Sport and Explorer Tour
England and France - 11 Days
 
Sport and sightseeing tours including Wembley, 
soccer games with local teams, pro matches

Day 1  Overnight flight from your gateway to London, England.

Day 2  Early afternoon arrival likely. Group is met at the airport and transferred to Shrewsbury via Stratford-Upon Avon (lunch stop). Dinner and evening at leisure. Overnight hotel in the Shrewsbury area.

Day 3  Training session with local coach. Visit the town of Shrewsbury and even meet the mayor! Visit the local Professional club. Enjoy a match against a local youth team in Shrewsbury. Overnight homestay or hotel as chosen.

Day 4  Excursion to Liverpool or Manchester. Visit the grounds and trophy room of a major club. If possible we will arrange a meeting with players and staff. Enjoy a second match with a local youth team. Overnight homestay or hotel as chosen.

Day 5  Transfer to London and step inside Wembley Stadium (Stadium visit is subject to availability). Check into our London hotel. In the evening partake in a "Clinic" that covers tactics, coaching, sport injuries, referees and more
OR attend a professional match. Overnight London hotel (central location)

Day 6  Full day sightseeing tour of London. A visit to a major club such as Highbury should be possible. Visit the London theater or a pro match. Overnight London hotel.

Day 7  Visit Greenwich with general sightseeing. Visit a professional training session (such as Charlton Athletic). Enjoy
yet another match with a local youth team from the Greenwich area.

Day 8  Transfer to Paris across the English Channel via ferry with a short stop in Canterbury. Check into our hotel in Paris with Dinner and an evening tour.

Day 9  Enjoy sightseeing in Paris which would include stepping into the World Cup "98" Stadium. Attend a professional football match in the Paris area. In the evening enjoy an optional Bateaux Mouches tour or visit the grand lady of architecture, Tour Eiffel.

Day 10  Leave Paris for an excursion to the incredible Palace Versailles, Chartres (the color Chartres Blue is named after
the stained glass in this Cathedral. The "Shroud of Mary" is present in this magnificent Cathedral.

Day 11  Transfer to Charles de Gaulles Airport for return journey.

The Paris youth hotel is located in the "La Defense district" of Paris. It is a terrific and tested property for students and has a discotheque which will help with keeping the students busy in the evenings.

Additional days can be added to the tour for very nominal cost - perhaps a free day in Paris or London for shopping would be nice. Extra "free days" can often be arranged for as little as $60 per day.