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Last Updated on May 11, 2023

On this page, you will find 50 of the best sports tourism and sports travel providers in the world. If there is a company that is missing that you feel we should add, please feel free to contact me .

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1. Sportsnet Holidays, Australia

An Australian-based company that provides tickets, accommodation, and packages for sports events worldwide.

Sportnet includes a focus on Aussie events such as the Australian Open Tennis and the Melbourne Cup horse racing.

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2. MVP Travel, UK

As a subsidiary of Hays Travel, MVP Travel are a UK-based company that organises trips to some of the world’s best sporting events including:

  • Indianapolis 500
  • US Open Golf

Visit the site of MVP Travel .

3. SportsTravelandTours, USA

Sportstravelandtours.com is one of the leading U.S.-based companies providing tickets and packages to major events.

Whilst they have a heavy focus on U.S. sports such as basketball, baseball, and rodeo, they also provide tours for tennis, soccer, hockey and motor racing.

Visit sportsandtraveltours.com here.

4. Roadtrips.com, USA

Another U.S. based company that is worth looking at are Roadtrips.com

Roadtrips focus more on the luxury side of sports travel and events and provide a more bespoke service than some sports tickets and tour providers.

They also focus more so on the major events including the summer and winter Olympics, the Kentucky Derby, the MLC All-star game, and the major F1 races and soccer tournaments.

Visit Roadtrips.com here.

5. Elitesportstours, Canada

If you are Canadian-based, you might wish to take a look at ‘Elite Sports Tours’. EST offers sports travel packages to Major League Baseball (MLB) games, NBA basketball, and Major League baseball games.

So, if you are Canadian and looking to travel to the U.S. to experience one of the major U.S. sports, EST is worth looking at.

Visit Elitesportstours.ca here.

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6. BAC Sport Limited, England

BAC is a London, England, based sports and hospitality provider, and they’ve been in business for over 25 years and made a good name for themselves.

As a British company, BAC offers packages for Commonwealth sports such as rugby and cricket. They also deal with all of the Formula One Grand Prix, golf, and tennis.

More on BAC Sport here.

7. Victory Sports Tours, USA

Based in Massachusetts, USA, Victory Sports Tours is a little different from the aforementioned companies in that they focus on helping sports teams to tour.

So, if you are a school, college, or university sports team, Victory can work to organize a tour for you within the States, or to more regions of the world.

They organize the travel, matches versus local sides at the places you visit (if needed), and cultural excursions for the tour group.

You can find Victory Sports Tours website here and they are also on Facebook .

8. Fanatic Sports, India

Fanatic Sports are based in Mumbai, India, and they are a sports tour operator that is heavily involved with sports such as cricket, tennis, F1, rugby, and golf.

They focus on hospitality and have offices also in Singapore, UAE, and Canada.

You can find Fanatic Sports here or on Twitter .

9. Spectate Travel, UK

Based in Chester, England, ITC has been organizing tailor-made sports trips for over 35 years and they are very good for cricket and rugby packages, as well as many of the major horse racing events (such as the Dubai World Cup and the Breeders Cup).

They also provide packages for F1 trips and the Ryder Cup.

Find Spectate Travel here .

10. Sporta Tours, U.S.

Similar to Victory Sport in the U.S., this sports travel agency based in Jaipur, India, organizes sporting trips for teams from schools, clubs, universities, colleges, and professional clubs, to visit several locations worldwide.

Sporta has been organizing tailor-made trips since 2006, having originally focused on cricket. Now though they organize trips worldwide for some major sporting bodies.

You can find Sports Tours here on Facebook .

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11. Sportsbreaks.com, UK

‘Sports Break’ is a Manchester, UK, based company that provides packages that include tickets, travel, and hotel.

Few of the other providers we have so far mentioned have a heavy focus on football (soccer) but sportsbreak.com offers packages to many games for many of the leading European clubs, including Manchester United/City, Real Madrid, Liverpool, Chelsea, Rangers, and Benfica.

They also offer packaged trips to see tennis, cricket, darts, and a few other events.

You can find Sportsbreak.com here.

12. Sportstravelinternational.com, Ireland

As one of Ireland’s leading sports travel and package companies, ‘Sports Travel International’ are quite distinct from all of the aforementioned companies.

They are especially good for runners , i.e if you want to enter one of the main marathons around the world. This includes the Petra Desert Marathon, triathlon, and cycling events are focused on.

So, if you are interested in running, cycling, or triathlons then they are especially good.

You can find the site of SportsTravelInternational.com here .

13. Go Sport Travel, Sweden

Based in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden, ‘Go Sport’ is particularly adept at putting sporting travel packages together for Premiership football games, especially for the Scandinavian market.

