Our Trips - Golf Tours-A Marker for the Drive

Duration: 12 days tour
Season: All year round
Best time: October till April

A Marker for the Drive

Day 01
 Arrive Mumbai. Met by India Calling Representative and transfer to hotel.

Day 02
Drive to Chembur for a game of golf at Presidency Golf Club with 18 holes, par 70. The course was redesigned by Peter Thompson. The fairways are narrow and tight and a real test with the Vexing sea breeze which can fox the most seasoned player. Afternoon tour visiting Prince of Wales Museum, Mani Bhawan, Mahalaxmi Temple, Kamla Nehru Park, Hanging Garden, Crawford Market, Victoria Terminus. Evening at leisure of Marrine drive and Chowpatty Beach.
Overnight at the hotel.

Day 03
Morning motor launch excursion to Elephanta Cave Island. Afternoon transfer to airport for flight to Bangalore. On arrival transfer Club House ( built in 1876) of Bangalore Golf Club. Evening relax at the bar which has very interesting memorabilia’s since its foundation in 1876.

Day 04
A game of gold on the 18 hole course. Apart from natural obstructions of tall tree, deep ditches, the major unnatural hazard are the crows who mistake the golf balls as their “ eggs”, sweep down on the fairways, pick-up the balls, drop them at a distance, realizing their mistake. The game is challenging with dry and sandy fairways, the greens are lush and well maintained.
Afternoon city tour visiting Cubbon park, High Court, Vidhana Soudha and Lallbagh. Spend the evening at the Club House or explore the city’s many trendy pubs and discotheques. Overnight at Club House.

Day 05
Morning transfer to airport to board flight for Chennai. Transfer to hotel. Afternoon tee off at the Madras Gymkhana Club. This 18 hole course, par 70, is set within the 2400 meters oval of the Gvindy Race Course, with more often, than desired and unpredictable obstruction with the race horses on the routine work outs.
Afternoon visit Fort St George, St Mary’s Church, San Thome Basilica, Parthasarathy Temple. Evening relax on Marina Beach, the 2nd longest beach in the world.

Day 06
Morning a game of golf at Madras Cosmopolitan Club Golf Annexe. The 18 hole – par 72 course has been redesigned by Peter Thompson with a liberal use of lateral water hazards, making the game very trickly. Thereafter drive to Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram). This little town is perfect gem of Pallava art ( 6th to 8th century AD). A beautiful beach with casurina trees an idyllic resort for a holiday.

Day 07
Morning visit the 9 cave temples scooped out of a huge rock, representing the earliest stage in the evolution of Dravidian temple architecture , Pancha Pandava Rathas, Arjuna’s Penace – a fascinating monument carved on the face of an immense rock ( 27 mts long and 9 mts wide) with a profusion of figures of animals, birds, human beings and Gods and Goddess. Later drive to Chennai airport to board flight to Mumbai for onward journey.

Book Now

India is Calling YOU... TriptoIndia.com