Sports Travel Experience Designed Especially for Maryland United FC Soccer in Manchester & London July 27 - August 5, 2018 ITINERARY OVERVIEW DAY 1 DEPARTURE FROM NORTHERN VIRGINIA DAY 2 ARRIVE MANCHESTER AREA (4 NIGHTS) DAY 3 LIVERPOOL & PROFESIONAL MATCH DAY 4 MANCHESTER & FIRST INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY DAY 5 CHESTER & SECOND INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY DAY 6 MANCHESTER AREA - OXFORD - LONDON AREA (4 NIGHTS) DAY 7 LONDON & THIRD INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY DAY 8 WINDSOR & LONDON DAY 9 LONDON & FOURTH INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY DAY 10 DEPARTURE FROM LONDON
ITINERARY Soccer is home to England where "association rules football" was first drawn up amongst public school teams. The sport has become the passion of England where the national team, The Three Lions, won the World Cup in 1966. England also boasts the most famous soccer league in the world, The Premier League. World renowned soccer clubs Manchester United, Arsenal FC, Liverpool FC and Manchester City are just a few of the teams that call the Premier league home. Educational Tour/Visit Cultural Experience Festival/Performance/Workshop Tour Services Recreational Activity LEAP Enrichment Match/Training Session DAY 1 Friday, 27 July 2018 Relax and enjoy our scheduled flight to Manchester England. DAY 2 Saturday, 28 July 2018 Our 24-hour Tour Director will meet us at the airport and remain with us until our final airport departure. We will have use of a private coach and driver, while touring for the next eight days. (as needed and required for sightseeing and soccer content) Manchester is a major city in the northwest of England with a rich heritage. Even now much of the city's layout is the result of its days as an industrial powerhouse. Beyond even that the city can trace its roots even further to its original foundation as a Roman fortress town. Our base for the first four nights will be in the Manchester area. Breakfast and dinner (or lunch) will be included at the hotel. We begin with a welcome meeting and orientation. Afterwards, enjoy free time to explore the area around the hotel. NATIONAL FOOTBALL MUSEUM Drama, history, skill, art, style, faith, passion. Football! Experience the world's greatest sport at the National Football Museum. Whether you're a football fanatic or just enjoying the great city of Manchester, you are certain to enjoy your visit to the world's biggest and best football museum. In addition to being a museum, this is also the Hall of Fame for English Football. Meet the greatest players, managers and teams in the English game. This is where new Hall of Fame members are inducted every year. TRAINING SESSION We will participate in a Training Session at a local field. The training session will be led by your own coaching staff and are designed to prepare the team for upcoming friendly matches. (Training sessions may be in the morning, afternoon or evening and will be determined by the final hotel location, field availability, and the schedule of activities for the day). DAY 3 Sunday, 29 July 2018 TRAINING SESSION We will participate in a Training Session at a local field. The training session will be led by your own coaching staff and are designed to prepare the team for upcoming friendly matches. (Training sessions may be in the morning, afternoon or evening and will be determined by the final hotel location, field availability, and the schedule of activities for the day). Today we will travel to nearby Liverpool. 1
DAY 3 Sunday, 29 July 2018 Liverpool is a historic maritime city in northwest England, where the River Mersey meets the Irish Sea. A key trade and migration port from the 18th to the early 20th centuries, it's also, famously, the hometown of The Beatles. Ferries cruise the waterfront, where the iconic shipping and mercantile buildings known as the "Three Graces" stand on the Pier Head. LIVERPOOL CITY TOUR We will take a guided Liverpool City Tour to view and learn about the city?s history and some of it?s most important landmarks and monuments, including Anfield. A portion of our city tour will be dedicated to The Beatles? to explore the places linked to the Fab Four. ALBERT DOCK Explore Albert Dock. Built of brick stone, and cast iron, this showpiece development on Liverpool s waterfront opened in 1846, saw a long period of decline and has now been extensively renovated and refurbished. In addition to countless shops and restaurants, the area is home to the Merseyside Maritime Museum, the Museum of Liverpool Life, the Beatles Story and the Tate Gallery. ATTEND A PROFESSIONAL MATCH We will attend a professional soccer match featuring teams from the top leagues. Seeing the top talent in the world in person would itself be an unforgettable experience, but add the passionate crowds signing, cheering and chanting and you will enter an atmosphere that can only be understood through personal experience. An engaging and entertaining atmosphere, along with incredible skill will make attending a match a highlight of any program. (Excel Programs will secure tickets for the group after time of booking and upon release of the official schedule. Due to scheduling your final itinerary may need to adjusted to accommodate attending a match). DAY 4 Monday, 30 July 2018 Today we will explore Manchester. MANCHESTER CITY TOUR Enjoy a Manchester City tour, where we will view and learn about the Central Library (inspired by the Pantheon in Rome), the Royal Exchange Theatre, the Curry Mile, Manchester Art Gallery, Heaton Park, Manchester Cathedral, People's History Museum, and much more. OLD TRAFFORD