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PaR n.z. drives 2017 VIETNA M & CAMBODI A GOLF TOUR 28 JANUARY TO 14 FEBRUARY 2017 VIETNAM & CAMBODIA GOLF TOUR 28 JANUARY TO 14 FEBRUARY Exciting and fascinating Golf Tour to Cambodia and Vietnam in 2017, hosted by experienced guides, Denise & Kim from PaR nz Golfing Holidays. Exceptional line up of courses including the world-acclaimed golf courses of Ba Na Hills in Danang designed by Luke Donald, Greg Norman’s The Bluffs in Ho Tram Strip and access to the private members course of Sky Lake in Hanoi. 18 days taking in Siem Reap and the amazing Angkor Wat Temples, time in Saigon, Danang, Halong Bay and Hanoi. 9 world-class championship golf courses, a visit to Hoi An and the Cu Chi Tunnels – and more! Booking Now – Will you join us? Life on the Mekong

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2017VIETNAM & CAMBODIA

GOLF TOUR28 JANUARY TO 14 FEBRUARY

2017VIETNAM & CAMBODIA

GOLF TOUR28 JANUARY TO 14 FEBRUARY

Exciting and fascinating Golf Tour to Cambodia and Vietnam in 2017, hosted by experienced guides, Denise & Kim from PaR nz Golfing Holidays.

Exceptional line up of courses including the world-acclaimed golf courses of Ba Na Hills in Danang designed by Luke Donald, Greg Norman’s The Bluffs in Ho Tram Strip and access to the private members course of Sky Lake in Hanoi.

18 days taking in Siem Reap and the amazing Angkor Wat Temples, time in Saigon, Danang, Halong Bay and Hanoi. 9 world-class championship golf courses, a visit to Hoi An and the Cu Chi Tunnels – and more!

Booking Now – Will you join us?

Life on the Mekong

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“ I absolutely believe The Bluffs has the potential to be one of the top courses in the world”.Greg Norman

Vietnam launched itself on the international golf market in the early 1990s and has grown substantially in popularity and golf offerings. Having travelled there for some years now, the team at PaR nz Golfing Holidays is staggered by how quickly this socialist republic has attracted big name designers and built world ranking golf courses. Here’s an overview of three of the latest.

Greg Norman’s 77th international course, The Bluffs at Ho Tram Strip, is getting rave reviews, some say it's his best yet. Newly ranked at #74 in the World Top 100 Golf Courses and #1 in Vietnam Top 10 Golf Courses by Golf Digest 2016-17 ratings, Norman is carving out an impressive portfolio of world-renowned courses with a further 37 currently under construction. The Bluffs is Norman’s second course in Vietnam after his Danang Dunes Golf Course with four more in the planning stages. Sadly, we are still waiting for Norman to discover us in New Zealand!

The Bluffs hosted in December 2015, the inaugural Ho Tram Open, a lucrative US $1.5 million Asian Tour tournament won by Spanish super star Sergio Garcia. The Bluffs is a links-style course with dramatic elevation changes built along a natural coastline near the small fishing village of Ho Tram. Norman has reported that the parcel of land was equal in quality to that of his development of Doonbeg in Ireland. The Bluffs is located about two and a half hours southeast of Saigon.

Many of The Bluffs fairways funnel into amphitheatre type fairways with sandy dunes on both sides covered with indigenous brush and trees called ‘tram’, pronounced ‘charm’. The course is subjected to high winds most days, however, it's not all tough. There are wide fairways and a manageable 45 metres difference in elevation between the lowest and highest points.

The 1st opens with a wide fairway joined with the 9th – so it's important to take careful note of which hole you are playing. This start is typical of many of Norman’s holes with wide tee shots beckoning followed by challenging, tight approaches to the green. Jack Nicklaus is famous for his 'risk and reward' style of courses. Norman has his own catchphrase, 'opportunity and danger', which applies neatly to The Bluffs.

The total Ho Tram Strip complex, where construction started in 2006 after a two-year planning process, includes The Grand – a five-star, 541-room hotel with a casino. Three more hotels are planned in a multi-million project undertaken by Ho Tram Project Company, which is owned by Canada-based Asian Coast Development Limited. New Zealander, 2005 US Open Winner Michael Campbell, played in a charity exhibition match at the opening golf gala.

