School French Culture Trip to the Opal Coast
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Just a short hop across the Channel, the Opal Coast offers a fantastic range of cultural activities ideal for a French school trip!
This area is a wonderful introduction to France – it’s much less busy than big cities like Paris, but offers just as many opportunities to immerse yourselves in the culture. You can visit Calais, Boulogne or Le Touquet on your French school trip to the Opal Coast – wherever you choose, you’ll be spoilt for choice in terms of activities designed to get your students talking.
Popular options include chocolate factories, bakeries, the famous Bagatelle theme park and Nausicaa sealife centre.
And the variety of foodie activities available in this area means that the Opal Coast is also the perfect choice for a cross-curricular school trip in conjunction with your food technology department.
Suggested Itinerary (Based on 4 days/3 nights )
Day 1/4
Morning
Depart school early morning
Ferry/Eurotunnel crossing
Visit to a traditional French bakery
Afternoon
Arrive in Boulogne
Afternoon spent exploring local area/walk along the beach
Check in to accommodation
Evening
Evening meal at accommodationDay 2/4
Morning
Visit to a traditional French market
Take part in a Pancake making demonstration and tasting
Afternoon
Visit to Nausicaa Sea Life Centre
Evening
Evening meal at accommodationDay 3/4
Morning
Drive to Le Touquet
Visit to Chocolats de Beussent
Afternoon
Visit Les Escargots du Bocage (snail farm)
Evening
Evening meal at accommodationDay 4/4
Morning
Visit a supermarket in Boulogne before heading to Calais
Afternoon
Ferry/Eurotunnel crossing
Evening
Arrive back at school early eveningWhat's included?
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3 nights' half-board accommodation
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Comprehensive travel and medical insurance
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Detailed information pack
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Free staff place ratio 1:8
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Itinerary planning service
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Motorway tolls and taxes
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Return Channel crossings
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Return executive coach travel
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Vamoos travel app - giving you access to all your trip documents on your phone or tablet
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VAT at current rates to tour operators
Educational activities and visits
Bec a Suc
A visit to this traditional sweet factory in the charming town of Boulogne-sur-Mer offers… Read more
Boulangerie Le Fournil
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The charismatic baker will tell your students about his work – in French, of course!… Read more
Boulogne Old Town
Enjoy a self-guided walk around the old part of Boulogne, to get a feel for the traditions… Read more
Chocolats de Beussent
To start your tour, you will be given a brief history of cocoa, including how the beans… Read more
Les Escargots du Bocage
Your visit to this snail farm will begin with a tour, here you will learn interesting fac… Read more
Nausicaa
The Nausicaa Sea-world museum seeks to educate children about the marine environment, ma… Read more
P&J Calais
Before you return home, make sure you stop at P&J Calais, to stock up on handmade Belgian… Read more
Pain Show
Learn how to make traditional French crêpes and enjoy your own with jam or chocolate… Read more
Accommodation
This youth centre offers 85 rooms. Each room can sleep between 2-4 students and each with its own private WC/shower.
There is a restaurant on-site that can offer breakfast and evening meals and packed luches can also be arranged.
The reception desk is open from 08.30 until 19.00, 7 days a week and sells a selection of phonecards and postcards - there is even a daily collection from the postbox.
There is a Classroom/Meeting room, Bar & café, Giant screen TV, Video/DVD player and Karaoke machine.
Groups can watch films free of charge and can have a karaoke/disco night for 5€ per person.
This fantastic accommodation centre also has a leisure room with table football, table tennis and video games. Outdoors, students can also make use of the Sports playground (football, basketball, volleyball and badminton)
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