If you are a nature lover and a golf enthusiast, there are some enthralling destinations to nurture your passion this year across the country, amid quality unwinding. Top among them, in no particular order, are:
Ibom Hotel & Golf Resort
It is not a surprise that Ibom Hotel & Golf Resort, in the outskirts of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, is among the most visited for long leisure stays and golf outings.
The resort is a world of landscaped tropical beauty, amid an 18-hole golf course, private terraces in each of the 130 guestrooms (each overlooking a forest of palm trees and the golf course) and riverside marina with a floating jetty. It also offers a Marina Club House & BBQ Terrace, a heliport, three retail shops, a hair salon, among other facilities.
Apart from golf, one can enjoy swimming in its outdoor children’s and adult pools, two Jacuzzis, while keeping fit at the health club, and with tennis and squash facilities to sweat it out.
The resort offers a truly unique experience in every one of its stylish guest rooms and suites. Warm earth tones in addition to the luxurious sitting and work areas create an inviting ambiance for you to experience and enjoy.
The opportunity to discover unique cultural experiences, both within the hotel as well as across the local community is awesome.
Smokin Hills
If you are a discerning leisure buff who likes it within, then you can hear the call of exclusive excitement over the rolling hills, and breathtaking landscape awash with natural tranquility this year.
More also, if your inclination is sports, especially golf; an ambitious recreational facility awaits you at this serene enclave in the heart of a true African community.
Welcome to Smokin Hills Golf Resort, a destination for golf enthusiasts and nature lovers in Ilara Mokin, Ondo State. On a visit, guests discover beyond the reasons the resort is ‘smoking’ with leisure.
The resort is set on 140 acres of virgin land carved out of surrounding jungle and rolling hills that emit smoke early in the morning and also at dawn. The unique smoke feature, which is also where the resort derived its name, is something that thrills all guests.
On offer at the resort are pristine nature, an 18-hole golf course, designed by Ron Garl and quality accommodation options that cater to all calibers of guests. As expected, after the day’s exciting outings at the golf course or tours to nearby attractions, comfortable accommodation awaits guests at the resort’s well-appointed 26 rooms, especially its two bedroom en-suite flats.
However, based on the beautiful landscape, quality golfing, world-class facilities and serenity that are unraveled anywhere in the country, Smokin Hills is worth a visit this year and beyond.
Miccom Hotel and Golf Resort
If you want a destination outside the busy and polluted metropolis, perhaps, Miccom Hotel and Golf Resort located in a very rustic Ada town, near Oshogbo, the Osun State capital, will thrill your sense of holiday and great escape.
The resort woos both golfers and leisure seekers alike to its natural and man-made attractions.
Its beautiful hideout is obviously what attracts those who want exclusivity and pamper that the very busy metropolitan cities lack.
The view, the wonder of nature in the rocks around the hotel, is thrilling.
Opportunity to learn some aerobic, sports and optional golf lessons, poolside entertainment besides access to all the premium facilities of the hotel, are part of the reasons it is sought-after by holiday makers.
Truly, this contemporary masterpiece tucked in the lush Ada tropical forest with matching facilities is a true haven for lovers and also ‘Escape for Workaholics.’
A night’s rest in the well-appointed rooms is always desired by guests.
On a visit, you will wonder aloud about the patience and creativity of Mother Nature in sculpting the 18-hole golf course’s natural hazards and the green vegetation that keep both golf and non-golf buffs coming.
Whether you are a pro or a teeing, you will find an ample time to perfect your swing amid the course’s green lawns.
One step into the haven, you are a royalty; the rooms come with exotic accessories that leave very little to your imagination.
For sure, what more could bring comfort to a guest’s soul this year than dwelling like a king in your court at Miccom Golf Resort.
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