Get your rugby players ready for the season ahead with an unforgettable training camp in Vichy, France.
School Pre Season Rugby Tour to Vichy
Looking for a pre-season rugby tour that's about more than just the preparation? This tour to Vichy will give you the chance to train with focus, bond as a squad and return home ready to hit the ground running.
On the journey to your training base, you'll have the opportunity to take on a local French side to give your team an early test ahead of the season.
You'll be based at the renowned CREPS de Vichy training centre in central France. This centre is famous as a hub for elite athlete development and so, as you'd expect, the facilities here are second to none.
There are outdoor all-weather and natural grass pitches for technical and tactical training, a dojo space that's ideal for safely practising take-downs and contact techniques, a fully equipped strength and conditioning gym and an outdoor athletics track where you can focus on sharpening speed and agility. There's even an Olympic-sized swimming pool for recovery and cross-training.
After your pre-season rugby tour to Vichy, there'll be no stopping your rugby squad.
School Pre Season Rugby Tour to Vichy
From
£829PP
7 days, 4 nights
Suggested Itinerary
This is a sample itinerary. We’ll work with you to tailor your trip around your group, learning objectives and what you want your students to get from the experience.
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What's included?
Prices shown are based on low-season travel and will vary by travel dates, group size and requirements. We’ll tailor your quote and itinerary to suit your group.
From
£829PP
7 days, 4 nights
- 4 nights' full-board accommodation
- Private coach and drivers throughout the tour
- Ferry crossings
- Motorway tolls
- Free staff place ratio 1:10
- Itinerary planning service
- Detailed final information pack
- Vamoos travel app - giving you access to all your trip documents on your phone or tablet
- VAT at current rates to tour operators
Accommodation
CREPS Sports Campus
The Centre de Ressources d'Expertise et de Performance Sportives (CREPS)is a multi-purpose sports centre. The sports campus' on-site sports facilities include: hockey pitch, indoor courts, archery, gym and martial arts facilities. There are 4G football pitches adjacent to the centre which can be hired also. There are also a number of conference facilities and treatment rooms including a sauna, cold baths and physiotherapy room. The on-site accommodation has 82 rooms (which can be increased during school holidays). All rooms are twins and triples, some with TVs, towels. Both en-suite and standard options are available and single rooms can be requested for group leaders. There is also a large on-site restaurant used to catering for sports groups, which provides self-service meals. A private room for up to 40 people can be reserved on request. The village of Chatenay Malabry is a pleasant French village with all amenities, located in the South-West of Paris. You are based in a safe, peaceful, sporting suburb within easy driving distance of the bright lights and tourist attractions of central Paris.
Excursions
White Water Rafting
Team full of adrenaline junkies.
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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Your Trip is Fully Protected
As a fully-accredited school travel company, booking with Halsbury Travel offers you complete peace of mind. Our accreditations are your guarantee that:
Your school trip will be fully financially protected
Your group’s safety will be prioritised
Your trip will be a quality educational experience
