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2024

Our Spain tour is quickly becoming an AIST favorite. With good competition, great cultural experiences along with exciting excursions this destination is hot!

What we love about this tour:

  • Food and Cultural Experiences
  • Adventure activities such as catamaran cruise
  • Great competition and experiences for all levels and sports
  • The cost brings a good value overall
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Sports Available
Baseball
Basketball
Field Hockey
American Football
Lacrosse
Rugby
Soccer
Softball
Swimming
Volleyball
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Best Dates of Travel
Summer/Winter/Spring Break (Depending on the Sport)
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Level of Competition Available
College
U19
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Benefits of this Destination
  • Team building
  • Good Food - Good Weather
  • Rich cultural experiences
  • Competition levels for many different sports
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Possible Cities to Visit
  • Madrid
  • Toledo
  • Barcelona
  • Costa Brava
  • Zaragoza
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Destination Highlights
  • Catamaran Cruise along the coast of Costa Brava
  • Famous Sagrada Familia
  • Guided tours of Madrid, Barcelona, Toledo
  • El Prado Museum

Sample Itinerary

Day 1 –

  • Departure from USA to Madrid, Spain. Due to the time difference, your arrival will be the following day 

Day 2 –  

  • Arrival into Madrid Intl. airport and meet with your bilingual tour manager (English/Spanish) who will remain with you during your tour. 
  • Transfer to Madrid downtown for orientation tour of the wonderful capital city, a historical pearl of Spain
  • Lunch on your own
  • Leisure time to shop and stroll around the city
  • Later, transfer to your hotel in Madrid area, check-in, dinner and overnight (4 nights)

Day 3 –

  • Breakfast at hotel
  • Transfer to the center city for a guided visit with a local professional guide
  • Lunch on your own
  • Friendly game #1
  • Overnight at hotel

Day 4 –  

  • Breakfast at hotel and today enjoy a nice excursion to Toledo, one hour from Madrid and declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986 for its extensive monumental and cultural heritage.
  • Guided visit of the city with a local professional guide
  • Lunch on your own
  • Return to Madrid later afternoon where you will have leisure time to stroll and shop around the city
  • Typical Flamenco dinner, enjoy a folklore night
  • Overnight at hotel

Day 5 –  

  • Breakfast at hotel
  • Visit of El Prado Museum. It was inaugurated in 1819 and throughout its centuries-old history, has fulfilled the high mission of conserving, exhibiting and     enriching the set of collections and works of art that are closely linked to the history of Spain, constitute one of the highest manifestations of artistic expression of recognized universal value.
  • Lunch on your own
  • Leisure time and personal sightseeing in town
  • Dinner on own and overnight

Day 6 –

  • Breakfast at hotel and check-out. Departure to Costa Brava (about 7.5 hours)
  • Stop on the way to Zaragoza, lunch on your own and leisure time to enjoy the city
  • Early in the afternoon you will continue to Costa Brava 
  • Once there, check-in, dinner and overnight at your hotel in Santa Susanna area. (3 nights)

Day 7 – 

  • Breakfast at hotel
  • Transfer to Barcelona for a guided visit of the city. Afternoon at leisure or friendlies TBA
  • Final transfer to the hotel and overnight

Day 8 –

  • Breakfast at hotel
  • Enjoy a great experience on a catamaran!
  • Transfer to Lloret de Mar to start your unique journey along the Coast. Sunbathe on the boat and have a BBQ. Lunch admiring the amazing landscape. What to bring: sun glasses, swimwear, sun hat, sunscreen, towel. Note: The tour is subject to weather condition and the catamaran is not exclusive since it can host 70 people on board. Depending on bookings, requests and date, other people can be admitted on your same boat
  • Friendly game #2
  • Dinner on your own
  • Overnight at hotel 

Day 9 –  

  • Breakfast at hotel and transfer to Barcelona for a visit of the famous Sagrada Familia
  • Leisure time to stroll around Barcelona and for additional personal visits
  • Typical Catalan lunch in a local restaurant
  • Friendly game #3
  • Dinner on your own
  • Final transfer to your hotel in Barcelona Airport area, for check in and overnight (1 night)

Day 10 –

  • Box breakfast and hotel check-out
  • Early departure to Barcelona Intl. airport in time to catch your flight back home. End of services. Bye Europe! Thanks for the memories!

Next Step

Step 1

Fill out the trip Request form and contact AIST to discuss your preferred tour options

Step 2

AIST will provide a custom program that includes a cost quote and sample itinerary - You'll have time to review and discuss with your team

Step 3

Once your destination and travel dates are confirmed:  Registrations and deposits are due to secure your tour!

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“Traveling with AIST for our program’s first foreign tour in over 10 years was the best decision we made. From day one of planning out the details to the day we got back, their guidance, help, and amazing attitudes made the trip go as smoothly as possible. I can’t wait to start planning with them again in a couple of years!”

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