Costa Navarino Dunes: 2026 Access and Booking Update
The Dunes Course was the course that put Greece on the golf map, a Bernhard Langer design at Costa Navarino on the unspoilt Messinian coast of the Peloponnese. Here is where the Dunes stands in 2026, how resort access and booking work, and how to fit it into a Greece trip.
The news: the original course in a four course resort
When the Dunes opened in 2010 it was the signature course of a brand new resort and one of the very few championship layouts in Greece. In 2026 it is the senior member of a much larger golf destination, with Costa Navarino now home to four eighteen hole courses across its Messinia and Navarino Bay sites, all managed to a high resort standard. The Dunes remains the course most visitors want to play first.
For golfers the practical takeaway is that Costa Navarino has become a genuine multi day golf destination rather than a single round, and the Dunes anchors it. Tee times are managed through the resort and demand is strongest in spring and autumn, the shoulder seasons when Messinian weather is at its kindest for golf.
The course itself
The Dunes Course plays as a par 71 of around 6,581 yards and was designed by two time Masters champion Bernhard Langer in association with European Golf Design. It runs through a varied landscape beside the Romanos and Westin resorts, mixing holes along the Selas river with stretches that open up to sea views, and it has matured into a course with real character rather than a flat resort layout.
The routing asks for thought rather than brute length, with the river in play on several holes and greens that reward a controlled approach. It is walkable in the cooler months and pleasant in a buggy in high summer, and the conditioning is the kind of resort standard that has helped Greece build a golf reputation it did not have twenty years ago.
How to play it in 2026
Access is straightforward, which is part of the appeal. The Dunes is a resort course open to visitors with advance booking, and the easiest route is to stay at one of the Costa Navarino hotels and book golf as part of the visit, though tee times are also available to outside visitors when the sheet allows. Booking ahead matters most in the spring and autumn peaks.
On cost, the indicative visitor green fee in high season has run to around 240 euros, with multi round and resort guest rates that bring the price down across a stay. Treat that as indicative and seasonal, set by the resort and changing year to year, so always confirm the current rate and availability directly with Costa Navarino before booking.
Our take
Our take is that the Dunes is the right place to start a Greek golf trip and still the most complete of the resort courses for a first visit. The combination of a Langer design, sea and river views and reliable shoulder season weather makes it an easy course to recommend, and the wider resort gives you somewhere genuinely good to base a few days.
If Greece is on your list for 2026, the play is to base at Costa Navarino, play the Dunes early in the stay and add the other courses around it, then build in the beaches and Messinian sightseeing that make this a trip a non golfing partner will enjoy too. Tell us your dates and we will cost the stay and the golf together.
Plan your Costa Navarino and Greece golf trip
From a stay at Costa Navarino and the Dunes Course to the other layouts and the beaches of Messinia, tell us roughly when and who is travelling and one concierge builds and costs the trip, with no obligation.
Questions
Can you play the Dunes Course at Costa Navarino as a visitor?
Yes. The Dunes is a resort course open to visitors with advance booking. The simplest route is to stay at a Costa Navarino hotel and book golf as part of the visit, though outside tee times are available when the sheet allows. Book ahead for the spring and autumn peaks.
Who designed the Dunes Course and when did it open?
The Dunes Course was designed by two time Masters champion Bernhard Langer with European Golf Design and opened in 2010. It plays as a par 71 of about 6,581 yards in Messinia on the Peloponnese coast of Greece.
How much does it cost to play the Dunes Course?
The indicative visitor green fee in high season has run to around 240 euros, with resort guest and multi round rates that lower the cost across a stay. Rates are set by the resort and change year to year, so always confirm the current price directly with Costa Navarino before booking.
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Researched and written by the GolfForKings editorial desk. Course, season and access details verified June 2026 from resort and golf travel sources; conditions and green fees change, so always confirm directly before booking. Last reviewed June 2026.