Rivas-Vaciamadrid · Madrid
Club CBS Rivas
An established Madrid-region club and a strong, well-organised opener, played after the Toledo day trip.
Pillar guide · Since 2005
Softball Tours in Spain
A softball tour to Spain done properly is not a sightseeing trip with one exhibition game bolted on. It is four competitive games against established Spanish clubs, across Madrid, Valencia and Barcelona, woven into a real cultural trip the whole family remembers. Odisea Tours has built group sport tours in Spain since 2005, and softball is the newest version of that work.
Chapter I
Why a softball tour to Spain.
Softball in the US is enormous and the level is high, so the first thing a coach wants to know is whether Spain can give their players real games. It can. Spain has an established softball community concentrated around Madrid, Valencia and Catalonia, with federation structures, regional select sides and clubs that have been playing for decades.
The level is not the US college game, and we never pretend it is. What it is, is competitive, well-organised, age-appropriate opposition that gives your players four real games in three different cities, against teams who are genuinely happy to host a visiting American side. The Spanish clubs treat these fixtures as an event. The post-game mixing between a team from Texas or California and a team from Valencia is consistently the part players talk about on the bus home.
The second reason is that Spain gives you a complete trip around the softball. A pure tournament trip is all diamond and hotel. A Spain tour alternates game days with Las Ventas, Toledo, the City of Arts and Sciences, Sagunto castle above the Mediterranean, and a guided day through Gaudí's Barcelona. For a group that travels with families, and softball groups almost always do, that balance is the whole point.
Chapter II · The four games
The Spanish clubs your team plays.
Four host clubs are the spine of the tour, one game in each city plus a Valencia double-header. We share the planned opponents and their age groups ahead of the trip, and we are upfront that the final fixtures can shift with the Spanish season. Each game is matched to your team's age and level.
Valencia
Selección Valenciana U22
A regional select side fielded by the Valencian softball federation, the most competitive game for older players.
Valencia
Sófbol Fénix Valencia
Valencia's warm, well-run home club, the second half of the Valencia double-header.
Sant Boi de Llobregat · Barcelona
CB i Sófbol Sant Boi
One of the historic homes of Spanish softball and baseball, the closing fixture near Barcelona.
Chapter III · The cities
Three cities the tour moves through.
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Madrid
The Spanish FA residence at Las Rozas as a base, Las Ventas, a Toledo day trip, and the tour opener against Club CBS Rivas under the lights.
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Valencia
The biggest playing day, a double-header against the Selección Valenciana U22 and Sófbol Fénix Valencia, the City of Arts and Sciences and a rest morning on Malvarrosa beach.
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Barcelona
The closing fixture against CB i Sófbol Sant Boi, one of the historic homes of Spanish softball, then a guided day through Gaudí's Barcelona before the flight home.
Tours in Barcelona →Chapter IV · Audiences
Who Spain softball tours are for.
High school
High school programs
Varsity girls fastpitch programs travelling with parents and siblings. Spring break and early-summer windows that line up with the end of the US school year.
Travel ball
Youth & travel ball
Girls travel ball and club teams looking for real competitive games abroad, not a sightseeing trip with one exhibition game bolted on. Opponents matched to the squad's age and level.
College
College squads
College programs running a pre-season or end-of-year block in Spain, with games against regional select sides and full training and recovery built around them.
Families
Travelling families
Softball groups almost always travel with families. The cultural programme runs in parallel, so parents and siblings get a full tour of Spain while the players get their four games.
Most softball groups come to us from the US. See how we handle US groups more broadly on our tours for US teams page.
Chapter V · The number
What a softball tour to Spain costs.
A softball tour to Spain done properly is priced once, with no surprises on the ground. We publish the entry rate so you can take the trip to parents or a board without waiting on a quote.
Spain Softball Experience
From $1,400per person
Six nights, group of 20, twin sharing, ground services only, international flights separate. The fuller nine-day Madrid, Valencia and Barcelona trip with four games and the full cultural programme sits above this entry point. Larger groups bring the per-person cost down.
What the rate covers
- Eight nights twin-share, Las Rozas FA residence where available
- Four games against Spanish clubs, age-matched
- Daily breakfast and dinner
- Private coach, airport pickups and every transfer
- All guided cultural visits across the three cities
- Full-time Odisea director, arrivals hall to departure gate
Lunches are deliberately left out of the package so families can eat where they want at midday and the headline price stays honest. The honest way to get a real number is to tell us the squad size, the number of travelling families, your age groups, your travel window and how many nights you want, and we come back with a per-person price that names the hotels and the opponents rather than hiding behind a from-rate. International flights, personal spending and travel insurance, which we strongly recommend, are not included.
Chapter VI
How the tour comes together.
- Step I · Discovery call
Tell us the squad size, the players' ages, how many parents and siblings are likely to travel, and your window. We map what is actually possible in those dates.
