Golf Vacations in Scotland

As the birthplace of golf, Scotland is the ideal destination for a satisfying golf experience abroad, blessed with an abundance of historic links to challenge even the most discriminating golfer. With the all-inclusive convenience of cruising aboard a chartered luxury vessel with Kalos Golf, you have the freedom to choose the right mix of golf and sightseeing to create your ideal Scotland vacation.

Scottish Golf Courses

The itinerary of world-ranked golf courses on the Kalos British Isles tour features these legendary Scottish links:

• The Old Course in St Andrews. Golf was first played on the hallowed grounds of The Old Course in the 1400s, and today it is ranked as the fourth best course in the world, having hosted a remarkable 28 Open Championships.
• Royal Dornoch Golf Club in Sutherland. Overlooking the North Sea and characterized by gentle sandy swells and rolls, Dornoch is renowned as a brilliant example of links design.
• Cruden Bay in Aberdeenshire. Frequently referred to as the most dramatic golf links in Scotland, Cruden Bay invites golfers to return again and again to the imaginatively positioned greens in its stunning landscape.
• Carnoustie Golf Links in Carnoustie. Hogan's Alley, the Spectacles bunkers and the 17th hole, with its Barry Burn, all make the "Angus Monster" one of the world's most memorable courses.
• Kingsbarns Golf Links. One of the youngest courses to be ranked among the top 100 courses in the world, Kingsbarns has absorbed the six centuries of golf history that surrounds this links course. Golfers have sea vistas from nearly every hole as they play what is widely considered to be the most beautiful course in St Andrews.
• Turnberry Resort in South Ayrshire. The par-70, 7,211-yard championship Ailsa Course is one of the sport's storied places, where Stewart Cink and Tom Watson dueled at the memorable 2009 British Open.
• Castle Stuart Golf Links in Inverness. The 2009 opening of Castle Stuart, designed by Mark Parsinen of Kingsbarns fame, marks the most significant British Isles debut in two decades. Among the spectacular vistas, the fourth tee might be the most memorable, with the 400-year-old Castle Stuart serving as a backdrop.

Scotland Touring Highlights

Kalos has designed Scotland tours that delight and enrich. Whether you are exploring ancient villages with our experienced guides, shopping on your own or listening to bagpipers perform, you will savor each day. Highlights include visits to the unspoiled Edwardian town of Dornoch; the 16th century tower house of Crathes Castle in Royal Deeside; Glamis Castle, immortalized as the setting for the king's murder in Macbeth; and the prestigious St Andrews university and cathedral.