Learn all about the very best of Italian cuisine on a food technology school trip to Naples and Sorrento!
When you think of Italian cuisine, most of the dishes you think of come from the area around Naples and Sorrento. This, and the way that the local cuisine truly makes the most of the region’s exceptional produce, this is the perfect destination for a food technology school trip.
During your trip, you’ll learn the secrets of traditional pizza-making, visit a working mozzarella farm, take a class in ice-cream making or enjoy a tour of an olive oil factory. This area offers some exciting opportunities for Italian, geography and classical studies too, if you were considering making your trip cross-curricular to open it up to more students.
Suggested Itinerary (4 days, 3 nights)
Day 1/4
Morning
Flight from the UK
Afternoon
Transfer to accommodation
On arrival, explore the local area on foot or public transport
Evening
Evening meal
Day 2/4
Morning
Ice cream making class
Afternoon
Visit a working mozzarella farm
Evening
Evening meal
Day 3/4
Morning
PIzza making experience
Afternoon
Visit to a traditional olive oil factory
Evening
Evening meal
Day 4/4
Morning
Visit to a local market
Afternoon
Transfer to the airport for return flight to the UK
What's included?
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3 nights' half-board accommodation
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Airport taxes and passenger duty at current rates
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Airport transfers in resort
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ATOL protected return flights from the UK
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Comprehensive travel and medical insurance
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Detailed information pack
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Free staff place ratio 1:10
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Itinerary planning service
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Pizza-making experience
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Use of coach for local excursions
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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
Curriculum Links
GCSE
- Where and how ingredients are grown, caught and reared
- Distinctive features of international cuisine
- International cuisine: cooking methods and equipment
- Traditional and modern variations of recipes
- Using microorganisms in food production
Key Stage 3
- Understand the source, seasonality and characteristics of a broad range of ingredients
Educational activities and visits
Gelateria David
This ice cream class gives your students the opportunity to see how gelato is made. As well as the demonstration… Read More
Ice Cream Class
During this one hour visit, your students will learn how to make classic Italian ice cream. They will be shown… Read More
Mami Camilla Cooking School
During this class your students will cooka 3 course meal with a chef in an informal, relaxed atmosphere. This will… Read More
Michelangelo's Cheese Factory
This demonstration explains the entire process of Mozzarella making from the first drop of milk to the final product which… Read More
Mozzarella Experience
In this picturesque agricultural farm, dotted with orange, lemon and olive groves, your students will be shown how to make… Read More
Olive Oil Factory
Start off your visit to this olive oil factory with a walk round the olive grove where you can listen… Read More
Pizza Experience
Give your students the opportunity to learn how to make a true Napolitan pizza atthis typical Sorrento Farm. To finish… Read More
Tenuta Vannulo Mozzarella Farm
During the tour, you will watch many years of experience and knowledge at work when viewing thedemonstration onhow to make… Read More
Cultural activities and visits
Amalfi Coast
The world famous Amalfi Coast is indicated by the street that stretches out acrossthe whole of the gulf of Amalfi,and… Read More
Archaeological Site of Pompeii
The small southern Italian town of Pompeii entered the history book in AD79 when it was destroyed by a volcanic… Read More
Capri Island
Luxuriant, extraordinary and witha mild climate, Capri is a Mediterranean island of calcareous origin that has been visited over the… Read More
Vesuvius National Park
The volcano whose eruption destroyed Pompeii, Vesuvius' menacing presence can be seen from anywhere in the Bay of Naples. Vesuvius… Read More
Accommodation
The Grand Hotel Moon Valley is a 4-star hotel situated in the small town of Seiano di Vico Equense. The hotel offers 106 tastefully-furnished rooms, all of which are en-suite and have air-conditioning, hairdryer, satellite TV, direct dial and telephone. A buffet breakfast is served in the hotel restaurant every morning.Other amenities include a bar, meeting rooms and a restaurant serving local food.
Hotel Oriente is located in the beautiful Sorrento peninsula in Vico Equense. All rooms are en-suite and have a sea view and air conditioning.
Students are normally accommodated in multibeddded rooms with staff in twins (single rooms are available with a supplement charge).
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