A Spot of Cricket

Do you enjoy watching or playing cricket? Are you looking for a rather unusual vacation that combines exotic locales with world-class cricket?

If you can answer either of the above questions with a ‘yes,’ why not book cricket holidays for your next vacation?  There are still opportunities for summer and fall 2012, as well as the full 2013 cricket season.

Cric Tours specializes in following England around the world.  Their tours are small (40 persons maximum) and luxurious.  They generally provide 5 star hotels, luxury transportation, and the best available match tickets.  Current bookings include England in India in November and December 2012 (they are offering escorted tours to the second Test match in Mumbai and/or the third Test match in Kolkata), England in New Zealand in February and March 2013, and of course the Ashes in Australia in 2013-2014.

ITC Sports offers anything from a one-week holiday to a full six-week touring itinerary. They are currently booking for England in India (November and December 2012), India v England from November 2012 through January 2013, and New Zealand v England from January 2013 through April 2013.  Their accommodations range from good three-star hotels to luxurious five-star hotels, and their viewing options for the matches range from grandstand seating to private hospitality boxes.

Gullivers Sports Travel is a UK based tour and package provider that is the UK’s longest established cricket tour operator.  They organized their first cricket tour (to the Ashes) in 1982. Their pacakages include guaranteed match tickets, tours led by cricket greats, tour managers who are cricket enthusiasts themselves, cricket forums and events, and optional excursions to take in the local sights and cultures.  They are currently booking for the ICC World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka (September 18 2012 through October 7 2012).  These packages include flights from the UK to Sri Lanka (in economy), four-and-five star accommodations, daily breakfasts, return airport/hotel transfers, guaranteed match tickets, welcome drinks reception, and Gullivers tour merchandise. They are also currently booking for India v England (November 2012 through January 2013) as well as New Zealand v England (January 2013 through April 2013).

The Sporting Traveller offers  cricket tours and travel that include flights, four-and-five star hotels, daily breakfasts (some tours offer full-board meal plans), airport and match transfers, welcome drinks, cricket forums, and celebration dinners, guaranteed match tickets, celebrity hosts, local professional tour managers, and tour merchandise.