OAKHILL SPAIN ART & HOCKEY TOUR 2012 FINAL TOUR ITINERARY – ART & HOCKEY PROGRAMME
Date Planned Activities
Thursday - 22nd March 06h00 Meet at Oakhill School for departure by coach to PE Airport 06h45 Plett pick-up Shell Ultra City Fly Port Elizabeth – Johannesburg – via Paris to Madrid
Friday - 23rd March 14h35 Arrive Madrid Barajas Airport 15h15 Bus Transfer and Check in at Albergue Juvenil Madrid (Modern Hostel in center of Madrid) http://www.ajmadrid.es/el_albergue.aspx 16h00 Briefing with Sports in Spain Tour Operator 17h00 Guided city tour Madrid 20h30 Dinner at Madrid Restaurant near Hostel
Saturday - 24th March 08h00 Breakfast Morning – Hockey matches against ValdeLuz Madrid Club OR Free time for artists 14h15 ALL Tourists - Guided tour of Prado Museum (most famous Madrid Art Gallery - works by Goya, Rubens & Murillo) 19h00 Santiago Bernabeu Stadium Tour 21h00 Real Madrid vs Real Sociedad Football Match 23h00 Return to Hostel
Sunday - 25th March 08h00 Breakfast Morning – Hockey matches against Complutense Madrid Club (Boys) and ValdeLuz (Girls) and arrive back at hostel at 14h45. Free time until dinner OR Late Morning - Visit Reina Sofia Gallery (Impressive gallery with works from 20th & 21st Centuries – lots of Picasso pieces) and 15h00 Visit Thyssen Museum (Best private collection of 13th - 20th Century Art – works by Titian, Goya, Renoir etc) 19h00 Dinner at Madrid Restaurant
Monday - 26th March 09h00 Breakfast 10h00 Depart via luxury coach to Valencia 14h00 Arrival and check-in at Expo Hotel Valencia – 3 star hotel (http://www.expohotelvalencia.com/en/index.jsp) 15h30 Visit IVAM Modern Art Museum. 20h00 Dinner for art students at Valencia Restaurant near Hotel OR 16H45 Hockey matches against Valencia Girls, Xaloc Girls & Xaloc Boys . Return to Hotel at 21h45. 22h30 Dinner at Valencia Restaurant near Hotel for hockey students.
Date Planned Activities
Tuesday - 27th March 09h00 Breakfast Morning – Guided Cycle Tour of Valencia 15h30 Visit Royal Shipyard Art Museum (Contemporary Modern Art). 20h00 Dinner at Hotel for art students OR 16h45 Leave for Hockey matches against Giner Cadetes Boys x 2 games & Giner Cadetes Girls. 22h30 Dinner at Hotel for hockey students.
Wednesday - 28th March 09h00 Breakfast Morning - Visit Ciudad de las Ciencias (futuristic and mind-blowing arts & Science complex) 16h45 Leave for Hockey matches against Valencia Cadetes Boys and Girls. 20h30 return to Hotel and 21h30 Dinner at Hotel for Hockey students OR 17h00 Guided tour of Palacio Valeriola (privately owned art Centre) and 20h00 Dinner at hotel for art students.
Thursday - 29th March 08h00 Breakfast 09h00 Luxury coach to Barcelona (stop off at Tarragona beach en route) 14h00 Early Afternoon – Check in at Albergue Pere Tarres Hostel (http://www.peretarres.org/wps/wcm/connect/peretarres_en/hostel/home/) 15h00 Visit different Barcelona Art Galleries on Las Rambles Street OR 17h00 Leave for Hockey matches against RC Polo Boys x 2 Teams and RC Polo Girls. 20h30 / 21h00 Dinner at Hostel
Friday - 30th March 08h00 Breakfast Morning – Guided Cycle tour of Barcelona 13h00 Visit to Miro Museum (Showcase of works by Joan Miro) Afternoon OR 14h00 Hockey Coaching Clinic by Olympians 19h00 All visit Fountains of Montjuic (Light, music & water extravaganza) 20h00 Dinner near Fountains
Saturday - 31st March 07h30 Breakfast Morning – Guided Tour of Sagrada Famila Afternoon – FC Barcelona Museum Tour 18h00 Dinner at Hostel Optional Extra : 19h00 Depart for Stadium Camp Nou for FC Barcelona vs Atletico de Bilbao Football match OR free time in Barcelona
Sunday - 1st April Early Breakfast Free day in Barcelona for shopping, sight-seeing etc OR Optional Extra : 07h00 Leave via coach to La Molina for day of skiing in the Pyrenees and return to hostel at 23h00
Date Planned Activities
Monday - 2nd April 08h00 Breakfast Morning – visit Parc Guell (Garden complex of architectural elements designed by Antoni Gaudi) 12h00 Visit to La Pedrera (Antonio Gaudi’s creation) and 16h00 Visit to MACBA Museum (Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art) and 20h00 Dinner at Hostel for Art Students OR 16h15 Depart for Hockey Fixtures against HC Iluro Girls & Boys. 22h30 Dinner at Hostel for Hockey Students.
Tuesday - 3rd April 08h00 Breakfast Morning – Visit to Picasso Museum OR Morning – Depart for RC Polo Club for coaching clinic by Olympians Afternoon – Free time in Barcelona 17h00 Leave for airport 20h20 Departure Barcelona via Madrid Home
Wednesday - 4th April 14h50 Arrive at Port Elizabeth Airport and transfer to Oakhill buses 18h15 Arrive at Ultra City Plett 18h45 Arrive at Oakhill School
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