They do also though provide tickets and travel for other major events, including the golf majors and for gold breaks.

You can visit the site of Go Sport Travel here .

14. VenaTour

Based in Cheltenham, England, VenaTour is a specialist in rugby tours to see the major rugby events.

If you need tickets to events such as the Rugby World Cup, 6 Nations, the Dubai Sevens, or the British Lions tour, VenaTour is certainly worth checking.

Visit VenaTour here .

15. Ski Solutions, UK

Turning to winter sports, an excellent company in the UK that specializes specifically in skiing is ‘Ski Solutions’.

Based in London, England, ski solutions are experts in providing ski packages to Austria, France, Switzerland, the USA, and about a dozen countries in all.

In addition to ski trips, they also provide snowboarding holidays and trips.

You can learn more about Ski Solutions here .

16. Bike Adventures, UK

For cycling and mountain biking experiences, BikeAdventures.co.uk is an excellent and well-established company and is UK-based.

They organize cycle trips worldwide including Asia, Europe, and North America.

You can find Bike Adventures here .

17. EDUSport, South Africa

EduSport is one of South Africa’s leading agencies dealing with sporting holidays, breaks, and tickets.

As a country in which rugby and cricket are particularly popular sports, you might not be surprised to learn that EduSport is a specialist in providing tickets and travel for the rugby world cups and major cricket events.

What I like about EDUSport though is that they provide participant sports opportunities for you if you are looking for yourself to get involved, such as with cycling, golf , hiking, and running.

Can visit EduSport here .

18. St. Thomas Water Sports, Virgin Islands

Watersports SVI (St.Thomas Virgin Islands) provides a range of water sports and activities for travelers to the stunning island of St.Thomas in the Caribbean Ocean.

Some options include:

  • Nighttime kayaking
  • Sunset sailing trips

You can learn more here .

19. Lion Sports Travel, England

Given the name of the company, it might be a giver away that Lion Sports focus on the British Lions (rugby) and other rugby international and tournaments.

Lion provides sporting tickets and travel packages also for major international cricket, netball, basketball., hockey, and golf.

A major part of their focus is on South Africa, Singapore, India, Barbados, Dubai, and Sri Lanka.

Here’s the Lion Sports official website .

20. Ama Travel, Canada

Ama Travel is a sports vacation company that is based in Canada

Whilst not specifically a sports vacation provider, their mountain and ski vacation packages in the Rocky Mountains are worth checking.

You can find Ama Travel here .

21. Alliance Sports Travel, USA

If you are looking for sports tickets and travel packages for major U.S. sports, Alliance is a great option.

Alliance focus on college-level sports and helps college sports team to organize their own package to travel and play other teams in the U.S.

Learn more about Alliance here .

22. Florida First Sports

Whilst they also provide non-sporting travel and vacation, Florida First has a sports holiday division that provides services that include:

  • diving trips
  • water-skiing
  • tennis academies
  • biking vacations
  • NFL tickets for the Florida-based teams (the Dolphins, Buccanneers, and the Jaguars).
  • Tickets also for the pro baseball, basketball, and soccer matches that take place in the state, such as for Inter Miami .

Learn more about the Florida First Sporting options .

23. Sportstravelinc, USA

Group sports travel is the focus of the Texan-based company SportsTravelInc.

They organize sporting trips for school, youth, and college groups, i.e. team travel trips. They also organize group sporting trips for adults.

You can discover more on Sports Travel Inc here .

24. Williment, New Zealand

Being New Zealand-based, Williment understandably has a high focus on organizing trips to NZ sporting events.

If you are interested, for example, in tickets and packages to see the top NRL (New Zealand Rugby League) games, the Repco Bathurst 1000 (Supercars event), or one of the F1 races, Williment is worth checking.

More on Williment here .

25. Sporting Holiday Group, UK

The ‘Sporting Holiday Group’ is a small UK business run by Ben Clubley and Max Alvy and they focus mostly on European-based sporting events and travel.

Their business is backed by ABTA and you can learn more about them here .

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My wife and I have traveled independently to many European countries and, after reading many of the comments in this forum, feel like we may be able to do so in Moscow and St. Petersburg as well, although we feel somewhat less comfortable than the other countries where we have traveled in Europe.

My biggest question is how much we will miss by visiting the main sites without a tour guide. In the other European countries we have visited on our own we have been comfortable and satisfied with the level of knowledge we have gained by studying and visiting on our own, although we believe a tour guide or tour company in any country would normally be able to provide greater insight than visiting a site on our own, but about in Moscow and St. Petersburg?

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Unless you speak at least some Russian and read the alphabet it would be difficult without a guide. Very few signs in English especially in Moscow. Also not too many people speak English there.

