A development tour built around your squad. Sessions led by professional coaches, behind-the-scenes stadium tours, exhibition matches against teams at your level, and private luxury coach transfers throughout. Choose a live professional fixture as your anchor, and the whole trip is shaped around match day.
Designed by a TICO-registered, CPBC-licensed agent · Delivered by a reputable licensed UK operator · Dedicated tour manager on the ground
Real sessions at recognised academy facilities, run by coaches who develop professional talent. The core of every tour, and the reason your players come home better than they left.
Choose the fixture first, and the development sessions, stadium tours, and scrimmages are shaped around it. Tickets sourced through our UK operator, confirmed as your package is designed.
Fixtures arranged against European teams at a similar age and ability, so the games are competitive, meaningful, and safe. Tournament formats available for larger groups.
Inside the tunnel, the first-team areas, the rooms most supporters never see. The part of the trip players talk about for years.
Your group travels together in private coaches from arrival to departure. No public transport, no logistics for coaches to manage.
Vetted partner hotels and one dedicated tour manager on the ground, handling timing so coaches focus on the players.
The home of the modern game. Build your tour around a Premier League or EFL Championship fixture, then train, tour, and scrimmage around match day, in the country that codified the sport and still sets its rhythm.
Possession as a language. Technical academies built on patience, angles, and the perfectly weighted pass.
High-tempo, high-pressing football at world-class facilities. Structure, intensity, and relentless development.
Tactical heritage written into the culture. Defensive organisation, game intelligence, and the art of reading the play.
The elite youth structures behind a generation of world champions. Power, pace, and technical polish.
The birthplace of total football. Space, movement, and positional intelligence drilled from a young age.
A famous talent pipeline on the Atlantic coast. Flair, footwork, and one of the most productive academies in world football.
Every destination is built to order around your squad's age, ability, and dates. Specific clubs, fixtures, stadium access, and training facilities are subject to final availability and confirmed 30 days prior to departure.
A sample shape only, drawn from a six-day European format. Every day is rebuilt around your squad, your dates, and the fixture you choose to anchor the trip. Bespoke tours from 5 to 14 days are available. Specific clubs, fixtures, stadium access, and training facilities are subject to final availability and confirmed 30 days prior to departure.
The figures below are representative custom packages for the six-day European format shown above, sized for real group structures. Final pricing is confirmed once dates, destination, and group numbers are set.
15 players plus 10 parents and coaches
20 players plus 15 parents and coaches
Larger groups travel better together. The bigger the squad, the stronger the per-person rate.
Larger groups
The bigger the travelling party, the better the value. Ask for a quote built to your roster.
Flights sold separately. Figures shown are representative custom packages for the six-day European Development Tour format and are not a fixed quote. Each per-person rate is inclusive of taxes and includes the live match ticket for the chosen fixture. Final pricing depends on destination, fixture, dates, group size, and availability, and is confirmed in writing before booking. These tours are designed by Kris Hehl, The Travel Agent Next Door, and fulfilled by a reputable, licensed UK operator. Package pricing reflects rates set by that operator and is contracted with and payable to the operator directly. Match tickets are subject to professional fixture availability and your travel dates.
No fixed package forced on your group. The tour is designed around your dates, your destination, your fixture, your numbers, and your budget.
Your tour is delivered by a reputable, fully licensed UK operator that Kris Hehl has worked with directly. You are not booking blind through an unknown overseas site.
Your tour package is contracted with and paid to the fulfilling operator directly. Kris Hehl designs the tour and stays your point of contact throughout.
One direct line to Kris Hehl through planning, and a tour manager with your group on the ground when timing shifts or a question comes up.
Transfers, accommodation, fixtures, training, and stadium tours coordinated into one itinerary, so coaches lead players and parents enjoy the trip.
The strongest match dates and academy windows are confirmed on a first-booked basis. Start your team's tour with a no-obligation custom quote.
Kris Hehl · khehl@thetravelagentnextdoor.com · +1 (519) 404-7407 · www.krishehltravel.ca