School Spanish Culture Trip to Valencia

Your school trip to Valencia will give your students the unforgettable opportunity to totally immerse themselves in the Spanish culture!

Valencia is Spain’s third-largest city and a fantastic place to experience and enjoy local language, culture, history and traditions. It’s not easy to combine fine sand beaches, rich history, breathtaking architecture and incredible cuisine, but Valencia manages to do just that.

Take time to explore the city’s many shops, historical monuments and stunning cathedral, before heading out for a fun and adrenaline-filled day excursion to the Terra Mitica theme park, which your students will love! And if you want your students to really focus on their Spanish skills, you can choose to add lessons at a specialist language school.

Suggested Itinerary

Day 1

Morning

Flight from UK to Valencia

Afternoon

Transfer to city, free time to explore on foot

Evening

Evening meal at accommodation

Day 2

Morning

Visit to Valencia Cathedral followed bytime toexplorethe Barrio del Carmen

Afternoon

Guided tour of Valencia FC Stadium

Evening

Evening meal at accommodation

Day 3

Morning

Full-day visit to the City of Arts and Sciences

Afternoon

Continue visit

Evening

Evening meal at accommodation and bowling

Day 4

Morning

Visit to the Central Market and time for souvenir shopping

Afternoon

Transfer back to Valencia airport for return flight to the UK

3 nights' half-board accommodation
Airport tax and passenger duty at current rates
Airport transfers in resort
ATOL protected return flights from the UK
Comprehensive travel and medical insurance
Detailed information pack
Free itinerary planning service
Free staff place ratio 1:10
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Curriculum

A Level

Traditions and customs
Food and drink
Art and architecture
Cultural heritage
Spanish regional identity
Historical sites and prehispanic civilisations
Aspects of Spanish-speaking society
Impacts of tourism
Modern-day idols
Individual research project opportunities

GCSE

Food, drink and eating out
Home, town and neighbourhood
Travel and tourism
Social media and technology
Daily life and free time activities
Environmental issues
Future aspirations, study and work
Understanding Spanish culture and identity
Holiday destinations
Sport and music events

Key Stage 3

Exploring the town
Hobbies and pastimes
Food and drink
Eating out
Introducing yourself
Describing others
Likes and dislikes
Cultural traditions

Accommodation

Expo Hotel

Expo Hotel Valencia is a popular choice in an unbeatable location. It features a rooftop terrace and swimming pool with fantastic views.Students will be accommodated in mainly twin or triple rooms and staff in twins. All rooms are en-suite with air-conditioning and a satellite TV.A generous buffet breakfast is served every morning, and the evening meal can be taken in the hotel's La Mandarina restaurant.

Casual Vintage Valencia

Casual Vintage Valencia Hotel is located in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento, which is a six-minute walk from the nearest metro station, seven-minute walk from Valencia Cathedral and 5km from the L'Oceanogràfic aquarium. Bookings available: star double room, terrace double room, exterior double room, interior double room, double room with two beds with a balcony, double room with two beds, triple room, exterior quadruple room, interior quadruple room, star double room with two beds and interior small single room. All rooms equipped with free Wi-Fi.

Checkin Hotel Dwo Valencia

This lovely, modern hotel is housed in an old factory on one of the main avenues in Valencia, so you'll be well-placed for exploring all the city's key attractions. In fact, you'll be just 900m from the iconic City of Arts and Sciences! All guestrooms benefit from en-suite bathroom facilities, air-conditioning and a TV, and there is free WiFi throughout the property. A delicious buffet-style breakfast will ensure your students are set for a day of exploring Valencia!

Educational Activities

Central Market Valencia (Mercat Central)

Take a stroll around the Mercado Central, and you'll find an experience for all the senses; a wonderful fusion of

City of Arts & Sciences (Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciences)

The largest urban complex in Europe for cultural, educational and leisure expansion.

Cultural Activities

Lonja de los Mercaderes

A beautiful late-Gothic building known as the Silk Exchange, due to the fact that fabrics were traded here in the

Playa de la Malvarrosa

This is the place to come andenjoy authentic Paella! There are many outdoor terraces for you to enjoy the sun,

Terra Mitica

Located in nearby Benidorm, an easy excursion from Valencia, Terra Mítica’s five spectacular zones containeverything from looping rollercoasters and water

Torres de Serranos

The Serranos Towers are thought to be the largest Gothic city gateway in all of Europe, and were built at

Valencia Cathedral

TheCathedral is dedicated to Santa Maria, and actually used to be a Mosque. However,when El Cid conquered the city, it

Valencia FC's 'Mestalla Forever' Stadium Tour

Valencia FC is one of the best teams in Spanish football, winning a League and UEFA Cup double in 2004/05.

Museo Fallero

Every year one ninot (a figurine of a falla) is saved from fire and placed into this museum. They are

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.