I visited St Petersburg last Autumn for a protracted period , and did not find it anymore daunting than any other European city . As Ilja says , learning the Cyrillic alphabet is a big plus . I also found that it was fairly easy to grasp . It will , among other things , enable you to read signs with relative ease . I would answer the main part or your question ( about tour guides ) thus - I am not enamored of tour guides or tours. While I only use a tour under duress ( A sites rules prohibiting an independent visit - ie Glasgow School of Art , Municipal House in Prague , etc ) . Doing your own preparation and homework is the best way , in my opinion . My wife and I ventured through St Petersburg with nary a concern ,and made two day trips outside of the central district ( one was twenty five miles away , and no English speakers in sight ) Figuring out the logistical details , did not present any difficulties . While I never use tours , I am an inveterate eavesdropper , have done so many times , and find , that on balance , the information that they impart is fairly elementary . If you want greater detail , they are unlikely to supply it . I also prefer to go at my own pace , not being rushed and being able to dwell on things that most other visitors barely give a passing glance . If you are interested , let me know . I would be happy to provide you with information that will enable you to travel independently

Thank you, Steven. I am encouraged by your comments and feel the same way you do about tour groups. We are very much willing to prepare in advance and learn the basics of the Cyrillic alphabet to help us have a better experience.

I would be very interested in learning more about your experience in Russia and receiving any additional information you can provide on independent travel there, starting perhaps with obtaining the visa.

I am not opposed to hiring a private or small group guide for a specific site or for a day trip outside St Petersburg and Moscow, but, like you said, I much prefer the freedom of staying at places as long or short as I want and seeing the sites that interest me most. For example, neither my wife nor I are big into shopping, yet most tour itineraries leave afternoon time for just that. Not interested!

Please provide whatever you may feel would be helpful for us.

Russ , I see you are quite near San Francisco - you can start by looking at the VISA procedure , it's fairly straightforward . Since there is a consulate in San Francisco - look here http://www.consulrussia.org/eng/visa-sub1.html

And here - http://ils-usa.com/main.php

Having always traveled independently, we thought we could do a better job than any tour. How misguided (pun intended) we were. Now that we have had the experience of having someone native to the area walk us around and explain things through a personal perspective we realize how much we missed. For St. Petersburg I highly recommend http://www.peterswalk.com/tours.html . This is not a traditional guided tour, but an opportunity to receive some orientation to the area as well as insight into the "Russian soul". I think if you did this upon arrival the rest of your time would be much more meaningful. We really liked the http://www.pushka-inn.com . The location is superb (just around the corner from the Hermitage square), the rooms lovely, the included breakfast at the restaurant next door ample and overall an excellent value. We used this company to get our visa: https://www.passportvisasexpress.com/site/san_francisco_customer_service Note that it costs about the same for a 3-year visa as a one-year, and you never know if you might want to return within that more extended window of time. It is not cheap, so factor that into your planning.

If you like traveling without a guide in other countries and find this satisfying, the same will be true in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Of course it's not either/or - you can certainly take a guided walk or boat tour, for instance.

I cannot emphasize enough the importance of learning Cyrillic if you're going on your own. The book I used was Teach Yourself Beginner's Russian Script, which was great. It breaks down the alphabet into letters that are the same as English, letters that look the same but are pronounced differently, etc. It's out of print, but you can get used copies on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Teach-Yourself-Beginners-Russian-Script/dp/0071419861/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1459701143&sr=8-2&keywords=teach+yourself+russian+script

Russia is indeed a bit more "foreign" than say, Italy. However, in Moscow and St. Petersburg, I found enough English to be able to get by. Many restaurants had English menus and/or English speaking staff, for instance. This was most emphatically not true in Vladimir and Suzdal (two cities in the Golden Ring outside Moscow). I went with my sister, a Russian speaker, and if she hadn't been there, I would have been in big trouble. So, if you want to see places outside these two big cities, use a guided tour (even if just for that part). Also, Moscow and St. Petersburg are huge cities. Coming from New York, I wasn't intimidated, but those not used to a megacity may not be so cavalier (even I found them overwhelming at times, especially Moscow).

I found both Lonely Planet and Rough Guide to be helpful, and both to have various errors. Look at both, buy whichever one has a more recent edition, and then be prepared to have to discard some of the advice therein. Also, these places change more quickly than places in Western Europe. Be very careful of outdated advice. For instance, I was there in 2001 and 2010, so I won't give you any specifics on getting a visa - that changes constantly.

Just as a teaser, two things I saw and loved that I doubt would be included in any escorted tour are the Gorky House in Moscow (an Art Nouveau wonder) and the Sheremyetov Palace in St. Petersburg (it's now a museum of musical instruments, and the decor is amazing, particularly in the Etruscan Room).

