Well, if you want an out-of-this-world experience, Helawi Gorge is the course for you : even though the jungle is not as dense as I thought it would be, despite plenty of thick trees all along, it is quite nice with a lot of wide-open views and a meandering river coming into play on many holes, not to mention jungle sounds heard, here and there, to test your concentration (or scare you !), be it from birds, apes, or... drums from the pygmies preparing (perhaps) their barbecues !
On this pretty, and not overly difficult, par 72, I like the first three holes, the par-5 1st, with trees on the left of the fairway and a zigzagging river on the right, the beautiful par-3 2nd, with an island green and a couple of trees to watch for, and the short (about 320 yards) dogleg par-4 3rd hole, with a tee shot over a small river and a green, partially surrounded by trees, on the left side.
Another noteworthy hole is the dogleg par-5 5th, with a river flowing to the right, then left, then sharply to the right again, and where you will have to decide if reaching the green (quite far) on your second shot is worth the risk with water to fly over twice.
Then, after the par-4 6th hole, with a tee shot over a meandering river going to the right and a few small bunkers in the middle of the fairway, and a green, slightly to the right, you will tee off from the straight and the very scenic par-3 7th, with a tee shot over the river branching out right in front of the island green.
On the back 9, after a couple of more doglegs, my favorite holes are the par-3 12th, with little mounds on both sides of the fairway and deep rough in between, and the short (about 325 yards) right dogleg par-4 13th hole, with trees all along on the right side, hiding the elevated green.
Two more sharp dogleg holes are worth mentioning : the par-5 14th hole (to the right), with a tree-lined fairway and a wide green with the small river behind, and the par-4 16th (to the left), with lots of trees all along on the left and the river on the right.
You will then finish with two nice holes with plenty of water to deal with : the par-3 17th, with a straight tee shot over the river turning to the right near the green, and the long (almost 590 yards) par-5 18th hole, with a zigzagging river and shots flying over the river three times (with a choice of fairways on your second shot) before reaching the green, with the clubhouse behind and a small war memorial on top of a small hill on the right.
Fun to play and nice to watch, Helawi Gorge, very well-designed by Neil Munro, is like no other course : up to you, then, to decide if you want to turn up the volume and enjoy the jungle sounds, but don't expect Tarzan and Jane to show up !

Another course that is under rated and should not be overlooked

Just finish my first round on this course and i was very surprise on what a beautiful looking course this is. It is the 1st course of yours i've play and will be checking out every other one you have. I really got the jungle feeling playing this course because of the sounds that we included. Top rate planting and playability. Well done, this course is better than a 4 star great work and thanks...its a keeper ****1/2