Belek makes its case quickly. Along one stretch of the Turkish Riviera east of Antalya, championship courses run through umbrella pine and eucalyptus down towards the Mediterranean, and the region's best five-star resorts sit a buggy ride from the first tee. The golf is serious and the service
Belek makes its case quickly. Along one stretch of the Turkish Riviera east of Antalya, championship courses run through umbrella pine and eucalyptus down towards the Mediterranean, and the region’s best five-star resorts sit a buggy ride from the first tee. The golf is serious and the service faultless. The welcome, in both climate and character, is warm enough that groups go back year after year.
This guide covers where to play and where to stay in Belek, the best months to travel, and roughly what a golf holiday to Turkey costs. Golf Planet Holidays has been putting golfers on the right fairways since 1981, and every itinerary here is built by hand around your dates rather than pulled off a shelf.
Where to play: Belek's championship golf
Belek is one of the few resort destinations where the golf is genuinely the star. The Gloria Golf Resort estate is the spiritual home of Turkish golf, its three layouts winding through mature pine forest with the sea never far away. A short distance along the coast, Regnum Carya offers some of the most dramatic golf in the country, including the celebrated novelty of a floodlit round played after dark. The fairways serving Cornelia Diamond and Cornelia De Luxe Resort complete the headline trio, immaculately kept and forgiving enough to be a pleasure for every handicap in the group.
Proximity is the real luxury. The courses sit so close together that you can play a different eighteen each day without a long transfer, which leaves more time for the spa, the table and the sea. Book earlier than feels natural: the spring tee sheets fill early, so if you have your heart set on the marquee courses in April, commit to your dates well in advance.
Where to stay: the resorts that define luxury Belek
The standard of accommodation is remarkable even by five-star measures, and choosing between the resorts is genuinely difficult. Maxx Royal Belek Golf Resort sets the benchmark at the top of the market, with its own acclaimed course. Titanic Deluxe Golf Resort, with a
For groups who want five-star golf without the top-tier bill,
Where our specialists would stay in Belek
When to go
Belek plays well across a long season. Spring and autumn are the pick: warm, settled days, fairways running firm and fast, and evenings made for terrace dining. Winter stays mild and eminently playable, which is precisely why the European Tour’s professionals base their pre-season here; share a practice ground in February and you may recognise a face or two. Be honest with yourself about high summer, though. In July and August the heat is fierce, and golf really means an early tee time followed by a long afternoon by the pool. Tell us when you can travel and we will shape the itinerary to the season.
Why hand-built beats a package
A package fixes you to one hotel and one standard rotation of courses on someone else’s dates. A hand-built trip does the opposite. We match the resort to your taste, sequence the courses to your handicap and ambitions, and arrange private transfers and tee times that suit your rhythm, plus the spa days, dining and downtime that turn a golf trip into a proper holiday. Prices start from
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What a golf break here costs by month, Turkey
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Frequently asked questions
Is my golf holiday to Turkey financially protected?
Yes. Golf Planet Holidays has been arranging golf travel since 1981, and your money is held securely in trust with the PTS scheme until you return home. When you add flights, your trip is also ATOL protected, so you can book with complete confidence.
How far is Belek from the airport?
Belek sits a short drive east of Antalya, and most of the leading resorts — from Maxx Royal Belek Golf Resort to Cornelia Diamond — are roughly 30 to 45 minutes from Antalya Airport. We arrange private transfers as part of your itinerary so you arrive relaxed and ready to play.
Can non-golfers enjoy a trip to Belek?
Absolutely. The resorts here are designed as complete destinations: world-class spas, fine dining and long stretches of beach. Properties such as Gloria Serenity, Titanic Deluxe Golf Resort and Regnum Carya Golf and Spa Resort give non-golfing partners as much to enjoy as the players, which is why Belek works so well for couples and mixed groups.
How many rounds should I plan?
Because the courses cluster so closely in Belek, many guests play four to six rounds across a week and still have time to relax. We tailor the number of rounds and the choice of courses — across the Gloria, Cornelia and Regnum Carya layouts — to your group’s appetite and ability, so the schedule never feels rushed.
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Wherever you're travelling from, you're welcome on a Golf Planet hosted tour — a small group, a host with you from the first tee to the last, and every round, transfer and dinner taken care of. You just bring the clubs.
