Hockey Tours to Valencia
About this tour
A sporting experience and a city everyone will remember for a lifetime!
Valencia, the 3rd largest city in Spain, is internationally known to be one of the best hockey centers in the country and hosts international events and training camps from National teams to schools or clubs from across the world.
This centre is where Team GB’s gold medal winning team trained, competed, and qualified for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Valencia Hockey Federation has a 1st class blue pitch (Astroturf System 5) which was the same surface used at the Olympic Games in Rio 2016. The attentive staff will welcome you and arrange matches against similar standards of local opposition. You can also be coached by one of the best hockey coaches in Spain.
This is the perfect place to enjoy the sunny climate and vibrant city whilst combining practice sessions or friendly matches with some cultural activities like eating paella, visiting the magnificent City of Arts and Sciences, or spending an afternoon strolling along the Malvarrosa beach.
Suggestions And Ideas for Visits and Excursions
Each group will have its own special interests and curricular needs. That is why every visit can be completely tailored to you. You will find some suggestions below, but you can always call us to discuss more options.
Sample Itinerary
A suggested 4-day itinerary might look like this:
- Day 1: Flight and arrival in Valencia or Alicante. Private coach transfer to your accommodation and guided tour of Valencia city centre.
- Day 2: Be coached by Valencia Hockey Federation staff, spend the afternoon on Malvarrosa Beach and enjoy your first match against a team from Valencia Hockey Federation academy or a Valencia hockey club.
- Day 3: Half day visiting the City of Arts and Sciences, eat an authentic Valencia paella at Albufera Natural Parkand second match against local opposition.
- Day 4: Training on the blue pitch, transfer by private coach to Valencia or Alicante airport and flight back home.
Rondo recommends the following
- City of Arts and Sciences: The City of Arts and Sciences (La Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias) in Valencia is a spectacular and imposing entertainment-based cultural and architectural complex designed by the architect Santiago Calatrava. It is the most important modern tourist destination in the city of Valencia and one of the 12 Treasures of Spain.
- Walking Tour of Valencia city centre: Enjoy Valencia by discovering the beauty and peculiarity of the historical centre of the city. More than 2,000 years of history have really left their mark on one of the most important historic centers in Europe!
- Paella cooking class: Do not miss the opportunity of learning how to cook paella, one of the most popular dishes in Valencia!
Other Visits and Excursions
- Albufera Natural Park: Only 10 kilometers (about 6.21 mi) from Valencia you will find the Albufera Natural Park, a Mediterranean ecosystem with unspoilt dune beaches, forests, rice fields and a huge lake where you can enjoy boat trips.
- Turia Gardens: The Turia Gardens is one of the largest urban parks in Spain. It runs through the city along nine kilometers of green space boasting foot paths, leisure and sports areas, and romantic spots where you can unwind.
- Mestalla Valencia CF Stadium: Experience Mestalla Forever Tour, the home of Valencia Fútbol Club and one of the oldest stadiums in Spain.
Accommodation (subject to availability)
Youth hostels in the city centre or close to the hockey centre as well as hotels are available.
Other variations on numbers and duration available plus day trips available on Request.
Experience information
Each group will have its own special interests and curricular needs. That is why every visit can be completely tailored to you. You will find some suggestions below, but you can always call us to discuss more options.
Other variations on numbers and duration available, plus day trips available on request.
