Suggestions for Golf Tour Packages - Southern Region

5 Day Itinerary

Southern Thailand is well-known the world over for the quality of its beach resorts and numerous tropical islands. Best known is Phuket, now an established international tourist destination with spectacular shoreline and first-class facilities.

Day 1: Take the one-hour flight to Phuket, and be ready to tackle Laguna Phuket Golf Course, a pretty course set within a ring of hills, and affording great views of the sea. The course makes full use of its natural layout and sand dunes to create a stiff golf test. Opposite the clubhouse, the exotic Banyan Tree Spa offers superbly relaxing body treatments. In the evening enjoy a gourmet dinner at the famed Boathouse.

Day 2: The surreal limestone outcroppings in Phang-nga Bay are a magical attraction for visitors. To marvel at them, take a fast boat around the bay, visiting the famed floating Muslim village and James Bond Island. In the evening, catch buffet dinner and astounding Las Vagas-style cultural show at Phuket Fantasy.

Day 3: Today you can challenge Loch Palm Golf Club, a scenic course just outside Phuket town. The course meanders around the massive Crystal Lake, whose waters merely add to the difficulty of some holes. Afterwards, drive through the historial streets of the old town, dine at one of the popular restaurants and tour some of the more interesting nightspots.

Day 4: Phuket is not all beach; the island's centre is full of dense forest. So take off on safari by 4WD, elephant trekking and Kayaking, with a lunch at a jungle campsite. If you still have energy, dine at Baan Rim Pa, the popular Thai restaurant overlooking Patong Bay, then stroll down the hill to enjoy some of Patong's famed nightlife.

Day 5: To play at Blue Canyon Country Club is a must, one of the most prestigious course in Thailand designed around on old tin mine. Well-guarded greens, rolling fairways and nerve-wracking holes like the signature par 3 where players hit from a cliff top to a narrow island green. Celebrate completing this tough course with a drink in the luxurious clubhouse before catching your flight back to Bangkok.