Bukit Pandawa

With 18 championship-caliber par-3 holes that weave through spectacular rock outcroppings that define the limestone clifftops of Bali’s dramatic southern tip, Bukit Pandawa Golf & Country offers one of the most singular golf experiences not only in Indonesia but anywhere in the world.

While Bukit Pandawa Golf & Country Club will get any golfer’s attention straight away — panoramic views of the Indian Ocean from the opening tee box will do that — it was designed to up the ante with each passing hole. The 148-yard 13th, is framed by three bunkers and features curved stone walls in the foreground and a traditional Balinese kul-kul tower in the background; and the home hole.

Other features of AccorHotels’ flagship course in Asia include lakes, waterfalls and terraced rice paddies, all of which help shape and frame the jaw-dropping closing hole, a challenging downhiller made all the more memorable by its incomparable backdrop: a magnificent clubhouse inspired by the iconic temples and towers of Bali.

While half of the Clubhouse houses the pro shop and restaurant/cafe – whose upstairs perch offers spectacular views of the ocean and course – the other half is a labyrinth of impressive and substantive spaces within both locker rooms.