Hot For Turkey (Images)

Kevinmarkham

slave1 wrote: »

Hey Kevin, don't want to go OT but any shots of Turkey and will you be updating your blog, kinda thinking of a golf holiday next Feb/March so open to ideas...

Here you go Slave1 - images from all the courses outside Antalya.

For anyone else interested in golf in Turkey, here are a few things to note:

• The courses are excellent
• Oct-May is peak season
• Hotels are plentiful (but be sure to stay at a 'golf' hotel or you may not get tee times - each course tends to have at least one hotel as part of the resort)
• Golf packages are half-board or full-board, so ALL of your food and drink is included in the price
• Golf packages include transport to and from hotels/courses
• It's all packed tightly together (288 holes and 14km east to west), with only Lykia Links out on its own (half an hour away)
• Clubhouses are luxurious - no slumming it here
• Turkish Airlines don't charge for golf clubs
• Euro accepted almost everywhere and English spoken and printed almost everywhere, too

On the downside

• You'll need two flights to reach Antalya (Dublin to Istanbul is 4.5 hours, Istanbul to Antalya is just over an hour)
• Other than the golf and the huge hotels there's very little to do
• You'd be amazed at how popular the place is, so don't expect speedy rounds
• Green fees aren't cheap - even though you won't pay rack rate (€100 +), expect to pay the equivalent of €70-€90 through your tour operator

But, all in all, it's smashing golf and highly recommended. Plus you can play night golf.

ronnie3585

Nice review and lovely photos as always Kevin.