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Hear from our past travelers as they tell the story of how we showed them the world through soccer

This trip was a massive success and all the families had a really excellent time. I am sure they will spread the word in the St. Pete Raiders community and that we will garner some interest from other teams and groups to go on a similar trip.

I think making this a sort of annual trip for the 9v9 program would be an excellent idea for the club and so I would love to get the ball rolling.

Thanks again for sorting this all out and for the wonderful trip. I also can't wait to see how this trip manifests in the training and desires of the boys who got to go.

Jordan Carreno

Coach, St Pete Raiders, FL

Just want to say a massive thank you for the organization of our trip! It’s been absolutely quality. All parents and kids have loved the itinerary!

I want to give a massive compliment to Chris our driver, he was amazing, interacted with every person on our trip and was always highly organized and communicated with me perfectly which made my life easier when I needed to speak to the parents. The trip wouldn’t have been as smooth and enjoyable without him.

Give me a month and I will be speaking to my 08 girls about booking the trip for next year.

Andrew Higgins

Coach, Alameda Islanders, CA

Thanks guys!! It really was an amazing trip, so a big thank you to you for organizing everything!!! As people have asked me how it was, my main comment is how the only thing I really had to worry about was making sure all of us were where we needed to be when we needed to be there.

The rest was just enjoying a wonderful new country and truly experiencing it rather than being worried where to go, or bus travel details, directions, etc. All of you truly eased ALL stress of anything else. Your Tour managers were on top of everything making sure it felt easy for us 😊.

I am now going to plan for a trip like this at least every 4 years for BU, if not 2 years so transfers can enjoy travel as well. We felt very safe and taken care of and eased all of my anxiety doing this. The girls had a blast and I do believe it was a little bit of an eye opener for them seeing how another country goes about daily life.

Sara Matthews

Girls Head Coach, Baker University, KS

I worked with Challenger Sports to coordinate a trip to Brazil for a high school soccer team. Grant Hall and Gareth Hughes were completely accessible for the months leading up to the trip not only with planning the details of our experience, but they also provided fundraising opportunities, answered questions about international travel, and ensured that our safety was their top priority.

The trip was more than we could have ever hoped or expected! The on-ground team in Brazil was organized, friendly, dependable, and attentive. The training opportunities were the highest level and the additional sightseeing experiences were memory making. The team and parents were completely blown away by every detail and could not have asked for a better experience. I would highly recommend a soccer trip with Challenger Sports again and hope that we can take another trip with them soon

Cindy C.

Parent/Admin, Cherry Creek High School

As an organizer for our group with Challenger World Tours, I was able to have an amazing experience putting together our trip to Europe. Grant, Gareth, and our tour guide Nick were all extremely responsive and easy to work with. Any little question I had they were able to accomodate and reach out with answers right away. What blew me away was the attention to detail that Challenger World tours put into our trip. We were able to fully customize each day and even add in some of our own ideas.

When mentioning our favorite teams, games we wanted to attend, and stops we would like to make, they jumped right in to planning out every detail for us. Gareth was even able to pull out tickets to the community shield game at Wembley stadium after we mentioned wanting to see it! Even our bus driver Gwyndolf was a special part of our trip and we were blown away by his helpfulness and attention to our group. Our trip was unmatched in excellence and organizing it was a dream with so much help right at my fingertips! We are already planning our next trip and look forward to working with Challenger World Tours again.