Thanks for all the good advice. Any additional thoughts are welcomed.

One of history's seminal works pertaining to Russian history and culture and a MUST for anyone contemplating a visit or simply interested , is this fine work from 1980 - http://www.amazon.com/Land-Firebird-The-Beauty-Russia/dp/096441841X

This is about you and not about Petersburg. Do you like guided tours? We don't and didn't find that a guide added to our experience in China where we did hire private guides mostly for the logistics; it was easy to have someone drive us places. But once at a site, we didn't need the guide. I felt the same way about our 9 nights in Petersburg. We did hire a guide for the trip to the Catherine Palace again for the ease of logistics for us Olds. Here is our visit: https://janettravels.wordpress.com/2016/01/23/an-easy-trip-to-the-catherine-palace/ There are also snapshots of the Church on Spilled Blood in this photo journal. Having someone pick us up at the apartment and get us in without line ups and shepherd us through the palace steering clear of the tour groups was lovely. But we didn't need commentary because we can read and prepare.

You certainly don't need a guide for the Hermitage (we spent 4 days there), the Russian Museum, the Kazan Cathedral or Church on Spilled Blood or the Faberge Museum. We enjoyed a number of self guided walking tours including a couple from Rick Steves guidebooks. We took the canal cruise suggested by RS that had an English commentator. I would not take one without that as you will be totally clueless. The commentator was not all that good but at least we had some idea what we were seeing. So for people like us who like to do our own thing and can read a guidebook and don't particularly like to be led about, a tour is not needed. If you enjoy tour groups, then go for it. Petersburg is easy to negotiate. It helps if you can read the cyrillic alphabet and it is also useful to have the google translate ap on your phone. We found ourselves translating packages in grocery stores with it and the occasional museum sign or menu. I have one food I need to avoid and so it was handy to have the translator to talk with waiters (I could either show them the sentence, or play it for them or play it to myself and then repeat it to the waiter -- that all worked well)

Dear Russ, I cannot help you with Moscow, but about four years ago, my husband and I went to St Petersburg on our own. But, we did use a private guide for 4 half days. We both feel that our guide absolutely made our trip (we stayed 6 or 7 nights). We used a company owned by Tatyana Chiurikova, www.tour-stpetersburg.com I cannot say enough good things about her and our experience. I emailed her and we worked out a schedule/ sights that was tailored to our interests. She also offered some recommendations, which we took. The guide will meet you at your hotel. And frequently, at certain places, with the guide, we were able to skip the long entrance lines. We had an half day driving tour of the city (car, driver, & guide). You are taken to & go in places such as Peter & Paul Fortress, some of the cathedrals, etc. We had a half day with the guide at the Hermitage which ensured that we would see the major sights there. And, of course, you can stay after your guide leaves or return another day. Also, we had the guide for Peterhof (a must & go by boat) and Catherine's Palace. I hope that you will go to the website. As I said, our guide made our trip. I am positive that we would have missed quite a bit on our own everyday. And I'm sure we would have wasted a lot of time trying to get to various place.This was the best of both worlds, a guide where needed and plenty of time on our own. Whatever you do, I'm sure that you will love St Petersburg! Ashley

I am curious about the lines as we encountered no lines on our trip -- but it was in September. We got tickets for the Hermitage at machines and skipped those lines and our guide for the Catherine Palace which was our only guided experience (as noted before, chosen for the logistics of getting there) had arranged tickets and we didn't have a line, but then we also didn't see lines. We did not find lines at any other site.

Both Moscow and St Petersburg I've done on my own, that is together with the Dear Partner. I can't remember any problem getting where we wanted to go. The Metro systems are well signed, and with a little exercise and patience you can recognize the station names. With a good map and a good guide - we had the Rough Guides - that part of the logistics is solved. The language is a major problem, but the usual tricks of pointing, looking helpless, and making a joke of it all do wonders. I would hate to be led by a guide, but for others it is a comfortable thought.

We also did both cities on our own. I found the DK Eyewitness guide for Moscow has the best map. I used the one from our library (kept the book at home). Took the smaller RS book for St. Petersburg ( his book on northern cities). His map and restaurant ideas were all good. We also downloaded the Google maps in our Android Samsung tablets/phones for both cities and then could get directions to any place we typed in. The blue ball guided us everywhere. I'm sure we missed somethings by not having a guide, but we just enjoy walking around and getting a sense of a place. If you like art, The Hermitage is great. We went 3 times and still missed alot. In St. Peterburg we stayed at the 3 Mosta which we loved (quite and not far from the Church of Spilled Blood.) We also loved the Georgian food in both cities. There's a great Georgian restaurant near the 3 Mosta hotel. We're now in Belarus- very scenic. Enjoy your trip!!

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