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	Bryan Somers Travel (Chaka Travel/Fairways and Holidays)
1 Main Street, Saintfield, Northern Ireland BT24 7AA			MAP
tel: (028) 9020 3010; (0800) 092 9203

Offering golf holidays to South Africa, Mauritius, the Seychelles, Thailand, Malaysia, Spain Portugal, France and the Canaries. Chaka handles the longhaul, Fairways and Holidays the shorthaul, focusing particularly on the ore luxurious options.

Recommendations

Reports that all the five-star hotels can arrange childcare. The Belle Mare Plage on Mauritius where there is a free kids club for 4-12 years and babysitting, two and three-bedroomed villas with private pool and butler, plus two championship courses on site. Further afield suggests Borneo and on Langkawi hotels like the five/six-star Datai and Andaman, or the four-star Berjaya Beach where you can also play on the Datai course. Private childcare can be set up with members of hotel staff.
In Dubai suggests the Jumeirah Beach 20 minutes from the airport, as one of the most spectacular hotels with for example 13 restaurants and seven bars, and two golf courses and three others a taxi ride away. As well as childcare there are options like dune safaris.
However, warns against the high summer temperatures and recommends October to April.
In Spain Los Monteros at Marbella, recently refurbished, with a range of activities.

Sample Price

At the Belmont Plage 12 nights half board including unlimited green fees, and unlimited watersports, from £1,300 per person in May to end July, children around 50%. For later summer when flight prices rise suggests a two-centre with Dubai, flying at a special rate with Emirates.