Last updated: 27 July 2026
Ten nights is where a Thailand golf trip stops being a week away and starts being a proper tour. It is the shortest trip where moving between regions earns its keep — you get two very different kinds of golf, and the travel day costs you less proportionally.
Three routes below. Each assumes six or seven rounds, two bases, and one genuine rest day.
Best for: a first tour. Prestige city clubs, then the country's best-regarded resort golf, with an easy road transfer between them.
| Days | Plan |
|---|---|
| 1 | Arrive Bangkok. Stay east of the city. |
| 2–4 | Thai Country Club, Alpine and Nikanti. |
| 5 | Transfer to Hua Hin (3–4 hours). Afternoon off. |
| 6–7 | Black Mountain and Banyan / Pineapple Valley. |
| 8 | Rest day — beach, night market, or the Maruekhathaiyawan Palace. |
| 9 | Royal Hua Hin — 1924, and pure character. |
| 10 | Majestic Creek or a return to your favourite. |
| 11 | Transfer to Bangkok, fly home. |
Best for: mixed groups, or couples where only one plays. Volume golf on the Eastern Seaboard, then resort golf where the non-golfers have something to do.
| Days | Plan |
|---|---|
| 1 | Arrive Bangkok, transfer to Pattaya. |
| 2–4 | Siam Country Club Old, Laem Chabang and Burapha. |
| 5 | Fly Bangkok to Phuket (about 90 minutes). Afternoon at the beach. |
| 6 | Red Mountain — the island's showpiece, blasted through an old tin mine. |
| 7 | Rest day — Phi Phi, Old Town, or simply the pool. |
| 8 | Blue Canyon Canyon Course — where Tiger Woods won the 1998 Johnnie Walker Classic. |
| 9 | Laguna or Loch Palm — gentler, and welcome by now. |
| 10–11 | Free day, then fly home from Phuket. |
Flying home from Phuket rather than backtracking to Bangkok saves a day — worth checking when you book.
Best for: repeat visitors, and anyone travelling November to February. Mountain golf at 15–22°C, far fewer crowds, and the best non-golf offering in Thailand.
Timing is not optional here. Go between November and February. March and April bring the agricultural burning season, when Chiang Mai's air quality is genuinely hazardous — in March 2026 the city repeatedly ranked among the most polluted in the world.
| Days | Plan |
|---|---|
| 1 | Fly into Chiang Mai (direct from Bangkok, about 70 minutes). |
| 2–4 | Chiangmai Highlands, Alpine Chiang Mai and Royal Chiang Mai. |
| 5 | Rest day — Doi Suthep, the old city temples, or a cookery class. |
| 6 | Drive to Chiang Rai (about 3 hours) via the mountain road. |
| 7–8 | Santiburi — a Robert Trent Jones Jr design and the north's benchmark — plus Waterford Valley. |
| 9 | White Temple, Golden Triangle, or the tea country. |
| 10–11 | Return to Chiang Mai, final round, fly home. |
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Yes — ten nights is the shortest trip where moving between regions makes sense. Allow a full travel day between bases and plan a lighter round on arrival days. Two centres works comfortably; three is rushed.
Yes. Domestic flights between Bangkok and Phuket take about ninety minutes and run frequently. Check your airline's golf-bag policy on the domestic leg, as allowances are lower than on international flights.
Six or seven is comfortable, including two travel days and a rest day. Eight is possible if you are fit and start early, but most groups find seven is the point where the golf stops being a holiday.