The Portuguese Soccer Experience: Lisbon & Porto

Football is by far the most popular sport in Portugal and is played by more youth than any other sport. Portugal's national team is among the top-rated teams in both Europe and the world and compete in World Cup and Euro Cup competitions regularly. The Primeira Liga is the top Portuguese football league with the top 16 teams competing, including Benefica, Sporting Lisbon and FC Porto. Portugal has produced many talented players, including Ronaldo and Figo.
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Day 1 Overnight Flight to Portugal (Lisbon)
Day 2 Olá Lisbon
Meet your tour director and check into hotel
Welcome meeting and orientation
Training session led by your own coaching staff
Details: Training session led by your own coaching staff
Participate in a training session at a local field in the area.
Day 3 Lisbon
Training session led by your own coaching staff
Lisbon city walk
Rossio Square, Chiado quarter, Alfama quarter
Castelo de São Jorge visit
Attend professional soccer match - Standard games
Details: Training session led by your own coaching staff
Participate in a training session at a local field in the area.
Details: Lisbon city walk
This port city was once the entrance point for exotic wares from the far-flung corners of Asia, Africa and the Americas. Get lost in the Alfama, a maze of streets where houses are so close together, you can spread your arms and touch the buildings on both sides of the street! Stroll along the cobblestone pedestrian malls and Lisbon's main street, the Avenida da Liberdade.
Details: Castelo de São Jorge visit
Explore the Castle of Sao Jorge, the nucleus of the original city, inhabited by the Phoenicians and subsequently by every other conquering culture.
Details: Attend professional soccer match - Standard games
Attend a professional soccer match. Seeing international players compete in person would itself be unforgettable, but add the passionate crowds singing, cheering and chanting and you will enter an atmosphere that can only be understood through personal experience. Please note that this activity is subject to availability as it is based on the league’s fixture list at the dates the group is travelling.
Day 4 Lisbon
Estadio da Luz guided visit
Friendly soccer match
Details: Estadio da Luz guided visit
Take a guided tour of Estadio da Luz, home to Benfica. The stadium reflects the greatness of its host club and is the biggest and most modern sports venue in Portugal. Since its inauguration, the stadium has received over 11 million spectators and countless matches and events.
Details: Friendly soccer match
Play an international friendly match against a local club or academy team. The team will meet and compete against athletes of similar ages and skill levels, and have the opportunity to make friends for life.
Day 5 Lisbon
Professional coaching clinic
Details: Professional coaching clinic
Participate in a special coaching clinic with a guest coach, player or instructor. The clinic will be designed exclusively for the team and to enhance skills in areas identified by the coaching staff.
Day 6 Lisbon--Porto
Travel to Porto
Torre dos Clérigos visit
Friendly soccer match
Details: Travel to Porto
Porto is a coastal city in northwest Portugal known for its stately bridges and port wine production. In the medieval Ribeira (riverside district, narrow cobbled streets wind past merchants' houses and cafes. São Francisco Church is known for its lavish baroque interior with ornate gilded carvings. The palatial 19th-century Palácio de Bolsa, formerly a stock market, was built to impress potential European investors.
Details: Torre dos Clérigos visit
Ascend the Torre dos Clerigos (Clerics' Tower), the tallest structure in Portugal when completed in 1763. As the main feature of the city's skyline, ships used it as a guide when coming into Cais da Ribeira. The top of the tower offers spectacular views of the city.
Details: Friendly soccer match
Play an international friendly match against a local club or academy team. The team will meet and compete against athletes of similar ages and skill levels, and have the opportunity to make friends for life.
Day 7 Porto
Estadio do Dragao guided visit
Friendly soccer match
Details: Estadio do Dragao guided visit
Tour Dragon's Stadium - the stadium of Futebol Clube do Porto. FC Porto is one of the best clubs in Portugal. The stadium was inaugurated on November 16, 2003, and has capacity for 50,035 spectators. You can also visit the Museum of the Club.
Details: Friendly soccer match
Play an international friendly match against a local club or academy team. The team will meet and compete against athletes of similar ages and skill levels, and have the opportunity to make friends for life.
Day 8 Porto
Porto Cathedral visit
Palacio do Bolsa guided visit
Free time at the beach
Details: Porto Cathedral visit
The Porto Cathedral is the most important religious edifice in the city and has been declared a National Monument. The construction of the Cathedral began during the twelfth century, but it was rebuilt and renovated numerous times throughout the centuries. The temple is predominantly Baroque in style, although its façade and the nave are Romanesque and its cloister and one of the chapels are Gothic in style.
Details: Palacio do Bolsa guided visit
Tour the Palacio do Bolsa and see its grand Arabian Room which was inspired by Granada's Alhambra.
Day 9 Flight home from Porto
Tour Includes:
  • As we pair your group up with regional teams, we will be looking for 3 or 4* accommodations near sports facilities. Often this means your overnight stays could be approximately 90 minutes outside of the city center. If your group chooses an upgraded hotel option you will typically be placed in a more central location
  • Breakfast daily
  • Lunch and dinner as per your itinerary, determined by final sporting arrangements
  • WorldStrides Sports Tour Director to accompany your group 24 hours a day from arrival to departure
  • Transportation by private coach
  • Excursions, activities, stadium tours as per your itinerary. Your final itinerary may be slightly different. These are place holders; activities will move based on availability and sporting components may be adjusted to accommodate team roster size. Professional games are subject to availability based on the leagues’ fixture lists at time of travel
  • International friendly matches per your itinerary (WorldStrides Sports is a FIFA approved match agent, holding the rights to arrange soccer matches)
  • Training sessions and/or professional coaching clinics per your itinerary
  • Three college credits upon completion of on-line course (USA grades 9-12 eligible). In Canada, academic credit is available for Ontario students.
  • Payment plans available to meet the needs of all participants
  • Basic health insurance while on tour (including medical treatment on tour up to $7,500) and $50,000 of coverage for emergency evacuation (U.S. travelers only).
  • Exclusive 24-hour Doctors On-Call partnership
  • Local Guide and Local Bus Driver tips; see note regarding other important tips
  • Note: Tour cost does not include airline-imposed baggage fees, or fees for any required passport or visa. Optional excursions, optional pre-paid Tour Director and multi-day bus driver tipping, among other individual and group customizations will be listed as separate line items in the total trip cost, if included.
We are better able to assist you with a quote for your selected departure date and city over the phone. Please call 1.800.771.5353 to price this tour with your requested options.
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