STADIUM TOUR Take a guided tour and go behind the scenes at Old Trafford, home of the world's largest soccer club Manchester United. During our tour we will see the stadium (The Theatre of Dreams) through the eyes of Manchester United greats themselves and the millions of passionate fans from around the globe. We will also have the opportunity to view historical memorabilia at the Manchester United Museum. We will have some free time for shopping and exploration in Manchester. FRIENDLY MATCH We will play a Friendly Match against a local club or school team. The team will meet and compete against athletes of similar ages and skill levels, and have the opportunity to make friends for life. (The teams you will play will be selected after time of booking and will be based on the specific skill level and requirements of your team. We have contacts at every level and take great pride in finding the perfect fit for each friendly match). 2
DAY 5 Tuesday, 31 July 2018 Today we will travel to Chester. A Roman legion founded Chester on the Dee River in the 1st century A.D. It reached its pinnacle as a bustling port in the 13th and 14th centuries but declined following the gradual silting up of the river. While other walls of medieval cities of England were either torn down or badly fragmented, Chester still has 2 miles of fortified city walls intact. The main entrance into Chester is East gate, which dates only from the 18th century. Within the walls are halftimbered houses and shops. Chester is unusual in that some of its builders used black-andwhite timbered facades even during the Georgian and Victorian eras. We will have free time to explore or shop in Chester at our leisure. Be sure to enjoy the Roman Walls and Eastgate Street. FRIENDLY MATCH We will play a Friendly Match against a local club or school team. The team will meet and compete against athletes of similar ages and skill levels, and have the opportunity to make friends for life. (The teams you will play will be selected after time of booking and will be based on the specific skill level and requirements of your team. We have contacts at every level and take great pride in finding the perfect fit for each friendly match). DAY 6 Wednesday, 01 August 2018 Today we will travel from the Manchester area to the London area. En route, we will stop in Oxford. Oxford has long been an important stopping point on central routes from the north of England to London, but it is more well-known as the home of England s first university. With its spectacular architecture and famous scholars, including some of the world s most important writers, the university is a uniquely integral part of Oxford and of England as a whole. OXFORD WALKING TOUR Take a Walking Tour to view many of the colleges that make up Oxford, as well as the Sheldonian Theater and the Bodleian Library. Each of the buildings we pass has a long history and is associated with notable literary alumni, including Geoffrey Chaucer, Lewis Carroll, Oscar Wilde, C.S. Lewis and Evelyn Waugh. Our base for the final four nights will be in the greater London area. Breakfast and dinner (or lunch) will be included at the hotel each day. TRAINING SESSION We will participate in a Training Session at a local field. The training session will be led by your own coaching staff and are designed to prepare the team for upcoming friendly matches. (Training sessions may be in the morning, afternoon or evening and will be determined by the final hotel location, field availability, and the schedule of activities for the day). DAY 7 Thursday, 02 August 2018 Today we will explore central London. London is the largest city in Europe: quite a feat, considering its location on a relatively small island. London's location is perfect for an administrative, communications and trade center, as the Romans realized when they founded their city in AD 43. London is filled with countless historic and cultural treasures that meld seamlessly in this exciting, contemporary city. 3
DAY 7 Thursday, 02 August 2018 WESTMINSTER ABBEY Visit Westminster Abbey, where English kings and queens have been crowned since 1066. Our Blue-Badge Guided Tour will include the Royal Chapels, containing the tombs of the English monarchs, as well as Poets Corner, featuring memorials to many famous British literary figures. LONDON CITY TOUR We will enjoy an introductory tour of London on our private bus and on foot. We will see St. Paul's Cathedral, the Tower of London, Tower Bridge, Westminster Abbey, the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, Trafalgar Square, St. James's Park and Buckingham Palace, where we will see the Changing of the Guard ceremonies. (Subject to final tour schedule) We will have some free time for shopping this afternoon. FRIENDLY MATCH We will play a Friendly Match against a local club or school team. The team will meet and compete against athletes of similar ages and skill levels, and have the opportunity to make friends for life. (The teams you will play will be selected after time of booking and will be based on the specific skill level and requirements of your team. We have contacts at every level and take great pride in finding the perfect fit for each friendly match). DAY 8 Friday, 03 August 2018 TRAINING SESSION We will participate in a Training Session at a local field. The training session will be led by your own coaching staff and are designed to prepare the team for upcoming friendly matches. (Training sessions may be in the morning, afternoon or evening and will be determined by the final hotel location, field availability, and the schedule of activities for the day). Today we will travel to Windsor