Second course opening in 2009

Undoubtedly the most unusual hole is the par-4 12th, featuring twin fairways surrounded by desert which pose a puzzling dilemma when you tee off. A driving range, ninehole par-3 course, which includes an island green, and golf academy complement the course. Among the five hotels in Soma Bay, two of them open from early 2008, luxury hotel La Residence des Cascades is surrounded by the course and houses one of the region’s largest thalasso therapy spas, Les Thermes Marins des Cascades. One of the latest hotels is a 160-room, moderately-priced diving and surfing lodge, situated next to the dive centre. A second 18-hole course is due to open in 2009.