Trang An Golf & Country Club lies in Nho Quan, on the western edge of Ninh Binh, about 30 km south-west of Ninh Binh city and roughly two hours from Hanoi. It began life as a private members’ club, but it now courts travelling golfers: it was named one of Vietnam’s top ten golf courses for tourists in the Vietnam Tourism Awards 2025. There are two courses, a full championship eighteen through a pine forest about a century old and an 18-hole par-three course, plus villas, a spa and an infinity pool beside Dong Chuong Lake.
Trang An Golf & Country Club green fees and tee times.
Most overseas visitors book through Golfasian, which confirms tee times as a standalone round or as part of a Ninh Binh package and caps groups at four, or through KKday, where the green fee is also sold as a prepaid package and bookings are confirmed within three working days. Tour operators also sell day trips from Hanoi with transfers. The club’s own website was behind a security check at the time of writing, and rates are not published; Golfasian says they vary by season and day of the week. Older directory entries describe the club as members-only; current tourism coverage and Golfasian’s daily tee times show visitors welcome, but confirm when you book. VietGreen notes that singles and fivesomes are not accepted.
The courses at Trang An Golf & Country Club.
Champion Course
Par 72 at about 7,200 yards, routed through mature pines with two lakes, five streams and 98 bunkers, according to a 2025 profile in Nhan Dan. Older directories list it at 7,074 yards with 96 bunkers. It has hosted events on the All Thailand Golf Tour, the Thai LPGA Tour and the AJGA junior circuit.
Pine Course
Eighteen consecutive par threes, par 54, which Nhan Dan describes as the first and only course of its kind in Vietnam. Its 16th has been honoured as the most beautiful par-three hole in the country. Golfasian pitches it at short-game practice and relaxed rounds for golfers of every level, which makes it a good late-afternoon loop after the main round.
The round, in perspective.
The setting is the point: pine forest and lake water rather than the paddy and karst you see on the drive in. Golfasian credits the design to Mark Rathert and dates the opening to 2016.
Know before you go.
Group size
Two to four players; no singles or fivesomes (as listed by VietGreen and Golfasian)
Spikes
Metal spikes not permitted (as listed by VietGreen)
Rentals
Cart about US$21, clubs US$37, shoes US$8 (as listed by Golfasian)
Lights
Night lighting for evening play
Make the trip work.
Stay at least one night. The drive is long for a single round, and the resort is built for lingering: electric-car and bicycle tours of the Dong Chuong pine hills, kayaking, go-karts and the Green Pine campsite. A good plan is the Champion Course in the morning, lunch at the Thong Reo restaurant, then nine or eighteen on the Pine Course later. A driving range, chipping area and putting green are on site, and scoring runs on the SmartCore system.
Golfasian puts the club about 100 km from Hanoi, which is roughly two hours by road via the expressway south to Ninh Binh and then west into Nho Quan; from Noi Bai International Airport (HAN) it quotes two to two and a half hours. Ninh Binh city, with its station on the north–south railway, is about 30 km to the north-east.
The resort has pool villas, bungalows, a golftel, chalets and homestay-style rooms, so you can sleep on site. For more choice of restaurants, stay around Tam Coc or Trang An, east towards Ninh Binh city, where boutique hotels sit among rice fields and limestone peaks.
Make a trip of it.
Royal Golf Club near Tam Diep is under an hour away and has two more eighteens. Off the course, Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam’s oldest, lies in Nho Quan district, and the Bai Dinh pagoda complex, the Hoa Lu ancient capital and the Trang An boat trip are all on the way back east.
Find your season.
October to December is the most settled period, warm by day and dry. Late winter is cooler with misty mornings, when the pines feel atmospheric rather than gloomy. From May to September expect heat, humidity and heavy downpours; the night lighting lets you shift a round into the cooler evening.
Yes. It began as a members’ club, but it now welcomes visitors and was named one of Vietnam’s top ten courses for tourists in 2025. Book through Golfasian or another tour operator, or via KKday.
What is the Pine Course at Trang An?
An 18-hole, par-54 course made up entirely of par threes, said to be the only one of its kind in Vietnam. Its 16th has been called the country’s most beautiful par three, and it works well as a second round on the same day.
How far is Trang An golf course from Hanoi?
About 100 km, or two hours by car, in Nho Quan on the western side of Ninh Binh. Most visitors stay overnight, either in the on-site villas or near the Trang An and Tam Coc boat landings.
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.
