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France has something for everyone.

France is one of the most attractive destinations for school groups and offers a compelling cultural and language experience that is accessible to all.

Art and design, geography, history, math, music, science, leisure & tourism… France has something for everyone!

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Groups may choose the excitement of Disneyland, the Eiffel Tower and Louvre museum in Paris, the Renoir museum in Nice, the Christmas Markets in Amiens or to visit a war memorial in Normandy and Dunkirk – whatever your curriculum focus, we can arrange a trip to suit your requirements. Wherever you decide to visit in France, you can rest assured that your students will be inspired and flourish in a country that is renowned for its cultural richness.

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Home to Bayern Munich Football Club

Munich, in the south of Germany, is the capital of Bavaria. It’s an outstanding city that mixes traditional Bavarian culture with contemporary architecture.

Fairy Tale Scenery, Fascinating History

Whether you are interested in architecture, art or history, Munich has a wealth of attractions that will fascinate any tour group. The Munich skyline is characterised by its many churches, including the landmark Cathedral of Our Dear Lady and the Church of St. Peter (climb the 299 steps for a panoramic view of the city). Magical Neuschwanstein Castle, just south of Munich, has over one million visitors a year looking to live out a fairy tale.

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A&O Hostel Munich Hackerbrücke

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Allianz Arena
Bavaria Film Studios
BMW Plant Tour
Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial
Feldherrnhalle

Guided tours of Munich
Hofbrauhaus
Jewish Museum Munich
Konigsplatz
Munich Airport

Neuschwanstein Castle
Olympic Sport Centre
Olympic Park
Olympic Swimming Centre
Nymphenburg Palace

Siemens Forum
Tollwood Festivals
Walking Tour – National Socialism and Resistance
White Rose Foundation

Scenery & Sport

Enjoy Munich’s many parks and gardens, including the 900-acre “English Garden” – one of the largest urban parks in the world. Take a visit to Olympia Park, site of the 1972 Olympics, or the Allianz Arena with its unique illuminated façade (home to Bayern Munich Football Club).

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A popular destination for school music tours.

In addition to its theme parks and wonderful castle, Valkenburg is a fantastic place for travel groups to visit during the festive season.

Atmospheric Valkenburg

The Velvet Cave, with its stunning decorations, mural paintings, 18th century chapel and charming market stalls, is the perfect setting to experience the Christmas atmosphere. The municipal cave of Valkenburg – the largest and oldest underground Christmas Market in Europe – with its long galleries and beautiful décor is a great place to while away the hours and shop for that special gift. With Christmas parades, floats, dancers, choirs, bands, music groups and sheer enchantment, Valkenburg is a fantastic destination that truly captures the festive spirit.

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Hotel Op de Boud

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Hotel 2000

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Efteling Theme Park

Guided Tour of Aachen

Valkenburg Christmas Market

A cultural melting pot

This border town is also a popular destination for school music tours because of its eclectic influences from Holland, Belgium and Germany. Valkenburg has a large English-speaking population, making it an ideal place for students to find out about the city from the locals.

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Cologne’s Old Town is a top-rated attraction.

After much of the city was destroyed during World War II, the Old Town of Cologne was painstakingly rebuilt, and today it’s a popular attraction with visitors. Cologne boasts a wealth of Romanesque churches and architecture that have been restored to their former glory.

Cologne Cathedral is the shining hallmark of this city on the Rhine – it stands at over 500 feet and its significance was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

Cultural cologne

A cultural gem, Cologne contains scores of museums and over 100 art galleries with collections that range from Roman and medieval to contemporary. Museum Ludwig – among the most famous – is home to one of the most comprehensive collections of pop art outside of the USA, including works by Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein.

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Youth Hostel Traben-Trarbach

Hotel L’Europe

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Boppard
Chocolate Museum Imhoff-Stollwerck
Cologne City Museum
Dusseldorf Boat Trip

Eltz Castle
Hard Rock Café Koln
Koblenz
Koln Cathedral
Loreley Visitor Centre

Marksburg Castle
Olympic and Sport Museum
Phantasialand
Rhine Cable Car

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Home to Amsterdam, one of Europe’s great cities.

The Netherlands today is far from being the land of clogs and windmills. With its collection of exciting cities, including the cosmopolitan capital, Amsterdam, this country has a lot to offer your travel group.

Due to its proximity to the UK, the Netherlands is a popular destination for school groups, with the cities of Amsterdam and Valkenburg particular favourites.

Never a Dull Moment

There is a wealth of opportunity for groups travelling to the Netherlands who wish to focus their tours on art & design, business studies, history or music, among others.

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Rich in History

Be sure to visit the Rembrandt Museum, Anne Frank’s House, the Rijksmuseum, the Jewish Historical Museum, or take a canal cruise through Amsterdam to experience the city from a different perspective.

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Learning in an entertainment packed environment.

Outside of Germany’s thriving cities, the Black Forest region of the country is home to a wide range of performance venues. Music students can flourish in this stunning part of the country that is characterised by sunny summits, quiet forests and beautiful lakes – a true oasis of peace and relaxation.

So much to see and do

Take your students on a visit to one of the world’s leading theme parks, the fantastic Europa Park, where they can exercise learning in an entertainment packed environment. Other must-see attractions are the Triberg waterfalls – the highest waterfalls in all of Germany – and a cuckoo clock factory.

