most variation of course set up of any in Vietnam.
The 7068 yards championship course is landscaped with Royal Palms, Wild Palms, Island Date Palms, Scholaris, Narium Oleander and other varieties offering a exquisite memoir.
The resort surrounds a luxurious complex of villas and low-rise buildings arranged in groups, the shape and structure solution of which are compatible to the contour line of mountain slopes and lakeside curves. In combination with the system of yards, garden, trees, waterfront, which are all in harmony with the natural landscape.
These courses and all resort hotels are within easy reach of the ancient trading port of Hoi An, which for centuries possessed the largest harbour in Southeast Asia. Hoi An is famous for inexpensive bespoke clothing and footwear and world class cuisine at iconic restaurants such as Morning Glory and Good Morning Vietnam. At night the town is alight with lanterns – purchase one from a local child and float it down the river, it is considered good fortune!
King's Island Golf Club is a 36 hole golf resort in the outskirts of Hanoi and arguably the most scenic course in North Vietnam. The golf resort lies on the shores of the Dong Mo reservoir 36 kilometers from Hanoi. At only 50 minutes drive from the capital, King’s Island is a high quality and convenient choice to include a North Vietnam golf package. In a uniquely Vietnamese touch, access to the course is by boat.
King's Island Golf Resort
King's Island Golf Resort and Country Club features a clubhouse with an excellent restaurant serving a wide range of cuisines. There is also a bar, which is a great place to relax at after your round. In addition to golf, the club also offers other activities including sailing and fishing on Dong Mo Lake and swimming in the club’s Olympic-sized swimming pool.
40km from Hanoi at the base of Ngoc Thanh Mountain, Dai Lai Star Golf & Country Club wraps around Dai Lai Lake to dazzling effect. Offering championship level courses in pristine surroundings, the natural terrain offers unique challenges to all levels of golfers. The construction materials and primary design were imported to ensure an international-level course near Hanoi that holds up to the world's best.
Marvel at the exquisite surroundings: Ngoc Thanh Mountain and Dai Lai Lake. Play through the water hazards on the back nine and be enchanted by the lush green forest at your side.
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