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Alexandria & The Mediterranean SeaAlexandria Sporting Club

Porto Marina El Alamein

What to do off-course?

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P 10

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Red SeaP 22

P 23

P 24

P 25

P 26

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LuxorRoyal Valley Golf Club


Stella Di Mare Golf Resort - The Links – Ain Sukhna

El Gouna Golf Club

Madinat Makadi Golf Resort – Makadi Bay

Steigenberger Al Dau Resort - Hurghada

The Cascades Golf & Country Club – Soma Bay


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Map of Egypt golf courses

Introduction

P 4-5

P 6-7

SinaiP 28

P 29

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Taba Heights Golf Resort

Maritim Jolie Ville Golf & Resort


The Future's brightP 31

Katameya Heights Golf & Tennis Resort

Gezira Sporting Club

Solaimaneyah Golf City - Pyramids GC

Dreamland Golf & Tennis Resort

Mena House Golf Club

JW Marriott Mirage City Golf Club

Amarante Golf City


Cairo & Surroundings

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Tropic of Cancer

Siwa Oasis

BorgEl Arab

Ras Mohammed

Nabq

Zaranik

Wadi El Gemal

Ras AbuGallum

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QarounLake

WadiEl Rayan

Taba

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ABYDOS

VALLEY OF THE KINGS

PYRAMIDSOF GIZA

PYRAMIDSOF SAQQARA

ALEXANDERTHE GREAT TEMPLE

TONA EL GABAL RUINS

BANI HASANTOMBS

TEL EL AMARNA

TANIS

ST ANTHONY’SMONASTERY

PORTOEL SUKHNA

ST PAUL’SMONASTERY

SUEZ CANAL

ABU SIMBEL

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MOUNT MOSES

SERABITEL KHADIM

MONS CLAUDIANUS

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SallumSidi Barani

Siwa

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Bawiti

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AinSukhna Ras SidrMemphis

Oyoun Musa

Marsa Alam

Port Ghalib

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Berenice

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Pharaoh’s Island

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AbuRudeis

RasGharib

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PortoMarina

Bulaq

Gabal El MawtaCleopatra

BathGabalEl Dakrur

TabaHeights

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Al Kharga

El Arish

El Tur

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Beni Suef

El Minya

Zagazig

El Mansura

El Fayoum

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Asyut

Suez

Marsa Matruh

El Alamein

Rosetta Damietta

Port Said

Ismailia

Luxor

Edfu

Aswan

Sharm el-Sheikh

Hurghada

El Gouna

Safaga

El Quseir

Giza

Alexandria

Cairo

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Pyramids

Monasteries

Monuments

Oases

Golf Courses

Diving Sites

Sound &Light Shows

National Parks

Beaches

Main Roads

Main Airports

TouristInformationOffices

Ports

Marina

Museums

AFRICA

ASIA

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EGYPT

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1Alexandria Sporting Club 2Porto Marina El Alamein

43 5Gezira Sporting ClubKatameya Heights Golf & Tennis Resort

Solaimaneyah Golf City 6 7Dreamland Golf & Tennis Resort

Mena House Golf Club

98 10Amarante Golf City JW Marriott Mirage City Golf Club Luxor Royal Valley Golf Club 11 12Stella Di Mare Golf ResortThe Links

El Gouna Golf Club

15The Cascades Golf & Country Club

13 14Madinat Makadi Golf Resort Steigenberger Al Dau Resort 16 17Taba Heights Golf Resort Maritim Jolie Ville Golf & Resort

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Verdant fairways laid out on an arid desertscape like undulating emerald carpets…

Palm trees swaying gently from a cooling sea breeze, fanning manicured greens under

cobalt blue skies…

Pyramids and other iconic landmarks so close you can almost reach out and touch them

as you putt…

Luxury spa hotels to pamper you with a relaxing, post-round massage while you gaze

across white-sand beaches to the azure Red Sea and rose-pink mountains…

This is golf, Egypt-style. An experience without par anywhere else in the world.

Egypt’s golfing heritage goes back to the 19th century; you can still play on three historic

courses first built by the British over 100 years ago, one right at the base of the mighty

Pyramid of Cheops.

But it is a latter-day boom in golf course development and golf tourism which has trans-

formed Egypt into one of the world’s fastest-growing golf destinations.

In just 10 years, it has gone from its original three standard-bearers to almost 20 top-class

golf courses – with many more under construction or planned. The courses are spread

right across the country. You can tee off in the historic hearts of the capital, Cairo,

and Cleopatra’s home city, Alexandria; play on courses which are part of huge,

self-contained leisure complexes in Cairo’s suburbs; swing away on a pristine stretch of the

Mediterranean coast; send a drive soaring towards the Luxor mountains where the pha-

raohs of ancient Egypt were buried; and sink putts on Red Sea Riviera courses from the

Sinai Peninsula to the northern and western Red Sea coasts.

It is golf of the very highest calibre, too. Famous names including Gary Player, Fred Couples

and Karl Litten have already put their stamp on Egypt’s courses. New projects will bear

the hallmarks of such luminaries as Nick Faldo, Greg Norman, Robert Trent Jones Jr,

Jack Nicklaus and five-time Open Championship winner Peter Thompson.

With such a pedigree, it is little wonder Egypt’s golf is no longer a secret. Having won the

prestigious accolade of Undiscovered Golf Destination of the Year from world golf tourism

organisation IAGTO in 2006, Egypt’s international reputation for golf has grown rapidly,

as has the number of visiting golfers coming to Egypt.

Isn’t it time you discovered the treasures of Egypt’s golf courses for yourself?

Welcome to the land of pharaohs, fairways and endless sun…

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MontazahPalace

San StefanoStanley

Bibliotheca Alexandrina

EasternHarbour

WesternHarbour

Sporting

City CentrePompei’s Pillar

Tombsof Kom al-Shuqafa

Graeco-Roman Museum

Alexandria Sporting ClubGolf Course

To El Alamein

To Abu Quir and Rosetta

Desert Highway,To Wadi El Natrounand Cairo

A splash of green encircled by the city

Little more than a pitching wedge from the Mediterranean

and close to Alexandria’s ancient harbour lies one of Egypt’s

most venerable golf clubs. Built by the British in the latter

years of the 19th century as part of a recreational retreat, its

18 holes are today encircled by Egypt’s second city, a tranquil

splash of green amidst the vitality and energy of a city in

perpetual motion.

Traditional English-style layout

The Alexandria Sporting Club course is very much a traditio-

nal English-style layout, albeit with palm trees and year-

round sunshine – luxuries its builders would not have been

used to back home. At less than 6,000 yards, it may lack dis-

tance, but the mature trees, small greens and gaping bun-

kers guarding greens ensure golfers don’t get off too lightly.

Get too close to one of the large trees and you will find your

way to the green totally blocked. The trees also provide wel-

come shade from the sun. The course has four par-3 holes,

ranging from 175 to 210 yards, and four par-4s. There are two

par-5s, the 13th and 14th, the club’s longest at 580 yards.

Who can play?Members, daily fee golfers,tourist groups.

Tuition &practice facilities:Golf pro, golf lessons, drivingrange.

The clubhouse:Restaurant, pro shop.

Services:Caddies, trolleys, club rental.

Other facilities:The Alexandria Sporting Clubalso has two swimming pools,horse riding, polo, tennis,squash, basketball, football,billiards and a children’s area.

ALEXANDRIA

SPORTING CLUB

Information:Tel: +20 3 543 3627 /8/9Fax: +20 3 546 1413

Address: Omar Lotfy St. Tram: Sporting Club Station.

18 HOLES

PAR 70

5,960 YARDS / 5,450 METRES

RATING 69

DATE OF OPENING: 1889

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Each hole has two tee positions. Pick of the holes is the 5th,

a 205-yard par-3 which leaves little room to go left or right

and leaves you with a difficult return shot for your second if

you go beyond the green and find the lurking bunker.

Visiting golfers welcome

Although one of Egypt’s most exclusive institutions,

the Alexandria Sporting Club welcomes visiting golfers. For

anyone spending time in Alexandria, the chance to play golf

on a historic track in a city founded by Alexander the Great

and ruled over by the Ptolemies until Cleopatra took her own

life after her lover, Mark Anthony, was defeated by Roman

emperor Octavian would be too good to pass up. It may be a

pleasant walk in the park, but it will not be a walkover.

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Ras el Shaqiq

Abu Mina

TaposirisEl Draziya

El Hammam

Porto MarinaGolf Course

Burg El Arab

Bahig

El Alamein

The Mediterranean Sea

To Alexandria

To Marsa Matruh

THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA

PORTO MARINA EL ALAMEIN

Information:Tel: +20 46 445 2711/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/20/22Fax: +20 46 445 2712/21

Address:Km 105 from the north coast of Alexandria - Marsa Matrouh Road.

Golf Sales mobile+ 20 10 577 4080+ 20 16 881 7088+ 20 16 88 17 089

[email protected]

ThalassoTherapy Centre

features facilities includingan indoor heated pool,steam bath, sauna, gymand offers a widevariety of massages,water-based treatmentsand packages.

