The Ultimate Western Algarve Golf Escape

Day 1: Arrival & Historic Elegance

Arrive at Faro Airport, where your private driver will meet you for a seamless transfer to the legendary Penina Hotel & Golf Resort. Known as the true "home of golf" in the Algarve, this 5-star estate offers a magnificent setting surrounded by lush, manicured grounds. Settle into your luxury accommodations for the next 7 nights, explore the resort's extensive amenities, and enjoy a refined welcome dinner to kick off the trip in style.

Day 2: Morgado Golf Course

Begin your golf journey at Morgado, a par-73 layout set in a tranquil valley between the coastal town of Portimão and the Monchique Mountains. Unlike many coastal courses, Morgado is surrounded by untouched nature and traditional Algarvian farmland. The course features generous, rolling fairways, but challenges players with massive, undulating greens and deep, Scottish-style pot bunkers that demand precision on your approach shots.

Day 3: Boavista Golf Course

Travel to the historic coastal town of Lagos to play Boavista. Designed by Howard Swan, this beautifully conditioned championship course is renowned for its spectacular scenery. The front nine weaves through natural valleys and ravines, while the back nine climbs to higher ground, rewarding golfers with sweeping, panoramic views over the Bay of Lagos to the south and the dramatic Monchique Mountains to the north.

Day 4: Gramacho Golf Course

Experience one of the Algarve's most unique layouts at Pestana Gramacho. Originally a 9-hole course designed by Ronald Fream, it was ingeniously expanded to a full 18-hole championship layout in collaboration with former world number one Nick Price. The course is famous for its 27 separate greens across 18 holes, meaning the approach angles change entirely depending on the day's routing. Winding through ancient olive, almond, and carob groves, Gramacho offers a deeply authentic Portuguese golf experience.

Day 5: Amendoeira Faldo Course

Prepare for a true strategic test at the Amendoeira Faldo Course. Designed by Sir Nick Faldo, this 6,578-meter par-72 championship course was named Portugal's Best Golf Course at the 2016 World Golf Awards. Set across two limestone hillsides and a fertile valley, the layout demands careful positioning off the tee. The course is visually striking, featuring rocky outcrops, meandering water hazards, and sprawling desert-style bunkers that require a thoughtful, tactical approach to every hole

Day 6: Palmares Golf Course

Enjoy a breathtaking round at Onyria Palmares, spectacularly redesigned by Robert Trent Jones Jr. in 2011. The property features 27 holes divided into three distinct nine-hole loops (Alvor, Lagos, and Praia) that transition seamlessly from elevated parkland down to authentic, wind-swept coastal links. With nearly 90% of the tee boxes offering stunning ocean views of the Alvor Estuary and Meia Praia beach, Palmares provides an exhilarating and visually stunning round of golf.

Day 7: Penina Sir Henry Cotton Championship Course

For your final round, step right out of your hotel onto the Algarve's very first 18-hole golf course. Laid out by three-time Open Champion Sir Henry Cotton over 50 years ago, this legendary par-73 parkland course has hosted the Portuguese Open a record ten times. Cotton famously planted over 400,000 trees to transform the former rice paddies into a lush, unforgiving championship test featuring elevated greens, subtle doglegs, and strategic water hazards. It is the perfect, historic conclusion to your Algarve adventure.

Day 8: Departure

Enjoy a final relaxed morning at the resort. Savor a leisurely breakfast on the terrace or take one last stroll through the beautiful Penina estate before your private transfer returns you to Faro Airport for your journey home.