Golf hotels, lodges & resorts in East Africa

Nairobi National Park · Kenya

4.5(100 reviews)

Kenya's best-known resort course — tight, tree-lined fairways cut through indigenous forest on the edge of Karura.

Pro: Course on site — first tee is a short walk · Con: Big hitters may find it short off the back tees

Holes

18

Par

72

Yards

6,605

Windsor Championship Course

Course on site — walk to the first tee

Handicap 12–28 · enjoyable for most club players

• Championship 18 holes
• Driving range
• Resident pros & caddies
• Club hire
• Pro shop
• Halfway house

Nairobi National Park · Kenya

4.8(86 reviews)

Host of the Magical Kenya Open — the most demanding parkland layout in the country, played off firm kikuyu.

Pro: Course on site — first tee is a short walk · Con: Handicap certificate often requested

Holes

18

Par

71

Yards

6,789

Muthaiga Golf Club

Course on site — walk to the first tee

Handicap 4–18 · certificate usually required

• DP World Tour host course
• Practice range & short game area
• Caddies
• Members' clubhouse access
• Locker service

Nairobi National Park · Kenya

4.8(210 reviews)

Long, generous fairways beneath the Ngong Hills on the old Blixen estate — the most walkable big course in Nairobi.

Pro: Course on site — first tee is a short walk · Con: Handicap certificate often requested

Holes

18

Par

72

Yards

7,050

Karen Country Club

Course on site — walk to the first tee

Handicap 4–18 · certificate usually required

• Championship 18 holes
• Floodlit range
• Caddies & buggies
• Coaching
• Pool & tennis

Nairobi National Park · Kenya

4.8(38 reviews)

Butler service, a valet-run bag drop and an eight-minute transfer to Karen's first tee. The premium base for a Nairobi golf week.

Pro: Quick 8-minute transfer to the tee, arranged for you · Con: Handicap certificate often requested

Holes

18

Par

72

Yards

7,050

Karen Country Club

8 min to the first tee

Handicap 4–18 · certificate usually required

• Green fees arranged
• Bag storage & valet
• Chauffeur to the tee
• Spa recovery treatments
• Late checkout for afternoon rounds

Nairobi National Park · Kenya

4.9(174 reviews)

Colonial-era landmark hotel with reciprocal play at Royal Nairobi, the oldest club in East Africa (founded 1906).

Pro: Quick 15-minute transfer to the tee, arranged for you · Con: Big hitters may find it short off the back tees

Holes

18

Par

71

Yards

6,450

Royal Nairobi Golf Club

15 min to the first tee

Handicap 12–28 · enjoyable for most club players

• Reciprocal club access
• Green fees & caddies arranged
• Club hire
• Early breakfast for dawn tee times

Nairobi National Park · Kenya

4.4(157 reviews)

City-centre classic used as a value base for Sigona and Limuru rounds on the Rift escarpment.

Pro: Quick 35-minute transfer to the tee, arranged for you · Con: Big hitters may find it short off the back tees

Holes

18

Par

71

Yards

6,620

Sigona Golf Club

35 min to the first tee

Handicap 12–28 · enjoyable for most club players

• Transfers to Sigona & Limuru
• Green fees arranged
• Golfer's early breakfast
• Bag storage

Nairobi National Park · Kenya

4.1(205 reviews)

Country inn among the tea estates, minutes from Limuru's cool, hilly and famously tricky greens.

Pro: Quick 10-minute transfer to the tee, arranged for you · Con: Big hitters may find it short off the back tees

Holes

18

Par

71

Yards

6,280

Limuru Country Club

10 min to the first tee

Handicap 20–36 · relaxed resort golf

• Green fees arranged
• Club hire
• Caddies
• Log fires & hearty post-round lunches

Mount Kenya National Park · Kenya

4.8(62 reviews)

Play a manicured nine straight at Mount Kenya with the equator running through the property — the most photographed golf view in Africa.

Pro: Course on site — first tee is a short walk · Con: Nine holes only — most golfers play two loops

Holes

9

Par

35

Yards

3,040

Mount Kenya Safari Club Course

Course on site — walk to the first tee

Handicap 20–36 · relaxed resort golf

• On-site 9 holes
• Equator tee
• Club hire
• Horse riding & bowling
• Animal orphanage

Aberdare National Park · Kenya

4.5(257 reviews)

A hillside nine on a working game sanctuary — zebra and eland graze the rough between shots.