18 HOLES

PAR 62


ARCHITECT: RAYMOND HEARN


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Who can play?Hotel guests, daily fee golfers,tourist groups.

Tuition & practice facilities:Golf academy, golf pros,individual golf lessons, floodlitdriving range, practice bunkerand practice green.

The clubhouse:Restaurant, pro shop, air-conditioned locker rooms,golf bag storage.

Services:Caddies, trolleys, buggies, cluband shoe rental.

Other facilities:Marina, on-site hotel with 3restaurants and 2 bars, hotelshuttle bus to/from course,diving centre, water sportsincluding jet skis andcatamarans, 2 children’s clubs,3 tennis courts, volley ball,football, horse riding, open aircinema.

The first golf destination on Egypt’s north coast

With its new 18-hole golf course, Porto Marina is the first golf

destination on Egypt’s Mediterranean coast. A blend of exe-

cutive course and a championship course, Golf Porto Marina

provides golfers with an excellent walking course that can be

played in three hours or less. The par-62 “Super Executive”

course has three tee locations on each hole and offers a mix

of 10 par-3s and eight par-4s – ideal for beginners and high

handicappers, yet still providing an enjoyable challenge for

better golfers who want to improve their medium and short

games.

Salt-tolerant Paspalum grass is used to conserve fresh water

Laid out on an arid stretch of coastal desert, the course fea-

tures three lakes in its landscaped layout as well as several

bunkers, native desert areas and 750 specially-planted palm

trees. The lakes are now attracting birds and other wildlife. In

an eco-friendly move, Sea Dwarf Paspalum turf grass has

been used on the course to conserve fresh water because

water is at a premium in the harsh desert environment.

Paspalum grass thrives on saline and brackish water and this

variety, which has a smaller leaf to give a faster putting sur-

face and truer roll, is the first to be planted in Egypt.

Floodlit driving range

Practice facilities include a 300-yard floodlit driving range

with 20 bays and seven target greens from 50 to 275 yards.

The golf academy covers all aspects of play from basic fun-

damentals and bunker play to pitching, putting and chipping,

course management and etiquette of the game. A certificate

is awarded at the end of the training course, together with a

photograph with the golf pro. The course is located 5km

from the resort of Porto Marina and its luxury hotel. Water

sports are centred on a 10km lagoon, while the soft sands of

Mediterranean beaches are only a short taxi ride away.

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Historic Alexandria

The ancient city of Rosetta, 65km east of Alexandria,is famed for being where the Rosetta Stone was discovered. The Rosetta Stone, now housed in the British Museum, was created in 196BC and written in hieroglyphics, another Egyptian script and classical Greek. It was discovered by the French in 1799 and helped unlock the secrets of the previously undecipherable hieroglyphics. Rosetta became the principle port on Egypt’s northern coast following Alexandria’s decline afterthe Ottoman conquest in the 16th century. It is notedfor the Delta-style Ottoman architecture of its resto-red merchants houses, built with distinctive, mouldedbricks.

East of Alexandria West of Alexandria

Alexandria&

The Mediterranean Sea

What to dooff-course?

Museums and palaces

Alexandria was founded by Alexander the Great in about 331BC. The Pharos (lighthouse) of Alexandriawas one of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the Worldand once stood by the harbour. The 40-metre-highstructure was the tallest on earth, but was destroyedin the Middle Ages. A 15th century fort now stands onits foundations. Among surviving Greek and Romanruins are the Catacombs of Kom al-Shuqafa andEgypt’s only Roman amphitheatre. Famed for theLibrary of Alexandria, the ancient world’s largest, the city is now home to the striking, glass-roofedBibliotheca Alexandrina library, inaugurated in 2003.

Former royal palace Montazah, built by the lastKhedive of Egypt in 1892, is set in gardens used occasionally for concerts and theatre performancesin summer. The former palace of Fatma el-Zahara is now the Royal Jewellery Museum and contains a collection of gems from the 19th century dynasty of Mohamed Ali. While little of ancient Alexandria survives, relics from the period from the 3rd centuryBC to the 7th century AD chronicle the city’s heydayin the Graeco-Roman Museum. The Museum of FineArts contains a collection of architectural pieces, art and sculptures.

The beautiful sands to the west of Alexandria are becoming beach, sun and water sports destina-tions. One-time coastal village El Alamein is now a burgeoning resort destination with luxuryhotels. The scene of a decisive Allied victory in WorldWar II, there is also a war museum and cemetery.Nearby Porto Marina became an upmarket touristresort in 2005 and continues to expand. Marsa Matruh is becoming popular for its soft, white beaches, azure seas and rock formations. The Rommel Museum is here. Siwa Oasis, 300kmsouth of Marsa Matruh in the Sahara, can be visitedon a tour.

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Nile R

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Amarante Golf City

Heliopolis

Nasr City

Old CairoCoptic

Museum

The Citadel

Khanel-KhaliliBazaar

CentreGiza

EgyptianMuseum

Zamalek

GeziraSportingClub GolfCourse

Mirage CityGolf Course

KatameyaHeights

Golf Course

Cairo

Cairo-AlexandriaAgricultural Road

To Ismailia

To the Pyramids

To Saqqara

To Ain Sukhnaand Hurghada

To Suez

To Minya

CAIRO

KATAMEYA HEIGHTS

18 HOLES

PAR 72


SSS 72

9 HOLES

PAR 35


ARCHITECT: YVES BUREAU


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GOLF & TENNIS RESORT

Who can play?Members, daily fee golfers(visitors are encouraged toplay Sunday-Thursday,excluding holidays), touristgroups.

Tuition & practice facilities:Golf academy, PGA instructors,individual and group lessons,double-ended driving range,3 practice greens.

The clubhouse:Bars, restaurants, lounges,billiards room, cards room, pro shop, locker rooms, golf bag storage.

Services:Caddies, trolleys, buggies,club rental, 3 food andbeverages stations on thecourse.

Other facilities:Tennis centre with 10 claycourts, 3 squash courts andgym; 50-metre swimming pool;supermarket; hair salon andseparate children’s centreclubhouse with 2 heated pools,supervised playground, 2playrooms, nursery and clinic.

The course that started the modern boom

Katameya Heights was the standard bearer for Egypt’s new

wave of golf development when it opened in 1997, 100 years

after the first courses appeared. Laid out on hilly terrain on

the south-eastern outskirts of Cairo with some dramatic ele-

vation changes, it was also the first commercial development

combining golf and real estate in Egypt and immediately set

the benchmark in terms of quality with its Yves Bureau-desi-

gned course, elegant clubhouse, extensive leisure facilities

and well-appointed villas. The Championship Course chal-

lenges all abilities, while the Nine-Hole Course better suits

higher handicap golfers – although tricky bunkers, water and

a 500-yard par-5 hole still provide a test.

Golf on high

The undoubted star of the Championship Course is the

signature hole, the par-5 15th, which provides sweeping

views of Cairo. The landing area for tee shots is 40 metres

below, where the fairway doglegs around a lake for a risk-

laden approach to the bunker-protected green. The hole

forms part of a demanding finish to the course, coming after

the long and difficult par-4 14th and leading into the hardest

of its par-3 holes, a lake and out of bounds to avoid on the

17th and the challenge of the narrow, uphill 18th, on which

pars are rare.

State-of-the-art instruction

Before your round, you can hone your skills with practice

facilities including a 24-bay double-end driving range or get

tuition from PGA professionals at the golf academy. It uses

state-of-the-art video swing analysis, high-speed digital pho-

tography and detailed, on-screen graphics together as part

of a coaching concept aimed at improving scores and

players’ enjoyment of golf. Then after your round, enjoy a

drink or meal in the clubhouse and sample its many facilities.

For families, the dedicated children’s centre is a boon and

includes a nursery.

The Spa andHealth Club

Offers 3 Jacuzzis, 2 saunas, a steam roomand a massage room withtreatments available until9 pm. The gym featurestreadmills, weights, stepand bike machines.

Information:Tel: +20 2 2758 0512 to 7Fax: +20 2 2758 0506

Address:New Cairo City (Fifth District)Ring Road, Cairo.

[email protected]@katameyaheights.comwww.katameyaheights.com

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Who can play?Members, daily fee golfers,tourist groups welcome.

Tuition & practice facilities:Golf pro, golf lessons, floodlitdriving range.

Services:Pro shop, caddies, trolleys,club rental.

Other facilities:The course is part of theexclusive Gezira Sporting Club.Facilities for members thereinclude restaurants, swimmingpool, a health club, floodlittennis, track and fieldathletics, squash, polo, horseriding, basketball, cycling,hockey and gymnastics.

Information:Tel: +20 2 2735 6000Tel: +20 2 2736 0328Fax: +20 2 2736 0416

Address:16 Saraya El Gezira, St., Zamalek.

