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From the untouched beaches and
transcendent temples of Myanmar to the
mystical mountains and blinding tropical
white sand beaches of Vietnam, to the
otherworldly destination hot spots like
Cambodia and Laos, to the well-oiled golf
tourism machines of Thailand, Malaysia,
and Indonesia, SE Asia may be the best
bargain in exotic golf today.
While golf is in a funk around the world, fair winds are
blowing through SE Asia as operators are inventing new ways
to attract some tourist dollars already flowing through the
region.
THE WINNERS ARE SAVVY GOLFING TOURISTS!
There are amazing packages online in Thailand and other
nearby countries playing on courses ranging from above
average to great. These packages coupled with a good deal
on airfare will surely transform the concept of picking up a
few extra tourist dollars, into packaging real destination trips
of a lifetime.
A new golf development boom is blossoming in places like
Vietnam, Myanmar, and even Cambodia with many of the
new venues aimed at destination travelers with a penchant
for golf plus a little or a lot more.
Golf and Beach packages abound in infinite variety in terms
of accommodations and quantity and budget
Whether you want lots of beach and a little golf, an equal
does of each, side tours, or full blown gorging on a two
serving ad day golf buffet, you can have it. Like never before,
tour operators are eminently flexible in customizing and even
making last minute adjustments.
Working around the rainy seasons can result in some
ridiculous bargains. What many international tourists don’t
get is that there is a lot of golf played in the rainy seasons
here. In many countries few locals even carry umbrellas as
the rains are fairly predictable and easy to wait out. While
there are some extra heavy times of the year, region by
region to be avoided, the early to middle parts of the rainy
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