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