7 finest golf resorts within the Center East and Africa

The world could also be getting smaller, however its assortment of top-shelf golf resorts stays huge. From the American Heartland and the shimmering coasts of the Caribbean to the peaks of Europe and the majesty of Asia and the South Pacific, nearly each area on the planet is dwelling to a sampling of the sport’s most interesting stay-and-play experiences. To study in regards to the finest golf resorts within the Center East and Africa, maintain studying beneath.

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The perfect golf resorts within the Center East and Africa (2023-24)

Arabella Resort, Golf & Spa
Phalaborwa, South Africa

On the southern tip of South Africa, simply down the coast from Cape City, sits Arabella Resort, Golf & Spa, a really luxurious getaway for {couples}, households, weddings and even your subsequent work convention. Golfers will love Arabella Golf Course, which could briefly trick you into considering you’re taking part in one thing like Pebble Seaside with its white-sand bunkers and water-lined holes that play alongside Bot River Lagoon. The resort is huge sufficient to host a number of weddings, conferences or different features directly, however it’s additionally well-known for all of the choices you’ll discover on the spa, which is overflowing with top-of-the-line enjoyable packages for ladies, males and {couples}. Oh, and if you’d like one thing sooner paced for a day journey, Cape City is simply an hour and a half away. [LEARN MORE HERE]

Fancourt
George, South Africa

Fancourt’s a family-friendly resort, however the golf is so good right here we really feel compelled to speak about that first. The three 18-holes programs had been all designed by South African Gary Participant, and whereas the Outeniqua and Montagu programs are not any slouches, The Hyperlinks is Fancourt’s crown jewel. The course, which opened in 2000, was designed by Participant to carry a chunk of Irish or Scottish hyperlinks golf to the southern tip of South Africa, and he didn’t disappoint. Usually thought of the most effective golf programs within the nation, it additionally famously hosted the 2003 Presidents Cup, the place the groups led by Jack Nicklaus and Participant battled to a tie. However at Fancourt, the lodging are removed from an afterthought. It boasts two sizable swimming pools, three beautiful eating places, greater than 100 luxurious rooms, a spa and a ton of family-friend actions like an in-house cinema, biking trails, fishing and extra. [LEARN MORE HERE]

4 Seasons Resort Mauritius at Anahita
Beau Champ, Mauritius

If you wish to get away. Like, actually get away. The 4 Seasons Resort Mauritius at Anahita is your spot. Turquoise water. A non-public seaside. Breathtaking views. What extra may you need? The lodging are simply nearly as good because the setting, too. You gained’t discover a whole lot of ordinary lodge rooms right here, simply 14 luxurious spots so that you can name dwelling on one epic trip. There’s 5 villas, two royal island sanctuaries and 7 non-public retreats — with all of them boasting their very own non-public backyard and pool. Moreover merely hanging out in paradise, there’s additionally a spa, two golf programs — Anahita Golf Membership and Ile aux Cerfs Golf Membership — designed by two golf legends and a great deal of land and sea experiences to bask in. That’s whenever you aren’t indulging within the mouthwatering culinary choices. [LEARN MORE HERE]

Heritage Le Telfair Golf & Wellness Resort
Bel Ombre, Mauritius

You possibly can reside the suite life at Heritage Le Telfair, the place all of the lodging on supply is a collection, and the one factor you need to determine is what sort of view you’d prefer to take pleasure in: backyard, beachfront or seaview. Two beautiful golf programs await: the primary, the established Le Chateau, that includes mild foothills, beneficiant fairways, and beautiful views of the Indian Ocean, and the second, La Reserve, which was co-designed by Louis Oosthuizen and can have a good time its grand opening in December. Each programs have the excellence of internet hosting the DP World Tour’s Mauritius Open, with La Reserve making its host debut this 12 months. Put up-round, hungry resort friends can select from an array of delectable selections, from the beachfront Le Palmier to the elegant Annabella’s. Non-golf actions abound on each land and sea, from boat excursions and snorkeling to exploring the awe-inspiring Bel Ombre Nature Reserve by car or foot. Must work out some aches and pains? The resort’s Seven Colors Spa is 2,000 sq. meters or pure tranquility, with a full menu {of professional} therapies in addition to a hydrotherapy pool, bubble bathtub, and out of doors showers. [LEARN MORE HERE]

Hilton Tangier Al Houara Resort & Spa
Tangier, Morocco

If all you realize of Morocco is what you’ve seen in latest flicks — Ethan Hunt’s vehicular assault on the markets of Marrakesh in Mission: Inconceivable 5 or Indy Jones’s careening tuk-tuk chase by means of the streets of Tangier in Dial of Future — you’ve been lacking out on dreamy North African bliss. Cozied as much as the Atlantic Ocean and set, jewel-like, on a distant, 60-acre parcel of forest, the Hilton Tangier Al Houara needs to place you right into a trance and maintain you there. It does that with its ethereal, open structure (suppose vaulted ceilings and archways), spacious rooms, serene inexperienced areas and Xanadu-worthy, palm-lined pool. As of September 2022, it additionally does it with golf: two tracks, an 18-holer and an illuminated 9-hole quick course, courtesy of Vijay Singh and design associate Graham Marsh. Tipping out at 7550 yards and unfold throughout 270 acres, the primary course is primarily inland, open and flat sufficient to afford views of the ocean — whenever you’re not in any other case occupied by Singh and Marsh’s water hazards. It was as soon as mentioned that solely a person who has felt final despair is able to feeling final bliss. Did he tee it up at Al Houara? [LEARN MORE HERE]

The Palace of the Misplaced Metropolis
Solar Metropolis, South Africa

A legendary vacation spot designed by dreamers for luxury-seekers. Since inception in 1992, The Palace of the Misplaced Metropolis has enthralled guests from all around the globe. Its distinctive setting in South Africa, on an extinct volcanic web site among the many Pilanesberg mountains, is matched by the impressed structure and passionate consideration to element for which The Palace of the Misplaced Metropolis is famend. [LEARN MORE HERE]

Westin Abu Dhabi Golf Resort & Spa
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Followers of the DP World Tour will know the resort’s 27-hole golf course — Abu Dhabi Golf Membership — from its decade-long run (by means of 2021) as host web site of the HSBC Golf Championship, which has a winner’s roll that features the likes of Rickie Fowler, Shane Lowry and Tommy Fleetwood. The course can also be recognized for its inimitable clubhouse, which resembles a falcon with outstretched wings. The resort itself additionally has a profitable fame, with 172 rooms that each one supply golf-course views; six eating places; and the Heavenly Spa, which permits friends to “immerse themselves in a singular world of bodily and psychological renewal.” Two swimming pools will enable you escape the desert warmth. Whereas the resort will cater to all of your wants, considered one of its different appeals is its location — simply quarter-hour from the guts of Abu Dhabi and 10 minutes from the first airport. If you happen to’re seeking to get off campus, close by points of interest embrace biking trails, metropolis excursions and desert safaris. [LEARN MORE HERE]