[email protected] (under construction)

GEZIRASPORTING CLUB

CAIRO

18 HOLES (PLAYED ON 9 FAIRWAYS)

PAR 70


RATING 68


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Nile R

iver

Amarante Golf City

Heliopolis

Nasr City

Old CairoCoptic

Museum

The Citadel


CentreGiza

EgyptianMuseum

Zamalek



KatameyaHeights

Golf Course

Cairo


To Ismailia

To the Pyramids

To Saqqara


To Suez

To Minya

A green oasis in central Cairo

Set on an island in the middle of the Nile, Egypt’s oldest golf

course is a green oasis right in the heart of Cairo. The Gezira

Sporting Club was established by the British 125 years ago

on 150 acres of botanical gardens on Zamalek Island pre-

viously established for ruler Khedive Ismail. Originally the

golf course was an 18-hole layout inside a horse-racing track

alongside polo fields, and the Gezira Sporting Club was the

focal point for Cairo’s high society for 70 years. When land

was needed for other facilities in the 1960s, the course was

reduced to nine holes, but played as 18 holes with double

greens and tees.

Visiting golfers welcomed

The course makes for a peaceful, serene escape from the

hustle and bustle of Cairo for those who want to play a quick

nine or 18 holes and it welcomes visiting golfers. The luxuriant

shrubs all around this part of the island are a testament to

its horticultural heritage. And while the mature trees on the

course provide a pleasant green frame for the city’s skyline –

dominated by the graceful, slender form of the 190m Cairo

Tower – they can also present you with some challenging

questions if you stray from the centre of the fairways.

Just a short walk from a five-star hotel

Even as a nine-hole course, Gezira is short by today’s stan-

dards, in common with its other venerable siblings in Egypt.

However, it still manages to pack in three holes around or

just over the 500-yard mark, to give six par-5s in an 18-hole

round. The remaining holes consist of two par-4s and four

par-3s. The course may not tax your golfing ability to the

limit, but few capital cities in the world can claim to offer golf

in such delightful settings and in such a central position, yet

just a few minutes’ walk from a five-star hotel, the equally-

historic Cairo Marriott, formerly a royal palace.

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The Nile Delta

Nile RiverSolaimaneyahGolf City

DreamlandGolf Course

Saqqara

Pyramidsof Aboussir

Pyramidsof Giza

Mena HouseGolf Course

Gezira Sporting ClubGolf Course Centre


Old CairoCoptic

Museum

Egyptian Museum

Cairo

Giza

To El Fayoum

To Alexandria

To Dahshour

To ElMinya

To CairoAirport

CAIRO

SOLAIMANEYAH GOLF CITY

Information:Tel: +20 2 3910 2000 to

+20 2 3910 200819998

Fax: +20 2 3338 5666

Address:Km 55, CairoAlexandria Desert Road, Cairo.

[email protected]

27 HOLES

PAR 72 (18-HOLE CHAMPIONSHIP COURSE)


9-HOLE FLOODLIT COURSE

PAR 33


ARCHITECT: RONALD FREAM


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PYRAMIDS GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB


Tuition & practice facilities:Golf academy, PGA instructors,individual and group lessons,floodlit driving range, floodlitpractice course, short gamepractice area.

The clubhouse:Dining in restaurants andterrace, lounge, pro shop,locker rooms, swimming pool.

Services:Caddies, trolleys, buggies, clubrental, halfway house food andbeverages stations on thecourses.

Other facilities:The Solaimaneyah Family Cluboffers three swimming pools(one ladies-only and one forchildren), tennis courts,squash courts and a healthclub and spa. Also in thecomplex are a hotel and villas,supermarket, post office, drugstore, clinic, bank, shops and ahairdresser.

A feast of golf amid 2,000 acres

One of the biggest golf resorts in the Middle East, the

Pyramids Golf & Country Club serves up a feast of golf in a

2,000-acre landscape of lush fairways, trees, flowers and

man-made lagoons 30 miles north of Cairo. Three nine-hole

loops form its South, West and East courses, giving 27 holes

of progressively more difficult golf.

Choose from South, West or East courses

The South Course offers a forgiving introduction with its

wide fairways, friendly lakes and broad, undulating greens.

This is your best opportunity for getting pars or birdies on

your scorecard. The West and East nines comprise the

Championship Course. For higher handicap players, the West

Course is better combined with its easier companion, the

South Course. More lakes step the degree of difficulty up a

notch or two and demand greater accuracy of shots. The

East Course presents the toughest challenge. Water comes

into play from the 1st hole, a testing dogleg, while the par-5

7th is crossed by water no less than three times. Add narrow

fairways to the mix, and it becomes a shot-maker’s delight.

Egypt’s biggest floodlit drivingrange

A floodlit, nine-hole executive course is ideal for beginners

or those wanting to sharpen their short game. The training

and practice facilities are among the most comprehensive

you will find anywhere, and include Egypt’s biggest floodlit

driving range, accommodating up to 50 players at a time. A

short game area features two greens and practice bunkers,

and the Pyramids Golf Academy uses the latest “A-Star”

video equipment for detailed swing analysis. The clubhouse

is surrounded by trees and sits on the highest point of the

complex, offering a relaxing environment and panoramic

views. Perfect for unwinding after an energetic round. And if

you stay for a meal, you can choose from Asian, French,

Italian or Lebanese cuisine at Solaimaneyah Golf City, which

also includes a hotel.

The Health Club& Spa

includes a fully-equippedgym with the latest fitness equipment,steam room, sauna roomand Jacuzzi.

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Information:Tel: +20 2 3855 3164Fax: +20 2 3855 3163

Address:Dreamland city, Alwahat Road,Cairo.

[email protected]

DREAMLANDGOLF & TENNIS RESORT

CAIRO

18 HOLES

PAR 72


RATING 74

9 HOLES

PAR 36


ARCHITECT: KARL LITTEN


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The Nile Delta



Saqqara

Pyramidsof Aboussir

Pyramidsof Giza




Old CairoCoptic

Museum

Egyptian Museum

Cairo

Giza

To El Fayoum

To Alexandria

To Dahshour

To ElMinya

To CairoAirport

Pharaonic touch

From the pyramid-shaped tee markers to miniature obelisks

bearing the yardage information and diagram for each hole,

there is no mistaking where you are playing when you tee off

at Dreamland, just 10 minutes from the Pyramids of Giza.

If you need any further reminder, the Pyramids are visible

from some holes of its newest addition, the nine-hole

Pharoah Course. There is even a pharaonic touch to the

names of holes on the new course, the opening hole natural-

ly being called Ramses the First! Whichever course you choo-

se, the golf is fit for kings and queens.

One of Egypt’s longest courses

The Championship Course is among the longest in Egypt at

over 7,200 yards, and can be played from four sets of tees

not including the championship marks. Karl Litten’s design is

tighter than it appears at first glance. Stands of trees and

large waste sand areas planted with colourful shrubs separa-

te the narrow fairways. More challenges are provided by

mounding and lakes, two of which provide grandstand

finishes to the 9th and 18th holes, directly in front of the

Hilton Pyramids hotel, which has rooms with balconies

overlooking the course. The longest, and arguably the most

scenic, hole is the 580-yard, par-5 6th, which doglegs left

around an encroaching lake.

Indiana Jones-style clubhouse

One of the highlights of the Dreamland resort is its Indiana

Jones-style clubhouse, complete with waterfalls, rocks, brid-

ge with lashed-rope supports and a wooden terrace on stilts

as well as a lounge and restaurant. Teaching is available from

PGA pros at the on-course academy and there is a floodlit

driving range for night use. Dreamland is a destination in its

own right, being part of a 2,000-acre development incorpo-

rating the Dreampark amusement park and other leisure

facilities plus shops and cinemas. The Hilton includes a pool

with a swim-up bar, children’s club and spa. More hotels are

being built alongside.

Who can play?Members, residents and non-residents, tourist groups.

Tuition & practicefacilities:Golf academy, PGA instructors,individual and group lessons,floodlit driving range, puttingand practice greens.

The clubhouse:Restaurant, outside terrace,waterfalls, bar with a naturalgreen which can be used forpitching practice, pro shop,locker rooms, golf bag storage.

Services:Caddies, trolleys, club rental, 2 food and beverage halfwayhouses on the ChampionshipCourse, mobile beverage cart.

Other facilities:Tennis academy, swimmingpool, croquet, shopping centre,adjacent amusement park,cinemas, business andconference centre, hospital,horse riding stables, spa andwellness centre, beauty centre.

The Spa &Wellness Centre

at the on-course HiltonPyramids Resort hoteloffers wellnesspackages, facial and bodytreatments, massage,hydrotherapy, fitnessgym and classes, sauna,pools and make-up.

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The Nile Delta



Saqqara

Pyramidsof Aboussir

Pyramidsof Giza




Old CairoCoptic

Museum

Egyptian Museum

Cairo

Giza

To El Fayoum

To Alexandria

To Dahshour

To ElMinya

To CairoAirport

CAIRO

MENA HOUSE


Address:Mena House Golf Club, Pyramids’ Road,Giza, Cairo.

