Rare and Special Experiences Abound in Naples, Florida

Tiburón Golf Club – Managed by Troon, the Leader in Golf Course Management

The Ritz-Carlton, Naples is located just three miles from The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, Naples and Tiburón Golf Club, which offers championship golf in a lush, tropical setting. Designed by Greg Norman, this course is not only a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary, but it is also home to two of golf’s most exciting events, The LPGA’s CME Group Tour Championship and the PGA Tour’s QBE Shootout. For tee times, please call (239) 254-3340.

Golf Programs

Leave your clubs and extra baggage fees behind.

For your next round, reserve a set of new Callaway golf clubs with your tee time at Tiburón Golf Club, plus a six-ball pouch of Callaway golf balls, a golf glove, golf shoes and more. Exclusively for Ritz-Carlton guests, this "hassle free" offer is $40 per person and represents a $130 value. The program is not applicable to corporate/group rounds of golf. Valid through December 31, 2022.

Family Golf*
Young golfers ages 15 and under can enjoy complimentary rounds of golf at Tiburón Golf Club from May 1 through October 31. One child plays free after 3:00 p.m. for each paid adult round.

Tiburón Golf Academy

At Tiburón Golf Academy, we believe everyone can reach their fullest potential with their golf game. To do so, you need coaching, a process, and training. Coaching: In all sports, especially golf, the "quick fix" is never the solution. Instead, a long-term approach is needed along with a trusting relationship with a coach. Here at Tiburón Golf Academy, we provide a team of coaches to help achieve your goals. 

Process: To get from where you are now to where you want to be, there is a process everyone experiences. Tiburón's certified team first identifies the particular strengths and weaknesses through a physical screening assessment. This allows our team to tailor the best process to suit each student. Training: Upon completion of this process, your instructor will train you through all aspects of the game; short game, full swing, mental approach, and on-course management. These steps will enable each student to reach their full potential.

Training for Optimal Performance

Tired of high scores and inconsistent play? Top Mental Game Coach, Dr. Shannon Reece teaches golfers how to consistently play great using her proven mental formula. Her high-impact coaching programs are designed to help golfers of all levels reach their potential by eliminating interference and leveraging their assets into championship form. For more information on her private and group coaching options, or to book a reservation, please call (239) 431-6810 or visit trainingforoptimalperformance.com.

Caddie Concierge Program

Enhance your Naples golf vacation with a unique brand of personal attention with Tiburón Golf Club’s Caddie Concierge program. Extending the unparalleled tradition of service of Tiburón Golf Club and The Ritz-Carlton onto the green, this innovative program pairs each group with a knowledgeable professional attendant, providing a distinguished level of service usually reserved for private clubs. Available November through April.

For more information on the golf experience and tee times, please contact the golf department at (239) 254-3340.

Nature’s Wonders is an environmentally focused program at The Ritz-Carlton, Naples, led by resort conservationist and available to families visiting both Ritz-Carlton Resorts in Naples. The dynamic program allows guests, ages 5 – 12, to learn about and discover nature in a colorful, living eco-sanctuary, featuring 11 aquariums that house sea creatures like sharks, crabs, turtles and eels. Nature’s Wonders promotes awareness of and respect for Florida’s natural beauty and its sensitive ecosystems.

During the day, young resort guests, five and older, can also enjoy hands-on discovery programs in the Nature’s Wonders facility that utilize a science-based curriculum and visual stimuli like preserved reptile skeletons—all the tools to help a budding marine biologist explore a new world. Nature’s Wonders children’s programming is designed to provide a fun, educational experience for our young guests.

Nature’s Wonders Activity Schedule:

Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays

Nature’s Wonders will be closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and Easter Sunday

Half Day Adventure:
Thursday – Sunday
9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
$80, per child

Open House:
Thursday – Sunday
4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 
Complimentary, supervision required

For more information and reservations, please call (239) 514-6001. Reservations are required for Nature’s Wonders programs at least 24 hours in advance. Cancellations are requested 24 hours in advance or the full cost of the program will be charged. All programs are limited to participants aged 5 to 12 years.

The Nature’s Wonders program provides hands-on, interactive learning and fun in an assortment of nature-themed activities. Sample programs include:

Celebrate Nature
Nature inspires creativity in many ways. In this activity we will explore these expressions in both visual arts and music. Look and listen to nature, as well as create your own art, music and dance as we explore the natural world around us through games and discovery.

Feeding Frenzy
Assist the Nature’s Wonders counselors as they feed the many different critters throughout the tanks in the center. Learn about the eating habits of fish, shrimp, crabs and turtles, and view different marine environments like tropical reefs, estuaries and the open ocean.

Marine Encounter
Explore the beach and work closely with our naturalists as they beach comb, net for fish, dig for clams and other beach inhabitants. This popular program increases awareness of the abundant life forms occupying the surf. Bring your swimsuit and have a ball getting wet and being a junior marine biologist!

Mangroves
Have you ever heard of a mangrove? Mangroves may be one of the most mysterious places on earth, but they are also one of the most important in the world. Play games to reveal all the different critters that call mangroves home and have a blast as we discover what makes mangroves and their residents so very special.

