| Before you start searching for golf vacation | | | | - Virgin Islands |
| packages, you need to decide what you actually | | | | - Puerto Rico |
| want to do. Some people just want to take up golf | | | | Golfers who prefer cooler weather may prefer to go |
| lessons for beginners during their vacation, while | | | | to Scotland, where golf was invented. You have St |
| others just want to play golf. You also need to think | | | | Andrews, home to the most famous golf courses in |
| about how much vacation time you have and how | | | | the world. Or you could go off the beaten track - go |
| much time you want to spend on family activities. Of | | | | see the rarely toured parts of Scotland while getting |
| course, you should never forget your budget. | | | | in some good rounds of golf. Many of these off-beat |
| For beginners who want to learn golf during their | | | | Scottish courses are set in small towns. The |
| vacation, you need to be aware that a one week | | | | surroundings are often breathtaking, with mountains, |
| learn to golf vacation package can be pretty intense. | | | | meandering rivers and sometimes even a castle. |
| You usually get your golf instruction in the morning | | | | Some of these golf courses are more than 100 years |
| and then play 18 holes in the afternoon. These | | | | old, and can be very interesting to play - they follow |
| packages do not leave you with much time for other | | | | some very old designs with plenty of dramatic |
| leisure activities. If you want to spend some time at | | | | elevation changes. Those of you with excellent golf |
| the beach, you should look for a less intense package | | | | swing techniques will find it very rewarding to play |
| - something like two weeks. Otherwise, you are | | | | these holes. You will need your high-numbered woods |
| better off learning how to play golf at home, then go | | | | and irons, and hybrid clubs would not be out of place, |
| for a real golf vacation at a resort with golf courses | | | | either. These out-of-the-way courses are very easy |
| which cater for beginners. | | | | on your budget, so long as you do not demand |
| If what you want is to play golf, then you have a | | | | 5-star hotel service. |
| wide array of choices. You can go for a golf vacation | | | | Mexico and China are home to several luxury golf |
| in the Caribbean with plenty of sun, sand and surf. | | | | resorts which you can visit even on a tight budget. |
| Work on your tan in the morning, play golf in the | | | | You can easily find 4 days, 3 nights golf vacation |
| afternoon and after that just enjoy the nightlife. The | | | | packages for under $1000 while receiving 4-star and |
| Caribbean island nations have warm, friendly people | | | | 5-star hotel service. The lower cost of living in these |
| and many golf vacation packages to suit every | | | | countries lets enterprising businessmen invest more |
| possible budgets. Here is a list of the islands | | | | money in their golf courses while still maintaining high |
| well-known for their golf resorts: | | | | standards of service - which you benefit from. |
| - Barbados has many world class golf courses. It also | | | | Go ahead - just do a search on Google for "golf |
| played host to the 2006 World Golf Championships | | | | vacation packages" and "discount golf vacation |
| World Cup. | | | | packages" and you will soon be enjoying a week of |
| - Dominican Republic too is famed for its many world | | | | golf out of the country. Imagine, one whole week to |
| class golf courses and resorts. | | | | do nothing but improve your golf swing techniques in |
| - Jamaica | | | | the daytime, then kicking back and relaxing in the |
| - Aruba | | | | evening. What could be better? |