Amazon Golf Course opens...underNEW Management!!!  The Amazon Golf Course in Iquitos,Peru is the only place in the Peruvian Amazon to play golf. It was designed on 10 hectares, (over 24 acres) near the Iquitos to Nauta highway, 10 minutes from the airport, or 30 minutes by moto-kar from the Plaza de Armas in downtown Iquitos. The Amazon Golf Course's 9 holes are laid out over 2,500 yards with traditional sand traps, and water hazards and some surprises you will find only in the jungle. The Amazon Golf Course is the only one in the world that requires each golfer to carry a machete with their golf clubs. Golfers are advised not to retrieve balls from the water traps unless they are really keen on feeding the local wildlife !. Over one hundred beautiful Amarillo Palm trees line the fairways, and are landscaped in appropriate locations. The driving range is in the shade under a high, typical, palm leaf thatch roof. The Amazon Golf Course is also a bird watchers paradise and a wildlife sanctuary, a peaceful retreat to get away from the hustle and bustle of Iquitos .  On May 1st, 2008 the first official golfer played a round of golf at the Amazon Golf Course, Iquitos, Peru. Carl Johan Ohrling of Sweden was presented with a certificate recording this momentous occasion by the course manager Michael Collis. Information for Golfers The Amazon Golf Course is a “pay and play” course and is open to everyone and we invite visiting golfers to come and play a round. The cost for a round is only $20 and golf clubs can be rented. First tee off is 6.30 a.m. and last tee off is 4.00 p.m. Website: www.amazongolfcourse.com E mail: michaelcollis@amazongolfcourse.com |