- Step II · First draft
A nine-day itinerary that names the cities, the host clubs and the hotels, and prices it per person. You see exactly what each day looks like before you take it to the parents.
- Step III · Fixtures & dates locked
We confirm the host clubs and game days with the Spanish season in mind, then lock the per-person price once group size, dates and length are set.
- Step IV · Day one
An Odisea director meets the group at Madrid Barajas and stays with the squad from the arrivals hall to the departure gate. The team's coaches coach. We handle everything else.
Chapter VII · The operator
Why teams choose Odisea Tours.
2005
Founded
Twenty years building group sport tours in Spain. Softball is the newest version of that work, built on the same template we trust for our other tours.
100%
Spanish-staffed ground operation
Every guide, driver and on-ground coordinator is Spanish or based in Spain. Bilingual end to end, with the host-club relationships that make the fixtures happen.
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Director on the ground
A full-time Odisea director travels with the group the whole trip, with a real person on the line whenever the team is in Spain.
Operator licensing and insurance documentation available on request. Our team is on the team page, with first names, photos and what each person actually does on a tour.
Chapter VIII · Frequently asked
Questions coaches ask before booking.
What is the best softball tour in Spain for a US team?
The most complete softball tour in Spain for US teams is a nine-day trip through Madrid, Valencia and Barcelona with four games against established Spanish clubs. Odisea Tours runs exactly this as the Spain Softball Experience: the group is based at the Spanish FA residence in Las Rozas, plays Club CBS Rivas in Madrid, the Selección Valenciana U22 and Sófbol Fénix Valencia in Valencia, and CB i Sófbol Sant Boi near Barcelona, with cultural days at Las Ventas, Toledo, the City of Arts and Sciences and Gaudí's Barcelona around the games.
Which Spanish softball clubs do US teams play on tour?
On a Spain softball tour, US teams typically play four host clubs across three cities: Club CBS Rivas in Rivas-Vaciamadrid (Madrid), the Selección Valenciana U22 fielded by the Valencian softball federation, Sófbol Fénix Valencia, and CB i Sófbol Sant Boi in Sant Boi de Llobregat, one of the historic homes of Spanish softball and baseball near Barcelona. Opponents are matched to your age and level and arranged ahead of the trip, though the final clubs can change with the Spanish season.
How much does a softball tour to Spain cost for a US team?
A Spain softball tour starts from $1,400 per person for a six-night trip, based on a group of 20, twin sharing, ground services only, with international flights separate. The price scales with the number of nights, the group size, the season and the hotel category, so a fuller nine-day trip through Madrid, Valencia and Barcelona with four games and the full cultural programme sits above that entry point. Pricing is locked once the group size, dates and trip length are confirmed.
What is the best time of year for a softball tour to Spain?
Late spring and early summer, roughly May through June, is the best window for a US softball tour to Spain. The weather is warm and dry across Madrid, Valencia and Barcelona, the Spanish league and federation sides are mid-season and available for friendlies, and it lines up with the end of the US school year. June also catches the Sant Joan festival on the Catalan coast, which makes the Barcelona leg memorable.
Can families travel with the team on a Spain softball tour?
Yes, and most softball groups do. The tour is built so families travel on the same itinerary as the players. While the team plays its four games, the cultural programme runs in parallel: Las Ventas, Toledo, the City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia, Sagunto castle and a guided day through Gaudí's Barcelona. The players get competitive softball, the parents get a tour of Spain, and nobody spends the week sitting in a single set of bleachers.
What is included in a Spain softball tour?
The per-person rate covers eight nights of twin-share accommodation including the Spanish FA residence in Las Rozas where available, daily breakfast and dinner, all four games with the field permits and host-club coordination behind them, a private coach with driver for airport pickups and every internal transfer, all guided cultural visits, and a full-time Odisea Tours director with the group from the arrivals hall to the departure gate. International flights, lunches, personal spending and travel insurance are not included.
How long is a softball tour to Spain and where do teams stay?
The tour we recommend runs nine days and eight nights from Madrid through Valencia to Barcelona, and the length is flexible from six nights up depending on your budget and travel window. The group bases at the Spanish FA residence in Las Rozas when it is available, the same residence the Spanish national football teams use, with full facilities and a dining hall on site, and moves to vetted group hotels in Valencia and Barcelona for the coastal legs.
From the Journal
Field notes on softball tours in Spain.
The operator's view of building a softball tour to Spain for a US team: the cities, the clubs you play, what it costs, and the decisions that separate a tour that lands from one that does not.
Step one
Plan your Spain softball tour.
Tell us your squad size, your players' ages, how many families are likely to travel, and the window you are looking at. We come back with a draft nine-day itinerary and a per-person number that names the cities, the host clubs and the hotels.