Extended Soccer Team Journey: A Comprehensive Football & Cultural Program in Spain
Your Tour:
8 nights
9 days
10 meals
4.5 miles / day
Tour overview
Program activities, schedules and personnel may change due to local circumstances.
In such an event, we will inform you as quickly as possible.
Arrive in Madrid, Orientation & Welcome Dinner (D)
Bernabeu Stadium and Bike tour with Retiro Park (B)
Transfer to Seville and Free time (B)
Alcazar Royal Palace, Snacks and exchange with local students (B)
Sevilla FC stadium visit, Training with local soccer team (B)
Day trip to Cordova (B)
Mª Luisa Park and Plaza de España, Meeting with local families (B)
Sevillanas workshop, Exchange with local students, Farewell dinner (B, D)
End of program (B)
Day by Day
Day 1
Overnight: Madrid
Arrival in Madrid. Transfer to hostel. The tour coordinator will greet everyone and will review the program schedule, emergency procedures, and answer questions. After orientation, we will set out with our tour coordinator to take a walk and explore the area around the hostel. At a restaurant, we will enjoy a delicious welcome dinner.
Day 2
Overnight: Madrid
Breakfast at hostel. After breakfast, we will depart to visit the Real Madrid soccer team stadium, the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. Lunch on own. Then, we will have a bike tour around the city center and Retiro park, visiting landmarks such as Puerta del Sol, Cibeles Fountain and the Crystal Palace. Dinner on own.
Day 3
Overnight: Seville
Breakfast at hostel. After breakfast, we will check out and we will be transferred to the train station, where we will take a high-speed train to Seville. At the train station, we will take a private transfer to our hostel. Lunch on own. In the evening, we will have free time to explore independently or just relax. Afterwards, dinner on own.
Day 4
Overnight: Seville
Breakfast at residence. After breakfast, we will meet a local expert who will accompany us to the extraordinary Alcazar Royal Palace and lead us throughout this UNESCO World Heritage Site. Next, we will walk around Seville’s oldest neighborhood and former Jewish quarter, the Barrio of Santa Cruz. Lunch on own. In the afternoon, we will depart to Alandis Headquarters, a beautiful XIX century Andalusian house, where we will meet up with local students and have snacks and an exchange activity together. Dinner on own.
Day 5
Overnight: Seville
Breakfast at residence. We will have a guided tour of the Sevilla FC Stadium, the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán Stadium. Lunch on own. In the afternoon, we will meet up with a local soccer team and have a training session with them. Dinner on own.
Day 6
Overnight: Seville
Breakfast at residence. Afterwards, we will take a transfer by private bus to Cordova. We will enjoy expert-led explorations of the Great Mosque and Cathedral, the Jewish Quarter and one of the last-standing ancient synagogues in Spain. Lunch on own. Then, we will return to Seville. Dinner on own.
Day 7
Overnight: Seville
Breakfast at residence. We will walk in MªLuisa Park and Plaza de España. Mª Luisa Park is Seville’s main green area and it is part of the private gardens of the San Telmo Palace. Plaza de España was designed by the architect Aníbal González between 1918 and 1929 for the Ibero-American Exposition and it is also part of the park. Lunch on own. In the afternoon, we will have the opportunity to meet up with local families and spend some time with them in their homes. Dinner on own.
Day 8
Overnight: Seville
Breakfast at residence. After breakfast, at Alandis headquarters, a local expert will lead us in a class in which we will learn the traditional dance of Seville, Sevillanas, a typical dance from Spain. Lunch on own. In the afternoon, we will meet up with the local students at Alandis headquarters and we will have a fun exchange activity with them. Afterwards, we will enjoy a delicious farewell dinner.
Day 9
Breakfast at residence. Transfer to the airport at one designated time.
Tour Inclusions
- Bilingual Staff
- Expert Tour Coordinator in Madrid
- Local Experts for each visit
- Private ground transportation
- Entrance fees to Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, Seville's kayak tour, Alcázar Royal Palace, Sevilla FC Stadium, Sevillanas workshop, Great Mosque & Synagogue
- Enriching experiences: walking tours of Madrid, Sevilla, and Cordoba, plus a bike tour of Madrid, afternoon snacks with local students, training with a local team, meeting with local families, exchange with local students
- 8 breakfasts, 2 dinners
- Accommodation at a hostel in Madrid, and at residence in Seville
- Worldwide Health Insurance for the duration of the program
- Tips are included throughout the visits programmed
- 24/7 emergency support from on-site staff in Spain
- Taxes
Additional Experiences
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