Golf holidays in Rhône Alps · since 1981

Rhône Alps golf holidays

Évian above the lake, the courses around Lyon, and Uriage under the Alps.

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Golf holidays in Rhône Alps start from £295 (≈ €345) (≈ $385) (≈ CA$545) (≈ AU$555) (≈ NZ$675) (≈ CHF 315) (≈ kr 3,765) (≈ kr 3,815) (≈ kr 2,575) per person, across 9 courses we can book, 3 hotels and resorts we sell. Sold ground-only, hand-priced around your dates, and arranged by us since 1981.

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Two lakes carry this region. Evian sits on the French shore of Lake Geneva, a spa town since it took the name Evian-les-Bains in 1865, with its golf laid along the slope above the water. Annecy holds the top of its own lake further south, three canals threading the old quarter and the twelfth-century Palais de l'Isle stranded mid-river. Grenoble and Lyon sit lower and warmer at the other end of the region, which matters more than it sounds. They are still playing when the mountain courses have shut for the winter.

Golf Planet Holidays has been sending British club golfers abroad since 1981. Breaks here are ground-only and hand-priced around your dates, with flights arranged separately as an ATOL-protected add-on. Your money is protected through PTS 5087, and we hold IATA accreditation.

Why play golf in Rhône Alps

  • Two very different regions under one heading. Lake and mountain golf around Evian and Annecy, then flatter valley courses near Lyon and Grenoble when you want an easier walk.
  • A women's major on the doorstep. The Evian Championship is played here every July, one of the five majors in the women's game, and the resort course is kept to a standard most of us never see at home.
  • Height takes the edge off high summer. The lakes and the altitude keep July bearable in a way the Mediterranean coast cannot manage.
  • Thermal water as routine rather than an upgrade. Evian and Aix-les-Bains both grew up around their springs, and a proper spa afternoon is simply part of the week.
  • Geneva airport is 4 km from the city centre and takes flights from most of the UK, so the transfer is short and the choice of departure is wide.
  • Three hotels, nine courses. A small inventory, all of it known to us, which means we can be blunt about what suits you.

The courses you’ll play

[Evian Golf Club](/product/evian-golf-club/) is the one people come for, laid along the hillside above Lake Geneva at an average of about 480 metres and host to a women's major every July. Nine in all. Round the lakes it gets more intimate: [Lac d'Annecy Golf Club](/product/lac-d-annecy-golf-club/) holds the Roc de Chere at Talloires, eighteen holes through a nature reserve on a wooded shelf above the water, while [Giez d'Annecy Golf Club](/product/giez-d-annecy-golf-club/) spreads two layouts across the alluvial fans below the Bauges. [Aix les Bains Golf Club](/product/aix-les-bains-golf-club/) belongs to a thermal town on the eastern shore of Lac du Bourget. Lower down, [Golf International de Bresson Golf Club](/product/golf-international-de-bresson-golf-club/) gives you a hundred hectares by Robert Trent Jones Junior in the hills south-east of Grenoble, and [Grenoble Charmeil Golf Club](/product/grenoble-charmeil-golf-club/) has its own hotel out in the valley. Then the Lyon three: [Gouverneur Breuil Golf Club](/product/gouverneur-breuil-golf-club/) on the pond-scattered Dombes, the private [Beaujolais Golf Club](/product/beaujolais-golf-club/) among the vines at Lucenay, and [Lyon Golf Club](/product/lyon-golf-club/) beside the Rhone at Villette d'Anthon.

Where you’ll stay

Three bases, and they suit three different trips. Evian Resort Hotel Royal & Hotel Ermitage is the grand one, up on the slope with the lake laid out below and the course a couple of minutes away by the resort's private transfer: three nights with two rounds from £615pp (≈ €715) (≈ $815) (≈ CA$1,155) (≈ AU$1,165) (≈ NZ$1,415) (≈ CHF 665) (≈ kr 7,855) (≈ kr 7,955) (≈ kr 5,365) on bed and breakfast, four nights with three rounds from £855pp (≈ €995) (≈ $1,135) (≈ CA$1,605) (≈ AU$1,625) (≈ NZ$1,965) (≈ CHF 925) (≈ kr 10,925) (≈ kr 11,055) (≈ kr 7,465). Imperial Palace Hotel sits in a park on the lake shore at Annecy, walking distance from the old town canals and the Palais de l'Isle, from £470pp (≈ €545) (≈ $625) (≈ CA$875) (≈ AU$895) (≈ NZ$1,075) (≈ CHF 505) (≈ kr 6,005) (≈ kr 6,075) (≈ kr 4,105) for three nights and two rounds. For a golf-first week at a gentler rate, Golf Hotel Grenoble Charmeil puts you on the course itself in the valley outside Grenoble, from £295pp (≈ €345) (≈ $385) (≈ CA$545) (≈ AU$555) (≈ NZ$675) (≈ CHF 315) (≈ kr 3,765) (≈ kr 3,815) (≈ kr 2,575). That is the whole list. If you want Evian and Annecy in one trip, say so and we will split the nights and price it as a single break.