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Hosted by Denise & Kim of PaR nz Golfing Holidays www.parnz.co.nz Phone +64 9 486 [email protected] or [email protected]

Today, there are fewer than 50 golf courses in Vietnam, which for a population of more than 93 million may seem modest compared to New Zealand's 400 courses for 4.5 million residents.

What Vietnam lacks in course numbers, however, it makes up for in quality. Take for instance, Sky Lake, Hanoi’s twin 18-hole PGA championship courses. Managed by IMG Prestige, the most recent of the two, the Sky Course has been open for only eighteen months, while its sibling, known as the Lake Course, opened in 2012.

Ahn Moon Hwan, a Korea-based course architect, designed both courses, which stretch over countryside where French military and Vietnamese opposition forces clashed during the first 'Indochina War', which ended in 1954.

Both courses are semi-private members clubs with limited public access. The Sky is the more accessible. Sky Lake is only 20km from

VIETNAM GOLF EXPLOSION

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8th hole, The Bluffs

10th hole, Sky Lake Ba Na clubhouse

Hanoi’s historic centre and offers stunning vistas off the tee and fairways with sweeping limestone mountain views of Van Son. The Vietnam Golf Association voted the Lake Course as the most challenging course in 2012-13 reviews. Today it is ranked #5 in Vietnam’s Top 10.

The Lake Course is a links-style challenge with grand lakes and mountain views surrounded by indigenous jungle. The Sky Course is more park-like with rolling hills and fairways, and farmland views.

Recently opening is a world-first for the former number one, Luke Donald, Ba Na Hills also managed by IMG. Located about 30 minutes from Danang, on the Central Coast bordering the South China Sea, the course has gentle elevation changes and its bunkers are predicted to be a big feature.

The bunkers include bright white sand with soft low sand lines, and big bold grass bunker edges leading onto soft long undulating greens. Ba Na Hills is not, however, another seaside course but a mountain course with a mix of topography and vegetation. The opening tee shots are aimed at generous fairways that tighten with the many bunkers planned.

It’s a case of watch this space with Vietnam, as more golfers discover its charms. The number of domestic golfers is small, with only 5000 registered, but the fairways are being filled with international guests daily. The chance to play these courses along with six other selected Vietnamese and Cambodian master-pieces, designed by Norman, Montgomerie, Faldo to name but three course architects, is real, on our 2017 Vietnam & Cambodia Tour!

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TOUR INCLUDES

✔ 18 day fully hosted deluxe golf tour by experienced PaR nz Golfing Holidays Guides and assisted by local Vietnamese and Cambodian guides

✔ 17 nights deluxe hotels in superior rooms with full breakfasts daily

o 3 nights 5-star Sokha Hotel (Cambodia, Siem Reap)

o 2 nights 5-star Renaissance Hotel (Vietnam, Saigon City)

o 2 nights 5-star Grand Ho Tram Hotel & Casino (Vietnam, Ho Tram Strip)

o 6 nights 5-star Pullman Hotel (Vietnam, Danang)

o 1 night overnight cruise of Halong Bay (Vietnam, Halong Bay)

o 3 nights 4 ½-star Movenpick Hotel (Vietnam, Hanoi)

✔ 9 rounds championship golf courses with carts and caddies

o Angkor (Cambodia, Siem Reap)

o Phokeethra (Cambodia, Siem Reap)

o Long Thanh – Hills Course (Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City)

o The Bluffs (Vietnam, Ho Tram Strip)

o Danang Dunes (Vietnam, Danang)

o Languna Lang Co (Vietnam, Danang)

o Ba Na Hills (Vietnam, Danang)

o Montgomerie Links (Vietnam, Danang)

o Sky Lake (Vietnam, Hanoi)

✔ Pre-tour, airport meet & greet and transfers to hotel in Siem Reap (Cambodia)

✔ Post-tour, airport transfers from hotel in Hanoi (Vietnam)

✔ All transport in air conditioned coaches

✔ Three domestic flights including luggage and golf bag allowances

✔ Welcome Dinner with drinks in Siem Reap, Cambodia

✔ Farewell Dinner with drinks in Hanoi, Vietnam

✔ Guided visit to Angkor temples in Siem Reap, Cambodia

✔ Circus Phare dinner spectacular in Siem Reap, Cambodia

✔ Guided tours to Cu Chi Tunnels and Ho Chi Minh City Tour including lunch

✔ Guided visit to ancient city of Hoi An, Vietnam

✔ Vietnamese Cooking Class and dinner

✔ Halong Bay Boat Cruise including lunch

✔ All taxes and service fees

✔ PaR nz Golfing Holidays full travel itinerary and souvenir pack

The tour will be limited to 28 golfers. Our previous tours sold out within weeks of releasing so don’t delay in getting in your first deposit to secure your place.

