School General & Cultural Trip to Bruges

A school trip to the beautiful medieval city of Bruges offers lots of exciting opportunities for your students!

The historic centre of Bruges is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and you’ll see why when you visit! There are many enchanting medieval buildings, including the famous 13th century belfry, as well as plenty of opportunities to enjoy the chocolate, waffles and chips that Belgium is famous for - especially if any of your students are studying food technology!

And you mustn't miss the chance to take a boat cruise along the city's famous canal network - it really is the best way to see Bruges!

Suggested Itinerary

Day 1

Morning

Depart school

Afternoon

Arrive in Bruges

Time to explore town and buy lunch

Visit Choco-Story

Evening

Check-in to accommodation in time for evening meal

Day 2

Morning

Visit to Bruges Belfry and/or a canal boat trip

Afternoon

Visit to Friet Museum

Depart Bruges

Evening

Arrive back at school

1 night's half-board accommodation
Any inclusions such as visits and excursions
Detailed information pack
Free staff place ratio 1:8
Itinerary planning service
Motorway tolls and taxes
Return Channel crossings
Return executive coach travel
Vamoos travel app - giving you access to all your trip documents on your phone or tablet
VAT at current rates to tour operators

Accommodation

Brugges Youth Hostel 'Europa'

This comfortable and modern hostel is set in its own grounds and is non-smoking throughout. Most the rooms are en-suite. Groups are accommodated in multi-bedded rooms and group leaders in twins. Rooms have private lockers and there are extra ones at the reception.A buffet style breakfast is servded every morning and packed lunches are available on request. Evening meals can be provided in the hostel's restaurant.Facilities include a meeting area, cosy bar, TV room, table tennis, garden, boardgames, and free WiFi.

Ibis Brugge Centrum

Located in an ancient medieval building, Ibis Brugge Centrum hotel offers 128 rooms for booking. Other amenities include a 24hr bar for snacks, public indoor paid parking and a restaurant offering regional specialities.

Educational Activities

Choco-Story

A visit to the building alone is worth the trip, a surprising four floors make up Choco-Story, something that was

Confiserie Zucchero

When visiting Confiserie Zucchero, your groups can see all kinds of sweets being traditionally made.

Friet Museum

The Frietmuseum in Bruges is the first and only museum dedicated to potato fries.

Roose's Chocolate World

On arrival, charming and professional shop assistants will lead your group to the demonstration area where they will see pralines

Cultural Activities

Belfry of Bruges

One of the city's most prominent symbols, the Belfry formerly housed a treasury and the municipal archives, and served as

Bruges Grote Markt

In the centre of the World Heritage City of Bruges lies the Grote Markt.

Canal Boat Trip

When visiting Bruges, you simply cannot miss a boat trip on the canals - a trip that will make you

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.