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Women’s World Cup 2023: Sydney and Melbourne

The FIFA Women's World Cup is the largest and most prestigious soccer tournament for women worldwide. In 2023, the event will take place in Australia and New Zealand, with matches held in Adelaide, Auckland/Tāmaki Makaurau, Brisbane, Dunedin/Ōtepoti, Hamilton/Kirikiriroa, Melbourne, Perth, Wellington/Te Whanganui-a-Tara, and Sydney. Join us for an unforgettable program of top-class soccer, adventure, and celebratory fanfare that only comes around once every four years. Don't miss your chance to explore the vibrant cities of Sydney and Melbourne with your team.
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  • Itinerary

11 Days
TRIP HIGHLIGHTS
  • Sydney Opera House
  • Stadium Australia
  • Twelve Apostles
  • Melbourne Cricket Ground

Your adventure, day by day

Day 1 : Start tour
Day 2 : International Date Line

Lose a day as your cross the International Date Line

Day 3 : Hello Sydney

Meet your Tour Director and check into hotel

Welcome meeting and orientation

Training session led by your coaching staff

Participate in a training session at a local field in the area.

Dinner

Day 4 : Sydney landmarks
Sydney guided sightseeing tour

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 tour

Originally 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 match

Play 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

Day 5 : Sydney
Bondi to Coogee Beach coastal walk

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 Beach

Good 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 clinic

Participate 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

Day 6 : Sydney
Blue Mountains and Wildlife Sanctuary full-day excursion

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 match

Cheer 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).

Day 7 : Sydney—Melbourne

Fly to Melbourne

Training session led by your coaching staff

Participate in a training session at a local field in the area.

Dinner

Eureka Skydeck visit

Take in awe-inspiring views of Melbourne from the highest public vantage point in the Southern Hemisphere!

Day 8 : Melbourne
Melbourne guided walking tour

Time to tackle Melbourne, the “most livable city in the world.” A licensed, local guide will take you through Federation Square (known to locals as Fed Square), a world-class cultural venue in the heart of the city that’s home to more than 2,000 events annually. Next up is the Flinders Street railway station, a historic building that opened in 1854 and features Australia’s longest railway platform. Finally, you’ll make your way to Southbank, a neighborhood along the Yarra River that boasts award-winning cultural sites like the National Gallery of Victoria, Arts Centre Melbourne, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, and more.

Melbourne Cricket Ground guided visit

Be immersed in the history, emotion, and world-class facilities of the MCG on a behind-the-scenes guided tour.

Professional coaching clinic

Participate 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

Attend a Women’s World Cup match

Cheer 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).

Day 9 : Melbourne
Koorie Heritage Trust visit

Learn more about the history and culture of the Koorie, a community of Aboriginal Australians hailing from Victoria and New South Wales.

Melbourne free time

Enjoy free time in Melbourne to explore the VIC markets, Bourke and Little Bourke shopping alleys, and cobbled laneways.

Friendly match

Play 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

Day 10 : Melbourne
Great Ocean Road excursion

Drive out to the Twelve Apostles coastal feature, stop at the visitor center, and then walk to the various look out points for amazing views! Return to Melbourne and stop at one of the many top surf beaches along the coast for a surf lesson.

Dinner

Day 11 : End Tour

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