For basketball lovers, few experiences compare to stepping onto an NBA hardwood, tightening your laces, and running a full 5-on-5 game just hours before the pros take the floor. Yet this is not an unrealistic bucket list item, it’s the signature experience delivered by luxury basketball travel company NBATrips.
Over the past four years, NBATrips has rapidly evolved into a global leader in high-end NBA travel experiences. Drawing fans from more than 20 countries – including, for the first time this season, the United States – the company offers immersive, meticulously curated journeys built entirely around the world’s greatest basketball league. Each seven- to 10-day adventure caters to around 50 guests and centres on three to five NBA games in iconic hoops destinations such as Los Angeles, New York, Miami, and Washington, D.C.
The experience is fully turnkey. Guests enjoy premium hotels, seamless VIP transportation, prime game seats, and thoughtfully designed sightseeing and cultural activities. NBATrips handles everything, allowing travellers to focus on soaking up the adrenaline of NBA nights, city lights, and courtside action.
Through official partnerships, guests are granted experiences often reserved for players, staff, or VIP insiders: private arena tours, behind-the-scenes locker-room visits, meet-and-greets with former stars, and special moments on the court itself. The highlight – and an ultimate bucket list item for basketball fans – is the chance to play a competitive 5-on-5 game on an authentic NBA floor, an opportunity only NBATrips offers.
This season marks a major milestone as NBATrips unveils its first itinerary designed exclusively for US-based travellers: the New York New Year Trip. Guests will be swept into Manhattan’s festive buzz, attend three top-tier games – including a rare East Coast appearance by Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors – and stay in world-class accommodations just steps from some of the city’s most iconic sights. Additional trips throughout the season spotlight California’s sun-drenched NBA cities, Florida’s vibrant basketball scene, and East Coast classics.
Looking ahead to 2026, NBATrips is expanding again, launching its first professional summer camp – an immersive programme blending basketball training, culture, and family travel into one unforgettable holiday.
For more information see nbatrips.com
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