Multisports Tours, Costa Blanca, Spain
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Multisports Tours, Costa Blanca, Spain Destination: Torrevieja, Costa Blanca, Spain Specialistaion: Multisports When: from October through to June Tour duration: Variable – arrival/departure dependent on tour duration Torrevieja Multisports – Sample Itinerary Morning Afternoon Evening 1 Sunday Depart UK airport Arrive in Spain, Welcome & Safety meeting 2 Monday Football training Intro to Padel Tennis Dinner 3 Tuesday Beach Battle Football training Dinner 4 Wednesday Football training Football Match Dinner 5 Thursday Kayaking Flight back to UK Welcome to Visions’ Multisports school trips at Torrevieja Sports City, where schools can choose from a wide range of sports including football, rugby, tennis, athletics, swimming, basketball, hockey, squash, gymnastics, martial arts and more. Each trip is tailor-made to suit your requirements meaning schools groups can comprise teams from more than one sport and cross-train in multiple disciplines. The facilities are genuinely first-class and continually updated in line with new technology, and with average daytime temperatures no lower than 16⁰C in midwinter, groups will are able to enjoy their sport to the max all year round, trained by experienced, qualified professionals in all disciplines and compete against well-matched local opposition. Welcome to Visions’ Multisports The following first-class sporting facilities are at your disposal: • 2 multipurpose, covered sporting facilities which can be used for basketball, indoor football, volleyball, gymnastics, hockey, martial arts, handball etc. • A heated Olympic-size (50m) swimming pool with 8 lanes and 2 outdoor pools • Newly relaid 8-lane athletics track surrounding athletics field for high jump, shot put, javelin, long jump and triple jump • 10 tennis courts including 1 grandstand central tennis court • 7 Padel courts – Padel is a new rapidly-expanding racquet sport similar to tennis but on a smaller, walled court. Groups are encouraged to participate in Padel – it is an easy racquet sport to learn to play and is fun! It is a recommended intergral part of cross-training. • Football and Rugby pitches – 4 full-size 4G Astro-turf pitches and 1 grass pitch with a capacity of 10,000 spectators. Pitches can be converted to smaller sizes for training purposes. • 2 modern, glass-fronted squash courts • Rowing takes place in the sea; groups can opt for rowing as the main focus or as part of a cross-training / fitness programme Torrevieja Sports City In addition to the sports listed above, we can also offer the following: • Golf • Sailing • Fishing • Windsurfing • Kitesurfing • Kayaking • Snorkelling • Mountainbiking • Karting Torrevieja Location and climate Situated on Spain’s Costa Blanca, Torrevieja is served by both Alicante airport and Murcia’s new international airport, both just an hour’s drive away. Average daytime temperatures range from 30⁰C in summer to 16⁰C in winter, the number of rainy days each month rarely exceeds 5 and indeed even in winter you can expect at least 6 hours of sunshine each day. This makes it an it ideal location all year round for practising outdoor sports. Salt Torrevieja lies between the sea and two large salt lakes, Las Salinas, and salt production is a major industry in the area, second only to tourism. The two lakes are distinct in colour, one blue-green, the larger pink. The pink hue is caused by pigments (Beta-Carotene) of the Halobacterium bacteria which lives in environments with a high concentration of salt (including the Great Salt Lake and the Dead Sea), and also by an algae, Dunadiella Salina, responsible for the bright red colour at certain times of the year. Flamingoes feeding on the red Artemia Salina brine shrimp also sport a particularly bright pink plumage. 700,000 tonnes of salt per annum and produced in Torrevieja, much of it exported to other European destinations and beyond. A visit to the highly- rated Museo del Mar y de la Sal (Museum of Sea and Salt) near the Port of Torrevieja is well worth a visit to learn more about the salt production, but also to see some intricate artefacts made of salt and board the floating museum of the Delfin S-61 submarine. Tourism Torrevieja is a lively city with a number of beaches, the longest and most popular being Playa del Cura, also the nearest to the city centre. Restaurants line the beaches, with fish found in abundance on the local menu. Most visitors to Torrevieja are drawn by its beaches and excellent climate. Initially it was a popular destination for Madrileños (residents of Madrid), but has since also become a firm favourite with visitors from northern Europe, served by Alicante and Murcia airports. It is a very safe place to visit. Torrevieja has much to offer. Sporting venues are in abundance, and visitors also enjoy horseriding, cycling and walking through the Parque Natural de Torrevieja (3,700 hectares) which includes the two salt lakes. Also in the park, in addition to the 2,000 or so flamingos, keen ornithologists will see ospreys, black-necked grebes and grey herons wintering here, and breeding species include black-necked stilts, Montagu’s harriers, little terns, gull-billed terns, Audouin’s gulls and slender-billed gulls, the last two of which are endangered species. Also in the park you will see toads, geckos, snakes, rabbits, hares, hedgehogs, weasels and foxes. Sample hotel: Hotel Playas de Torrevieja Located 100m from the sea and 250m from Playa de la Mata, Hotel Playas de Torrevieja is also just 5km from the centre of Torrevieja. All rooms at the hotel are furnished with balconies offering fantastic views of the outdoor pool and the Mediterranean sea. Rooms have free wifi, tvs, en-suite bathrooms and living room. The restaurant offers Spanish cuisine but also caters for the British palate. Daily programme of events All meals will be taken at the hotel unless requested otherwise. Groups will head off to their sporting venue after breakfast and again after lunch and take part in the tailormade programme of activities in the agreed itinerary. Schools can have just one focus to their trip, for example football, in which case activities will be mainly centred around football training and match competition with some cross-training such as Padel as a structured but entertaining alternative. Howerer schools may prefer to bring teams representing more than one sport. The variety of possibilities is your choice, and we will work with you and our partners to ensure that all aspects of your trip are right for your groups. The trips can encompass as many days as you wish. Indoor pool at Torrevieja Sports City Planning your trip It is important to think through carefully what you would like to achieve, how long you would like to stay and of course it would help us greatly if you had an idea of budget in mind. Due to the tailormade nature of the trip, the clearer the idea you have, the better the trip will be. Please feel free to call us and talk us through what your needs are. Cross-training One of the stand-out features of Multisport Tours is the opportunity to cross-train in other disciplines. It provides alternatives ways of approaching sport which is fun and also works the body in different ways to achieve a greater overall fitness and enjoyment through sport. Again, talk to us to learn more about how this can benefit your group. Multisports Tours in Spain Minimum booking numbers: 20 students What’s included: Round-trip flights Airport transfers in Spain 5-nights’ accommodation (or more, dependent upon quote) Meals as indicated on the itinerary Training, coaching, fixtures & tournaments Transport included on chosen itinerary Battle on the Beach Full Tour Representative Service 24-hour emergency cover What’s not included: Fully Comprehensive Insurance (mandatory) Coach transfers to/from home airport Cost of visas, full or collective passports Cost of inoculations or medication required for travel Additional Sightseeing / Entertainment Options Personal expenditures Our staff are always available to answer any questions you have. Please do not hesitate to contact your Travel Advisor or our Offices at [email protected] / 01444 810399 We look forward to seeing you in resort. .