Pro: Course on site — first tee is a short walk · Con: Nine holes only — most golfers play two loops

Holes

9

Par

36

Yards

3,180

Aberdare Country Club Course

Course on site — walk to the first tee

Handicap 20–36 · relaxed resort golf

• On-site 9 holes
• Caddies
• Club hire
• Game walks
• Gateway to The Ark

Lake Naivasha · Kenya

4.6(295 reviews)

A dramatic Rift-edge layout 2,000m up, with Mount Longonot filling the skyline and drives that carry forever.

Pro: Course on site — first tee is a short walk · Con: Handicap certificate often requested

Holes

18

Par

72

Yards

6,785

Great Rift Valley Championship Course

Course on site — walk to the first tee

Handicap 4–18 · certificate usually required

• Championship 18 holes
• Driving range
• Buggies & caddies
• Pro shop
• Spa & pool
• Family villas

Lake Nakuru National Park · Kenya

4.4(126 reviews)

Comfortable town base for Nakuru Golf Club, an easy walking course a short drive from the flamingo lake.

Pro: Quick 10-minute transfer to the tee, arranged for you · Con: Big hitters may find it short off the back tees

Holes

18

Par

72

Yards

6,435

Nakuru Golf Club

10 min to the first tee

Handicap 20–36 · relaxed resort golf

• Green fees arranged
• Club hire
• Transfers to the club
• Pool & gym

Mount Kenya National Park · Kenya

4.3(101 reviews)

Long-standing Nanyuki hotel next door to the sports club nine — the value option before heading up to Laikipia.

Pro: Quick 5-minute transfer to the tee, arranged for you · Con: Nine holes only — most golfers play two loops

Holes

9

Par

36

Yards

3,120

Nanyuki Sports Club

5 min to the first tee

Handicap 20–36 · relaxed resort golf

• Green fees arranged
• Club hire
• Caddies
• Squash & tennis

Aberdare National Park · Kenya

4.4(162 reviews)

One of Kenya's newest and longest layouts, built across coffee-country ridges an hour north of Nairobi.

Pro: Course on site — first tee is a short walk · Con: Handicap certificate often requested

Holes

18

Par

72

Yards

7,200

Thika Greens

Course on site — walk to the first tee

Handicap 0–12 · full championship test

• Championship 18 holes
• Driving range
• Buggies
• Academy coaching
• Resort villas

Kilifi & Vipingo · Kenya

4.8(58 reviews)

East Africa's only PGA-standard course, on a 2,500-acre coastal estate with its own airstrip and beach club.

Pro: Course on site — first tee is a short walk · Con: Handicap certificate often requested

Holes

18

Par

72

Yards

7,180

Vipingo Ridge PGA Baobab Course

Course on site — walk to the first tee

Handicap 0–12 · full championship test

• PGA championship 18
• Second 9-hole Vipingo course
• Private airstrip
• Beach club
• Buggies & caddies
• Golf academy

Diani Beach · Kenya

4.7(101 reviews)

All-inclusive Diani resort with its own 18 holes threading through palms and monkey-filled coastal forest.

Pro: Course on site — first tee is a short walk · Con: Big hitters may find it short off the back tees

Holes

18

Par

72

Yards

6,480

Leisure Golf Course Diani

Course on site — walk to the first tee

Handicap 12–28 · enjoyable for most club players

• On-site 18 holes
• All-inclusive dining
• Club hire
• Caddies
• Kite surfing & diving

Mombasa & North Coast · Kenya

4.5(270 reviews)

Mombasa's grand old course — flat, fast and shaded by giant baobabs, ten minutes from the beach.

Pro: Course on site — first tee is a short walk · Con: Big hitters may find it short off the back tees

Holes

18

Par

71

Yards

6,520

Nyali Golf & Country Club

Course on site — walk to the first tee

Handicap 12–28 · enjoyable for most club players

• Championship 18 holes
• Driving range
• Caddies
• Pro shop
• Pool & tennis

Mombasa & North Coast · Kenya

4.6(271 reviews)

Beachfront lodge with a standing arrangement at Nyali — golf in the morning, dhow sundowner in the evening.