Best time to play golf in Rhône Alps

Altitude sets the calendar here, and it is worth planning around rather than hoping through. Evian publishes 21 February to 15 November for 2026, which is generous for a course averaging about 480 metres but still closes a quarter of the year. The courses in the valleys behind the lakes go through the same cycle later and more slowly: snow cover, thaw, then a spell of soft ground before they play as intended. Giez sits in a commune that tops out at 1,782 metres, and the weather behaves accordingly. Late May through September is the dependable window up there. June and September are the pick of it, warm without the heat and quiet enough to walk round at your own pace. For March or November, go lower. Lyon, the Dombes and the Grenoble valley courses carry on when everything above them has closed.

A sense of Rhône Alps

History & heritage

Water made these towns. Evian took its present name in 1865 to advertise itself as a spa, having sold the output of the Cachat spring since a group of Parisian investors set up the mineral water company in December 1859, and the water still leaves town in bottles. Aix-les-Bains was at it far earlier, since the Romans bathed there and the place has never really stopped. Annecy is the postcard: the Chateau d'Annecy above the roofs, once home to the Counts of Geneva and later the Dukes of Genevois-Nemours, and the Palais de l'Isle moored in the Thiou like a small stone ship, which is why people call it the Venice of the Alps. Grenoble faces the Chartreuse massif, where the monks have made their green liqueur for centuries. Lyon's Renaissance quarter and its traboules are within easy reach of the Dombes.

Food & wine

Savoie is one of the last French wine regions the English still overlook. Apremont and Chignin-Bergeron come off the slopes near Aix-les-Bains and Chambery, dry and lean and made for lake fish: perch, and omble chevalier when the menu is honest about where it came from. Reblochon, Beaufort and Abondance follow. North of Lyon the register changes completely, into the Beaujolais crus, Morgon and Fleurie and Moulin-a-Vent, which are better than their reputation and still fairly priced. Lyon itself is the serious eating. Bouchons, quenelles, Bresse poultry from the flatlands next to the Dombes, and carp taken out of the Dombes ponds, which cover almost a fifth of some communes there. Evian, being Evian, does lighter and more precise cooking at the resort. Order the local white anyway.

Beyond the fairways

A rest day here means water. People swim in Lac d'Annecy right through the summer, and a former railway line down the western shore is now a cycle path, flat and shaded and full of families by eleven in the morning. Evian has the ferry. A busy service crosses the lake to Lausanne, so a morning in Switzerland and back for lunch is entirely normal. Aix-les-Bains puts you on Lac du Bourget, the largest natural glacial lake in France, with boats out to the abbey at Hautecombe on the far shore. Both towns have thermal spas, and they are the genuine article rather than a hotel treatment room. Inland, the Chartreuse massif above Grenoble is proper walking country, and the Beaujolais villages north of Lyon make an easy morning with a car.

Getting around & exploring

Hire a car. The A41, the alpine motorway, runs 112.9 km from Grenoble up through Chambery and Annecy to meet the A40 near Geneva, ducking under the Mont Sion ridge in a 3.1 km tunnel that opened in 2008, and it puts most of the region within reach. Off the motorway, plan for less. The lakeside roads around Annecy are single carriageway and slow in July and August, and the run along Lake Geneva through Thonon can crawl. Distances drive longer than they look, which is what mountains do. Parking in Annecy's old town is a genuine nuisance, so leave the car on the edge and walk in. Staying at Evian, the resort runs its own transfer to the course, which spares you the hill twice a day.

Good to know before you book

Getting there

Geneva is the airport that makes this region work. Book it first. It sits 4 km north-west of the city centre and has one of the widest British networks in Europe: British Airways year round to Heathrow, easyJet year round from Gatwick and Southend, and seasonal easyJet services from Aberdeen, Belfast International, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford, Liverpool and Newcastle. From there it is the lake road east to Evian, or the A41 south to Annecy, 35 km away. Lyon Saint-Exupery is the alternative, at Colombier-Saugnieu some 20 km south-east of Lyon, with British Airways to Heathrow, easyJet and Wizz Air from Gatwick and Luton, and the Rhonexpress tram into Part-Dieu in about thirty minutes. Chambery and Alpes-Isere both take UK flights, but largely in ski season. Flights are a separate ATOL-protected add-on; ask us to price them alongside the ground package.

Good to know

  • Evian's course is published as open 21 February to 15 November for 2026. The higher courses run a shorter season again, so tell us your dates early.
  • Geneva airport is in Switzerland and you drive into France to reach Evian or Annecy. Carry passports and check your hire car's cross-border cover.
  • Beaujolais Golf Club at Lucenay is a private club, so tee times there are arranged rather than assumed.
  • Bring a handicap certificate. Some French clubs ask to see one.
  • Breaks are sold ground-only. Flights are a separate ATOL-protected add-on, money is protected through PTS 5087, and we hold IATA accreditation.
  • Send your dates and party size and we will hand-price the break around them. Our team replies promptly.

