Hai Phong golf holidays give you something most northern Vietnam golf trips do not: a proper coastal setting combined with a varied lineup of courses that switch between island layouts, seaside links, and inland parkland within a single itinerary.
The standout course is Vinpearl Golf Hai Phong, a 36-hole Nicklaus Design facility built on Vu Yen Island, surrounded by water and accessible by bridge from the mainland. The scale and quality of the facility puts it in a different category from most island courses in the region. Dragon Golf Links Do Son, designed by Greg Norman Golf Course Design, sits on the Do Son Peninsula with long fairways, white sand, and the characteristic coastal wind that changes how every hole plays depending on conditions. SONO BELLE Hai Phong Golf & Resort adds a contrasting option: 27 holes set along the confluence of the Gia and Moc Rivers, with a woodland and riverside character that plays nothing like the coastal courses. Chi Linh Star Golf & Country Club, now accessible through Hai Phong packages following the merger with Hai Duong, brings an inland wooded valley layout into the mix for golfers who want both coastal and countryside golf on the same trip. Visit Hai Phong Golf Courses to find more places to play during your Hai Phong golf holiday.
Hai Phong is also well positioned geographically. Cat Bi International Airport receives direct flights from several regional hubs, Hanoi is two hours by road, and Ha Long Bay is close enough to include a bay cruise within a 4 to 6-day package without rushing either destination. GolfLux packages range from a 3-day stay-and-play at SONO BELLE from USD 219 per person to full multi-day programs combining Hai Phong with Hanoi and Ha Long. Visit Vietnam Golf Holidays to explore more golf packages across the S-shaped land of Vietnam.
A great starting point for first-time golfers who want scenic coastal golf without overcomplicating the trip. Beautiful bay views, quality courses, relaxing stays, and easy travel logistics.
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Three Completely Different Courses Within One Destination
Most golf destinations give you variety in name only. Hai Phong is one of the few places in northern Vietnam where the courses genuinely play differently from each other, not just look different in photos.
Vinpearl Golf Hai Phong sits on Vu Yen Island, a 36-hole Nicklaus Design layout surrounded by water and accessible by road from the city. Publicly available course information describes it as a championship-length facility set among lakes and tropical vegetation, with the water coming into play on a significant number of holes. It plays as a test of course management more than raw distance.
BRG Ruby Tree Golf Resort at Do Son Beach takes a different approach entirely. It is a links-style course with ocean exposure, which means wind is a factor on most days and the turf conditions reflect a coastal environment rather than an inland resort. If you have only played parkland golf in Vietnam, this course will feel noticeably different from the moment you step onto the first tee.
Sono Belle Hai Phong, set where the Gia and Moc rivers meet, offers a 27-hole parkland layout with a resort atmosphere more suited to relaxed group play. Chi Linh Star Golf and Country Club in the adjacent province adds a wooded valley course that works well as a half-day extension when you are heading toward Ha Long.
That combination, coastal links, island resort, river parkland, wooded valley, is not something you find compressed into a single short golf trip anywhere else in the northern region.
Hai Phong is about 100 kilometers from Hanoi and roughly 60 kilometers from Ha Long. That geography is useful in ways that do not get talked about enough. If you are planning a northern Vietnam golf itinerary that starts in Hanoi and ends with a Ha Long Bay cruise, Hai Phong fits naturally as a two or three day stop in the middle rather than a detour.
The 7 Days Northern Coastal Golf Trail Tour is built around exactly this routing: Hanoi, then Hai Phong, then Ha Long. It is a sensible way to move through the north without backtracking. Cat Bi International Airport in Hai Phong also gives international travelers a direct entry point, so you do not have to pass through Hanoi at all if your routing does not require it.
For the full picture of Ha Long options at the end of the trail, see our Ha Long Golf Packages.
Hai Phong suits golfers who want more than one distinct playing experience in a short trip. If you play three rounds here across four or five days, each round will feel different. That is not something you can say about every destination.
It also works well for groups where players have different handicap levels. Vinpearl requires genuine course management. Sono Belle is more forgiving and better suited to higher handicappers or social rounds. Having both options in the same trip means the itinerary does not have to compromise around one player’s ability level.
For travelers arriving from outside Vietnam, Hai Phong is a practical choice if you want to combine golf with coastal scenery and a seafood-focused food scene without paying Hanoi city-center hotel prices. The city is Vietnam’s third largest and has enough restaurants, markets, and day trips to fill the time between rounds. It is not a tourist city in the way Hanoi or Ha Long is, which is either a drawback or the whole point depending on what you are looking for.
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