Pro: Quick 6-minute transfer to the tee, arranged for you · Con: Big hitters may find it short off the back tees

Holes

18

Par

71

Yards

6,520

Nyali Golf & Country Club

6 min to the first tee

Handicap 12–28 · enjoyable for most club players

• Green fees arranged
• Transfers to the club
• Club hire
• Beachfront rooms
• Spa

Diani Beach · Kenya

4.7(168 reviews)

Clifftop all-inclusive above Diani, a ten-minute hop from the Leisure course and Kongo river mouth.

Pro: Quick 10-minute transfer to the tee, arranged for you · Con: Big hitters may find it short off the back tees

Holes

18

Par

72

Yards

6,480

Leisure Golf Course Diani

10 min to the first tee

Handicap 12–28 · enjoyable for most club players

• Green fees arranged
• Shuttle to the course
• All-inclusive dining
• Three pools
• Spa

Watamu · Kenya

4.7(64 reviews)

Big-game fishing legend on Watamu bay, used as a luxury base for day rounds at Vipingo Ridge.

Pro: Quick 55-minute transfer to the tee, arranged for you · Con: Handicap certificate often requested

Holes

18

Par

72

Yards

7,180

Vipingo Ridge PGA Baobab Course

55 min to the first tee

Handicap 0–12 · full championship test

• Vipingo day packages
• Green fees & buggy arranged
• Chauffeured transfers
• Deep-sea fishing
• Spa

Kakamega Forest · Kenya

4.4(151 reviews)

A Kakamega institution beside the club, three minutes from the first tee and the rainforest reserve.

Pro: Quick 3-minute transfer to the tee, arranged for you · Con: Nine holes only — most golfers play two loops

Holes

9

Par

36

Yards

3,220

Kakamega Golf Club

3 min to the first tee

Handicap 20–36 · relaxed resort golf

• Green fees arranged
• Club hire
• Caddies
• Forest birding walks

Kisumu & Lake Victoria · Kenya

4.7(125 reviews)

Kisumu's best city hotel, close to Nyanza Golf Club's lakeside fairways and the Kisumu Open.

Pro: Quick 8-minute transfer to the tee, arranged for you · Con: Big hitters may find it short off the back tees

Holes

18

Par

72

Yards

6,360

Nyanza Golf Club

8 min to the first tee

Handicap 20–36 · relaxed resort golf

• Green fees arranged
• Transfers
• Club hire
• Rooftop pool
• Lake Victoria excursions

Kisumu & Lake Victoria · Kenya

4.2(289 reviews)

Colonial tea-estate hotel with a cool, green nine next door — a classic stop en route to the Mara.

Pro: Quick 5-minute transfer to the tee, arranged for you · Con: Nine holes only — most golfers play two loops

Holes

9

Par

34

Yards

2,940

Kericho Golf Club

5 min to the first tee

Handicap 20–36 · relaxed resort golf

• Green fees arranged
• Club hire
• Tea estate tours
• Log fires

Lake Nakuru National Park · Kenya

4.8(130 reviews)

Game lodge inside Lake Nakuru park — game drive at dawn, eighteen holes in town after lunch.

Pro: Quick 20-minute transfer to the tee, arranged for you · Con: Big hitters may find it short off the back tees

Holes

18

Par

72

Yards

6,435

Nakuru Golf Club

20 min to the first tee

Handicap 20–36 · relaxed resort golf

• Green fees arranged
• Transfers to Nakuru GC
• Game drives
• Pool & spa

Kilimanjaro & Moshi · Tanzania

4.6(96 reviews)

Tanzania's premier championship layout, laid out on old coffee land with an uninterrupted Kilimanjaro backdrop.

Pro: Course on site — first tee is a short walk · Con: Handicap certificate often requested

Holes

18

Par

72

Yards

7,130

Kilimanjaro Golf Club

Course on site — walk to the first tee

Handicap 0–12 · full championship test

• Championship 18 holes
• Driving range & academy
• Buggies & caddies
• Pro shop
• Estate villas
• Pool

Arusha National Park · Tanzania

4.9(128 reviews)

Plantation suites in a working coffee farm, twelve minutes from Arusha's historic Gymkhana nine.

