Twenty years of running Spain group tours has narrowed the conversation down to about fifteen questions. They are answered honestly below, with the same numbers we share on the planning call.
Our published soccer tour package starts at $1,400 per player for a 6 to 12 night European Soccer Tour. Cultural tours sit between €1,995 and €2,595 per traveler. Our softball tour starts from $1,700 per player for a six-night trip. Final pricing depends on group size, season, hotel level and the specific cities on the itinerary. Larger groups bring the per-player number down. International flights are not included in any of our packages.
All accommodation (typically 4-star hotels and the Spanish FA headquarters), all meals per the itinerary, private coach transport throughout, bilingual Odisea guides who travel with the group, training sessions at FC Barcelona, Valencia CF and the Spanish FA, fixtures against Spanish academy opposition and stadium tours. Excluded: international flights, travel insurance (which every participant must arrange themselves and is mandatory), lunches marked 'at own cost' on the itinerary, optional La Liga match tickets, and personal expenses.
No. We exclude international flights so each family or club can use their preferred airline, frequent flyer program or group flight desk. We do help groups time the tour around direct routes from major US metros (Iberia from LAX and MIA, American from DFW, multiple carriers from JFK).
Standard schedule: a deposit of $500 per player at booking, balance due 60 days before departure. Once the deposit is paid, the per-player price is locked in. We work with families on installments where the club requests it.
Minimum 18 travelers, no hard maximum. We have run tours from a single 22-player squad up to 100-traveler programs (3 squads plus families). Larger groups get better per-player pricing because our coach, hotel and training-facility costs spread over more travelers.
Yes, and most clubs prefer it that way. The standard format runs the players through training and fixtures while a parallel cultural program is available for families: stadium tours, Gaudí architecture in Barcelona, Valencia old town, Madrid panoramic tour, beach days. Everyone shares the same hotels, meals and coach.
We host every age group from U10 through college and adult amateur. Most of our youth soccer programs run U12 through U19. We also run veterans' tours for adult amateur teams and corporate groups, and softball tours for high school and youth softball clubs.
Yes. We collect dietary needs, allergies and accessibility requirements at the booking stage and brief every hotel and restaurant on the itinerary in advance. Halal, kosher, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and nut-free are all routine. Tell us during the planning call.
Yes. Training sessions are held at FC Barcelona's Joan Gamper facilities (the same complex used by the FCB academy), at Valencia CF's Paterna training ground, and at the Spanish Football Federation's headquarters in Las Rozas, Madrid. Sessions are run by FC Barcelona and Valencia CF coaching staff. The Spanish FA stay includes accommodation on-site, where the senior Spanish national team also trains.
We do, through twenty years of relationships with Spanish academy clubs and federations. Opposition is age-matched and competitive: typically Spanish academy sides, college-level clubs, or regional select teams depending on the level of the visiting group.
Every tour is customized. The published packages are starting points, not boxes. We adjust cities, training partners, hotel level, dates, length and the cultural program around the group. The discipline that runs through every tour is the same; the route never is.
For peak windows (school summer break, Easter, winter break) we recommend booking 8 to 12 months ahead so we can lock in training dates with FC Barcelona and Valencia CF, which fill quickly. Off-peak windows can be confirmed with 4 to 6 months notice.
Deposits are non-refundable but transferrable to other travelers in the same group. Balance is fully refundable up to 90 days before departure, 50% refundable between 60 and 89 days, and non-refundable inside 60 days. We strongly recommend each family also carry independent trip-cancellation insurance.
We have hosted youth groups in Spain since 2005 without a major incident. Every group has a bilingual Odisea guide on the ground end-to-end, 24/7 emergency contact, and a vetted hotel and transport stack. Odisea Tours is a licensed Spanish tour operator and our operator licensing and liability documentation is available on request. Travel insurance is not included in the package price. Comprehensive travel insurance is mandatory for every participant and is arranged by the club or the family, and it must cover medical expenses, emergency repatriation and the sporting activities on the itinerary. The lead booker confirms cover for the whole group in writing no later than 30 days before departure.
Every Odisea guide is fully bilingual English and Spanish, and stays with the group from arrival to departure. Players do not need to speak Spanish. Coaching sessions at FC Barcelona, Valencia CF and the Spanish FA are delivered in English by staff used to international youth groups.
The FAQ above gives you the short version. These field notes go deeper for coaches, parents and trip organizers who want the full picture before they commit.
A 15 minute call with our team is enough to answer anything specific to your group, your dates and your roster. Same-day reply, every working day.