Vietnam Golf Trips from Australia (2026/2027): Direct Flights, AUD Budgets and Routes

Club captains in Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, and Brisbane who have organized overseas golf trips since 2023 have noticed two trends: green fees and caddie surcharges in Thailand have climbed steadily, and Bali's four-course rotation feels familiar after a second visit.

Vietnam has picked up that demand from Australian golf groups. You can board a morning flight in Melbourne or Sydney, land in Ho Chi Minh City or Hanoi the same afternoon with only a three-to-four-hour time zone shift, and tee off the next morning on coastal dunes designed by Greg Norman, Robert Trent Jones Jr., and Sir Nick Faldo.

Below is the planning breakdown for Australian groups putting together a 7-, 10-, or 14-day Vietnam golf tour, covering direct flights, realistic budgets in Australian Dollars (AUD), and how local ground contracting works.

Direct flights from Australia to Vietnam and Da Nang connections

There are no non-stop flights from Australia to Da Nang yet. If your group only has six or seven days and wants to spend the entire week on the Central Coast (Da Nang and Hoi An, home to the best golf courses in Da Nang), flying Singapore Airlines or Scoot via Changi (SIN) straight into Da Nang International Airport (DAD) avoids changing from the international terminal to the domestic terminal in Ho Chi Minh City.

What a Vietnam golf trip costs in Australian Dollars (AUD)

Vietnamese golf clubs and inbound operators price packages in US Dollars (USD) or Vietnamese Dong (VND). Using a benchmark of US$1.00 = AU$1.52, here is what an Australian golfer typically spends on the ground (excluding airfare):

A 5-day, 3-round regional package in Da Nang or Saigon and Ho Tram (including four nights in a 4-star twin-share hotel with daily breakfast, three 18-hole rounds with personal caddies and shared carts, and private airport and golf van transfers) runs US$790 to US$890, or roughly AU$1,200 to AU$1,350 per golfer.

An 8-to-10-day two-region tour combining Saigon and Ho Tram with Da Nang and Hoi An (five to six championship rounds, 4-star or 5-star hotels, and all private ground transfers) runs US$1,450 to US$1,790, or roughly AU$2,200 to AU$2,720 per golfer.

On-the-ground cash expenses are low compared to Australian club prices. The standard cash caddie tip is 400,000 to 500,000 VND per round (AU$25 to AU$30). For green fees course by course, see how much a round of golf costs in Vietnam. Cold local draught beers at the clubhouse or beach bars cost AU$2.50 to AU$5.00, and a group seafood or Vietnamese barbecue dinner averages AU$20 to AU$35 per head.

Booking direct with a Vietnam ground operator vs. retail agencies

Most suburban golf travel agencies in Australia do not operate their own vehicles in Da Nang or hold direct tee-time allocations at Vietnamese clubs. They request a USD net quote from a Vietnamese ground operator, add an 18% to 25% retail margin plus a currency conversion buffer, and bill your group in AUD.

Booking directly with the local ground operator in Vietnam, Wingolf Vietnam, gives your group the exact same 16-seat Hyundai Solati golf vans, contracted morning tee times, and 24/7 English-speaking WhatsApp support at direct local net rates.

Best travel windows for Australian golfers

From May through August, when Melbourne, Adelaide, and Sydney mornings dip below 8°C, Central Vietnam (Da Nang, Hoi An, Lang Co, and Nha Trang) is in its dry sunny season (28°C to 32°C with firm links turf). If your club travels in February, March, or April, all three regions of Vietnam are in dry, comfortable weather at once, which suits our 14-Day North-to-South Grand Vietnam Expedition across Hanoi, Ha Long Bay, Da Nang, and Saigon.

Australian passport E-Visa rules

Australian passport holders need a visa for mainland Vietnam (the 30-day exemption only covers visitors who stay exclusively on Phu Quoc Island). Apply two to three weeks before departure on the official Vietnamese Government portal (evisa.gov.vn) for a 90-day Single-Entry E-Visa (US$25). Avoid commercial visa websites running Google Ads that charge AU$140 for the same government PDF.