Iberian & Maghreb: Portugal, Spain & Morocco

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Iberian & Maghreb: Portugal, Spain & Morocco

10 nights from £4,800pp March–May, September–November
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10 nights
£4,800 from pp

Overview

Quinta do Lago to Valderrama to the Atlas Mountains. One trip, three worlds.

The Algarve to Marbella to Marrakech is a circuit that existed before we designed it — the geography has always made perfect sense. Four days on the finest Algarve courses. Three days in the Marbella hills with Sotogrande and Valderrama. Three days in Morocco where you play Royal Golf de Marrakech in the morning and visit the souk in the evening. The contrast grows at every stop.

Who this is for

Portugal, Spain and Morocco in one trip makes geographic and cultural sense — Faro to Marbella is two hours by road, Marbella to Marrakech is a short flight. The contrast is the point: pristine Algarve conditioning, classic Andalusian cork oak, then Morocco's desert-meets-Atlas Mountains setting.

Difficulty

Best for 8–24 handicap

Walking

Moderate — buggies available; Sotogrande is walkable in cooler months

Flight

3.0h · London to Faro (2.5hrs); drive to Marbella (3hrs); Malaga or Gibraltar to Marrakech (1.5hrs flight)

Highlights

Quinta do Lago South and San Lorenzo — the Algarve benchmark, done properly
Valderrama — host of the Ryder Cup 1997, the most famous course on the Iberian Peninsula
Real Club de Golf Sotogrande — old-money Andalucian golf, cork oaks everywhere
Royal Golf de Marrakech — laid out inside the King's palace gardens, palms lining every hole
Amelkis Golf Club, Marrakech — Atlas Mountains backdrop, red earth, silence
Marbella old town evening, Marrakech medina, Jamaa el-Fna at dusk

The Courses

Where You'll Play

Real Club de Golf Sotogrande

18 holes · Par 72

Spain Top 10

Robert Trent Jones Sr's Spanish masterpiece — sweeping cork oak fairways, large contoured greens, prestige unchanged since 1964.

10th: long par-5 through a cathedral of ancient cork oaks

Real Club de Golf Sotogrande

Robert Trent Jones Sr's Spanish masterpiece — sweeping cork oak fairways, large contoured greens, prestige unchanged since 1964.

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San Roque Club (Old Course)

18 holes · Par 72

European Tour Venue

Dave Thomas design with the Rock of Gibraltar as a backdrop — undulating cork oak parkland that has hosted European Tour events since 1990.

Amelkis Golf Club, Marrakech

27 holes · Par 72

Atlas Mountains Setting

The Atlas Mountains as a constant backdrop, palm-lined fairways, and turf adapted to desert conditions — accuracy matters more than distance here.

15th: par-3 with the snow-capped Atlas Mountains filling the entire horizon behind the pin

The Journey

Day by Day

Conditions

When to Go

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March to May and September to November give the best of all three destinations simultaneously. Marbella in August is a traffic and crowd nightmare. Marrakech in July and August reaches 38°C — genuinely unpleasant for golf. October in all three is sublime.

Limited availability — popular dates fill early

Price per person

£4,800 pp

Includes flights, transfers, accommodation & golf

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"James sorted everything — flights, tee times, even a surprise upgrade at the hotel. Genuinely the best golf trip I've taken."

— Mark T., South Africa trip 2024

What's included

Return flights from UK airports to Faro, return from Marrakech

10 nights (4 Algarve + 3 Marbella + 3 Marrakech)

6 rounds including all green fees

Internal flights Faro–Malaga, Malaga–Marrakech

Private transfers throughout

Daily breakfast + 3 dinners

Marrakech medina guided evening

Trip details

Duration 10 nights
Group size 2–8
Best months March–May, September–November

Best for

The golfer who loves the Algarve but wants the trip to go somewhere unexpected Valderrama is worth the extension alone — it is the greatest parkland course on the Iberian Peninsula Morocco adds an entirely different world that most golf tourists never reach

Getting there

Flight time ~3.0 hours
Flights London to Faro (2.5hrs); drive to Marbella (3hrs); Malaga or Gibraltar to Marrakech (1.5hrs flight)

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