Dalit Bay Golf Club & Spa provides a complete golfing and relaxation experience in Sabah. Designed by Ted Parslow, this superbly sculptured 18-hole, Par 72 championship course provides the challenger with a stimulating playing experience whilst enhancing the natural beauty and the character of Sabah. Bordered by the Tambalang and Mengkabong rivers with a stunning vista of Mt Kinabalu in the distance, Dalit Bay is a prime wetland course where water comes into play at every hole.
Dalit Bay is within the 5-star Shangri-La’s Rasa Ria Resort which boasts 90 premier rooms with sumptuous floor area of 90 square meter each in the Ocean Wing that comes complete with a private outdoor bathtub on each balcony, 330 Garden Wing rooms and suites, 64-acres Nature Reserve, 3km stretch of white sandy beach and a wide range of recreational activities for the entire family.
However, once on the course, everything else seems to disappear. The sea breeze carries the cries of wild birds and dense jungle fringes the immaculately manicured greens. It is a perfect union of nature and golf.
The course curves through rivers, wild rainforest and wetlands. Much of it was painstakingly developed from mangrove swamps. As you play the challenging course, you’ll catch glimpses of the pristine Pantai Dalit beach, verdant wetlands or the majestic Mount Kinabalu. Monkeys and monitor lizards are an occasional course hazards!
The front tees make for a relaxing social game, while the interplay of natural wild vegetation and wetlands, undulating greens, numerous lakes and narrow fairways deliver an intensely rewarding game. Dalit’s signature Hole 11, calls for a tee across a river mouth to a smooth green flanked by bunkers, with Mount Kinabalu towering behind.
The experience doesn’t end at the 18th hole. Could a golfer imagine anything more delightful at the end of a game than to enjoy a little refreshment at the Clubhouse before visiting the adjacent Chi, The Spa where specially designed Golfers’ treatments ease away any post-game fatigue? Its restorative treatments are the perfect reward for a great day of golf. For enquiries and reservations, please contact Shangri-La’s Rasa Ria Resort, Kota Kinabalu at (60 88) 797 888 or e-mail rrr@shangri-la.com. Alternatively, book online at www.shangri-la.com.
Hong Kong-based Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts currently owns and/or manages 81 hotels under the Shangri-La brand with a room inventory of over 34,000. Shangri-La hotels are five-star deluxe properties featuring extensive luxury facilities and services.
Shangri-La hotels are located in Australia, Canada, mainland China, Fiji, France, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Maldives, Philippines, Singapore, Sultanate of Oman, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates. The group has a substantial development pipeline with upcoming projects in mainland China, India, Mongolia, Philippines, Qatar, Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom. For more information and reservations, please contact a travel professional or access the website at www.shangri-la.com.
