Take your team on a school rugby tour to the Eternal City, Rome! Your players will love the combination of rugby, history and culture. Whilst the heartland of Italian rugby is in the north, the sport is rapidly growing in popularity in Rome, which often hosts the national sides home games at the Stadio Olimpico.
School Rugby Tour to Rome
As well as training sessions and friendly fixtures against local opposition of a similar standard, you’ll also be able to watch a Six Nations or Pro12 match.
What’s more, Rome is the perfect destination for a cross-curricular trip! Why not invite your colleagues and their students in the history or languages department to join you to make this a real school event?
School Rugby Tour to Rome
From
£443PP
5 days, 4 nights
Suggested Itinerary
Day 1
Morning
Flight to Rome
Afternoon
Transfer to accommodation
Training session at local pitch
Evening
Evening meal at accommodation
Day 2
Morning
Scuola Gladiatori Roma
Afternoon
Pizza and gelato for lunch
Training session at local pitch
Evening
Friendly fixture against local opposition
Post-match hospitality
Day 3
Morning
Guided tour of Rome
Afternoon
Guided tour of Colosseum
Guided tour of Roman Forum
Evening
Evening meal in local restaurant
Day 4
Morning
Audio tour of Vatican museum
Afternoon
Free time in Vatican City
Tour of 2nd century Castel Sant'Angelo
Evening
Friendly fixture against local opposition
Day 5
Morning
Check out of accommodation
Afternoon
Flight back to UK
Evening
- 4 nights' bed & breakfast accommodation
- Single room upgrade for staff
- Return flights from Stansted to Rome Ciampino
- Hold luggage flight upgrade per passenger
- x 2 fixtures against local teams of a similar standard
- Return airport and fixture transfers in executive coach
- Free staff place ratio 1:10
- Detailed information pack
- Travel and medical insurance
- Itinerary planning service
- VAT
Accommodation
Hotel Marc' Aurelio
The Hotel Marc’Aurelio is located close to the Cornelia metro station, providing quick links to a number of sites of interest, including the Spanish Steps and Piazza Navona. The hotel is also just a 5-minute drive from the Vatican and 20 minutes from Fiumicino Airport. All rooms are air-conditioned with en-suite bathroom facilities. Wi-Fi is provided free of charge. The on-site restaurant provides a continental buffet breakfast each morning and is also open over lunch and dinner, when it serves both local and international fare.
Parco Tirreno
Set 400 metres from the Cornelia metro stop, Parco Tirreno Hotel is just 4 stops from the Vatican. The Spanish Steps and the Trevi Fountain are also on the same metro line as the hotel, and can be reached in minutes. The hotel itself is located in a park with outdoor swimming pool. It boasts that it offers the amenities of a country club, right in the centre of Rome.All rooms are en suite and have satellite TV, air conditioning and telephone. Each has its own balcony.There are 190 two-room apartments and 85 rooms, 50 of which are Deluxe.
Excursions
Gladiator School
Spend half a day at the Scuola Gladiatori Roma – Rome’s gladiator school. You’ll learn more about ancient Rome and its army, society, religion and culture. You’ll also try your hand at being a gladiator, practising the same skills that real Roman gladiators practised. You’ll learn to fight with a rudis (wooden training sword) and feel what it’s like to move in heavy armour.
Colosseum (Flavian Amphitheatre)
Echoing the giant stadiums of today, the Colosseum is the largest amphitheatre ever built by the Romans.
Trevi Fountain and Spanish Steps
The Fontana di Trevi/Trevi Fountain is the most famous, and arguably the most beautiful,fountain in Rome. This impressive monument dominates
St. Peter's Basilica
This vast sixteenth-century Italian renaissance cathedral replaced an earlier structure dating from the fourth century, St. Peter's draws pilgrims and
Supporting you every step of the way
Creating your perfect sports tour
Your quote will be put together by an experienced Tour Adviser who’ll be an expert in school sports tours and will know the destination really well too. They’ll work with you to create a tour to suit your group’s needs and meet your tour objectives.
Launching your tour to parents and students
The next step is to get your tour approved and then get students signed up to it. Our ‘Trip Launch Pack’ will help you with this step. Here you’ll find loads of resources (all free to download) designed to make your life easier at this crucial point in the planning process.
After you’ve booked
Once you’ve booked, your dedicated Itinerary Coordinator will start working on the finer details. They’ll make sure your itinerary makes the most of your time and they’ll take on most of the admin tasks for your tour (making the whole process a lot less stressful for you).
Support while you’re away
While you’re out on tour, we’ll be at the end of the phone 24 hours a day to provide support should you need it. We’ll also send you a final info pack before you go and you’ll be able to access all your tour documents via the free Vamoos app.
After your trip
When you return from your sports tour, we’ll ask you to complete a detailed feedback survey, which helps us continue to improve the service we offer. And we can start planning your next tour too, so you can give parents plenty of time to pay for it (and so it’s less stressful for you).
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