TOUR

INCLUSIONS

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Angkor Wat

Languna Lang Co

Halong Bay

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DAY 1 – SATURDAY 28 JANUARY

Arrival in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Check into the 5-star Sokha Hotel featuring a blend of modern European and Cambodian architecture. Extra nights can be arranged along with pre-tour visits to the Tonale Lake Floating Village. We officially start our tour with a Welcome Dinner for your first taste of modern Cambodian fusion food.

DAY 2 – SUNDAY 29 JANUARY

Our first round of golf is played at the ANGKOR Golf Course designed by Nick Faldo and rated No.1 in Cambodia. After golf we return to the city to check out the busy shopping and entertainment nightlife by Tuk Tuk.

DAY 3 – MONDAY 30 JANUARY

Our second round of golf is played at the PHOKEETHRA Golf Course built around the Rouen Bridge part of 11th century archeological ruins. This undulating course featuring many waterways is rated No. 2 in Cambodia. After golf we return to the city to enjoy a Cambodian Circus evening and dinner at the Phare Café Restaurant.

DAY 4 – TUESDAY 31 JANUARY

We start this magical day with breakfast at sunrise viewing the Angkor Temple complexes. Enjoy a guided tour through the main temples, Temples Thom (also known as the Temple of Many Faces and Temple Ta Promh (also known as the Lara Croft Tomb Raider Temples).

After our temple tour we fly from Cambodia to Saigon in Vietnam and check-in to the 5-star Renaissance Hotel located on the Saigon River and right in the heart of the shopping district. We stay in Saigon for 2 nights in deluxe rooms with river views

DAY 5 – WEDNESDAY 1 FEBRUARY

Enjoy a ½ day private guided tour to the Cu Chi Tunnels, an elaborate underground community of 250 km of tunnels and chambers. Enjoy a typical Vietnamese lunch at Ben Nay Restaurant on the river. After lunch we will be taken on a guided tour of Saigon City.

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DAY 6 – THURSDAY 2 FEBRUARY

For our third round of golf we play the best course in Saigon, the highly acclaimed LONG THANH Golf Course - HILLS COURSE featuring views of the city and surrounding rice fields. This is a heavily undulating course lined with palm trees and brick walls known as The Great Wall of China! After golf we travel to the Ho Tram Strip and check-in to the 5-star Grand Ho Tram Resort, deluxe ocean view rooms for 2 nights.

DAY 7 – FRIDAY 3 FEBRUARY

Round 4 on tour is playing Greg Norman’s masterpiece THE BLUFFS Golf Course now rated in the latest 2016 rankings of the World’s Top 100 Golf Courses.

DAY 8 – SATURDAY 4 FEBRUARY

From Saigon we fly to Danang and enjoy 6 nights staying right on China Beach at the fabulous 5-star Pullman Resort centrally located to the city, golf courses, beaches and mountains.

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OVERVIEW

DAY 9 – SUNDAY 5 FEBRUARY

We play Round 5 on tour, Greg Norman’s DANANG DUNES Golf Course a links style golf course located right on China Beach with ocean views. A challenging coastal layout with wasteland bunkering, typical of a Norman design.

DAY 10 – MONDAY 6 FEBRUARY

We play Round 6 on tour, at Luke Donald’s first designed golf course in the world the BA NA HILLS Golf Course. This course is unique in the Danang region with its undulating design, more parkland style than the other 3 championship courses in the region. Only opened in April 2016 this course is already getting Luke rave reviews.

