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Twelve players, three courts
The smallest group we run, so coaching is close to private and nobody waits to play.
Trips / Italy · Lake Garda
Garda Padel & Long Lunches
Twelve players only. Serious coaching while the lake is still in shadow, then a long lunch, a swim and mixed-in doubles as the light goes. The trip for people who want a holiday as well as a week of padel.
Why Lake Garda
Padel in the morning, Italy in the afternoon.
Italy has the fastest-growing padel scene in Europe and Garda has the setting to match — courts set among cypress and olive groves, twenty minutes from Verona, with lake swims and trattorias built into the schedule rather than squeezed around it.
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Late-season sun
Late March on Garda is 18–20°C and empty — the courts and the lake are yours.
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Food is part of the trip
Two long group lunches and a closing dinner at a family trattoria are included, not extras.
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Bring a non-player
Partner rates available. While you drill, they get the lake, Sirmione and the spa.
The week
Five nights, one lake, no rush.
Day 1
Verona, then the lake
Transfer from Verona, check in, a gentle evening hit to shake off the flight and a welcome aperitivo on the terrace.
Day 2
Shape and positioning
Two hours of coaching on court geometry and moving as a pair, then a three-hour lunch, a swim, and doubles at 6pm.
Day 3
Attack and defence
Morning block on the vibora and defending deep, afternoon free for Sirmione or the spa, evening mixed-in doubles under lights.
Day 4
Match craft
Coached match play with live feedback between games — the session most players say changes the most. Group lunch at a lakeside trattoria.
Day 5
Twelve-player tournament
Mexicano tournament across three courts, prizes that are more ridiculous than valuable, then a closing dinner in the hills.
Day 6
Fly home
Breakfast on the terrace, optional morning doubles, transfers to Verona.
This trip suits Level 2 and above — you'll get more from it if you can already rally comfortably off the back wall. New to padel? The Algarve camp is the better first step.
Courts, coaches & beds
A boutique lakeside hotel with the courts next door.
Fourteen rooms, a terrace over the water, and three courts a two-minute walk away. Breakfast is included and served until 10am, because the coaching starts at a civilised hour.
Included in the price
- 5 nights in a boutique lakeside hotel with breakfast
- 12 hours of court time, all fees paid
- 10 hours of coaching, max 4 per coach
- Two group lunches and a closing dinner
- Welcome aperitivo
- Verona airport transfers both ways
- Balls and demo rackets
- A VamosPadel host on the ground all week
Not included
- Flights to and from Verona
- Travel insurance (a condition of booking)
- Dinners outside the social programme
- Single room supplement
- Spa treatments and boat trips
Dates & prices
One departure a year. It usually goes in a fortnight.
| Dates | Levels | Price pp | Availability | Book |
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| 27 Mar – 1 Apr 2027 | Level 2–4 | £1,240 | 5 places left | Book |
| 19–24 Sep 2027 | Level 2–4 | £1,290 | Opens January | Book |
Prices are per person based on two sharing, excluding flights. Single supplement £220 for the week. A £250 deposit secures your place; the balance is due six weeks before departure.
Book
Five nights on Lake Garda, from £1,240 per person.
Choose your dates, pay a £250 deposit and you're in. You'll get the trip pack, the group WhatsApp invite and recommended flight windows within 24 hours.
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