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Meet Wayne: Wayne Morden is a golfing traditionalist and the published author of Golf Shorts and Plus Fours: Musings from a Golfing Traditionalist. An avid golfer, he started golfing when he was five years old, played two years on the Queen’s University golf team and has been fortunate to experience many of the finest courses in the world.
Your arrival at Lisbon Airport will be met by our local team. The thirty minute drive will take us to the 5* Albatroz Hotel in beautiful Cascais. The Albatroz Hotel is a place of true glamour that rises above the ocean. The combination of luxury hotel service, a superb swimming pool with sea view and sunbathing terrace, panoramic bar overlooking the Bay of Cascais, gastronomic restaurant, makes one feel ‘out of this world’ right next door to Lisbon city centre. Your night is free to explore Cascais for dinner on your own before settling at Albatroz in Sea View Rooms.
Accommodations – The Albatroz Hotel (5 nights)
After breakfast, the transfer takes the group a short 10 minute drive to play Oitavos Dunes (with power cart/buggy), the 4th ranked golf course in Portugal’s Top 100 Golf Courses. Providing a true links experience, Oitavos Dunes’ setting is dramatic with magnificent views of the Sintra Mountains and Cabo da Roca. The location of Oitavos Dunes is on land at the most westerly tip of Europe. Designed by the renowned Arthur Hills, it is a wonderful test that perfectly utilizes the rich tapestries of this area of Portugal to create eighteen challenging but playable holes. After drinks in the clubhouse, the group is returned to the hotel. Dinner tonight will be at Monte Mar Restaurant. The restaurant combines its great location on Guincho road with fresh food straight from the ocean. From hake fillets with cockle rice to seafood cataplana, as well as the fantastic fried liver Portuguese style, all dishes are rich in flavour and freshness, served in a quiet and peaceful atmosphere. Following dinner, you are returned to Albatroz.
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An early start for the day… visiting a special place named Sintra. It is a small city near Lisbon and exists as the historic centre of many takeovers and royal sieges. The quiet and grand slopes of the Sintra mountains that overlook the city and its natural beauty are one of the reasons why it’s classified by UNESCO as a World Heritage site. Come and discover the mysterious alleyways and sample classic Portuguese cuisine. You will enjoy a full day, private sightseeing tour of nearby Sintra and surrounding area with an English speaking guide. This includes entrance to Pena Palace and Quinta da Ragaleira and free time in town. Lunch in a local restaurant is included at Curral dos Caprinhos Restaurant (providing typical Portuguese cuisine). You will be picked up at from Sintra and returned to the Albatroz. You’ll be on your own for dinner.
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Early pick up from Albatroz to drive 90 minutes north to play West Cliffs Golf Course (with buggy), the 2nd ranked golf course in Portugal’s Top 100 Golf Courses. Located an hour’s drive north of Lisbon on Portugal’s spectacular Silver Coast, West Cliffs is a Cynthia Dye design that first opened its doors to the golfing public in the summer of 2017. Offering sweeping views of the Atlantic, Berlengas Islands and Óbidos Lagoon, this dramatic seaside layout has been laid out within a massive 200-hectare property consisting of rolling sand dunes and coastal vegetation. Following drinks in the clubhouse, transfer takes you 30 minutes to Bombarral for wine tasting and an evening meal at Quinta Da Sanguinhal in the Wine Pressing Room. Following dinner, transfer returns you to our hotel.
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Transfer picks up the group from our hotel for a full day tour in downtown Lisbon with an English speaking guide that will likely include visits to Jeromimos Monastery and Belem Tower and then Panoramic Tour Lisbon City with tasting of pasteis belem, Lisbon’s iconic pastry. Lunch is to be at Páteo Bairro de Avillez in Lisbon. Return to our hotel in the evening with dinner at your leisure.
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Check out of Albatroz Hotel. After loading luggage and clubs, transfer takes about an hour and 45 minutes to play the new Comporta Dunes (with buggy). The Golf Course at Comporta Dunes is set within a stunning terrain of pine forest and sand dunes over one hundred hectares. It is near the village of Carvalhal close to Pego Beach and has been designed by David McLay Kidd. Following drinks after the round, transfer will take approximately 2 and a quarter hours to the Domes Lake Algarve. With a private lake of its own, this five-star resort introduces the Algarve to the unique character and soul of legendary Domes Resorts. Domes Lake Resort Algarve is a scenic landscape of greenery, natural beauty, and wonder that enjoys unique views of the marina and skyline on the horizon. Stay in Tropical Retreat Rooms.
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Accommodations – Domes Lake Resort Algarve (4 nights)
Transfer drives 5 minutes to Old Course, Vilamoura. This course is No. 7 in Portugal’s Top 100 Courses. In the heart of Vilamoura lies the “Grande Dame” of Algarve golf courses, Dom Pedro Old Course Golf Club in Portugal. As one of the first established layouts in the region, the Frank Pennink design is well regarded throughout the golfing world. After drinks in the clubhouse, transfer takes group from Old Course and returns to the hotel. Enjoy a free night to choose your own dinner. Overnight at Domes.
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Indulge in a relaxing morning at the hotel since there is no golf today. The transfer will pick up group around noon from the Domes for a drive of 30 minutes to Quinta Morgado Winery. Wildly surrounded by the pastoral verdure of the Algarvian Barrocal, Morgado do Quintão was founded in the early 1800s by the Count of Silves, and still remains in the same family, one whose unerring and resilient passion for the land, food, adventure and entertaining merges with a love of local heritage, beauty and conservation. Wine tour starts shortly afterwards and goes to mid to late afternoon with Farmers Lunch included. Transfer back to hotel following tour. Dinner is on your own in Vilamoura.
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Following breakfast, transfer takes just over an hour to play the No. 1 ranked Portugal Course of Monte Rei Golf Club. Set in 1,000 acres in the Eastern Algarve, between the Serra do Caldeirão mountains and the Atlantic Ocean lies a haven of peace and tranquillity that is the jewel in the crown of Portuguese Golf. Monte Rei is set in the hills northeast of Tavira towards the Spanish border and the mountain setting is very special, which is evident on arrival where stunning views greet you, providing a taster as to what to expect during the round ahead. This is one of only a few Jack Nicklaus ‘Signature’ courses in Europe and the first to reach Portugal. Following the round and clubhouse drinks, transfer will return you to our hotel for your final evening. The transfer will pick up group from the hotel for a short ride for a farewell dinner at Akvavit Restaurant with “Le Royal Menu”. Akvavit Restaurant is a very popular restaurant on Vilamoura marina, famous for its brilliant location and views, and its great food featuring Nordic dishes, French cuisine as well as Portuguese and international dishes. Transfer returns group to hotel at 10pm.
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Today we bid adieus to the fabulous Algarve and board the coach one last time to the Faro airport.
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B = BREAKFAST L = LUNCH D = DINNER
Terms & Conditions: Airfare, food and drink not listed, caddies, additional gratuities upon discretion, travel insurance not included.
One, two, three or four week pre or post tour accommodations are available… please inquire!
Deposit of $1500 CAD per person due at time of booking. Final Payment due 90 days prior to departure (July 31, 2023). Prices above are per person, based on double occupancy and are in CAD $s. Single rate of $8,688 CAD (limited number of single rooms available). Guaranteed departure subject to a minimum group size and we will have a maximum of 14 guests. Airfare & Travel Insurance is not included. Travel insurance is highly recommended and your Maritime Travel Agent can assist you with this.
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