[email protected]

18 HOLES (PLAYED ON 9 FAIRWAYS)

PAR 68


RATING 66


CLOSING DURING 2008 FOR MAJOR RENOVATIONS

16

GOLF CLUB

Golf in the shadow of the Pyramids

Reach out and you almost feel as if you can touch the

Pyramids as they tower above this, one of Egypt’s oldest

courses. Nowhere else are you so close to the very fabric of

the country’s ancient past than playing on the nine holes of

the Mena House course, which is part of the luxury Mena

House Oberoi hotel. First established over a century ago, the

course can be played as 18 holes using the double tees and

double greens on each hole.

Renovation project

Major reconstruction work is expected to start during 2008 to

transform and update the Mena House layout, an institution

more than a golf course. The make-over, co-led by top golf

architect Robert Trent Jones Jr, will take 12-14 months and will

involve reshaping the course, removing some trees and exten-

ding two par-3 holes to par-4s, to take it to a par 70 from its pre-

sent par 68. The new-look course will also feature three lakes,

floodlighting, mounding, a new covering of Paspalum grass and

automated irrigation. A new driving range and pool for hotel

guests’ use are part of the redevelopment project, too.

Cairo’s grand dame

In the meantime, golfers can continue to enjoy an icon chan-

ged little since its early days, soaking up the atmospheric

scenery as they putt or tee off in the shadow of the

Pyramids. They can also dine in the course’s unassuming

clubhouse restaurant while viewing one of the Seven Ancient

Wonders of the World through the windows, the Great

Pyramid of Cheops. There are more amazing views of the

Pyramids from the Mena House Oberoi hotel itself, which sits

in 40 acres of exotic jasmine-scented gardens. Cairo’s grand

dame has played host to kings, emperors, presidents and

celebrities for almost 140 years, a glorious history reflected

in its antique furniture and rich, period décor.

Who can play?Members, hotel residents andnon-residents, tourist groups.

Tuition & practice facilities:Golf pro, individual and grouplessons, floodlit driving range.

The clubhouse:Restaurant and bar, pro shop.

Services:Caddies, trolleys, club rental.

Other facilities:The historic, adjacent MenaHouse hotel has a swimmingpool set in landscapedgardens, tennis courts, joggingtrack, fitness centre, 4restaurants, 4 bars andnightclubs, meeting facilities,and horse and camel riding tothe nearby Pyramids.

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Information:Tel/fax: +20 2 2409 1464

Address:Ring Road, Mirage City, Cairo.

mhrs.caijw.dir.golf@marriotthotels.comwww.golf.jwmarriottcairo.com/golf

GOLF CLUB

CAIRO

27 HOLES

PAR 72


RATING 73

9 HOLES

PAR 32


ARCHITECT: PETER HARRADINE


17

Nile R

iver

Amarante Golf City

Heliopolis

Nasr City

Old CairoCoptic

Museum

The Citadel


CentreGiza

EgyptianMuseum

Zamalek



KatameyaHeights

Golf Course

Cairo


To Ismailia

To the Pyramids

To Saqqara


To Suez

To Minya

Who can play?Members, hotel residents andnon-residents, tourist groups.

Tuition & practice facilities:Golf academy, PGA instructors,video and playing lessons,floodlit driving range, puttinggreen.

The clubhouse:Neo-classical Castle Clubhousehas 3 restaurants and a bar,terrace, billiards, library,private meeting rooms, healthclub, pro shop, locker rooms,golf bag storage.

Services:Caddies, trolleys, club rental,food and beverage service onthe course.

Other facilities:The 428-bedroom JW Marriotthotel has 10 restaurants andbars, 4 tennis courts andtennis clinics, hotel golf shop,jogging trail, volleyball, horseriding nearby, spa, swimmingpools and Cairo’s only sandybeach at The Beach WaterPark, which also has waterslides and a wave pool.

Garden of Eden with a water park

Lush fairways, exotic vegetation, serpentine lakes, waterfalls,

ponds and gurgling streams belie the barren desert origin

of this enchanting golf course by Swiss architect Peter

Harradine, on the eastern outskirts of Cairo. If ever a course

could claim to be a Garden of Eden, this must surely be it.

There is even a themed water park boasting Cairo’s only

beach at the five-star JW Marriott Cairo, which overlooks the

first hole.

A sensory experience

Playing the 18-hole Championship Course, augmented since

its opening in 1999 by an executive course, is a sensory expe-

rience. Not only does the course excite your sense of smell

with the different fragrances of its flowers and trees, but it

also harbours many visual delights. For their scenic glory,

choose between the downhill, par-4 8th, with a spectacular

view from the back tee, or the exquisite par-3 12th, a beauty

with bite on which the green is edged on one side by a stone

wall dripping with plants and on the other by a lake, as the

signature hole for the course. But if it’s the challenge presen-

ted by a hole which merits the honour, look no further than

the fiendish par-4 18th, its green perched imperiously on top

of a steep slope which collects half-hearted approach shots

and deposits them in a rock-lined stream at its base.

Palatial clubhouse

The course has four tee positions for regular play, making it

eminently playable by all standards of golfer. Complementing

the golf course is a palatial clubhouse complete with restau-

rant and sports bar, function rooms and a large terrace, as

well as a golf academy with high-tech video training aids.

Mirage City is just 10 minutes from Cairo’s international air-

port at Heliopolis, and free shuttles operate from the JW

Marriott to downtown Cairo and the capital’s largest shop-

ping mall, the City Stars Mall.

The ClubhouseHealth Club

offers cardiovascularequipment and weights,sauna, jacuzzi and steamroom, with furtherfitness facilities at theJW Marriott Hotel HealthClub including aerobics.

JW MARRIOTT MIRAGE CITY

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Nile R

iver

Amarante Golf City

Heliopolis

Nasr City

Old CairoCoptic

Museum

The Citadel


CentreGiza

EgyptianMuseum

Zamalek



KatameyaHeights

Golf Course

Cairo


To Ismailia

To the Pyramids

To Saqqara


To Suez

To Minya


Tuition & practice facilities:Golf academy, golf pros,lessons and clinics, floodlitdriving range, putting andchipping greens.

The clubhouse:There are 2 restaurants,2 bars, terrace, functionrooms, health club andswimming pool, billiard room,card room, pro shop, lockerrooms, golf bag storage.

Services:Caddies, trolleys, buggies, clubrental.

Other facilities:Three floodlit tennis courts.

CAIRO

AMARANTE GOLF CITY

Information:Tel: +20 2 4610 2161/2Fax: +20 2 4610 2163Mobile phone : +20 10 35 59 976+20 10 39 96 224

Address:Km 12 Amarante hotels Golf CityEl Obour, Cairo, Ismailia Highway.

[email protected]

18 HOLES

PAR 72


ARCHITECT: YVES BUREAU


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Manicured fairways and greensare a delight to play

Not so much a city as a haven for golfers, the beautifully-

manicured, undulating fairways and greens of French archi-

tect Yves Bureau’s design at Golf City, in the eastern suburbs

of Cairo, are a delight to play. The expansive fairways offer a

more inviting prospect than other courses, yet still throw up

plenty of challenges to test even the most accomplished

golfers.

Floodlit driving range and tennis courts

Well-placed hazards await the unwary or wayward golfer. The

course’s signature hole, the par-4 9th, features two lakes

with decorative fountains which need to be negotiated to

safely reach the green. The course is peppered with bunkers

and there are swathes of desert waste areas with palm trees,

cacti and other vegetation. The course has recently been

lengthened by nearly 200 yards. New, deeper fairway bun-

kers with vertical faces have also been added, the par-5 6th

having seen some of the biggest changes. There are four tee

boxes, with the back tees now almost 7,200 yards. Facilities

include a driving range which is floodlit for night use and a

golf academy. Golf City also has three floodlit, clay surface

tennis courts and a tennis pro.

Colonnaded clubhouse

A grand, colonnaded clubhouse with a large terrace over-

looks the 18th green, together with a swimming pool which is

heated in colder months. Inside the clubhouse is a fully-

equipped gym and health club together with function rooms

with a capacity of up to 600 people. An architectural featu-

re is its circular, first-floor gallery and domed ceiling. Casual

dining is available inside or on the terrace on the ground

floor, or you can opt for fine dining in a more elegant atmos-

phere upstairs. Just 10 minutes from Cairo International

Airport, Golf City is a tempting and convenient diversion for

travellers who have a late flight.

The ClubhouseHealth Club

offers a fully-equippedgym, heated swimmingpool, sauna, heatedjacuzzi & Moroccan bath,steam rooms, whirlpoolspa and a choice ofmassage treatments.

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Cairo’s ancient past

Dominating the Cairo skyline, the massive Citadel fortress was originally built by Saladin in the 12th cen-tury and looks out across the city’s Islamic Quarter, aUNESCO World Heritage Site. Step inside to see itsmosques, Jewel Palace and museums. Stroll the labyrinthine streets and alleys of the fascinating Khan el-Khalili Bazaar, a lively marketwhere you can haggle for souvenirs or traditionallocal crafts and people watch from a coffee house. A nearby highlight is the beautiful, 1,000-year-old Al-Azhar Mosque, with its graceful minarets and crenelated walls. See it at its best lit up at night.

