Tour Overview

This is the ULTIMATE BASKETBALL TOUR offering players the opportunity to visit the home of basketball, the United States of America, and experience all the best it has to offer.

This tour will bring together National League and Academy girls from regions across the country, to come together and celebrate the culmination of their journey in junior basketball. The team will be coached by Rikki Broadmore, the current England U15 Girls National Team Coach.

The Boston and Springfield areas of New England are one of the premier centers of basketball activity in the US, and the players will be immersed in the culture of US basketball and live the basketball dream as never before.

Players will experience US coaching clinics, fantastic practice facilities and have the chance to compete against high-level US teams. As well as the basketball, they will take part in some amazing leisure activities such as touring the NBA Hall of Fame, attending a Boston Red Sox baseball game, sightseeing on the Boston Waterfront, visiting US University campuses such as Harvard as well as enjoying the great food and service the US offers.

This tour is ALL INCLUSIVE, featuring:

• flights from London to Boston
• US airport transfers and all in tour transport
• 8 days / 7 nights accommodation in a local hotel
• all breakfasts, lunches and dinners
• basketball practices, coaching clinics and games at our partner clubs Mass Premier Courts and Dana Barros Basketball
• excursions to the Six Flags Theme / Water Park, NBA Hall of Fame, a US College / University and Boston city centre
• 2 tour t-shirt kit package
• a BTM rep with you throughout the tour

Flight Details

Your flights will be:

• scheduled flights from a major London airport to Boston

The flights will include a cabin bag and a hold bag.

All tour participants must organise their own visa. For UK passport holders this can be done by obtaining an Electronic System for Travel Authorisation (ESTA). More information can be viewed at the UK Gov Website.

Accommodation

Your accommodation is provided by:

• US hotel located near Boston

Prices are based on players and supporters sharing twin, triple or quadruple rooms. Single rooms can be requested at an extra cost of £40 per night.

Payment Plan

The tour payment plan is as follows:

• £495 deposit per person by 31 July 2020
• £500 interim payment by 31 October 2020
• £500 interim payment by 31 January 2021
• £500 final payment by 30 April 2021

Itinerary

This tour itinerary will be full of basketball and leisure activities. The players will have the opportunity to work with elite US coaches, train at some fantastic venues and play against top quality US opposition.

In addition to playing basketball they will get the chance to visit the NBA Hall of Fame, the Six Flags Theme / Water Park, a US University such as Harvard, the Boston waterfront and US shopping malls & outlets, as well as enjoying the delights of US food.

Health & Safety

We ensure the tour is safe and secure by providing:

• location specific risk assessments
• health & safety processes including traveling, hydration, heat, excursions, accommodation and basketball
• first aid procedures and kit requirements

We are an ATOL licensed tour operator and your tour payments are protected via trust accounts operated by Protected Trust Services (PTS). We have tour operator public and employee liability insurance which ensures your peace of mind with BTM as an organiser.