Kunming Golf Packages, China 

Kunming: Golfing ‘South of the Cloud’

Just about an hour and a half flight from Chiang Mai in northern Thailand or slightly longer from Bangkok and you are in Kunming, the city of eternal spring and the capital of Yunnan Province, China. Yunnan can lay claim to being the inspiration for the mythical paradise of Shangri-la in James Hilton’s classic book ‘The Lost Horizon’. There is even a town of that name near Dali, a city a little further inland in the province from Kunming.

What was not so mythical about the province being at the foot of the mighty Himalayas was that the famous ‘Flying Tigers’ of WWII, the American squadron of fighter planes flown by mercenery pilots actually flew regularly across the place from Darjeeling in north-eastern India bringing much needed supply fuel to the Allies in China over the Himalayan mountain ranges that gave the route its name: ‘the hump’ (of a camel). Wreckages with dog-tag IDs of pilots are still being discovered deep in the natural beauty of the thick forests, often well protected by the inaccessible snow and cold weather.

But what is quite un-mythical about present-day Kunming is that there are at least eight top class golf courses in and around Kunming, thanks to the mild climate. The city is great value, friendly, safe and clean. Together with Lijiang and Dali, Kunming provides some of the best golf in Asia and in a prefect year round climate as well.

Golf in Kunming is seriously a 365-day a year affair! Here are some statistics in support of the totally un-mythical: Yunnan Province was host to about 160,000 golfers between 2002 and 2003. Per-capita spending on golf and total golf tourism revenue exceeded USD 260 and USD 44 million respectively (Source: HKTDC). Golf is the new hot sport, or more precisely, the new top revenue earner for the province. It is undoubtedly helping to drive tourism in the province.

Recently US-based Golf Digest magazine released its annual list of what it considered to be the China’s top ten golf courses. Kunming ended up beating out the big and generally better-developed coastal cities with both the Spring City Resort’s courses: the Robert T Jones II-designed Lake Course and the Jack Nicklaus-designed Mountain Course scooping the top two honours. And that was not all. The relatively new Lakeview Golf Club, which was the site for the Yunnan stops of the Omega China Tour as well as the Faldo Series Asia, added another feather to the cap by taking sixth place on the list.

If you have the time, you’d definitely want to golf in Shangri-la – a mythical one or not!

Kunming & Lijiang Golf Combo

Golf in eternal spring of Kunming & snow-capped beauty of Lijiang!

6 day 5 night 5 golf Package
Price Per Golfer: Request fresh Quotation
Minimum 8 Golfers – The bigger the group, the better the price!

Come enjoy this scenic city nestled on the plateau of high-mountain surrounding of South West China; immerse in the cool, but never too cold, clime of a year-round spring; discover the diverse cultural heritage of China distinct to the region and pamper your palate with the deliciously spicy delicacies of Yunnan…and more!

Tee-off against the majestic Jade Dragon Snowy Mountain and enjoy your golf with the beautiful Dianchi (Lake) as the back-drop. Imagine this! Your swing silhouette could be part of the scenic surrounding of Kunming that the many shutter-happy others would be aiming at! What more could you ask for?

Suggested Itinerary:

Day 1 Sun Arrive Kunming Golf at Lakeview Golf Club. Hotel: Bank Hotel, Kunming City
Day 2 Mon Morning: Golf at Sunshine Golf Club. Afternoon: Transfer to Spring City. Hotel: Spring City Resort
Day 3 Tue Golf at Lake Course, Spring City Hotel: Spring City Resort
Day 4 Wed Golf at Mountain Course, Spring City. Fly to Lijiang after golf. Lijiang’s Ancient City tour. Hotel: Lijiang International Hotel
Day 5 Thur Golf at Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Golf Club, Lijiang. Fly to Kunming after golf. Hotel: Bank Hotel, Kunming
Day 6 Fri Free activities before transfer to airport for onward journey
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Package Includes:

Return airfare Kunming-Lijiang-Kunming
5 nights’ Standard Twin-share accommodation at the various cities
5 rounds of 18-hole golf in Kunming and Lijiang
Private deluxe vehicle for all transfers
– Airport-Hotel-Golf Course-Hotel-Airport
Experienced accompanying tour guides
Daily International breakfast
All golf green, buggy (twin-sharing) and caddy fees

Make a reservation – Shangri-la is never too far away!