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	Sports and Leisure Holidays
Falcon House, Station Road, Romsey, Hampshire SO51 8DP			MAP
tel: (01794) 500 500

Specialists in tennis and golf holidays (reporting they are the market leaders in the former) including for families with some resorts offering weekly tennis academies for adults and juniors. The resorts offered also offer horse riding, water sports, fitness, scuba diving, mountain biking and walking holidays. In addition to its own holidays the company acts as agents for a number of others offering various sports holidays, including Mark Warner, Virgin, Kuoni, Panorama and others.

Location

Spain and Portuguese resort hotels including Vale do Lobe on the Algarve and Atalaya Park on the Costa del Sol and la Manga Club, plus tennis and golf in Tunisia. The resorts are chosen to meet not just requirements for sports but also provide good quality leisure facilities.

Dates

Year-round at all resorts.

Activities

Tennis holidays including 12 hours of coaching with drills, matches, round-robin tournaments and video analysis, play and tournaments from novice to advanced standards. Weeks with Jo Drurie and Alan Jones are available for intermediate and advanced players. Most coaching is in groups but private sessions are also available.

Ages

At some resorts such as La Manga childcare can be arranged. At La Manga five hours a week are available for under 9s, 10 hours a week for under 12s and under 15s, including junior tournaments. At Vale do Lobo mini tennis is available for 5-6 years with five hours of coaching. Elsewhere individual lessons may be available for children.

Prices

Depending on season, resort and type of accommodation vary widely but at La Manga in high season in a two-bedroom villa accommodation only would be £1,200. Group coaching is £175 for 10 hours a week, or £240 for 15 hours with video analysis plus a gym and spa session. Under 9s coaching is £89 per week, under 12s and under 15s £132. At Vale do Lobo the mini tennis course is £50 while the package for adults is £100-£175 depending on the package, and two-bedroomed accommodation £935 for a week. Flights, transfers and board are extra.