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Hotel Bären

The great outdoors

The Black Forest is well suited for those interested in outdoor activities, such as walking and hiking. Visit this region in December and take in one of the many Christmas Markets in town, such as Freiburg or Strasbourg.

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An exceptional destination for any student from an art or design discipline.

With four universities, seven universities of applied sciences and more than 60 other institutions, all roads in Germany lead to the ‘capital of science’ – Berlin. It is an outstanding city with a long tradition in science.

Berlin also boasts hundreds of theatres, playhouses and museums and is an exceptional destination for any student from an art or design discipline – the Bauhaus Museum captures the modernist and utopian ideals of this legendary school.

History come to life

On top of that, this city has seen dramatic historical change and represents unification from the East/West divide symbolised by the imposing Brandenburg Gate. Check Point Charlie, the Holocaust Memorial, Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp and the Stasi Museum all epitomise the tempestuous history that Germany has witnessed.

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A&O Hostel Berlin Mitte

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MEININGER Hotel Berlin Hauptbahnhof

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Allied Museum
Bauhaus Archives – Museum of Design
Berlin Cathedral
Berlin Zoo
Botanischer Garten
Brandenburg Gate
Chamaeleon Theater
Checkpoint Charlie Museum

Classic Remise Berlin
DDR Museum
East Side Gallery
Game Science Center
German Museum of Technology
German State Opera
Gesundbrunnen Bunker
Jewish Museum Berlin

Konzerthaus
Mauerpark
Museum Island
Reichstag
Television Tower
The Berlin Wall Memorial
The Olympic Stadium
Topography of Terror

Culture and commerce

By no means a museum, Berlin is a key location for the European business markets. For study groups, there is the opportunity to visit a variety of businesses in the area and to gain unique insight into successful global companies.

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Architecture, culture, tradition and beautiful landscapes.

Germany offers a diverse array of attractions for school groups – ideal for German language students but also for business studies, art & design and history students among others.

With its abundance of stunning architecture, culture, tradition and beautiful landscapes, Germany has a deep historical past, exciting present and an interesting future.

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Something for Every Student

Situated at the very heart of Europe, this country offers up its capital, Berlin, for trips that could include a visit to the legendary Bauhaus Museum, Brandenburg Gate and the Jewish Museum. Soak up the charm of German culture with a visit to the Christmas Markets of Aachen or Cologne, the world-famous Olympic Park in Munich or become lost in the magnificent castles of southern Germany.

Whether the roots of your visit are art, history, music, media, business studies or just sheer fun, you can be sure that your students will immerse themselves in excursions that will allow them to consolidate and extend their education.

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A truly moving place to visit.

From the remains of the Somme battlefields to those of Verdun and beyond, the World War One Battlefields in France tell of the terrible cost of War.

No trip to Belgium is more memorable or poignant than a visit to the World War 1 Battlefields in Ypres, where students experience the living conditions in the trenches and the destructive power of war. As one of the most visited parts of the Western Front, where 250,000 soldiers died during the Great War in the defence of Ypres, battlefield sites include Hill 62 Sanctuary Wood Trench Museum and Bayernwald Croonaert Wood Trenches.

They shall grow not old.

A trip to Flanders Fields, where a million soldiers were wounded, missing or killed in action, reinforces the destruction and impact of war. There are hundreds of monuments and cemeteries, which have great historical significance for peoples of many nations. Visits include the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing that contains the names of over 50,000 officers and men.

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A truly moving place to visit.

From the remains of the Somme battlefields to those of Verdun and beyond, the World War One Battlefields in France tell of the terrible cost of War.

The devastating nature of this terrible conflict was witnessed throughout the war along the Western Front, with huge armies dug into the muddy fields of France and advances involving hundreds of thousands of men bringing huge loss of life, often for little gain. Today, visitors to the WWI Battlefields in France will experience re-creations in museums, explore the surviving trench works and visit the memorials and cemeteries of those who died.

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There are numerous WWI Battlefields in France, and Ypres in Belgium, and you can organise thought-provoking places to visit on your tour by viewing our excursions below. Some of the most well known WWI sights include; Thiepval Memorial to the missing, Loch Nagar Crater, Tyne Cote Cemetery and Flanders Fields. Your students may explore many other places of interest in order to discover more about this devastating conflict.

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Destinations

Fairy Tale Scenery, Fascinating History

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A&O Hostel Munich Hackerbrücke

Popular Excursions

Scenery & Sport

Atmospheric Valkenburg

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Hotel Op de Boud

Hotel Pension Bergrust

Hotel 2000

Popular Excursions

A cultural melting pot

Cultural cologne

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Youth Hostel Traben-Trarbach

Hotel L’Europe

Popular Excursions

Never a Dull Moment

Destinations

Rich in History

So much to see and do

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Hotel Bären

The great outdoors

History come to life

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A&O Hostel Berlin Mitte

A&O Hostel Friedrichshain

MEININGER Hotel Berlin Hauptbahnhof

Popular Excursions

Culture and commerce

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Something for Every Student

Popular Excursions

They shall grow not old.

Discover the battlefields

Battlefield Excursions