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Golf Courses in Costa Rica - Golfing in the Central Pacific

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December 9th, 2008

One of the more developed tourist areas in Costa Rica is the Central Pacific that has beautiful beaches and National Parks with a rich diversity of flora and fauna. Because of this, this area has great deluxe hotels equipped with all amenities to make your stay a memorable occasion. Among the many activities that can be enjoyed in the Central Pacific there is the practice of professional golf in fields located in some of the most beautiful hotels in Costa Rica. The design of these golf courses and its proximity to beaches and tropical forests will make the practice of this sport in Costa Rica, a memorable experience.
Situated along a lush forest with a sea view of the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, the golf courses that are located in these scenarios provide an extraordinary encounter with nature for any golfer, is an excellent opportunity to test your abilities in golf, a hole after another. It is a unique golfing experience that will impress you while playing.

One of these fields is The Iguana Golf Course. It is surrounded by lush tropical forests and surrounded by a peaceful and isolated cove, the golf course in Los Sueños (6,707 yards) is a great creation of Ted Robinson Jr., making a perfect contrast with the natural beauty and challenging golf. This field championship 18-hole is designed to include exotic plants, trees and wildlife. In this context, “naturally challenging”, the typical cadi has been replaced by a “golf guide,” which has taken months of extensive training, including daily classes with a local biologist. Inside the hotel are available to rent equipment (clubs and golf shoes). The exceptional golf course with 18 holes of Dreams Marriott, is only 10 minutes by car from Punta Leona, a famous tourist place in Costa Rica. This field is located within the Forest in the Los Sueños Marriott Beach and Golf Complex.

Another spectacular golf course is located near Manuel Antonio and next to an exotic tropical jungle with stunning sea views. This golf course 18-hole, par-72 is suitable for a championship game and provides not only a challenge but also a memorable experience. It was designed also by the famous Ted Robinson and offers the possibility to enjoy a natural environment to live with the monkeys and seeing the beautiful red macaws flying freely. This golf course has highly experienced guides who will be fully prepared to guide you through this professional field. The design of the field will allow you to enjoy a challenge worthy of the best players of this interesting sport, for this reason you should not lose the opportunity to play golf in this place. The golf in the Central Pacific is an interesting option for those who want to spend their vacation in this beautiful zone in Costa Rica.

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Archive for December, 2008

Golf Courses in Costa Rica - Golfing in the Central Pacific

Posted in Golf in Costa Rica  by admin
December 9th, 2008

Known for its wild beauty and exotic beaches, the South Puntarenas in Costa Rica is a wonderful way to escape from the noise and the stress of daily life. The scenery is really great and offer tourists a refuge unmatched in the midst of the most spectacular surroundings with an incredible flora and fauna.

A place where nature reigns, the south Pacific is like no other place in Costa Rica. The area is not as intensly developed so there is a lot of natural rain forest all throughout the province, you’ll see green all around. The accommodations are mostly ecological friendly as the majority of the hotels, resorts, cabins and villas offer a variety of activities to enjoy nature. If you are in search of golf on your vacation, this is not the place because it will be hard to find golf courses in Costa Rica down in the south pacific. This is because most of the land in the south of Costa Rica belongs to a national park or wilderness reserve. There are many plans to develop a golf course in this region for upcoming years, though plans are still far away. However if you want you can go to the luxurios hotels and resorts located to the north where you can find world class golf courses, mainly in Guanacaste.

Meanwhile you can enjoy your visit to this area by taking one of the many interesting tours offered in the area; there are many things to do if you love the nature. For example if what you like is a place like Golfito there are many good hotels where you can spend your vacations. Golfito is the perfect place to escape for the routine of the daily life, from there you can go to amazing places like Drake Bay of Corcovado. But if you need to play golf because you are a lover of this sport you can take a tour that will take to the best golf courses in Costa Rica.

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Golf Courses in Costa Rica - Golfing in the Central Pacific

Posted in Golf in Costa Rica  by admin
December 9th, 2008

While most tourists visit Guanacaste in Costa Rica because of its spectacular weather and great beaches and biological reserves, now there are many people who come to this place in search of golf courses located in first class resorts and hotels offered in this province. As golf becomes more popular around the globe, the province of Guanacaste also been hit by the fever of golf and some of the best golf courses in Costa Rica are in this place, many of them still under development and created for some of the best golf courses designers.

Located along the beach of Guanacaste these golf resorts offer incredible vistas of the ocean and world class facilities. Playing in these places is really a unique experience for the avid golfer, because the greens and fields are always in perfect condition with a great design and marvelous panorama. And in case you get tired of golf, you can also take a tour along the Pacific coast since the beach is only few meters away.

One of the best golf resorts in the area is located a few miles from the town of Tamarindo (a very famous tourist site) near the small village of San Jose de Pinilla. This golf course of 7500 yardas, 72 pares and18 holes is world class and is surrounded by beautiful forests and grasslands typical of the Costa Rican Pacific. This golf course is considered one of the best in the country and the costs of use can be as high as $ 125 per person in high season and golf carts for $ 20USD for each day. A championship golf course green, this place was certified by the Audubon Society, which is responsible for the conservation of natural ecosystems found in Costa Rica.

Another of the best golf courses in the north pacific province of Costa Rica, known as Guanacaste, is Garra de Leon located in the incredible Playa Conchal, in a luxurios resort. It is an 18-hole golf course with 72 pairs and7037 yards, Garra de Leon was designed by the renowned architect Robert Trent Jones III. This field is the only Olympic field located directly on the seashore; for its design and its location this golf course is undoubtedly spectacular.

There are others excellent golf courses in the North Pacific of Costa Rica like the course in the The Four Seasons Resort in Papagayo Gulf, the Royal Pacific Golf and Country Club in Playa Grande, the Tamarindo Diria Beach and Golf Resort in Tamarindo and the Costa Palmera Beach Estate in Playa Grande are also popular golf destinations in the province. The practice of the golf in these places can exceed the expectations of the professional players of this sport.

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