Why Sri Lanka Should Be Your Next Golf Destination

Travelling golfers looking for an out-of-the-ordinary location to enjoy their passion have a new option in the up-and-coming golf destination, Sri Lanka.

The 18 hole course at Victoria Golf & Country Resort, designed by Donald Steel and Martin Ebert on a former coffee and coconut plantation was completed in 1999.

Voted best course in Asia in 2005 by Golf Asia and listed in the top 100 "most beautiful golf courses in the world" by Golf Digest it has received rave reviews from those who have played it.

Situated in the centre of the tropical paradise, in the misty highlands of Kandy, it is a great place to visit if you like to play off the beaten track away from it all.

Visitors can now enjoy a new accommodation option for their visit to the course that sounds like heaven itself.

Levita, is described as "a refined boutique retreat" and it’s on the doorstep of the Resort, offering fabulous views of the Victoria Reservoir in a relaxed environment.

Operated by Taru Villas, Levita features three room categories - from intimate deluxe rooms to the indulgent premier suite with a private Jacuzzi - each offering panoramic mountain vistas. 

The owners say: "Guests can unwind after a day on the greens in their own private terraces, by the infinity pool, or over locally inspired fare at the villa’s on-site restaurant. Offering both the refinement golfers expect and a sense of place that resonates beyond sport, Levita is perfectly positioned as either a starting point or restful conclusion for a Sri Lankan itinerary that blends activity with repose."

The hills surrounding the resort offer much more than golf and attracts adventurous visitors from around the world to take in mist-wrapped landscapes and discover nearby cultural gems such as Kandy’s sacred Temple of the Tooth and lush Peradeniya Botanical Gardens.

Sri Lanka is one of the proverbial "hidden gems" of the golfing world offering a handful of well maintained courses in glorious surroundings.

Golfshake recently visited the country’s first coastal golf resort and came away impressed with all the country has to offer both on and off the course. See our full review of the Shangri-La Hambantota Resort here.