Finding The Perfect Golf Packages

Are you passionate about golf or know someone who is? Golf is a great sport because it’s something you can do on your own or make into a sociable occasion.  It can be played in most weather and any day up until sundown. If you’re thinking about looking into golf packages, here are some things that you should think about when planning.

What Do You Need To Consider?

The most basic considerations are much the same as for any holiday; Where should I go? When is the best time of year? How long should I say? What will be the cost?  You may also need to think about the rest of your party. If it’s a pure golf addicts' trip then there’s no need to make allowances for non-players who will need to be entertained while the golfers are golfing.

One of your biggest decisions will be whether or not to organize your own trip—including booking the courses and arranging the green fees—or to take advantage of one of the many integrated golf packages that are now on offer through regular high street travel companies or through dedicated service providers. The advantage of the latter is that they are mostly online and include photographs and reviews of the courses and trips available.

Where Should You Stay?

Golf is played all over the world and virtually every country can now offer you a wonderful variety of golf courses to choose from. And if you’re looking for a wide variety of attractions beyond the golf course, one place you might consider is the British Isles.

Golf in Scotland offers the experience of courses in unrivalled settings - green glens, deep, grey lochs   wind-blown links on rugged coastlines and of course, the home of golf itself at St Andrews. Golf Scotland offers the sport to suit all budgets.  For instance, you can stay in humble but cozy and welcoming bed and breakfast houses or in the opulence of the Gleneagles Hotel and its world class course.

If the weather of the Highlands isn’t your thing, then consider the regimented and well groomed courses set in the gentler countryside of England and Wales where courses are differentiated more by their design than their location.

If links golf is your passion, then Ireland should be your destination as there are more links courses there per head than anywhere else in the world as well as plenty of excellent parkland courses. Golf Ireland offers superb value for money for excellent scenic and picturesque courses in a country famous for its welcoming its visitors with wide open arms.