Overview
Greece's 72-hole resort coast — four signature courses, one Messinian bay, five unhurried nights.
Costa Navarino has quietly become the most complete golf destination in the eastern Mediterranean: four courses above the Bay of Navarino in Messinia, designed by names including Bernhard Langer and Jose Maria Olazabal, wrapped around a resort estate with hotels, a landmark spa and a stretch of genuinely beautiful Peloponnese coast. For UAE golfers it answers a question Belek and Vilamoura cannot — somewhere new, at the same flight range.
Five nights carries the full four-course set: the olive-grove Dunes, the clifftop Bay with its sea-edge holes, and the newer Hills and International Olympic Academy courses sharing a ridge to the south. Transfers between them are minutes, not hours, and buggies come bundled into most resort golf arrangements — we confirm exactly what applies at your dates.
Athens is the usual gateway from Dubai, with the drive south through the Peloponnese taking under three hours; seasonal regional flights to Kalamata shorten it further when schedules align. As ever, all four courses are a suggested set pending verification.
- All four Costa Navarino courses in a single stay
- The Bay course's clifftop holes above Navarino Bay
- The Dunes — Langer-designed golf through old olive groves
- One of the largest spa and thalassotherapy centres in the region
- Voidokilia beach and Venetian-era Pylos on the doorstep
Who it suits
- Golfers who have worn out Belek and the Algarve and want new ground
- Couples pairing four rounds with a serious spa
- Groups collecting Europe's modern resort-golf destinations
Why it works
- Four championship courses without a single hotel change
- Spring and autumn windows match UAE escape seasons neatly
- The Peloponnese setting gives rest days genuine substance
The golf
- Rounds
- 4 rounds
- Tee times
- Not yet confirmed
- Buggies
- Buggies are commonly bundled with resort golf here — exact inclusions confirmed at quote stage
- Handicap
- Handicap certificate may be requested — confirmed at quote stage
- Clubs
- Club carriage quoted with flights; hire sets available at the resort
Course 1
The Dunes Course
The Langer-designed original, through olive groves and river-mouth dunes.
Course 2
The Bay Course
Clifftop and sea-edge holes above Navarino Bay — the scenic centrepiece.
Course 3
The Hills Course
Part of the newer southern ridge pairing, broad and exposed to the view.
Course 4
International Olympic Academy Course
The Hills's ridge neighbour, completing the full Navarino set.
We ask each club for tee times when you send your dates. Nothing is confirmed until the club confirms it, and we confirm it with you before you pay.
For non-golfers
Itinerary
- Days 1–2
South through the Peloponnese
Fly Dubai to Athens and drive south — under three hours, and the scenery improves by the kilometre. Day two opens on the Dunes course, the estate original, rolling through olive groves with the bay appearing on the back nine. Dinner moves between the estate's restaurants; the Greek one first, obviously.
- Days 3–4
The Bay, then a Messinian day
The Bay course is the photograph round — holes hanging above the water with Pylos across the bay. Day four rests the swing: Voidokilia's horseshoe beach, the Venetian castle at Methoni, or a full spa afternoon. Gialova lagoon's birdlife earns a detour for the patient.
- Days 5–6
The southern ridge, then home
A closing double-header for keen groups — the Hills course and the International Olympic Academy course share the southern ridge — or one of the two with a final beach afternoon. Drive back to Athens for the Dubai flight, or connect from Kalamata in season.
What’s included
Where you stay
Resort estate hotel above the Bay of Navarino
Breakfast or half board
Included
- Return flights from Dubai to Athens, with Kalamata connections where seasonal schedules allow
- Five nights at the resort estate with breakfast
- Four rounds of golf with pre-booked tee times once confirmed
- Course transfers within the resort area
- PCT golf travel consultant support
Not included
- Buggies and caddies unless stated
- Golf club hire
- Travel insurance
- Personal spending
Add to your trip
- + Two nights in Athens with the Acropolis done properly
- + A Messinian olive-oil and winery afternoon
- + Ancient Olympia day trip north through the hills
When to go
April to June and September to October are Messinia at its best — warm, green and calm. July and August run hot, though still short of a Gulf summer, and the sea makes up the difference. Winter golf continues on mild weeks at softer rates. The resort's spring opening period books earliest; we plan around it.
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