School Preseason Football Tour to Lisbon

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Home to the legendary Benfica, Lisbon is a fantastic choice of destination to prepare your team for the season ahead. On a school preseason football tour to Lisbon you can even enjoy professional coaching from Benfica’s own academy coaches.

You’ll then have the chance to pit your skills against local opposition, which is guaranteed to be of a strong standard. The Portuguese certainly take their football very seriously and your team will have the unique opportunity to experience this first-hand.

Just a short flight away, Portugal offers the perfect climate for football training. Its fantastic weather also means that when you’ve finished training, you’ll be able to enjoy all that Lisbon has to offer, including the chance to try your hand at surfing!

School Preseason Football Tour to Lisbon

From

£495PP

4 days, 3 nights

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Suggested Itinerary

Day 1

Morning

Travel

Afternoon

Arrive in Lisbon Tour of Estadio da Luz

Evening

Self-led training session Evening meal at accommodation
Day 2

Morning

Professional coaching session with Benfica academy coaches

Afternoon

Lunch at Benfica academy Training session with Benfica coaches

Evening

Evening meal at accommodation
Day 3

Morning

Training session with Benfica coaches

Afternoon

Free time to explore Lisbon Friendly fixture against local opposition

Evening

Evening meal at accommodation
Day 4

Morning

Free time to enjoy Lisbon

Afternoon

Return transfer to airport for flight back to UK

Evening

 
  • 3 nights' full-board accommodation
  • Airport, training, fixture and excursion transfers
  • Return flights
  • x 1 friendly fixture
  • x 3 professional coaching sessions with Benfica coaching staff
  • x 1 self-led training sessions
  • Stadium tour
  • Free staff place ratio 1:10
  • Detailed information pack
  • Comprehensive travel and medical insurance
  • Itinerary planning centre

Accommodation

Hotel Amazonia

This 3* hotel is located close to the Marques de Pombal Square, which is a major roundabout in Lisbon, close to the Avenida Liberdade. The hotel comprises 192 rooms and offers a 24 hour reception, WiFi access in public areas for an additional charge and a small outdoor swimming pool.

Hotel Costa da Caparica

Hotel Costa da Caparica is a 4 star hotel, just 20 mins from Lisbon city center. With sun all year-round, beautiful views of the sea and overlooking the longest beach in the Lisbon area, this is the perfect stay for anyone.The hotel has a total of 353 guest rooms. Groups are generally accommodated in twins rooms and group leaders in singles or twins.The 2 restaurants at Hotel Costa da Caparica offer buffet meals and à la carte menus respectively.

Excursions

Estadio da Luz Tour

The home of Benfica, the Estàdio da Luz is also known as ‘a catedral (the cathedral) by supporters. In 2014, an online poll by the French sports newspaper L’Equipe named it the most beautiful stadium in Europe, so don’t miss your chance to visit.

Lisbon City Tour

On your trip to Lisbon, make sure you take a guided tour of the city.

Go-Karting

Give your competitive students the chance to let off some steam by having a go at go-karting!

Professional Coaching Benfica

Your football-mad students will be truly inspired by the opportunity to take part in a training session led by Benfica’s own youth coaches.

Football Match Tickets Lisbon

Watch either Benfica or Sporting Lisbon in action to make your school sports tour to Lisbon truly unforgettable.

Surf Lessons

It’s not often that a capital city offers the opportunity to learn to surf, but Lisbon is famous for its waves! Don’t miss out on your opportunity to ride the waves whilst you’re in Portugal.

Supporting you
every step of the way

Creating your perfect sports tour

Your quote will be put together by an experienced Tour Adviser who’ll be an expert in school sports tours and will know the destination really well too. They’ll work with you to create a tour to suit your group’s needs and meet your tour objectives.

Launching your tour to parents and students

The next step is to get your tour approved and then get students signed up to it. Our ‘Trip Launch Pack’ will help you with this step. Here you’ll find loads of resources (all free to download) designed to make your life easier at this crucial point in the planning process.

After
you’ve booked

Once you’ve booked, your dedicated Itinerary Coordinator will start working on the finer details. They’ll make sure your itinerary makes the most of your time and they’ll take on most of the admin tasks for your tour (making the whole process a lot less stressful for you).

Support while
you’re away

While you’re out on tour, we’ll be at the end of the phone 24 hours a day to provide support should you need it. We’ll also send you a final info pack before you go and you’ll be able to access all your tour documents via the free Vamoos app.

After
your trip

When you return from your sports tour, we’ll ask you to complete a detailed feedback survey, which helps us continue to improve the service we offer. And we can start planning your next tour too, so you can give parents plenty of time to pay for it (and so it’s less stressful for you). 

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