Hockey Tours to Germany

A suggested 4-day itinerary might look like this:

• Day 1: Travel by coach to Cologne with a potential stop en-route. Accommodation checks in (suitable youth hostel or hotel) and a boat trip on the Rhine.
• Day 2: Morning: Self-led hockey training session or be coached by a German coach at the magnificent Warsteiner HockeyPark (located an hour west of the Rhine; capacity of 9,000)

Afternoon: First match against local opposition followed by guided tour of Dusseldorf and return to Cologne.

• Day 3: Morning: Visit the Cologne Cathedral and The German Sport and Olympic Museum.

Afternoon: Second match against German opposition, walk around the old town to grab some souvenirs and taste some typical German food.

• Day 4: Spend half a day at Phantasialand Theme Park and arrive home by night or spend a full day at the theme park and catch the ferry from Calais through the night or stay an extra night in Cologne and return the next day.

Rondo recommends the following

• Cologne Cathedral: The magnificent Cologne Cathedral hovers above the roofs and chimneys of the city. It is not only used as a point of orientation but is the pride of the people in Cologne.
• Phantasialand Theme Park: Explore Phantasialand Theme Park in six zones: Fantasy, deep in Africa, Berlin, Mystery, Mexico, and China Town.
• The German Sport & Olympic Museum: The German Sport & Olympic Museum in the centre of Cologne presents the World of Sport from antiquity up to the present day covering an area of more than 2,000 m2.
• Boat trip on the Rhine, Cologne: Enjoy and learn on board with a guided tour with explanations of the city's major attractions and its 2,000-year history!

Other Visits and Excursions

• Elbphilharmonie (Hamburg): The Elbphilharmonie Hamburg is truly a building of superlatives and has set itself the goal of becoming one of the ten best concert halls in the world. The fact that it has the best chances to get there is not only due to the spectacular architecture, but also to the unique acoustics.
• The Hamburg Fish Market: Half the jungle is sold here directly in the pot and from lorries, bananas fly, plastic bags full of sausage go for a ridiculously low price, you must experience it (and it is worth getting out of bed early once to do so)!
• Munich’s green oases: Explore one or all of Munich’s green oases such as the hilly Olympiapark, idyllic Luitpoldpark or picturesque Westpark.
• Olympiastadion Stadium Tour (Berlin): Visit the famous Berlin Olympic Stadium, home of the 1936 Olympics, for an escorted one-hour tour (Capacity of 74,475).
• The Holocaust Memorial (Berlin): Close to the Brandenburg Gate and the Reichstag is the impressive memorial to the fallen Jews. Walking amongst these towering blocks of varying heights on undulating ground certainly provokes thought and reflection.
• The Wall (Berlin): There are traces of the wall throughout the city, and it is possible to follow for much of its length marked by brass studs set in the pavement.

Other variations on numbers and duration available plus day trips available on Request.