Islamic Cairo Day trip to Saqqara

Cairo&

surroundingsWhat to dooff-course?

Old Cairo

Take a magical history tour of Cairo to discover someof its ancient glories. First stop must be the Pyramidsof Giza and the Sphinx, regarded as the symbols ofCairo around the world. See them by day, then returnat night for the spectacular Sound and Light Show.Allow at least half a day to visit the venerableEgyptian Museum, which holds some of ancientEgypt’s greatest artefacts. Tutankhamun’s treasurestake pride of place but there is much else from thetime of the pharaohs to wonder at, including theMummy Room.

Discover Cairo’s Coptic history with a visit to theCoptic Museum, set in a garden in the Roman-eraBabylon Fort, several walls of which still survive. Its ornate rooms are decorated with carved screensand painted ceilings and its displays show Coptic art,carvings, textiles and manuscripts from the city’s700-year Christian period. The 3rd or 4th century El-Muallaqa Church is Cairo’s oldest Christian churchand is known as the “Hanging Church” as it is builtover a Roman gate. There are several Coptic churchesin this part of Cairo, the oldest one of the city.

A day trip to Saqqara, 30km south of Cairo, is worthwhile for anyone interested in Egypt’s past. The necropolis for Egypt’s ancient capital, Memphis, it was where the first pharaohs were buried. It is bestknown for its Step Pyramid, Egypt’s oldest pyramidwhich dates from the 3rd Dynasty and was built byImhotep. Saqqara contains another 16 pyramids, invarying degrees of preservation. It is also noted forthe burial chamber Pyramid Texts in the pyramid of 5th Dynasty pharaoh, Unas, and for the well-preserved scenes decorating the walls of the Old Kingdom Tombs.

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Nile R

iver

Valley ofthe Kings

Valley ofthe Queens

Temple ofHatshepsut

Colossiof Memnon

RamasseumKarnak Temple

Royal ValleyGolf Course

Luxor Museum

CentreLuxorTemple

CrocodileIsland

MedinetHabu

Luxor

To Esna, Edfu,Kom Ombo and Aswan

To Safagaand Hurghada


Practice facilities:Double driving range, practicegreens.

The clubhouse:Restaurant and bar, pro shop,locker rooms, golf bag storage.

Services:Caddies, trolleys, power carts,buggies, club rental.

LUXOR

ROYAL VALLEY

Information:Tel: +20 20 95 928 0098Fax: +20 20 95 928 0097Mobile: +20 10 163 1339

Address:Luxor Airport Road,Teba City, El Madamod District.

www.golfluxor.net

18 HOLES

PAR 72


ARCHITECT: ARTHUR DAVIS


20

GOLF CLUB

Pharaohs and fairways

Pharaohs and fairways come together royally in Luxor.

Here, you can play from King Tut tees in the shadow of the

temples and tombs of Egypt’s ancient ruling dynasties at the

Royal Valley Golf Club. Luxor’s year-round sun and mild win-

ters are ideal for golf, and the course serves up golf fit for

kings and queens. Located on Luxor’s East Bank, 13km from its

centre and 8km from the airport, Royal Valley is a course of

two halves. After a front nine of generous fairways, numerous

water hazards and protected greens, the back nine’s rolling

fairways are narrower and feature larger waste areas.

Nubian-style clubhouse

The impressive Nubian-style clubhouse stands at one end of

a long lake shared by the 10th and 18th fairways.

The water provides a formidable obstacle on the finishing,

par-5 hole, eating into the fairway as if giant bites had been

taken out of it. At 560 yards, it is also the longest, although

the honour for the toughest hole goes to the long, par-4 13th,

which measures 450 yards. Another tester is the par-3 6th,

which requires a tee shot over a pond in front of a green

guarded by three bunkers behind.

Evocative reminders of the area’srich past

There are four tee positions on each hole. The King Tut tees

tip the scales at 6,735 yards, while ladies and juniors teeing

up on Nefertity [Nefertiti] play from a friendlier 5,215 yards.

Everywhere you look there are reminders of this area’s rich

past. Even the tee markers are evocative, being miniature

busts of their pharaonic namesakes (the other tee positions

are Ramsis [Ramses] II and Sphinx). Look up, and you can see

the mountains bearing the valleys where the ancient kings

and queens were laid to rest. Playing in such atmospheric

surroundings adds a special element to a round at the Royal

Valley, one that you will remember for a long time.

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Luxor’s East & West Banks

One of the best ways to see Luxor and get a feel forthe vast area covered by the area’s ancient sites is totake a balloon trip. A motor boat or minibus takes youto the West Bank, where you climb aboard a hot-airballoon for an amazing 35-50 minutes floating oversome of the world’s most important archaeologicalsites, including the Valleys of the Kings and Queens,and iconic historic monuments. During the flight you get breathtaking views of the sprawling Temple ofKarnak and Luxor Temple complexes. The cost usuallyincludes refreshments.

Flying high Local markets

LuxorWhat to dooff-course?

Nile trips

Soak up 3,000 years of history on a tour of bothancient banks of the Nile, possible in one day if youare short of time. Start with the Valley of the Kingsto see where Ramses the Great and Tutankhamunwere buried. Go on to the Valley of the Queens andthe terraced Temple of Hatshepsut. Visit KarnakTemple and gaze in awe at the world’s largest templecomplex, followed by the columns of the Temple ofLuxor. Return at night for the spectacular sound andlight show at Karnak Temple.

For a true experience of the Nile, take a traditionalfelucca ride. Sail from the East Bank to Banana Island,where you can ride a camel, or take a sunset sail.There are several options for Nile cruises. Take a day cruise north to Dendara for a tour of theGreco-Roman Temple of Hathor before returning toLuxor. Alternatively, if you have a few days, take acruise to Aswan, stopping off at Edfu for the Templeof Horus, Kom Ombo Temple, Aswan’s high Dam, theTemple of Philae and Abu Simbel’s temple.

Stroll around Luxor and explore its markets andsouks. Take your time so that you can get a feel forthe vibrant atmosphere and take in the sights, soundsand smells permeating the air. In some of the markets, especially those next to main sights, goodson sale are mostly souvenirs. Local souks will be acacophony of exotic, colourful items on sale.

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Gu

lf of S

uez

Sinai

AtakaMountain

GalalaMountain

Suez

Area ofAin Sukhna

Stella Di MareGolf Course

Suez Canal

To Ismailiaand Port Said

To Sharmel-Sheikh

To El Gounaand Hurghada

To Cairo

To Cairo

RED SEA AIN SUKHNA

Information:Tel: +20 62 325 0300 to 303Fax: +20 62 325 0003

Address:Km 46, Suez, Hurghada Road,Ain Sukhna.

[email protected]

18 HOLES

PAR 72


RATING 73

ARCHITECT: KARL LITTEN


22

THE LINKS

Who can play?Hotel residents and non-residents, tourist groups.

Tuition &practice facilities:Golf academy, PGA golf pros,lessons and clinics, videoanalysis, driving lake, puttinggreen.

The clubhouse:Restaurant, bar, terrace, proshop, locker rooms, golf bagstorage.


Other facilities:The course is part of a resortcomplex with three hotelsincluding boutique golf hotel,offering a range of restaurantsand bars, conference facilities,floodlit tennis, squash,swimming pools, privatebeach, diving and water sportscentre, and thalasso therapycentre at the Stella GrandHotel.

Easy access, easy golf

Stella di Mare’s motto sums up the golf experience at this

relaxing northern Red Sea resort perfectly: “Easy access,

easy golf.” As the closest Red Sea resort to Cairo, it is rea-

chable by road in just over an hour from the capital. Once on

The Links course, golfers are greeted with wide, rolling fair-

ways which invite you to unleash your driver. Strategically-

placed hazards test the course management skills of every

level of golfer, meaning that all 14 clubs in your golf bag

should need cleaning at the end of the round, but without

being penalised unduly.

Water, water – but not everywhere

Water comes into play on six of the holes, including the lon-

gest and hardest hole, the dogleg par-5 3rd, and the par-4

16th, another dogleg where three inter-connected lakes vir-

tually maroon the fairway to leave two carries over water to

reach the green. Another lake skirting the small green on the

par-4 18th requires both precision and nerve. The water

theme continues with the aqua driving range, part of practi-

ce and training facilities at the club which include the PGA

pro-staffed Stella Di Mare Golf & Country Club’s Golf

Academy. Lessons are available in English, German, Swedish

and Finnish.

The Middle East’s largest thalassotherapy centre

The Golf Hotel overlooks the practice facilities and academy

and is one of three properties forming the Stella Di Mare

Resort. A wide stretch of private, sandy beach lapped by the

crystal-clear Red Sea fronts the three hotels, offering an

array of sport and leisure options. You can flop out on the

beach and do nothing or get as active as you like at the

diving and water sports centres. Or you can enjoy revitalising

natural mud treatments in the shallow waters of the Red Sea

as well as a range of other treatments in the pharaonic-style

Thalasso Palace, the Middle East’s largest thalasso therapy

centre which also offers the latest hydro self-massage

equipment.

