Italian tour operator specialised in sport

Sports tours in Italy for teams and clubs.

Training, friendly matches and tournaments — with the cities, culture and food that make Italy worth the trip. We design and run the whole programme, from the first request to the final game.

Training, friendly matches and tournaments — with the cities, culture and food that make Italy worth the trip.

For clubs · academies · schools · coaches · sports agencies

For clubs · academies · schools · coaches · agencies

Team in an Italian piazza
What makes our tours different

Sport first. Italy all around it.

Team in an Italian piazza

Most operators add a match to a holiday. We start from your sporting objectives and build the Italian experience around them — so the group trains, competes and discovers the country in the same week.

Most operators add a match to a holiday. We start from your sporting objectives and build the Italian experience around them.

A real sporting programme

Training sessions, friendly matches against Italian youth teams and international tournaments, at your level.

Italy as part of the experience

Cities, food, stadium visits and cultural activities planned around training and match days.

One Italian partner, one contract

We handle sport, stays, transfers, activities and on-site support — you deal with one accountable team.

A real sporting programme

Training, friendly matches against Italian youth teams and tournaments, at your level.

Italy as part of the experience

Cities, food, stadium visits and cultural activities around training and match days.

One Italian partner

Sport, stays, transfers, activities and on-site support from one accountable team.

Two ways to bring your group

In-season or off-season

The two formats teams ask for most. Duration, level of competition and cities are adapted to your group.

Youth players competing for the ball
August → May

In-season experience

Compete and train while the season is running, with Italian clubs of your level and cities between match days.

Compete and train while the season is running.

Player training on a pitch
June → July

Off-season experience

A full summer programme: intensive training, tournaments and a proper discovery of Italy.

A full summer programme with a proper discovery of Italy.

How we work

Two ways to plan your tour

Pick a package, make it yours

01

Choose your package

Browse our tours by sport, destination and length, and pick the one that fits your group best.

Tours by sport, destination and length: pick yours.

02

We discuss the programme

A call with our team to adjust dates, matches, level and activities to your group’s needs.

A call to adjust dates, matches, level and activities.

03

Confirm and travel

You get a written confirmation with final prices. From arrival to departure, our tour manager is with you.

Written confirmation, then our tour manager is with you.

From your request to the final game

01

Tell us about the group

Sport, age groups, level, number of travellers, period and what the trip has to deliver.

Sport, ages, level, travellers, period and objectives.

02

We design the programme

Matches and training with our club network, cities, stays, transfers and activities — one written proposal.

Matches, training, cities, stays and transfers in one written proposal.

03

We run it on the ground

A bilingual tour manager follows the group in Italy, from arrival to the last match.

A bilingual tour manager follows the group in Italy.

Included either way
Who you are working with

A sports tour operator, not an intermediary.

Go Play Abroad is the sports travel brand of Sport and Fun Holidays, an Italian tour operator active since 2006. Programmes are built with our own network of clubs, academies and venues, and delivered by our staff on the ground.

Go Play Abroad is the sports travel brand of Sport and Fun Holidays, an Italian tour operator active since 2006, with its own network of clubs, academies and venues.

Years of sports operations
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Young athletes a year
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sport events around Italy
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Premium sport parnter brands
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Exclusive programme licences
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NBA Basketball School
Buffon Football Academy
Champions' Camp
NextGen Rugby

Licensed tour operator

ISO 9001 certified

Insurance & safety procedures

Rated 5 out of 5

“My son did the Buffon Academy camp in Piancavallo this summer and came back very happy, both with the sporting experience and with the human and social side. It was a wonderful, formative week. Definitely an experience to recommend for young goalkeepers.”

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Borja L.

Parent · Buffon Football Academy

Google review of Champions’ Camp, a Sport and Fun Holidays brand · translated from Italian

Young goalkeepers with their coach at a Buffon Football Academy camp
Rated 5 out of 5

“A week at the NBA Basketball School camp in Piancavallo, and my son came back super enthusiastic, motivated and with lots of new friends he has stayed in touch with and has promised to come back with next year. Excellent organisation, a beautiful sports facility in a very beautiful location and, above all, a climate well suited to this kind of activity. Congratulations to the staff.”

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Riccardo S.

Parent · NBA Basketball School

Google review of Champions’ Camp, a Sport and Fun Holidays brand · translated from Italian

Young players at the NBA Basketball School camp
Rated 5 out of 5

“A wonderful experience at the Buffon Academy in Marina di Pietrasanta. Professional and very capable coaches, attentive to the kids in the training, in the details and outside the camp too. An unforgettable week for us and for [our son], 9, and we will definitely do it again. Coach Ferrante puts his heart into it, like all his great team! Thank you!”

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Igor L.

Parent · Buffon Football Academy

Google review of Champions’ Camp, a Sport and Fun Holidays brand · translated from Italian

Buffon Football Academy camp on a pitch with mountains behind
Rated 5 out of 5

“A wonderful experience for my son. Lots of rugby but also lots of new experiences with qualified staff in a stunning setting. We will definitely do it again.”

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Valeria L.

Parent · Rugby camp

Google review of Champions’ Camp, a Sport and Fun Holidays brand · translated from Italian

Young players during a rugby camp session
Planning a tour for your group?

Tell us the group. We send the programme.

Send sport, age group, number of travellers and period. You get a written proposal with programme, cities and prices — no commitment.

Sport, age group, number of travellers and period are enough to start. No commitment.

We usually reply Mon–Fri, 9:00–18:00 (Italian time).

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