School Primary Languages Trip to Barcelona and Costa Brava

This trip offers your pupils the opportunity to enjoy a real Spanish adventure, where you can enjoy both the buzz of the city and the relaxation of the beach!

While in Barcelona, make sure you soak up the atmosphere of La Rambla, climb the towers of the beautiful Sagrada Familia or visit one of the city’s many fascinating museums.

Your pupils will love the magic of this city, as they discover eccentric architecture around almost every turn. And once you finish sightseeing, return to your base in one of the lovely seaside resorts on the Costa Brava, where you can all relax and enjoy the beach!

Suggested Itinerary

Day 1

Afternoon

Depart from school

Evening

Ferry crossing

Day 2

Afternoon

Mid-afternoon arrive resort and explore local area on foot

Evening

Evening meal in accommodation

Day 3

Morning

Visit Barcelona Aquarium

Afternoon

Time for lunch

Visit Sagrada Familia

Evening

Evening meal in accommodation

Day 4

Morning

Visit the Picasso Museum

Afternoon

Time for lunch in Las Ramblas

Afternoon to be spent at Tibidabo Theme Park

Evening

Evening meal in accommodation

Day 5

Morning

Visit to Parc Güell

Afternoon

Time for lunch on the beach

Evening

Evening meal in accommodation

Day 6

Afternoon

Depart hotel mid-morning and drive to Calais

Day 7

Afternoon

Channel crossing

Arrive back to school

4 nights' full-board accommodation
Comprehensive travel and medical insurance
Detailed information pack
Ferry crossings
Free staff place ratio 1:8
Itinerary planning service
Motorway tolls and taxes
Return executive coach travel
VAT

Accommodation

Hotel Hawai/Montevista

The Hawai/Montevista Hotel is situated in Lloret de Mar, just 500m from the beach. The hotel regularly welcomes school groups, with students generally being accommodated in triple or quad rooms and staff in twins. All rooms are en-suite and have a safety deposit box and telephone. Other facilities include 2 lifts, a bar and snack bar, television lounge and dining room. There is central heating and air-conditioning throughout the hotel. There is also a garden area with a swimming pool, sunbathing terrace and a children's playground. A buffet is available for all meals.

Hotel Vila de Calella

This charming three star establishment has been in the same family for three generations and offers comfortable facilities.Pupils will be accommodated in mainly triple rooms, with staff in twins, unless singles are required (a single room supplement applies). All rooms are equipped with an en-suite bathroom, telephone, satellite television and safety deposit boxes. Some rooms may have balconies. Other facilities at the hotel include 3 lifts, a swimming pool, television room and a lounge/bar.

Educational Activities

Mercat de la Boqueria

La Boqueria food market in Barcelona is one of the best food markets in Europe.

Museu Picasso

Picasso lived recurrently in Barcelona as a young man, and this museum has some important pieces from this formative period

Barcelona Adventure Quest Trail

The perfect activity to get your students speaking in Barcelona!

Cultural Activities

Aquarium Barcelona

Barcelona Aquarium is the most important marine leisure and education centre in the world concerning the Mediterranean.

Camp Nou Experience

Home to FC Barcelona, a visit to the Nou Camp stadium includes a tour of the stadium itself.

Olympic Museum & Stadium

This stadium was the focus of the 1992 Olympic Games. It is now turned into an Olympic Museum and Gallery.

Park Guell

Intended as a housing development that never quite took off, Parc Guell is an urban park in a northern suburb of Barcelona.

PortAventura

This popular theme park includes a log flume and a roller coaster with no less than 8 inverted loops.

Sagrada Familia

Antoni Gaudi's unique, awe-inspiring cathedral continues to grow almost organically, like a medieval cathedral.

Tibidabo Theme Park

The Tibidabo Amusement Park is Barcelona's nearest theme park. The park is conveniently located on top of Tibidabo Hill.

Supporting you every step of the way

Creating your perfect trip

Your quote will be put together by an experienced Tour Adviser who’ll be an expert in the subject area and will know the destination really well too. They’ll work with you to create a trip to suit your group’s needs and meet your learning objectives.

Launching your trip to parents and students

The next step is to get your trip approved and then get students signed up to it. Our ‘Trip Launch Pack’ will help you with this step. This is full of resources (all free to download) designed to make your life easier at this crucial point in the trip planning process.

After you’ve booked

Once you’ve booked, your dedicated Itinerary Coordinator will start work on the finer details. They’ll make sure your itinerary makes the most of your time and they’ll take on most of the admin tasks for your trip (freeing you up to do what you do best – teach).

Support while you’re away

From lost property to properly lost, we’ll always be on the end of the phone while you’re out on the trip. You’ll get a final info pack before you go, as well as access to all your trip documents via the Vamoos app.

After your trip

We’ll ask you for feedback, so we can improve our service. Let’s start planning your next trip too, so parents have plenty of time to pay (and so it’s less stressful for you). And don’t forget to head to our resources hub to continue the learning back in the classroom.

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School Primary Languages Trip to Barcelona and Costa Brava