The courses you can play in Rhône Alps

Aix les Bains Golf Club — Rhône Alps golfAix les Bains Golf ClubPlayed on stay & play breaksDiscover this course →Ask about playing here →
Beaujolais Golf Club, Lucenay — Rhône Alps golfBeaujolais Golf Club, LucenayDesigned by Green ConceptPlayed on stay & play breaksDiscover this course →Ask about playing here →
Evian Golf Club, Evian — Rhône Alps golfEvian Championship hostEvian Golf Club, EvianDesigned by Cabell B. Robinson (redesigned by Steve Smyers and European Golf Design, 2012-13)Played on stay & play breaksDiscover this course →Ask about playing here →
Giez d’Annecy Golf Club, Annecy — Rhône Alps golfGiez d’Annecy Golf Club, AnnecyDesigned by Didier FruchetPlayed on stay & play breaksDiscover this course →Ask about playing here →
Golf International de Bresson Golf Club, Grenoble — Rhône Alps golfGolf International de Bresson Golf Club, GrenobleDesigned by Robert Trent Jones JrPlayed on stay & play breaksDiscover this course →Ask about playing here →
Gouverneur Breuil Golf Club, Monthieux — Rhône Alps golfChampionship pedigreeGouverneur Breuil Golf Club, MonthieuxDesigned by Didier Fruchet and George WillPlayed on stay & play breaksDiscover this course →Ask about playing here →
All 9 courses in Rhône Alps

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Golf resorts — stay & play on-site

Golf Hotel Grenoble Charmeil — Rhône Alps golfGolf Hotel Grenoble CharmeilGrenoble Charmeil Golf Club, Grenoble · Golf International de Bresson Golf Club, Grenoblefrom£295 (≈ €345) (≈ $385) (≈ CA$545) (≈ AU$555) (≈ NZ$675) (≈ CHF 315) (≈ kr 3,765) (≈ kr 3,815) (≈ kr 2,575)per personDiscover this resort →Get a price →

Hotels — play the area’s courses

Imperial Palace Hotel, Annecy — Rhône Alps golfImperial Palace Hotel, AnnecyLac d’Annecy Golf Club · Giez d’Annecy Golf Club, Annecyfrom£470 (≈ €545) (≈ $625) (≈ CA$875) (≈ AU$895) (≈ NZ$1,075) (≈ CHF 505) (≈ kr 6,005) (≈ kr 6,075) (≈ kr 4,105)per personDiscover this hotel →Get a price →
Evian Resort Hotel Royal & Hotel Ermitage — Rhône Alps golfEvian Resort Hotel Royal & Hotel ErmitageEvian Golf Club, Evian · Lac d’Annecy Golf Clubfrom£615 (≈ €715) (≈ $815) (≈ CA$1,155) (≈ AU$1,165) (≈ NZ$1,415) (≈ CHF 665) (≈ kr 7,855) (≈ kr 7,955) (≈ kr 5,365)per personDiscover this hotel →Get a price →

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Frequently asked questions

Golf holidays in Rhône Alps. The questions our golfers ask most.

How long is LeShuttle crossing time to France

The Eurotunnel LeShuttle from Folkestone to Calais takes about 35 minutes, which makes a self-drive trip genuinely easy for the Northern France golf resorts. Le Touquet, Hardelot and the courses around the Somme are roughly two to three hours on from Calais, so you can load the clubs, drive on and be on the first tee the same day, and on those breaks we can include the crossing in the price. For the south and southwest, such as Biarritz, the Riviera and Provence, most golfers fly into Nice, Marseille, Biarritz or Bordeaux and we arrange transfers on the ground.

How much does a golf holiday in France cost?

Golf holidays in France start from £235 (≈ €275) (≈ $305) (≈ CA$435) (≈ AU$445) (≈ NZ$535) (≈ CHF 255) (≈ kr 2,995) (≈ kr 3,035) (≈ kr 2,045) pp with Golf Planet Holidays. That is a hand-built ground package, and the final price depends on your hotel, the courses you play and the season.

When is the best time to play golf in France?

May, June, September and October are the best months, with comfortable temperatures and courses in peak condition. The south of France stays playable into late autumn.

Where should I play golf in France?

There are more than 700 golf courses in France. As first steps we would recommend Northern France. There are ten great courses here.  Chat with us about the various choices if you wish to venture further afield.

How many golf courses are there in France?

We feature 130 courses and 102 resorts across France including Saint Malo Golf Club and Sept Tours Golf Club. Your specialist matches the courses to your group's standard and budget.

Is it easy to get around in France?

Getting around France is straightforward. Self-driving is the most popular option — if you've come via Le Shuttle, you already have your car. Trains are excellent for city-to-city travel, particularly from Paris to Bordeaux (2 hours on the TGV). Within golf regions like the Algarve or Brittany, a hire car gives you the freedom to explore at your own pace. We include all airport or station transfers in our packages and can arrange inter-course transfers, so you're never left without options.

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