I suppose Türkiye is in Asia (just!).
Belek is absolutely phenomenal for decent golf, great food, fabulous accommodations.
Cheers,
F.
I see Belek as a 'what might have been'. The ground is perfect for golf, but the way the destination was masterplanned, with individual resort hotels, each with one or two golf courses, and the fact that all the hotels are all-inclusive and really don't encourage people going off property, means it's less than ideal for a golfer who wants to play several different courses. The only way to get from one resort to the other is by cab (or rental car I suppose) and it's just not very easy. I wish whoever planned out the region had zoned in a town centre with restaurants and a marina.
The other thing is that, although the golf is mostly good to very good (I like Carya best) it lacks a true marquee course. Lykia Links should have been it, a perfect site of sand dunes next to a Mediterranean beach where sea turtles nest, but Perry Dye bulldozed the hell out of the property. It is possibly the worst architectural crime I have ever seen, a nine or ten out of ten property and at best a four or five out of ten course.
Belek is one of the places I plan to visit, but I am a bit wary as I heard there were bunches of snakes. I have an abnormal fear of them.
I saw way more snakes in Florida and Nevada than Belek.
I also loved Carya. Our own Doc H design IIRC? Also the scene of our dear departed friend, Gordon’s mighty H-I-O at the 15th.
The staff at the hotels are outstanding. They arranged transport to all the other courses, they advised on other trips, they even arranged a trophy for Gordon’s H-I-O completely free of charge.
Got to meet Benjamin Lovett out there, but he’s moved on since.
Highly recommended,
F.