and back into London. WINDSOR CASTLE Visit Windsor Castle, the world s largest inhabited castle, and one of the official royal residences of the British monarch. Our visit will include the richly decorated State Apartments and St. George s Chapel, a pantheon of English monarchs. ARESENAL STADIUM TOUR Visit the home of one of the world s best football (soccer) teams, the Arsenal Gunners. We will take a Stadium Tour, before visiting the Arsenal Museum, which claims to house the largest collection of club memorabilia in Britain. Situated on the second floor of the North Bank stand, the museum traces the Gunners' history back to 1886, when a group of munitions workers clubbed together to buy a football. An eclectic range of exhibits includes a "life-like" wax model of George Graham, the red bus that Arsenal once used to parade their trophies around north London's streets, and items telling the story of the club's other great manager, Herbert Chapman. (Can be replaced with another stadium) LONDON EYE Enjoy a ride on the London Eye, which opened in March 2001 to celebrate the new millennium with fantastic views of the city. We will have some free time for shopping this afternoon. DAY 9 Saturday, 04 August 2018 Today we will travel back into London. 4
DAY 9 Saturday, 04 August 2018 THE TOWER OF LONDON Visit the Tower of London, one of Britain s most fascinating and important historical structures. Begun as a fortress by William the Conqueror, the Tower is now primarily associated with the legendary figures imprisoned and executed here over the centuries. Our visit includes the armories, a display of instruments of torture and execution and the breathtaking Crown Jewels Exhibit. We will have some free time for shopping this afternoon. FRIENDLY MATCH We will play a Friendly Match against a local club or school team. The team will meet and compete against athletes of similar ages and skill levels, and have the opportunity to make friends for life. (The teams you will play will be selected after time of booking and will be based on the specific skill level and requirements of your team. We have contacts at every level and take great pride in finding the perfect fit for each friendly match). DAY 10 Sunday, 05 August 2018 Our rewarding and enjoyable tour comes to an end as our Tour Director accompanies us to the airport on our final day. 5
TOTAL PER PERSON TOUR COST BASED ON NUMBER OF FULL-PAYING PARTICIPANTS Maryland United FC Full Paying Free Place Price In USD (Subject to final airfare confirmation) Participants Entitlement Maryland United: ECNL Manchester and London This proposal is valid until Saturday, 30 September 2017 and this tour 35 1 3,299 cannot be operated in its present format with fewer Price: than 10 $3,395 30 1 3,374 participants. 25 1 3,449 Price based on 20 minimum travelers EZ Pay Option Enroll by 09/30/2017 and make 8 payments of $374.88 every 30 days by automatic deduction from your bank account. The final payment of the series will be deducted no later than 45 days before travel. **Based on the bolded pricing ratio from above. Tour Prices Guaranteed at Time of Enrollment! Our Price Guarantee: Once you have accepted this proposal, the dates have been confirmed and WorldStrides online registration portal (or equivalent paperwork) has been made available for your group's tour, the prices shown for the relevant group size level(s) will not change, regardless of any subsequent rate fluctuations (for example, on visits to attractions, airline fuel/taxes or currency movements on overseas programs). What is Included: Round trip airfare with a major carrier on scheduled flights and guaranteed dates All airport taxes and fuel surcharges (which will not change after time of enrollment for any participant) Accommodation in three star hotels in twin rooms (with an occasional triple) and private facilities guaranteed throughout Full breakfast daily at the hotel Lunch or dinner daily (determined by the final sporting arrangements) A full-time WorldStrides Excel Sports Tour Director to accompany your group 24 hours a day from arrival to departure Transportation by private coach for airport transfers, touring and all soccer content as required throughout All admissions, activities and excursions (as per the itinerary) All sporting arrangements, including matches, training sessions or clinics (as per the itinerary) One pro soccer ticket Basic health insurance while on tour (including medical treatment on tour up to $7,500) and $50,000 of coverage for emergency evacuation and repatriation USTOA Extensive Consumer Protection up to $1,000,000 in coverage for advance deposits through our USTOA membership Manchester United Raffle fundraiser Industry leading Professional Liability Insurance of $50,000,000 in coverage, which extends to certain individuals acting on behalf of Excel Sports as Coaches and Chaperones One free place in a single room throughout the tour This Does Not Include: Any items not mentioned above or in the detailed itinerary Single rooms for adults (will be available at a supplement of $50 per night) Third daily meal or personal beverages with meals Laundry services on tour Visas (if required) Public transport pass in capital or major cities Tips and gratuities for the guide and driver Any fees that might be imposed by the airlines at the airport for checked baggage Any costs for the hire of, or transport of, equipment or gear Travel insurance - We offer and always recommend our Trip Mate travel insurance policy to all participants. This comprehensive policy includes health, property and cancellation coverage at a cost of $149 6
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