Most Antalya golf is played among pines. Lykia Links is the exception: a seaside course laid out in real dunes, on the coast east of Belek near the mouth of the Köprüçay river. The resort calls it Turkey’s first links course, and the playing style fits the label, with firm sandy ground and coastal wind shaping how you play. The sea breeze is the main defence. It belongs to the Lykia World Antalya resort, which sits beside a 2.5-kilometre beach with the Taurus Mountains behind.
Lykia Links green fees and tee times.
There is no official online tee sheet. Ask the resort on +90 242 744 26 00 or info@lykiaworld.com, or book through a golf tour operator. Public booking engines such as greenfee365 list the course, but a tee time made there is a request that the club then confirms. The resort does not publish a handicap limit, so carry your certificate and ask what is needed when you request a time. Green fees are not published on the official site and vary by season, so get a written quote for your dates. Some guest reviews say tee times in peak weeks filled quickly even within packages, so fix all your rounds before you travel rather than after arrival.
The round, in perspective.
Perry O. Dye, son of Pete Dye, designed the championship course, which opened in 2008. Fairways and greens are seashore paspalum, a grass that copes with salt and heat. The published scorecard gives par 73 and 7,687 yards from the black tees, with 6,999 from white and 6,333 from yellow; some listings say par 72, so check the card on the day. Four holes run along the coast through the dunes, and holes 13 to 16 are described as the windiest stretch. The 13th, 599 yards from the back, is stroke index one. National Club Golfer describes the 18th green as shaped like an upturned saucer, so weak approaches run off, and ranks Lykia 80th in its top 100 European resorts.
Know before you go.
Handicap
No limit published; carry a certificate
Grass
Paspalum fairways and greens
Practice
50-bay double-ended range, grass and mat tees
Booking
Request and confirmation, not instant
Make the trip work.
Because the course is exposed, pick tees for the wind rather than for your usual handicap, and take a club or two extra into the breeze on the dune holes. Practise bump-and-run shots before you go; high wedges are less useful on paspalum. The Lykia Links Golf Academy has a 50-bay double-ended range with matted and grass tees, two putting greens and a short-game area, so a lesson and a warm-up are easy to fit in. In the 2026 winter golfer concept, golfers not staying at the hotel could buy from a selected snack menu at the Golf Links Restaurant.
Fly into Antalya Airport (AYT). Lykia World is further east than the main Belek strip, at Denizyaka near Boğazkent, so allow a little under an hour by road. Belek’s other courses are roughly 15 to 25 minutes west. A pre-booked transfer or a hire car is the practical choice, especially if you plan to play Belek’s other courses too.
Lykia World Antalya is the on-site option, a five-star ultra all-inclusive resort with deluxe rooms and duplex Hamam Suites that each have their own Turkish bath. In winter it sells a golf-focused package with the Golf Links Restaurant and Links Bar open. Boğazkent, a short way west along the beach, has smaller hotels, and Belek, about 20 minutes west, has dozens of large resorts if you would rather base yourself near the parkland courses.
Make a trip of it.
Combine a links day here with the pine-lined parkland of Belek: Gloria and the Montgomerie Maxx Royal are the closest, then Cornelia and the National further west. Side, about half an hour east, has a harbour, a Roman theatre and the Temple of Apollo on the shore. Aspendos, inland on the Köprüçay, is one of the best-preserved Roman theatres in the world.
Find your season.
Spring and autumn are best, with February to May and October to November the busiest months. The resort’s 2026 golfer winter concept ran from 1 February to 31 March, with dining centred on the Golf Links Restaurant and Links Bar. Summer heat and a beach crowd make July and August less appealing for golf, although the sea breeze helps.
It is laid out on sandy coastal ground among dunes, with four holes on the sea and pot-bunkered greens, so it plays like a links. Its grass is paspalum rather than the fescue of British links, which makes the ball sit up but keeps the ground firm.
Can non-residents play Lykia Links?
Yes. The resort’s factsheet offers a paid snack menu to golf guests who are not staying at the hotel. Book by contacting the resort or through a tour operator, and expect the club to confirm the time rather than an instant booking.
Who designed Lykia Links?
Perry O. Dye, of the Dye family of American architects. The course opened in 2008 and the published scorecard lists par 73 and 7,687 yards from the back tees.
How far is Lykia Links from Antalya Airport?
It is east of Belek, at Denizyaka near Boğazkent, so the drive takes a little under an hour. It is 15 to 25 minutes further than the courses on Belek’s main hotel strip.
Last checked 11 November 2026. This is an independent planning guide, not a first-hand review or a booking service. Check live availability, access, fees and travel details with the operator before booking. Airport suggestions are starting points for route planning.