The ThalassoTherapy Centre

offers steam, sauna and hammam rooms,indoor/outdoor seawaterhydromassage pool, natural mud treatment on the beach, aqua beds,steam baths, massagerooms and gym.

STELLA DI MARE GOLF RESORT

7T1106 22-23 9/07/08 10:12 Page 1

Information:Tel: +20 65 358 0007/+20 12 7464 712Fax: +20 65 358 0009

Address:20 km from Hurghada airport.

[email protected]

GOLF CLUB

RED SEA

18 HOLES

PAR 72


RATING 74

ARCHITECTS:

GENE BATES/FRED COUPLES


23

GiftunIslands

El Gouna

HurghadaCity

The Red Sea

El GounaGolf Course

Daha

Sakkala

To Ain Sukhnaand Cairo

To Safagaand Luxor

Ferry toSharm el-Sheikh


Tuition & practice facilities:PGA golf pros, beginner andadvanced courses in English,German, aqua driving range,putting green.

The clubhouse:Restaurant, bar, terrace,fitness club and spa, pro shop,locker rooms, golf bag storage.

Services:Trolleys, buggies,club and shoe rental.

Other facilities:Shuttle service connects ElGouna’s 14 hotels with the golfclub. Extensive leisurefacilities including diving andwater sports centres areavailable at the hotels, inaddition to El Gouna’sshopping centre, casino, art galleries, marina andbeaches.

The Little Venice of Egypt

Bold architecture, vibrant colours and a golf course laced by

waterways – it can only be El Gouna, a golf destination unli-

ke anywhere else you would have experienced. Just 20

minutes north of the western Red Sea’s gateway resort, near

Hurghada airport, El Gouna is known as the “Little Venice of

Egypt” for its maze of canals, lagoons and bridges.

El Gouna Golf Club lies at its heart: the striking design of the

clubhouse is by Michael Graves with Alfredo Freda designed

the hotel’s hill and marina.

Six sets of tees

The golf is provided by a near-7,000 yard layout engineered

by Gene Bates and Fred Couples, with six sets of tees – three

for men and three for ladies – giving a range of options from

4,750 yards. No less originality was put into its creation, with

splashes of desert and large bunkers contrasting the blue

waters and vivid fairways and greens. The fickle nature of

breezes coming in off the nearby Red Sea add to the challen-

ge and require golfers to continually adapt their game.

Among signature holes are the par-5 4th, played into the

prevailing wind, and the 9th, another par-5 which plays

towards the landmark clubhouse tower and challenges

longer hitters with its narrow landing zone for the second

shot.

An aqua driving range

Tuition is offered by up to four English and German-speaking

pros in winter, two in summer. An aqua driving range accom-

modates up to 30 golfers, and the health and fitness club,

managed by the Steigenberger resort and spa operator

Angsana, offers welcome relief for aching muscles after a

round.

Nine dive centres to choose from

When not golfing, there are nine dive centres to choose from

as well as water sports along the sweeping beaches. Night

options include dining in the clubhouse tower French

Speciality restaurant, taking in a bar or restaurant in the

Mediterranean-style marina, and trying your luck in the

casino downtown.

Angsana Spa ofthe Banyan TreeGroup

offers a gym, pools, sauna,steam bath, relaxationarea and massages. The Angsana Spa at theMövenpick Resort featuressingle and doubletreatment rooms.

EL GOUNA

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GiftunIslands

Hurghada City

Soma Bay

Th

e R

ed

Se

a

Tobia Island

Daha

Sakkala

Sahl Hasheesh

Makadi BayMadinat Makadi

Golf Course

To El Gouna,to Ain Sukhna and Cairo

To Safaga and Luxor


Tuition & practice facilities:Golf academy with teachingrooms, PGA pros, single andgroup clinics, dogleg drivingrange, three practice holes,executive par-3 course, puttinggreen.

The clubhouse:Restaurant, bar, terrace, proshop, caddy house, lockerrooms, golf bag storage.


Other facilities:Swimming pool by clubhousebar; extensive leisure, tennis,water sports and diningfacilities at Madinat Makadiresort hotels; Serena Spa atthe JAZ Makadi Star & Spahotel, open to all Makadiresort hotel guests.

RED SEA MAKADI BAY

MADINAT MAKADI


Address:30 km south of Hurghada and approximately 25 minutes fromHurghada International Airport.

[email protected]

18 HOLES

PAR 72


9-HOLE EXECUTIVE COURSE

PAR 27

ARCHITECT:

SANFORD GOLF DESIGN

DATE OF OPENING:

SPRING/AUTUMN 2008

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GOLF RESORT

One of the longest courses in Egypt, opening in 2008

The Red Sea’s newest course arrives with a bang during

2008. At 7,500 yards from the championship tees and 7,100

yards from the back tees, the Madinat Makadi course will be

one of the longest course in Egypt. An executive, par-3

course has already opened, offering a short game experien-

ce in about 90 minutes.

Twelve holes overlooking the Red Sea

Spanning nearly 350 acres and designed by Sanford Golf

Design, the championship course – all 18 holes are due to be

operational by autumn after the opening of the first nine

holes in spring – presents a very different prospect and will

feature six tee positions including junior tees giving a distan-

ce of 4,600 yards. Salt-tolerant Seashore Paspalum grass is

being used on fairways with Sea Dwarf Paspalum grass on

the greens, to ensure good playing conditions year-round.

Three artificial lakes linked by cascading falls and a host of

bunkers will contrast mountains and the deep blue waters of

the Red Sea. Twelve of the 18 holes will overlook the Red Sea.

The Madinat Makadi Golf Resort opened in November 2007

with practice and training facilities including an 80-bay

dogleg driving range, golf academy and three complete prac-

tice holes – a par-3, par-4 and a par-5. The clubhouse will be

integrated with a 70-room, five-star boutique hotel and will

feature an haute cuisine restaurant and a bar alongside a

swimming pool.

The Red Sea’s newest resort destination

Madinat Makadi Golf Resort is one of the newest Red Sea

tourist resort destinations and is located 30km south of

Hurghada, positioned between the golf resorts of Soma Bay

further south and El Gouna, to the north of Hurghada. It is

just 25 minutes from Hurghada Airport. Conceived as a com-

plete resort village, Madinat Makadi currently comprises

eight hotels, including one with a full spa. Leisure facilities

are open to guests of all the hotels, and shopping options

include a souk market.

Makadi SerenaSpa

offers 23 treatmentrooms including Adam &Eve suites with secludedjacuzzi gardens, plusmassages, pedicure,manicure, facials, sauna,hammam, herbal bath,scrubs and wraps.

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Information:Tel/fax: +20 65 346 5441

Address:is situated at the southern end ofHurghada, 3 km from International Airport of Hurghada, 5 km from Hurghada.

[email protected] www.steigenbergeraldaubeach.com

STEIGENBERGER AL DAURESORT

RED SEA HURGHADA

9 HOLES

PAR 27

622 YARDS / 569 METRES

ARCHITECT: HARRADINE GOLF


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GiftunIslands

El Gouna

HurghadaCity

The Red Sea

SteigenbergerAl Dau Golf Course

Dahar

Sakkala

To Ain Sukhnaand Cairo

To Safagaand Luxor

Ferry toSharm el-Sheikh

Who can play?Hotel guests, daily fee golfers.

Tuition & practice facilities:Golf pro, aqua driving range,practice green, practice nets.

The clubhouse:Restaurant, bar, terrace, proshop.

Services:Trolleys, club rental.

Other facilities:The resort includes theSteigenberger Al Dau Club,with tennis, jogging andcycling track, skateboardtrack, swimming pools,volleyball and billiards, thefive-star Steigenberger Al DauBeach Hotel, a dive and watersports centre and theAlgotherm Red Sea Thalasso & Spa.

Close to Hurghada city centre

For golfers who want to fit in a little time on the fairways

without impeding on a holiday with the family or partner,

the Steigenberger Al Dau Resort offers the ideal solution.

Situated at the southern end of Hurghada, on its own priva-

te beach, the resort could not be more convenient if you like

having all the facilities of a busy resort city close at hand.

Hurghada’s city centre is just 5km and the airport is even

closer, at 3km distance.

Designed by a top international architect

The Al Dau course is no championship track down which you

can send booming drives. But it doesn’t pretend to be.

It is a nine-hole, par-3 pitch and putt course nestling between

resort accommodation units and a snaking lake on a beach

overlooking the Red Sea. Yet this is not mini-golf or crazy

golf. The course was designed by Swiss architect Peter

Harradine, who has more than 200 courses to his name

around the world and who is designing the prestigious

Emaar Uptown project in Cairo. Al Dau takes its golf serious-

ly, underlined by the fact that it is a member of prestigious

global golf tourism association IAGTO. It even has its own

clubhouse with a restaurant, bar and patio, all with views

over the Red Sea.

