Portugal was beautiful, my son had a fantastic time playing in the Ibercup tournament. Some of the organization could be improved. Opening ceremonies started an hour late, the VIP dinner was a buffet with no seating and they ran out of some food items. We were told we would have local guides, they were not. The unchaperoned kids are problematic, they should be better supervised.

This was a pretty disappointing trip. Not all of it was the fault of the trip organizers, but it was clear this was a new tournament for them and, if not a new country, one that they didn't have a lot of experience navigating. Our tour guide, Paul, had never been to Portugal before, so were we were reliant on the volunteers provided by the Iber Cup, who weren't available for a a number of days. He also seemed to be scrambling most days trying to figure out arrangements that were presumably supposed to have been pre-arranged. Our day trip to Sintra on our final full day of the trip was especially chaotic and disappointing, such that we had to miss out on one of the tours we had prepaid for because we couldn't make it to the next venue in time for the scheduled tour. The tour bus parked a fair ways away from the Palace, which meant a steep climb of a couple miles for the group, and no warning had been given that we should be prepared for such a hike. Paul told us that it would've been impossible for the tour bus to drop us off closer to the entrance, even as we saw bus after bus traverse the very road we were climbing our way up to. The tour bus itself had insufficient air conditioning to keep up with the heat wave that hit Portugal during our visit, and on more than one occasion it felt like we were traversing the outskirts of Lisbon in an oven. The walking tour of Lisbon was hard to engage with, as our tour guide did not have enough volume to overcome the sounds of the city for such a large group, and most folks could not hear her. We saw other walking tours with ear pieces, but this was not offered to us. The hotel's buffet meals that were included as part of the tour package were bland affairs, especially the dinners, with overcooked protein on most nights. Many families opted to eat at restaurants in the surrounding area most nights. Many issues were also apparently the fault of the Iber Cup itself, rather than the tour company -- for example, our Ibercu-scheduled bus to take us back to the airport on our travel day home never arrived, and Paul had to convince another group to let us share their bus. But nearly every day had some disappointment or other that I would expect a tour company to be able to avoid, especially given how expensive this trip was. I most certainly won't be recommending anyone take this trip again.

Great trip and thank you the organizers.

This was a once in a lifetime trip not only for for our rugby club but for the parents and players as well. Inspiresport did a truly amazing job in putting the whole trip together. Right from the initial conversation, through to the budgeting and collecting of fund, to the logistics and planning, inspire sports literally thought of everything. For me the thing that stood out most was their communication and attitude. They clearly put thought into the team that would be with on the ground who were all wonderful to work with. Overall the trip was unbelievable. From touring Scotland Castle, to seeing St Andrews and having our team train with the Scottish Rugby Union coaches, every aspect of the trip was well thought out and organized. We are already talking about the next trip!

Trip was very well organized, great access to high-quality local matches and top-tier professional clubs.