9 Days
Destinations Visited
London
Local Conditions
62℉ Current Temp
Current Time

Highlights

Piccadilly Circus

London

London Eye

London

Big Ben & Westminster

London

Tower of London

London

Tour Highlights

  • Piccadilly Circus

    London

  • London Eye

    London

  • Big Ben & Westminster

    London

  • Tower of London

    London

Your Adventure, Day by Day

Day 1 Depart from North America
  • Fly to England Enjoy your overnight flight to London.
Day 2 Arrive in London
  • Cheers! Welcome to London! Meet your Excel Representative
  • Transfer by deluxe coach to your three-star London area hotel. Enjoy your home away from home for the next seven nights!
  • Check-in to your hotel and free time to unpack
  • Welcome meeting and orientation
  • Dinner at hotel
  • Enjoy free-time this evening for social activities
Day 3 Explore London Before the First Match!
  • Breakfast at hotel
  • Take part in a morning practice session
  • Enjoy a day of sightseeing in London Take in all of the major attractions; see the majestic Big Ben and Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace. See the Horseguard Barracks and 10 Downing Street.
  • Dinner at hotel
  • Soccer Match Play your first international friendly game vs. an English side.
Day 4 Continue to Discover the City
  • Breakfast at hotel
  • Free morning to explore London on own Perhaps take a ride on the London Eye to see all of London from above.
  • Visit the Tower of London In the afternoon, take a visit to the Tower of London to see the Crown Jewels, Execution Site, and more.
  • Dinner at hotel
  • Enjoy free-time this evening for social activities
Day 5 Game Day!
  • Breakfast at hotel
  • Morning practice session
  • Enjoy time on your own. this morning. Perhaps get out of the city to take a day trip to Stonehenge, Salisbury, or Dover.
  • Dinner at hotel
  • Soccer Match This evening, play your second international friendly game vs. an English side.
Day 6 Experience the Life of Royalty
  • Breakfast at hotel
  • Visit Windsor Castle This morning, take a trip to the Queen's official residence- the largest inhabited castle in the world. Visitors can enjoy a look around the State Apartments furnished with fine paintings, porcelain, sculpture, and armor.
  • Other highlights include Queen Mary's Doll House and St. George's Chapel, the scene of many royal weddings. The beautiful castle gardens are also worth a peek, part of which were transformed to celebrate the Golden Jubilee.
  • Dinner at hotel
  • Enjoy free-time this evening for social activities
Day 7 Soccer Match
  • Breakfast at hotel
  • Soccer Match This morning, play your third international friendly game vs. an English side.
  • See a Professional Game (dependent upon schedule)
  • Dinner at hotel
  • Enjoy free-time this evening for social activities
Day 8 GOALLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!
  • Breakfast at hotel
  • Soccer Match This morning, play your fourth international friendly game vs. an English side.
  • Free Afternoon Enjoy last minute sightseeing in London
  • Dinner at hotel
  • Enjoy free-time this evening for your last night in England!
Day 9 Depart for North America
  • Breakfast at hotel
  • Depart From London Board your flight home.

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