All teams arrive in Venice, Italy. Upon arrival teams will go directly to the center Venice for sightseeing. It will be cold and you need to be prepared to spend the next four to six hours outside walking around the wonderful city of Venice and taking the waterbuses.
Around 6:00pm all teams will make the 2-hour bus ride to Izola, Slovenia, check into the hotel and eat dinner that night at the hotel.
Exact details of the Izola tournament will be posted at a later date when all the details are finalized. While in Izola, all the American teams will stay at the Hotel Marina, where breakfast, and dinner will be served. Since Izola is a small coastal village and the hotel is situated right next to the gym and city center, everyone will have plenty of time to wonder around this wonderful town.
All three Jacksonville teams will compete in the 13th Addition of the Izola Volley Festival with teams from Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Serbia.
Tournament continues. Entire day will be spent at the Izola tournament and sightseeing in town.
The Izola tournament will conclude around 1:00pm and all teams will make the 3-hour to Maribor, Slovenia. All players and coaches will stay at the Hotel Arena at the base of the Pohorje Ski Resort..
Players can either spend the day skiing in Maribor, or sightseeing in this wonderful town. Practice time will also be available upon request.
All day there will be activities and festivities on the Pohorje Mountain and ski resort and everyone in the group can participate.
New Years Eve will be spent at the Hotel Arena Ballroom and Restaurant where all the players are staying.
Players can either spend the day skiing in Maribor, or sightseeing in this wonderful town.
Teams will leave for Prague, Czech Republic around 9:00am. Three hours into the drive we will stop and have four hours to tour the city center of Vienna. Around 4:30pm we will board the bus and make the four/five hour trip to Prague where dinner will be at our hotel upon arrival.
All Florida teams will participate in the Prague tournament. Exact details will be worked out at a later date. However, teams will either play in the morning or afternoon and have plenty of time to sight see in Prague.
All day will be spent at the Prague tournament and sightseeing in Prague for the Florida teams.
All Florida teams will have the entire day to sightsee in Prague. Everyone will meet for a final dinner in Prague that night.
Early morning departure for the airport.
All players will need to bring a liability waiver (provided by their coach, online version available on this site also) signed by their parents. Also, as this is an u16 / u18 tour, BIP will enforce a no-alcohol policy. Adults are of course on their own during free time, but minors will be expected to refrain from drinking for the duration of this tour.
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