DAY 11 – TUESDAY 7 FEBRUARY

A tourist day visiting the ancient city of Hoi An including a walking tour with time for lunch in one of the many cafes and time for shopping. In the afternoon, we enjoy a Vietnamese Cooking Class culminating with dinner. You will be taught how to prepare ingredients, infuse flavours and present foods according to local tastes and customs.

DAY 12 – WEDNESDAY 8 FEBRUARY

Round 7 on tour we play our second Nick Faldo course, Languna Lang Co Golf Course a magnificent links course located over the mountains to the north of Danang beside the fishing village of Laguna.

DAY 13 – THURSDAY 9 FEBRUARY

Our final course in Danang, we play a Scottish favourite, the Colin Montgomerie designed MONTGOMERIE LINKS Golf Course again a links style course featuring many gun ramparts left over from the Vietnam War.

DAY 14 – FRIDAY 10 FEBRUARY

From Danang we continue our journey north to Halong Bay where we stay 1 night over-looking this expansive water wonderland of limestone mountains and caves floating on clear emerald waters.

DAY 15 – SATURDAY 11 FEBRUARY

Enjoy a ½ day guided cruise of Halong Bay in a private boat with lunch included. After returning to shore we travel in land to Hanoi, checking into the 4 ½ star Movenpick Hotel to stay 3 nights in superior rooms.

DAY 16 – SUNDAY 12 FEBRUARY

Enjoy a day at leisure to explore Hanoi.

DAY 17 – MONDAY 13 FEBRUARY

Our final round of golf is at SKY LAKE Golf Course playing the Lake Course, a private members course at special invitation. After golf we return to the city and enjoy Farewell drinks and dinner at the famous Pots n Pans Restaurant in Hanoi.

DAY 18 – TUESDAY 14 FEBRUARY

Start of tour departures or day at leisure to explore Hanoi for those staying extra nights

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SUGGESTED FLIGHTS DAILY

Auckland to Hong Kong

CX7402 ETD 23:50 ETA 6:05 (Next day)

Hong Kong to Siem Reap

KA248 ETD 08:15 ETA 10:00

Hanoi to Hong Kong

KA296 ETD 10:45 ETA 13:35

Hong Kong to Auckland

CX117 ETD 15:25 ETA 0735 (Next day)

Our tour is planned for January / February which is the ideal time climate-wise to visit and play golf in Vietnam and Cambodia. In addition we will visit these countries in the lead up to their New Year celebrations so there is an added carnival atmosphere in the cities we visit.

NOTE: Flights to / from Asia get very heavily booked around the time of Vietnam and Chinese New Year so don’t delay in booking your flights.

TOUR COSTS

• USD$5875 pp Full package golfers

• USD$4825 pp Full package non-golfers

• USD$1360 pp Single supplement added to full golfer package

• USD$75 pp Extra nights in Siem Reap, Cambodia with breakfast based on twin share

• USD$75 pp Extra nights in Hanoi, Vietnam with breakfast based on twin share

NOT INCLUDED

• International airfares (PaR nz Golfing Holidays can assist with bookings)

• Entry Visa costs for Vietnam & Cambodia (PaR nz can assist with this documentation)

• Meals not listed in itinerary

• Travel insurance (compulsory)

• Caddie Tips (USD$15 per round, payable directly to your Caddie on the day)

• Guide and Driver Tips (USD$75 pp total collected at the start of the tour)

PAYMENT

• 1st Deposit of USD$750 non-refundable due with booking to secure place on tour

• Payment in full due by 1st November 2016 including extra nights and add-ons

CONDITIONS

A full list of booking conditions is detailed on the appropriate

booking form but please note preliminary bookings have

been made at all the golf courses and our selected hotels as

listed. However please note that some courses do not take

final bookings and allocate tee times, this far out and only

confirm after their winter season is over. In the unlikely event

that a course or hotel requires to be changed to that which

is listed, a replacement will be made with a similar or higher

standard venue, and you will be advised with an updated

itinerary. Please be assured that this has never been an issue

in the past.

For a list of tour inclusions, flights, additional

sightseeing options and, a registration form – contact

[email protected] or [email protected] or phone

+64 9 486 1077 (Toll free from Australia +1800 018 575

or fax to +64 9 486 1078 or write to PO Box 331395,

Takapuna, New Zealand 0740.

2017 VIETNAM & CAMBODIA

GOLF TOUR