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Basketball Tours to
Brazil 2008 |
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If you are a coach and would like to bring your team on our
Basketball tour,
simply
send in your request form, and we will organize everything
for you. We will make the airline reservations, Hotel
accommodations, ground transportation, set up appropriate skill
and age group competitions, organize sightseeing tours, we will
even provide you with a list of "what to pack". All you
need to do is bring your team.
If you
are an individual player,
simply fill out the players application form. We will
organize you into the appropriate age and skill level team to
compete on one of our individual player teams. |
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Play
Basketball in one of the best Basketball countries in the world...
Ask about our special Basketball itinerary to
RIO.
The itinerary listed below is our basic tour
package, it can be modified to better fit the needs of your team.
Competitions will be scheduled to the fit the age group, gender and skill
levels of your team.
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Day 1 Departure from US for your overnight flight
to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Day 2 Copacabana Beach
On arrival at Rio de Janeiro International
Airport, our local representative and a privately chartered
motor coach will meet us and transfer the group to
our hotel located close to Copacabana beach, for a six-night
stay.
After spending some time settling into the accommodations we
will transfer to our first training session near the beach of
Copacabana.
After training we have some free time to explore the local area
or relax at the beach, followed by dinner.
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Day 3 Sugar Loaf
After breakfast, we will transfer to our second practice.
Following practice, you will visit the principal postcard venue
of Rio, the Sugar Loaf. A two stage-cable car will take you to
the top of the Sugar Loaf Mountain where we will have an
astonishing view of Guanabara Bay, Copacabana, and Ipanema
Beaches and the city. After the breathtaking views of Sugar
Loaf, we will go for a walk on Ipanema
Beach. In the afternoon we will visit the hippie market of
Ipanema. There are many interesting leather articles and
souvenirs to look at and to buy.
In the evening we will have dinner in a special Brazilian barbecue house, where
all varieties of meat are cut and served right at your
table.
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Day 4 Game 1
After breakfast we will transfer to our practice
in a local Basketball club.
After the practice we will take a guided motor coach tour of the
city of Rio de Janiero. The tour will conclude at the Maracana
Stadium, the biggest and most popular soccer stadium in Brazil
and home to some of the most important games in world soccer
history. We will also visit the soccer museum, with pictures of
Pelé and some of the other famous Brazilian soccer players.
Basketball Game in the evening, dinner after the game. |
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Day 5 Game 2 and Christ the Redeemer
After breakfast, you will have your second game against a
Brazilian team.
In the afternoon, you will take a tour of the famous Christ the
Redeemer, one of the Brazilian landmarks. It is located at
Corcovado Hill, where we are going to have incredible views of
Rio de Janeiro and understand why it is so famous.
Tonight you will visit the Rio Sul Shopping. It’s time for
shopping and to start looking for some gifts to take home!
Dinner will be in one of Rio’s famous restaurants.
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Day 6
Game 3 and transfer to Búzios
After breakfast, you will check out of the hotel and head to
our third game of the tour. You will compete against another
local Rio team and after the game, we will go to the city of Búzios (2 hours from Rio). Búzios
is an ecological paradise and home of the most beautiful beaches
in the state. We will spend the next 3 nights at a hotel located on Geribá Beach.
Dinner will be in Búzios.
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Day 7
Sailing in Búzios
Today, we will have an unforgettable experience! We are going to
take a day cruise on a sail boat around the Sea near Búzios. We
will spend the day sailing and discovering the wonderful beaches
around the area.
Dinner will be served at a restaurant in
downtown Búzios and you will have free time to explore the local
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Day 8 after
breakfast we take time to relax today and visit the neighboring
cities of Cabo Frio and Arraial de Cabo. Famed for their
magnificent beaches and transparent water they are known to the
locals as the `Paradise of the Atlantic`. With their plentiful
lagoons, and stretches of sand they are perfect for
diving, water-sports, or simply lazing on the beach.
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Day 9
After breakfast we transfer to the city of Rio
Das Ostras for game 4
Game 4: School vs Rio Das Ostras - 10am
Dinner at Buzios
After the morning game, we will head back to the hotel to pack
up and relax on the beaches. Then, in the afternoon, the bus
will take us to the International Airport of Rio de Janeiro.
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Sadly, it’s time to say goodbye to Brazil. After
10 days of Basketball, sightseeing, and fun, it will be time to
take the plane back home to the US.
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Cost $2899.00
Includes:
- Roundtrip Airfare
- All Ground Transfers
- 10 days - 9 nights
- 4 nights accommodations at the Rio Royal Palace Hotel in
Rio De Janeiro
- 3 nights accommodations in Búzios
- All tours as stated above in the itinerary
- Arrangement of 4-5 games against opponents in Rio De
Janeiro and Búzios
- Full time bi-lingual guide and full time motor coach
- Sailing aboard schooner in Búzios
- Two meals daily at hotel or local, pre-selected restaurant
- One dinner at barbecue restaurant
- Security throughout
- Rio Sul Shopping tour
- Visit to Hippie Market
Contact our office for details
info@sportsforyouth.com
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Brazil Jr. Age
Basketball Tour |
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Level
: Club team Junior Basketball;
Junior high level , High School level and College
(div. I , II, III
& Junior College)
Where : Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Dates: August; December; March; June,
& July
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Brazil Jr. Age
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Brazil Jr.
Age Basketball Tour |
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Brazil Jr.
Age Basketball Tour |
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