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LUXOR
ROYAL VALLEY GOLF CLUB
Members, daily fee golfers, tourist groups.
Practice facilities: Double driving range, practice greens.
The clubhouse:
Pharaohs and fairways
Luxor Crocodile Island
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To Esna, Edfu, Kom Ombo and Aswan
Here, you can play from King Tut tees in the shadow of the
There are four tee positions on each hole. The King Tut tees
temples and tombs of Egypt’s ancient ruling dynasties at the
tip the scales at 6,735 yards, while ladies and juniors teeing
Royal Valley Golf Club. Luxor’s year-round sun and mild win-
up on Nefertity [Nefertiti] play from a friendlier 5,215 yards.
ters are ideal for golf, and the course serves up golf fit for
Everywhere you look there are reminders of this area’s rich
kings and queens. Located on Luxor’s East Bank, 13km from its
past. Even the tee markers are evocative, being miniature
centre and 8km from the airport, Royal Valley is a course of
busts of their pharaonic namesakes (the other tee positions
two halves. After a front nine of generous fairways, numerous
are Ramsis [Ramses] II and Sphinx). Look up, and you can see
water hazards and protected greens, the back nine’s rolling
the mountains bearing the valleys where the ancient kings
fairways are narrower and feature larger waste areas.
and queens were laid to rest. Playing in such atmospheric surroundings adds a special element to a round at the Royal
Nubian-style clubhouse
Services:
The impressive Nubian-style clubhouse stands at one end of
Information: Tel: +20 20 95 928 0098 Fax: +20 20 95 928 0097 Mobile: +20 10 163 1339 Address: Luxor Airport Road, Teba City, El Madamod District.
www.golfluxor.net
Evocative reminders of the area’s rich past
Pharaohs and fairways come together royally in Luxor.
Restaurant and bar, pro shop, locker rooms, golf bag storage. Caddies, trolleys, power carts, buggies, club rental.
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Temple of Hatshepsut Valley of the Queens Colossi Karnak Temple of Memnon Ramasseum Royal Valley Luxor Museum Golf Course Medinet Centre Luxor Habu Temple
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18 HOLES PAR 72 6,735 YARDS / 6,158 METRES ARCHITECT: ARTHUR DAVIS DATE OF OPENING: 1999
a long lake shared by the 10th and 18th fairways. The water provides a formidable obstacle on the finishing, par-5 hole, eating into the fairway as if giant bites had been taken out of it. At 560 yards, it is also the longest, although the honour for the toughest hole goes to the long, par-4 13th, which measures 450 yards. Another tester is the par-3 6th, which requires a tee shot over a pond in front of a green guarded by three bunkers behind.
Valley, one that you will remember for a long time.