Nature Detectives
Investigate the lush resort property for fascinating fauna including alligators, lizards, egrets, herons and turtles to name a few. Fine-tune your observational skills and identify animals that some hotel guests may never see.

Sea Turtle Survivor
Learn about the amazing journey of the endangered Loggerhead sea turtles that visit Florida’s beaches. Hold a turtle skull and play the fun Sea Turtle Survivor Game!

Sharks
Whether you are fascinated by or scared of the world of sharks, this activity is for you. Through a variety of games, activities and videos, we learn about different kinds of sharks, why sharks are so misunderstood and how sharks are important to us and to the ocean.

Shell and Tell
Accompany the Nature’s Wonders team on this discovery beach walk. Search the shoreline for sea shells and other mysteries of the deep. Sift the sand for some surprising finds, then collect your own treasures and identify them.

Trails of Adventure
Search for and talk about some of the most colorful critters found in Southwest Florida, including dolphins, manatees, reptiles and birds. Find out what mangrove swamps have to do with what is on your dinner plate and learn the story behind a number of interesting plants.

Trash Bash
When we throw something away, where is away? What really happens to our trash? Is all trash created equal? Find out the answers to these questions and more as we learn how to help save our planet through art, games and you guessed it, TRASH! Find out how our trash does affect the world around us and what we can do to help.

What Good is a Tree
Dr. Seuss and Shel Silverstein guide this activity by helping explain the value of the tree through their heart-warming and inspiring stories. Young guests will expand upon the lessons through a variety of games and activities that will remind us just how important trees are and why they are so special.

Celebrate your child’s special day in a unique setting at The Ritz-Carlton, Naples in one of two venues: Nature’s Wonders or vue (virtual user experience).

Nature’s Wonders
Create exceptional memories for your child with a birthday celebration in the exclusive Nature’s Wonders Center. With an engaging underworld environment, the center and staff provide a fun, interactive and educational experience for your child and their party guests.

Choice of one of the following activities:

• Scavenger Hunt 
• Beach Olympics 
• Ping Pong Tournament 
• Sand Castle Building Contest

1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
6 p.m. – 9 p.m.
(Based on availability)

v u e
For a most unique setting, let your child and their friends stimulate their senses in the ultimate entertainment lounge filled with high tech gaming devices including Microsoft Xbox One game stations, Sony Playstation 4 and Alienware gaming computers. Children will enjoy interactive free play along with a one hour organized Wii sports tournament in this one-of-a-kind contemporary lounge setting.

One hour Wii Sports Tournament – Choice of the following sports:

• Bowling 
• Tennis 
• Boxing

11 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Party Enhancements Available (additional charge)

• Face Painting Artist 
• Balloon Artist 
• Henna Tattoo Artist 
• DJ 
• Sheet cake or decorate your own cupcakes

Fees

Nature's Wonders

• $1000 rental for 3 hours exclusive use of venue 
• $50 per child plus applicable taxes and service gratuities 
• 10 children minimum/30 maximum

vue

• $500 rental for 3 hours exclusive use of venue 
• $50 per child plus applicable taxes and service gratuities 
• 10 children minimum/25 50 maximum

Includes

• Exclusive three-hour party 
• Party attendants 
• Pizza, bowls of fresh fruit and beverages 
• Activity for all attendees

Note: minimum age is 5 years old for Nature’s Wonders, 7 years old for the vue and a maximum age of 12 years old.

In addition to our Nature's Wonders program, The Ritz-Carlton, Naples offers junior guests a variety of special services and amenities, including:

Ritz-Kids logo items, child-safe bath amenities and Ritz-Carlton rubber ducky.

Imagine a luxurious, comfortable setting, where your senses are stimulated through the latest in entertainment technology. Guests may now enjoy an interactive virtual user experience (vue) exclusively at The Ritz-Carlton, Naples.

The ultimate entertainment lounge, vue features all of the popular interactive virtual-reality games played via consoles hooked up to 40” Samsung LCD TVs from Microsoft XBox One game stations with wireless controllers, to Sony Playstation 4, and the latest from Nintendo Wii.

Sleek, white furniture, eco-friendly bamboo floors, and a modern black and white color scheme with green accents, all contribute to the contemporary wired lounge setting. Additionally, two individual lounge areas each offer a personal 19” flat screen television with DVD player, and iPod docking station for a more intimate experience.

In addition, vue boasts a 63” LCD with Blu-ray player controlled via remote touch pad, a top notch Bang and Olufsen surround sound system and several flat screen high definition LCD televisions to kick back and watch HDTV content and select movies in a home theater environment.

Central to the room is the Alienware gaming station, equipped with the latest games: Minecraft, Call of Duty- Advance Warfare and FarCry. Rising through the middle of the Alienware station is a dramatically lit column further creating an intriguing atmosphere.

Guests may participate in a variety of entertaining options from weekly Wii bowling tournaments to Wii Fit exercise classes and casual, fast-paced arcade action or multiplayer frag-fests on Xbox LIVE.

Staffed by experienced gamers, vue provides the perfect setting for the ultimate social gaming experience with the latest in technology.

vue is exclusively available to hotel guests, open every day  3 p.m. – 9 p.m.