Floodlit golf

Eco-friendly Seashore Paspalum grass, which is salt-tolerant

and can be irrigated with brackish water, has been used on

fairways and greens. Sandy waste areas mark the fairway

boundaries and there are six bunkers, while the lake provides

a sinuous hazard throughout the course and requires carries

over it on three holes. Fairways, greens and surrounding

areas have also been contoured. There is a 10-bay aqua

driving range with practice green and two practice nets. The

course is also floodlit, so it can be played day or night

The AlgothermThalasso & Spa

offers a heated salt-waterindoor/outdoor pool,Turkish bath andhammam, saunas, 10 treatment rooms, tealounge, aerobics roomwith classes and a cardiotraining area.

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GiftunIslands

Hurghada City

Soma Bay

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Tobia Island

Daha

Sakkala

Sahl Hasheesh

Makadi Bay

Soma Bay CascadesGolf Course

To El Gouna,to Ain Sukhna and Cairo

To Safaga and Luxor

RED SEA SOMA BAY

THE CASCADES

Information:Tel: +20 65 3549 896

+20 65 3544 901Fax: +20 65 3542 933

Address:45 km from Hurghada.

[email protected]

18 HOLES

PAR 72


RATING 74

9 HOLES

PAR 27


ARCHITECT: GARY PLAYER


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GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB

Who can play?Members, hotel residents andnon-residents, daily fee golfers.

Tuition & practice facilities:Golf academy, PGA pros, singleand group lessons, videoclinics, free introduction togolf for all Soma Bay hotelguests, driving range, par-3Challenge Course forbeginners, 2 pitching and2 putting greens.

The clubhouse:Restaurant, bar, terrace, proshop, locker rooms, showersand La Residence desCascades featuring LesThermes Marins des Cascadesthalasso spa.


Other facilities:Free shuttle bus from all SomaBay hotels. Extensive leisurefacilities available at Soma BayResort hotels includingswimming pools, tennis,squash, gyms, marina, watersports and diving. The Kempinski Hotel has itsown health club and spa.

Desert links masterpiece

Described by its designer, legendary South African golfer

and architect Gary Player, as the next Pebble Beach – in refe-

rence to the top West Coast US course – The Cascades cham-

pionship course is a desert links masterpiece right on the

Red Sea. Don’t just take his word for it, though. Take on this

mighty course, the centrepiece of the upscale Soma Bay

resort community 35 minutes from Hurghada, and you will

undoubtedly fall for its charms yourself. Readers of German

magazine Golf Journal certainly agree. In 2007 they ranked

Soma Bay the 5th best course in the world outside Europe.

Dramatic breaking waves

The course carves a verdant figure of eight through arid

desert scrub around the Soma Bay peninsula. Several holes

are set along the top of low cliffs pounded by waves or swell.

Spray sometimes leaps up dramatically as golfers putt on the

green of the signature par-3 5th hole, called “The Pebbles of

Soma” because it requires an accurate drive over the beach

and breaking waves to a green which juts into the sea.

Another par-3, the 14th, is known as “Second Signature” for

its tee shot over desert to a green backed by the Red Sea.

Second course opening in 2009

Undoubtedly the most unusual hole is the par-4 12th,

featuring twin fairways surrounded by desert which pose a

puzzling dilemma when you tee off. A driving range, nine-

hole par-3 course, which includes an island green, and golf

academy complement the course. Among the five hotels in

Soma Bay, two of them open from early 2008, luxury hotel

La Residence des Cascades is surrounded by the course and

houses one of the region’s largest thalasso therapy spas, Les

Thermes Marins des Cascades. One of the latest hotels is a

160-room, moderately-priced diving and surfing lodge, situa-

ted next to the dive centre. A second 18-hole course is due to

open in 2009.

Les ThermesMarins

features thalasso treatments and facilitiesincluding an AquatonicPool, hydrotherapy treat-ments, seaweed wraps,underwater massages,and beauty and wellnesstreatments.

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Dive the Red Sea

The vast expanses of desert behind the Red Sea arean action-packed adventure zone just waiting to beexplored. From Hurghada, Makadi Bay, Soma Bay, El Gouna and other resorts you can take half-day or day-trip excursions into the desert to try camel or horse riding, quad biking, sand sailing, take a 4x4desert safari, visit a Bedouin village, smoke a traditio-nal hookah water pipe and have a barbeque dinnerunder the stars after watching the sun go down. It isalso possible to cross the desert to visit Luxor in oneday.

Desert activities Island hopping

Red SeaWhat to dooff-course?

Eastern Desert monasteries

The Red Sea is one of the most spectacular dive locations in the world, and its west coast resorts offera huge choice of sites and experiences. El Gounaalone has well over 30 diving sites including wrecksand coral reefs. It is the closest resort to the celebrated Thistlegorm wreck. Around Hurghada you can find underwater coral gardens and giant gorgonians as well as coral reef islands offshore.Marine life you may encounter on a dive could include huge Napoleon fish, turtles, moray eels, reefsharks, groupers, rainbow wrasse and butterfly fish.

Ain Sukhna is an ideal base from which to explore theEastern Desert and visit its historic monasteries.While not as well-known as St Catherine’s in the Sinai,they are just as fascinating and historically significant.Just 90 minutes from Ain Sukhna, St Anthony’s was founded in 356AD and is the world’s oldest activemonastery. Nearby is St Paul’s Monastery, is thoughtto date back to the 5th century. Both are grand, forti-fied complexes set in the Red Sea mountains nearZa’farana, to the south. A day trip could also include avisit to the Suez Canal.

Take a cruise to one of the Red Sea’s many offshoreislands on a day trip or evening sunset and barbecuecruise. Watch out for dolphins on the way. From Hurghada, boat trips go to islands includingGiftun, a beautiful national park island group and setpassengers down on a secluded, sandy beach tospend the day lazing, swimming and snorkelling. For a more romantic touch, you can board a sailingboat in El Gouna and search out coves and unspoiltislands. From Soma Bay, Tobia Island is a small, sandyisland which is popular for tourist boat trips.

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SinaiDesert

SinaiMountains

Taba HeightsGulf

of

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Taba

Taba HeightsGolf Course

Desert highwayto Cairo via tunnel

To Abu Gallum NP,Coloured Canyon,

Nuweiba and Dahab,St. Catherine’s Monastery,

Sharm el-Sheikh

SINAI TABA

TABA HEIGHTS

Information:Tel: +20 69 358 0073/4

+20 12 949 5889Fax: +20 69 358 0068Mobile: +20 12 739 9448

Address:35 km from Taba International Airport.

[email protected]/golf

18 HOLES

PAR 72

7,093 YARDS /6,486 METRES

ARCHITECT: JOHN SANFORD

DATE OF OPENING: 2006/2007

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GOLF RESORT

Who can play?Members, residents, non-residents and tourists.

Tuition & practice facilities:PGA golf pros, single andgroup lessons, driving rangeand short game practice area,Tee Off Experienceintroduction to golf fornewcomers.

The clubhouse:Bar and snack restaurant,terrace, pro shop, changingand shower facilities, lockerrooms, golf bag storage.

Services:Caddies, buggies(complimentary – included in green fee), club and shoerental.

Other facilities:Dedicated shuttle service fromTaba Heights Resort hotels.Extensive leisure facilities at hotels including swimmingpools, water sports and diving,tennis, camel safaris, children’sclubs, gyms, squash, shops,restaurants and banks.

Kaleidoscope of colour

You stand over your final putt, sizing it up when a glint of

colour catches your eye. Lifting your gaze, you see the azure

waters of the Red Sea stretch out before you to distant

mountains now tinged with pink from the setting sun.

Directly behind you, the hunched shoulders of the Sinai

Mountains have turned crimson, while all around the pastel

shades of the stylish resort hotels are dissolving into a kalei-

doscope of colour in the failing light levels. This is Taba

Heights, one of Egypt’s newest courses which has already

carved out quite a name for itself, thanks in part to its dra-

matic setting at the top of the Gulf of Aqaba, looking across

the Red Sea to Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Israel.

It feels more like golf in paradise.

Buggies are complimentary

The John Sanford Design, which fully opened in 2007,

is the central core of the new resort. With five tee positions

to suit all ability levels, it offers lots of target golf for shot-

makers. Approach shots to greens, some heavily defended,

have to be fired over water, bunkers, desert waste areas and

flood canals. Holes clamber up a slope towards the

mountains before dropping back to the sea, the 17th green

and 18th tee nestling close to the water’s edge. Because of

the elevation changes, walking is not allowed. Buggies are

mandatory and are included in the green fee. The hardest

hole on the course, the 620-yard, par-5 14th, is also its lon-

gest – and one of the longest in Egypt.

