Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Arrive Malpensa. Transfer to first class luxury or superior hotel in central Milan. Afternoon free for rest or shop. Welcome cocktail reception or optional welcome dinner.
Day 2: Continental breakfast. Depart for Le Robinie, an American style golf course designed by Jack Nicklaus. This 6,520 meter course has many terraced fairways and tiered bunkers with several difficult holes. Transfer to hotel. Dinner on own.
Day 3: Transfer to Dei Laghi Golf Club, 6,394 meters long, is a new course with beautiful views of Monte Rosa and the nearby lakes. The first several holes have wide fairways though in general the course is varied and rippled. Transfer to hotel. Dinner on own.
Day 4: Continental breakfast. Transfer to Golf Club Varese (5,942 meters long), one of Italy's oldest and most beautiful courses. Late afternoon transfer to Stresa on Lake Maggiore. Evening on own.
Day 5: Free day to relax or have lunch on one of the beautiful Borromean Islands. Another option is to spend the afternoon at the Des Iles Borromees Centro Benessere, (health centre/spa) for a massage, sauna, etc. Evening on own.
Day 6: Continental breakfast. Depart for Castelconturbia Golf Club. This 27 hole course designed by Robert Trent Jones has 2 championship courses - the blue (3,121 meters) and the yellow (3,081 meters). In May 1998, the Italian Golf Open, Italy's most important golf tournament took place there. Transfer to hotel. Dinner on own.
Day 7: Continental breakfast. Return to Castelconturbia, to play the red course and either the yellow or blue. Transfer to hotel. Dinner on own.
Day 8: After breakfast, transfer to Des Iles Borromees Golf Club (6,455 meters long and 1,600 feet above Stresa) for your last round. This is a challenging course because of its steep terrain but worth it because of the spectacular views. Return to hotel in late afternoon in time for last minute shopping. Dinner on own or optional "farewell dinner."
Day 9: After breakfast depart for Malpensa for return to U.S.
Options: Welcome and farewell dinners, new golf exercise class developed by the Centro Benessere, cooking courses, shopping and trips to vineyards with winetasting and meals for wives or those who wish to play fewer rounds.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Price Includes:
- 9 nights accommodations in luxury or first class superior hotels
- Meet and greet at airport on arrival
- Private transfers with driver in van or bus depending on size of group
- Green fees
- Guaranteed tee times
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