The Bluffs Ho Tram Strip Vinpearl Phu Quoc Resort
NORTHERN VIETNAM GOLF Mausoleum and Military History Museum.
Any visit to Hanoi should also include a
cruise among the magnificent towering
limestone rock formations of Halong Bay,
four hours by road from the capital. Even
better, take an overnight cruise, mooring
by the rock monoliths for an on-board
moonlit BBQ and then fishing for squid.
Magical.
Vietnam’s capital, Hanoi, has around half
a dozen golf courses in its environs and
more farther afield. Just 40km and 45
minutes from Hanoi, Sky Lake Resort &
Golf Club’s members-only Lake Course
has now been joined by the public-access
Sky Course. Its signature, par-4 15th hole
is named Dien Bien Phu after a famous
Indochina Wars battle because of its
topography and difficulty.
Other Hanoi area courses include Phoenix
Golf Resort, Long Bien Golf Course, BRG
Legend Hill Golf Resort and BRG Kings
Island Golf Resort. A new course is also
due to open soon at Halong Bay.
Where to stay: The Apricot Hotel, Hanoi,
is a neoclassical oasis of calm and lavish
comfort amidst the madness of the city’s
frenetic roads, located by the city’s Hoan
Kiem Lake and steps from Hanoi’s old
town and French Quarter.
NORTHERN VIETNAM ATTRACTIONS
Hanoi’s attractions include its bustling
French Quarter and old town, Ho Chi Minh
SOUTHERN VIETNAM GOLF
Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon, and
still often called that in the south) is
where Vietnam’s international-standard
golf course first opened in 1994. However,
golfers should head for the coast to enjoy
the best golf in this part of the country.
The Bluffs, Ho Tram Strip is a coastal links-
style course by Greg Norman that has
rightly earned rave reviews since opening
in 2014. Two hours by road from Ho Chi
Minh City and set in a bay touted to become
Vietnam’s answer to Macau, The Bluffs is
laid out over huge coastal sand dunes with
several holes facing the sea and others
skirting protected forest. The clubhouse
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