Contemporary architectural styling

Developed by Orascom Hotels & Development, the same

company behind El Gouna, Taba Heights’ five upscale hotels

display similar off-beat, contemporary architectural styling

as those of its sister resort El Gouna. They offer a wide range

of leisure and recreation facilities including spas, and the

resort also has a 5km beach and a marina, resort-wide

transportation, dine-around, 5-star water sports and diving

centre.

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Address:Um Marikha Bay. Sharm El Sheikh.

[email protected]

MARITIM JOLIE VILLEGOLF & RESORT

SINAI SHARM EL-SHEIKH

18 HOLES

PAR 72


RATING 72

ARCHITECT:SANFORD ASSOCIATES


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SinaiMountain

Sharm el-Sheikh

The Red S

ea

Nabq

Na’ama Bay

MaritimJolie VilleGolf Course

Old City Centre

El HadabaSharm El Abada

Harbour

Ras MohammedNational Park

To El Turand Cairovia tunnel

To Dahab and Nuweiba,St. Catherine’s Monastery

and Taba

To NabqNational

Park

Ferryto Hurghada

First course on the Red SeaRiviera

Barely a decade ago, The Maritim Jolie Ville course opened

on the outskirts of Sharm el-Sheikh to become the first golf

facility on Egypt’s Red Sea Riviera. It has since been followed

by a host of other courses with more in the pipeline. In its 10

years the Maritim Jolie Ville has made its presence felt

internationally. It hosted a European Challenge Tour-

sanctioned event, the Al Ahram-Maritim Jolie Ville Sharm el-

Sheikh Challenge, in 2004 and followed it up the next year

by hosting the Maritim Jolie Ville Sharm el-Sheikh Seniors

Open under the auspices of the European Seniors Tour.

18 man-made lakes

That they should have chosen this location at the southern

tip of the Sinai Peninsula is easily understood when you ven-

ture out onto the 6,587-yard course. The rugged Sinai

Mountains provide a memorable backdrop, especially when

they turn rose-pink from late afternoon on. Indeed, the natu-

ral assets of the course make as much of an impression on

you as the layout. Hardly surprising, given that some 5,000

trees and shrubs were planted and 18 man-made lakes, 16 of

them salt water, were created. The greenery is maturing

nicely now and, together with the abundant water, the vege-

tation has helped to attract many birds. Of 15 migrating bird

species now found on the course, nine are listed as endange-

red.

Egypt’s biggest water theme park

The Maritim Jolie Ville accommodates golfers from beginner

to pro, and features four tee positions for players to choose

from. The water hazards come into play on a number of the

holes, including on the most challenging hole, the dogleg

par-4 12th, where a lake guards the green for the approach

shot into the prevailing wind. But the course is a delight to

play and never an unfair challenge. For golfers with young

families, the adjacent five-star Maritim Jolie Ville offers

leisure facilities including Egypt’s biggest water theme park.

Who can play?Members, residents and non-residents, tourist groups.

Tuition & practice facilities:PGA golf pros, single andgroup lessons, floodlit double-ended driving range, puttinggreen, 3-hole short gamepractice area.

The clubhouse:Bar and restaurant, terrace,pro shop, changing and lockerrooms with showers, golf bagstorage, club cleaning.

Services:Caddies, buggies, trolleys, club rental, on-coursebeverage cart service,halfway-house refreshments.

Other facilities:The course is adjacent to the418-room Maritim Jolie VilleGolf & Resort hotel, whichfeatures 9 restaurants andbars, tennis, water theme parkwith water slides and lazyriver, terraced beach,children’s club, health club,dive centre, conferencefacilities and camel and quadbike desert safaris.

The Health Club

includes a high-techwork out room,aerobics, sauna, steamroom, hydrotherapy,exercise equipment and Thai massagetreatments.

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Diving and water sports

From its days as a haunt for holidaying divers on

a budget, Sharm el-Sheikh has blossomed into a chic

destination with lots of shopping. The most stylish

place to shop is Na’ama Bay’s shopping mall, which

has stores specialising in items including silk and

Egyptian cotton clothing, gold and silver jewellery and

onyx. Try the Sharm el-Sheikh Old Market (actually a

new market in Old Sharm), where you can buy every-

thing from local handcrafts such as handmade rugs

to perfumes, herbs and spices.

Shopping Desert excursions

SinaiWhat to dooff-course?

History and nature

Sharm el-Sheikh was Egypt’s first diving resort and continues to be popular for its clear waters andcoral-festooned reefs. Key attractions include theworld-famous Ras Mohammed National Park, off theSinai Peninsula tip, and nearby Nabq National Park –rated among the world’s best by Jacques Cousteau.Boat excursions to more distant reefs and wrecks arealso popular. Taba Heights also offers excellent divingand snorkelling, notably at Pharaoh’s Island. The Red Sea is now a major centre for windsurfingand kite surfing because of the strong and reliableoff-shore sea breezes.

Excursions to historic St Catherine’s Monastery and Mount Sinai operate from both Taba Heights and Sharm el-Sheikh. A favourite option is to climb at night to witness dawn from the top of the mountain,where Moses was given the Ten Commandments, thendescend to visit the monastery, built in the 6th centuryaround a chapel housing the biblical Burning Bush.Among natural attractions is the mountainous AbuGalum natural reserve, between Taba and Sharm,where wildlife includes Nubian ibex, hyrax and stripedhyena. Other natural wonders in the Sinai include thebrightly-hued sandstone formations of the ColouredCanyon, the White Canyon and several oases.

The Sinai is home to many Bedouin people, and visitsto their camps where you can take tea or coffee or enjoy a meal under the stars are among the mostpopular trips available from Sharm el-Sheikh andTaba Heights. Excursions and longer tours lastingseveral days can also be undertaken which includevisits to Bedouin settlements for camel treks or hikesthrough scenic canyons. Overnight accommodation isin Bedouin tents. For more thrills, go on a dune-bashing trip in a four-wheeled-drive vehicle or takethe controls of a quad bike to race across the Sinai’sdesert dunes.

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THE FUTURE’S BRIGHT

Egypt’s love affair with golf continues to

spur growth, with plans for more courses

from the Mediterranean to Cairo and the

Red Sea. Planned new Cairo courses include

a signature 27-hole Nick Faldo design at new

development Katameya Dunes to fully open

by winter 2009/10 and courses by Greg

Norman and Nicklaus Design, the design

company of golfing legend Jack Nicklaus.

Dubai property company Emaar is construc-

ting a Peter Harradine course at its huge

$2.1 billion Uptown Cairo project, while its

$1.74 billion, 2,500-acre Marassi tourist

resort on the Mediterranean coast near El

Alamein will have golf plus 3,000 hotel

rooms, a marina, hospital and 5,300 resi-

dential units. Add projects like the two Tim

Lobb courses at New Giza and El Ein, near

Red Sea resort Ain Sukhna, the nearby

Porto Sokhna project, second courses at

Sharm el-Sheikh and El Gouna, and up to

eight courses at new Red Sea resort Sahl

Hasheesh and the future looks very rosy.

New golf courses are being developed throughout Egypt

CAIRO AND AREA

• SUNSET VALLEY GOLF COURSE, NORTH CAIRO

An 18-hole course by Arthur Davisno details on status.

• NEW GIZAAn 18-hole course by Thompson Perrett& Lobb – in design stage

• EMAAR UPTOWN,MUKATTAM SUBURB

An 18-hole course by Peter Harradine no details on status.

• PALM HILLS GOLF COURSE,EL SHEIKH ZAYED CITY

A 27-hole course by Nicklaus Designcompletion by 2011

• ALLEGRIA,EL SHEIKH ZAYED CITY

An 18-hole course by Greg Norman Design – opening 2009

• MADINATI GOLF COURSE, NEW CAIRO

A 45-hole courseno details on status

• KATAMEYA DUNES, KATAMEYA

A 27-hole course by Faldo/Schmidt-Curley – 9 holes open late 2008

• MENA HOUSE GOLF CLUBGIZA

Renewal of existing 9-hole course by Bettina Schrickel/Robert Trent Jones Jr start spring 2008, finish early 2009

ALEXANDRIA AND THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA

• EMAAR MARASSI, SIDI ADBEL RAHMAN, NEAR EL ALAMEIN

18-hole course – open by 2011

• HACIENDA BAY, SIDI ADBEL RAHMAN

A 27-hole course by SanfordGolf Design - no details on status

RED SEA

• GOLF PORTO SOKHNA,AIN SUKHNA

An 18-hole course by Steve Ritsonopening May 2009

• EL EIN BAY, EL EIN, NEAR AIN SUKHNA

An 18-hole course by Perrett & Lobb –opening 2009

• EL GOUNA II (2ND COURSE), EL GOUNA

An 18-hole course by Karl Litten opening 2010

• SAHL HASHEESH2-8 golf courses– project will be complete by 2014

• SINAI GOLF CITY,NABQ, SHARM EL-SHEIKH

18-hole course by Ronald Fream part-finished; no details on status

All information contained herein is correct at the time of production. Whilst every care has been taken in the preparation of this brochure, the Egyptian Tourist Authority cannot be held liable for any inaccuracy, omission or alteration that may occur.

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