Pro: Quick 12-minute transfer to the tee, arranged for you · Con: Nine holes only — most golfers play two loops

Holes

9

Par

35

Yards

3,080

Gymkhana Golf Club Arusha

12 min to the first tee

Handicap 20–36 · relaxed resort golf

• Green fees arranged
• Transfers
• Club hire
• Coffee tours
• Safari departure base

Arusha National Park · Tanzania

4.4(265 reviews)

Large garden hotel in Arusha, the practical base for golf days before the Serengeti leg.

Pro: Quick 10-minute transfer to the tee, arranged for you · Con: Nine holes only — most golfers play two loops

Holes

9

Par

35

Yards

3,080

Gymkhana Golf Club Arusha

10 min to the first tee

Handicap 20–36 · relaxed resort golf

• Green fees arranged
• Shuttle to the club
• Club hire
• Pool & gym
• Conference facilities

Arusha National Park · Tanzania

4.9(73 reviews)

Contemporary five-star with Meru views, running day trips to the Kilimanjaro championship course.

Pro: Quick 60-minute transfer to the tee, arranged for you · Con: Handicap certificate often requested

Holes

18

Par

72

Yards

7,130

Kilimanjaro Golf Club

60 min to the first tee

Handicap 0–12 · full championship test

• Kilimanjaro GC day packages
• Chauffeured transfers
• Green fees & buggy
• Spa
• Infinity pool

Kilimanjaro & Moshi · Tanzania

4.7(279 reviews)

Forest-edge lodge on Kilimanjaro's lower slopes, half an hour from the course and the Machame gate.

Pro: Quick 30-minute transfer to the tee, arranged for you · Con: Handicap certificate often requested

Holes

18

Par

72

Yards

7,130

Kilimanjaro Golf Club

30 min to the first tee

Handicap 0–12 · full championship test

• Green fees arranged
• Transfers
• Club hire
• Kilimanjaro trek base
• Mountain views

Zanzibar Archipelago · Tanzania

4.6(261 reviews)

The only resort course on Zanzibar — nine holes on a clifftop above the channel at Mangapwani.

Pro: Course on site — first tee is a short walk · Con: Nine holes only — most golfers play two loops

Holes

9

Par

36

Yards

3,260

Sea Cliff Zanzibar Course

Course on site — walk to the first tee

Handicap 12–28 · enjoyable for most club players

• On-site 9 holes
• Club hire
• Caddies
• Spa
• Two pools
• Dhow cruises

Zanzibar Archipelago · Tanzania

5.0(203 reviews)

Design-led Kendwa retreat for golfers who want one relaxed round and five days of reef and rest.

Pro: Quick 40-minute transfer to the tee, arranged for you · Con: Nine holes only — most golfers play two loops

Holes

9

Par

36

Yards

3,260

Sea Cliff Zanzibar Course

40 min to the first tee

Handicap 12–28 · enjoyable for most club players

• Green fees arranged
• Private transfers
• Wellness & spa
• Beachfront villas
• Diving

Dar es Salaam · Tanzania

4.7(239 reviews)

Harbour-front five-star seven minutes from the Dar Gymkhana, the country's busiest 18-hole club.

Pro: Quick 7-minute transfer to the tee, arranged for you · Con: Big hitters may find it short off the back tees

Holes

18

Par

71

Yards

6,540

Gymkhana Club Dar es Salaam

7 min to the first tee

Handicap 12–28 · enjoyable for most club players

• Green fees arranged
• Transfers
• Club hire
• Rooftop pool
• Airport connections

Dar es Salaam · Tanzania

4.6(190 reviews)

Msasani peninsula hotel used for Lugalo rounds — the longest and best-conditioned course in Dar.

Pro: Quick 15-minute transfer to the tee, arranged for you · Con: Handicap certificate often requested

Holes

18

Par

72

Yards

6,820

Lugalo Golf Club

15 min to the first tee

Handicap 4–18 · certificate usually required

• Green fees arranged
• Transfers
• Club hire
• Clifftop pool
• Spa