OCEANIA
It looks like you are visiting from Australia or New Zealand, would you like to go to the Australian Worldstrides site?
Yes, go to worldstrides.com.au No, stay on worldstrides.comLose a day as your cross the International Date Line
Meet your Tour Director and check into hotel
Welcome meeting and orientation
Training session led by your coaching staffParticipate in a training session at a local field in the area.
Dinner
See Sydney, Australia's beautiful waterfront city. A licensed, local guide will take you to Darling Harbor, a bustling entertainment and shopping center. Visit one of the city's most well-known symbols, the Sydney Opera House, majestically poised between the Harbour Bridge and the Royal Botanic Garden.
Stadium Australia guided tourOriginally built for the 2000 Sydney Olympics, Stadium Australia is a multi-purpose venue that hosts professional rugby, cricket, and football leagues, in addition to concert performances. Enjoy a behind-the-scenes look at the second largest stadium in Australia, which is big enough to fit four Boeing 747s!
Friendly matchPlay an international friendly match against a local club or academy team. Your team will meet and compete against athletes of similar ages and skill levels and have the opportunity to make friends for life.
Dinner
Grab your walking shoes and get ready for a coastal trek unlike any other! Follow the paved pathway from Sydney’s Bondi Beach to Coogee Beach, about 5.5 km (3.4 miles) away. Along the route, you’ll spot spectacular clifftops, Aboriginal rock carvings, a heritage-listed cemetery, ocean baths, and maybe even a humpback whale.
Surf lesson on Bondi BeachGood on ya, mate. It’s time to grab a board, catch a wave, and hang ten. Well, after some first-class lessons and lots and lots of practice! Starting on the sand and then progressing to the sea, budding surfers will spend about an hour and a half learning the tricks of the trade from some of Bondi’s most colorful surfers and lifeguards. Surfboards and wetsuits are all part of the package, along with everything you need to get you surfing in style.
Professional coaching clinicParticipate in a special coaching clinic with a guest coach, player, or instructor. The clinic will be designed exclusively for the team and to enhance skills in areas identified by the coaching staff.
Dinner
Spend a day at the scenic Blue Mountain National Park. Travel through rainforests and encounter new plants and wildlife. Observe the amazing sandstone rock formation known as the Three Sisters. The Blue Mountains offer a variety of lookout points for you to take in the views. Later, you’ll experience even more cuteness at the Featherdale Wildlife Park where koalas, kangaroos, and Tasmanian devils await your visit.
Dinner
Attend a Women’s World Cup matchCheer on the top national teams from around the world as they battle it out on the pitch to take home the coveted WWC trophy. (Match subject to scheduling and availability).
Soak up some sunshine and inhale the scent of the sea at the iconic Manly Beach, home of the world’s first surfing competition in 1964. Make your way from Manly Wharf, the ferry’s passenger terminal, to The Corso, a lively pedestrian-only boulevard lined with more than 200 shops and eateries, street performers, and more.
Dinner
Sydney Rocks ghost tourExplore spooky off-limit locations and learn about the dark and creepy history of The Rocks at the most haunted spot in Sydney.
Fly to Brisbane
Training session led by your coaching staffParticipate in a training session at a local field in the area.
Dinner
The heart of Queensland's booming capital city is largely concentrated around the looping Brisbane River. A licensed, local guide will teach you more about the importance of this business and industry hub before leading you to the Southbank Parklands, a riverfront promenade full of walking paths, a wildlife sanctuary, an open-air amphitheater, a giant Ferris wheel, the Nepalese Peace Pagoda, and more. Then, visit the Story Bridge, the longest cantilever bridge in the country, which connects Brisbane’s northern and southern suburbs.
Professional coaching clinicParticipate in a special coaching clinic with a guest coach, player, or instructor. The clinic will be designed exclusively for the team and to enhance skills in areas identified by the coaching staff.
Dinner
Learn more about Indigenous life and culture on an informative and educational tour, including insights into the story of Australia through the perspectives of Aboriginal history and folklore.
Friendly matchPlay an international friendly match against a local club or academy team. Your team will meet and compete against athletes of similar ages and skill levels and have the opportunity to make friends for life.
Dinner
Travel 25 miles off the coast of Brisbane where you’ll find an island, made up entirely of sand, with incredible oceanside scenery, shipwreck snorkeling, and a chance to say hello to the friendly bottlenose dolphins that visit the beach.
Dinner
Attend a Women’s World Cup matchCheer on the top national teams from around the world as they battle it out on the pitch to take home the coveted WWC trophy. (Match subject to scheduling and availability).
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