Pickleball Getaways Announces First Vietnam Tour Feb 24 to Mar 3 2026

Pickleball Getaways will run a seven-night Vietnam getaway from February 24 to March 3, 2026 at the New World Hoiana Beach Resort, a five-star seaside property on Vietnam’s central coast, with pro Dekel Bar leading coaching and on-court play. The agency’s listing promises Deluxe Ocean View Rooms with floor-to-ceiling windows facing the South China Sea and daily pickleball sessions that third-party coverage summarizes as “9+ hours of instruction and play with the pros.”

Dekel Bar is listed on the operator’s program as “one of the pros attending” and is identified in coverage as a top-10 player and co-founder of Pickleball Getaways alongside Ben Johns. Pickle Asia’s writeup adds that Bar is “affectionately known as ‘Big D’ among fellow players.” The program highlights assembled across the listing and press coverage include a pro exhibition, skill-based meetup sessions, open-play time with pros, and the promise of world-class instruction on permanent courts.

Court facilities appear in third-party reports as eight permanent pickleball courts, broken down as four indoor and four outdoor courts, while the Pickleball Getaways page lists “world-class pickleball instruction on permanent courts.” Pickleball News Asia (Sept. 16, 2025) and Pickle Asia (Oct. 3, 2025) both describe the on-court program elements and note that the Vietnam trip is the operator’s first Asia tour, joining existing destinations such as Antigua, Mexico, Costa Rica, and Spain.

Travel logistics on the listing instruct guests to fly into Da Nang International Airport (DAD) for arrival on February 24 and departure on March 3, and the page states “Ground transportation will be provided for your arrival and departure!” Airfare, however, is explicitly listed under “Not Included,” along with lunches, most dinners, guided tours, and, emphatically, “Your pickleball paddle!”

The itinerary mixes pickleball with cultural excursions and evening programming: the listing explicitly names optional activities such as a Wax Museum visit, Debay Ancient Wine Cellar, and Fantasy Park, and it lists a trip to Hoi An Memories Land for the Hoi An Memories Show at approximately 7:00pm–9:30pm with estimated tickets of $45–$55 per person. Pickleball News Asia frames Vietnam as “one of Asia’s pickleball hotbeds,” and the organizer’s materials promise group tours, evening activities, and group dinners.

Pricing on the Pickleball Getaways page contains multiple figures that are not reconciled in the provided materials: the listing displays “From $2,980.00” alongside a separate “Price range: $3,680.00 through $5,960.00,” and a Facebook commenter later asked whether “$2,890 pp includes round trip airfare?” The September 11, 2025 Facebook announcement, posted with the header “BIG ANNOUNCEMENT” and the line “Daily pickleball with the pros”, recorded 6 reactions, 12 comments, and 13 shares. The listing also includes headings titled Overview, Pricing, Accommodations, Pickleball, Activities, Transportation, Additional Information, and Cancellation Policy, though the specific cancellation and full day-by-day on-court schedule were not transcribed in the source excerpts provided. Separate regional context from TrovaTrip shows other Vietnam offerings such as a Nha Trang trip (Mar 29–Apr 4, 2026) with optional morning pickleball, but that program is run by a different operator.