Belek

This place is the newest holiday riviera and coast of East Antalya on the Mediterranean. In this holiday paradise there are tens of newly Hotels - Resorts or Holiday Villages available for your vacation plans. All those resorts very deluxury, modern and comfortable Hotels located by one by on the sandy beaches approximately 30 km area of the coast. Swimmer and sunbathers alike enjoy Belek, a modern luxurious holiday center is only 40 km far away from Antalya. In Belek located there are more than 45 various Hotels and Holiday Villages. Most of them are Deluxe size, 5 stars hotels and offers Golf Packages.
Golfing in Belek : There are various Golf Clubs also located in Belek some of them Gloria Golf Club - Antalya Golf Club - Tat International Golf Club - National Golf Club -Gloria Golf Resort - Gloria Verde Resort - Gloria Select Villas - Tatbeach Golf Hotel - Sirene Golf Hotel - Arcadia Resort Hotel - Belconti Resort Hotel - Club Hotel Rixos.

We recommend you the National Golf Club and Gloria Golf Club; is the first and only resort in Turkey featuring its on-site golf course, and pleasure of playing on their own private course will be exclusive to Gloria Golf Resort's guests. Gloria Golf Course has been carefully designed by the French golf course designer Michel Gayon, the Belgian golf project management company J.N.C International with the cooperation of Turkish Consultants, to suit the Mediterranean climate and impress even the most demanding golfer.

The golf course itself is situated in the pine forest of Belek , at the foot of Taurus mountains . Gloria has 18-hole, 72 - stroke, 6296 meters long course, each hole will pose an exciting challenge. The 3-hole academy course is an ideal practice area for beginners. Michel Gayon's specialty, the "deep" bunker, the 670 square meters greens an 7 lake of which the largest covers the area of 30,000 square meters, are some of the features of this magnificent landmark. The Club House is tastefully decorated and features a restaurant , bar and pro-shop. Here at GGR you can taste the unique experience of playing golf all year round on a course surrounded by Belek's breathtaking nature. At National Golf Academy, Antalya, where a comprehensive instruction facility which caters for all golfers, from the scratch player to the complete beginner, is offered and a range of tuition from half hour lessons to week long instruction programmes , is available.WHY not take a few days off to sort out thoseSwing problems at the National Golf Academy.!!! You will have the benefit of the intensive lessons and unlimited use of our excellent driving range and practice (bunker / putting / chipping) areas. Not to mention the winter sunshine and warm hospitality.

NATURAL LIFE and ENVIRONMENT
Hacettepe University (commissioned by BETUYAP) have carried out studies to identify and catalogue the biological resources found in the area and to evaluate the study results in terms of tourism activities and protection of biological species.
Data collected to date has revealed that, of approximately 450 bird species known in Turkey today, 109 are found in the region and almost all can beobserved within National. Certain of these species are on the verge of extinction while others are in the endangered category. Of particular not and significant scientific find was the breeding of Tyto Alba (hooded owl)
And, as for he future, National management, working in conjunction with the BETUYAP, have determined an action plan which includes:
the setting up "bird watch" stations within the golf course in an effort to facilitate bird observation and to promote awareness appreciation and conservation of the nature;
the creations of man-made nesting areas for birds;
the scientific removalof samples of endangered endemic plants types from their sites in the region and their planting within the grounds of National with appropriate landscaping. Protection and reproduction of endemic plant species will thus be secured.
Guide books on the plant and bird life found in Belek have been produced distributed within the local community and to visitors.
In Belek Tourism Center 574 species of plants, 29 endemic (can only be found in Turkey ) plants, and the Serik Pear (Pyrus serikensis) have been detected.
It is as well a bird paradise where 109 different beautiful bird species including the Tyto Alba, a hooded owl which is symbol of Belek region, which can be observed easily during the 12 months of the year.
Our regional beaches are one of the outstanding laying eggs beaches for the aquatic turtles (Caretta caretta).

POLLUTION, WASTE CONTROL, ENVIRONMENT IMPACTS
In the controlling and combating of pets and diseases, by using modern scientific methods, processes have been chosen which are the least harmfu to nature.For examples control of mosquito larvae is being carried out by completely natural practices. To this end, approximately 450.000 Gambusia affins (mosquito fish) have been placed in all the natural and artificial lakes within the golf course and, as a result, larvae control has archieved a 94,4% success rate.