School Classical Studies Trip to Athens

Take your students to explore one of the oldest cities in the world on your classical studies school trip to Athens!

Athens, the enchanting capital of Greece, has a recorded history dating back nearly three and a half millennia. Classical Athens was a powerful city state and a centre for arts, learning and philosophy.

The most important civilisation of the ancient world flourished in Athens and can be glimpsed through one of the world’s most formidable edifices – the National Archaeological Museum. Your students will love exploring the cradle of Western civilisation and birthplace of democracy on your classical studies school trip to Athens.

Suggested Itinerary

Day 1

Morning

Flight to Athens

Afternoon

Private coach transfer to hotel

Evening

Evening meal

Day 2

Morning

5 hour guided city tour including the Acropolis, Ancient Agora and the Acropolis Museum

Afternoon

Visit to the National Archaeological Museum

Evening

Evening meal

Day 3

Morning

Full-day excursion to Delphi, Temple of Apollo and Archaeological Museum of Delphi

Afternoon

Continue full-day excursion

Evening

Evening meal

Day 4

Morning

Full-day excursion to Mycenae, Epidavros and Corinth Canal

Afternoon

Continue excursion

Evening

Evening meal

Day 5

Morning

Private coach transfer to airport

Afternoon

Return flight to UK

4 nights' half-board accommodation
5-hour guided city tour
Airport taxes and passenger duty at current rates
ATOL protected return flights from the UK
Coach transfers in resort
Detailed information pack
Free staff place ratio 1:10
Full-day excursion to Delphi including guided tour
Full-day excursion to Mycenae, Epidavros with guided tour
Itinerary planning service
Vamoos travel app - giving you access to all your trip documents on your phone or tablet
VAT at current rates to tour operators

Curriculum

A Level

Depiction of Barbarians in Greek art
Greek sculpture: free-standing and architectural
Greek pots: shapes, usages and decoration
Subject matter of Greek art
Drama and theatre in Athenian society
Structure and machinery of the theatre
Greek masks, costumes and props

GCSE

The foundation of Athens
Ancient temples and their uses
The Homeric world
The site of Mycenae
Athens at war in 5th century
Greek and Roman festivals
Myths and symbols of power
Greek and Roman gods
Practices and beliefs around death and burial
Depiction of women in myths and legends

Accommodation

Best Western Candia Hotel

The Best Western Candia Hotel promises a friendly and comfortable stay in the heart of Athens.Students will stay in multi-bedded rooms and staff in twins. All rooms are air-conditioned and have private bathrooms, satellite TVs, desks and balconies. Some balconies even overlook the Acropolis itself!Breakfast is served every morning and evening meals can be taken in the hotel restaurant.The hotel also offers its guests the use of public lounges, free WiFi, safety deposit boxes and a meeting room for group study. A roof garden is open from May through to September.

Crystal City Hotel

This fantastic 3* hotel offers magnificent views across Athens, taking in both the Acropolis and Lycabettus Hill. The Crystal City Hotel is very centrally located, overlooking Karaiskaki Square, just 2km from one of the greatest museums in the world, the National Archaeological Museum.Each of the 84 guest rooms are elegantly decorated and include air-conditioning, a TV and safety deposit box. All en-suite bathrooms include a hairdryer and Wi-Fi is available in public areas. The award-winning on-site restaurant serves traditional Greek fare and there is also a fantastic rooftop bar and restaurant, which offers some spectacular views over the Greek capital.

Golden City Hotel

Golden City Hotel is a 3 Star Hotel consisting of 91 rooms in total. Each room is spacious and comfortable and equipped with private bathroom, hairdryer, jolly computerized telephone system, TV, air conditioned and safety deposit box.The hotel offers a beautiful roof-garden restaurant over looking the city of Athens where you can enjoy breakfast on a daily basis.

Educational Activities

Acropolis

The Acropolis hill (acro - edge, polis - city), the "Sacred Rock" of Athens, is the most important site withinthe

Agorá

The Agora was the heart of ancient Athens, the focus of political, commercial, administrative and social activity as well as

Delphi

Delphi is one of the mostbeautiful ancient sites in Greece and the one which seems tomost vividly evokethe Classical past.

Mycenae

Mycenae is the ancient city of King Agamemnon, considered one of the greatest rulers of Ancient Greece.

National Archaeological Museum of Athens

The National Archaeological Museum of Athens provides the opportunityto seeancient statues, pottery, jewellery, weapons and utensils innew and improved surroundings.

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.