The trip
Overview
Mallorca is the Mediterranean’s most underrated golf island: two dozen courses, a five-star dining and hotel scene centred on Palma, and in Alcanada — set above the bay with a lighthouse off the first tee’s shoulder — one of the prettiest courses in Europe. This five-night journey plays three of the island’s best while leaving real time for the beaches, the old town and the mountain villages.
The base is a single hotel — either Palma for the restaurants or the Alcúdia bay for the beach — with three rounds spaced across the stay: Alcanada in the north, Son Gual’s manicured championship test just outside Palma, and Son Muntaner among the olive trees of the Son Vida estate. Evenings belong to Palma’s tapas bars and the marina. It suits couples where golf is the anchor rather than the entire point.
Highlights
- ✦Alcanada — sea views on every hole and the lighthouse par-fours
- ✦Son Gual, the island’s benchmark championship course
- ✦Son Muntaner on the historic Son Vida estate above Palma
- ✦Palma old town — cathedral, tapas alleys and the marina
- ✦A Tramuntana mountains afternoon: Valldemossa and Deià
Who it suits
- ●Couples balancing three rounds with beach, mountains and dining
- ●Golfers adding quality rounds to a Mediterranean summer escape
- ●Small groups celebrating a birthday or anniversary
Why this journey works
- ✓Alcanada’s setting alone carries the trip; Son Gual adds the test
- ✓Five nights suits the Eid breaks and long UAE weekends with a day added
- ✓Palma delivers city-grade dining most golf islands cannot
Day by day
Day 1
Arrive Palma
Fly from Dubai via a European hub into Palma. Check in — we usually favour a design hotel in the old town or a resort on Alcúdia bay depending on your golf-to-beach ratio — and take the first evening among the tapas bars behind the cathedral.
Day 2
Son Gual
The island’s sternest examination first: Son Gual’s wide, immaculate championship layout ten minutes from Palma, with olive trees and serious bunkering. Long clubhouse lunch, pool afternoon. Access unverified — confirmed at booking.
Day 3
Alcanada above the bay
Drive north for the round everyone photographs — Alcanada, sloping to the sea with the lighthouse island offshore. Pair it with a swim at Playa de Muro and dinner in Alcúdia’s walled old town before returning to base.
Day 4
Mountains and rest
No golf. The Tramuntana villages — Valldemossa’s monastery, Deià’s artists’ hillside, lunch overlooking the sea at a cliffside restaurant — or simply a beach and spa day. Palma’s Passeig del Born for a final-night shopping hour.
Day 5
Son Muntaner, farewell Palma
Closing round at Son Muntaner among ancient olives on the Son Vida estate, fifteen minutes from the city. Farewell dinner at the marina or a vermuteria in the old town.
Day 6
Home
Morning at leisure, then the flight back to Dubai via the hub — an easy travel day after an unhurried week.
The golf
Rounds
3
Handicap
Handicap certificate may be requested at championship venues
Buggies
Typically available — confirmed per course at quote stage
Clubs
Check airline sports-baggage allowance on UAE departures; hire sets can be arranged at all three clubs
Son Gual
Day 2 — the island’s championship benchmark, wide and superbly kept, ten minutes from Palma. Access unverified — confirmed at booking.
Club de Golf Alcanada
Day 3 — sea views from every hole and the lighthouse offshore; Mallorca’s postcard course. Access unverified — confirmed at booking.
Son Muntaner
Day 5 — olive-studded golf on the Son Vida estate above the city. Access unverified — confirmed at booking.
Tee times are requested and confirmed at booking — we never guarantee a tee time until the course has.
For non-golfers
When to go
April to June and September to October are ideal — warm fairways, swimmable sea and lighter crowds; July and August are hot, busy and best for beach-first groups with dawn tee times. Winter golf continues in mild conditions with reduced rates, though some resort hotels close between November and February. Almond blossom in late January is the island’s quiet secret.
Planning around seasons, regions and style? Read the full Spain destination guide →
What’s included
- ✓Return flights from Dubai or Abu Dhabi to Palma via a European hub
- ✓Five nights in a Palma or Alcúdia-bay hotel
- ✓Three rounds of golf with pre-booked tee times once confirmed
- ✓Golf transfers on playing days
- ✓Daily breakfast
- ✓PCT golf travel consultant support
Not included
- —Buggies and caddies unless stated
- —Golf club hire
- —Travel insurance
- —Personal spending
Ways to extend it
- +Fourth round at Golf Son Vida or Alcanada replay
- +Classic wooden-boat day charter from Port de Pollença
- +Two nights in Barcelona on the return
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