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Ancient port of Hoi An Hoi An Although close to each other, the Montgomerie and Danang Golf Club courses are different in nature. The Montgomerie spans elevation changes and has plenty of water hazards and stepped greens, while Norman’s design is more of a links-style course that features numerous bunkers and waste bunker areas, its signature, par-3 16th hole ending with a green overlooking the East Sea. Where to stay: Laguna Lang Co Resort features the Banyan Tree and Angsana hotels adjacent to the golf course and linked by a waterway with passenger boats. Hotels south of Danang and close to the Montgomerie and Danang Golf Club courses include the Hyatt Regency Danang Resort and Spa, the stylish, all- villa Fusion Maia Danang and the historic Victoria Hoi An Beach Resort & Spa, close to ancient Hoi An town. Some 45 minutes north of Danang, Laguna Lang Co is part of a resort set on a sweeping bay with two luxury hotels and encompasses holes alongside the beach, through rice paddy fields and ones carved from the adjacent jungle, flanked by boulders and criss-crossing a stream. Its greens are currently being renovated after damage from heavy rains during the winter months. CENTRAL VIETNAM ATTRACTIONS Relax on Danang’s beautiful China Beach, watching the fishermen haul in their catch on high-prowed fishing boats or circular, woven coracles. Visit the UNESCO-listed ancient port of Hoi An, with its fascinating waterways and lantern-festooned streets and alleyways lined by shops, galleries, bars and restaurants. This is where to come if you want to buy beautiful paintings or have a suit or dress made in just 24 hours. Danang will soon have another two courses. A Nicklaus Design course is being built by Danang Golf Club owner BRG Group alongside its Norman layout, to You can also take the cable car up to Ba open by 2018, while a Robert Trent Jones Jr Na Hills Mountain Resort for attractions course will open in 2019 in nearby Hoi An. including Toc Tien Waterfall, temples, pagodas and Debay Wine Cellar. Volume 3 • Issue 39 23