Amelkis Golf Club, Marrakech

Lying at the foot of the Atlas Mountains, and cuddled in the midst of a palm-grove, is the exotic ochre tinged Marrakech. Marrakech, imperial city, is also famous as one of the best golfing destinations in Northern Africa. Marrakech offers 3 great golf courses where golfers from all over the world come to partake of the sport. One of these is the Amelkis Golf Club, Marrakech.

Far from the annoying crowds, and only four miles from La Mamounia, the Amelkis Golf Club, Marrakech is situated in the foothills of the Atlas Mountains. Designed by the acclaimed Cabell B. Robinson, this is a magnificent 18 holes course interspersed with palm groves and papyrus reeds.

The Amelkis Golf Club, Marrakech has some very challenging holes, what with its bunkers, rolling terrain, water traps and exotic rough. The course also has built-in "khettaras", or 11th century irrigation works built by Almoravides hydraulics experts, which creates a complex of clever exertions for the golfer.

The Amelkis Golf Club, Marrakech is a huge spot with immense objects, temptingly molded, and with and liberal, undulating fields, as well as lakes, fountains and the unique waste bunkers created from crushed rock whose color complements the landscape. This golf course is the most challenging golf course of Marrakech, and has been rated among the best courses of Morocco -

Rated number 10 in Morocco by Golf Digest (USA), April 2005
Rated Number 3 in Morocco by Golf Digest Magazine (USA), October 2003

To have one of your best golfing experiences, do visit the Amelkis Golf Club, Marrakech and enjoy a game amidst the snow capped Atlas Mountains blended with the Mediterranean vista of olive and palm trees.