A geography school trip to Barcelona and the Costa Brava offers your students the chance to conduct a river study and see volcanic scenery!
The Catalonia region of Spain is surrounded by a number of spectacular and unspoilt natural parks. Field study sites include the limestone landscapes of Montserrat, the volcanic scenery of Garrotxa Volcanic Park and the Tordera river valley, where your students can conduct a river study.
Our comprehensive study booklets and introduction packs will provide all the information you need to enable students to complete field studies and achieve a successful trip, whether at GCSE or A Level.
Thinking about making this a cross-curricular trip? Barcelona and the Costa Brava also offer exciting opportunities for Spanish, business studies, art, fashion and food technology.
Suggested Itinerary (5 days, 4 nights)
Day 1/5
Morning
Flight to Barcelona/Girona
Afternoon
Arrive at resort
Evening
Familiarisation of local area on foot
Day 2/5
Morning
Spend the day discovering volcanic landscapes in La Garrotxa Volcanic National Park
Afternoon
Visit to Sant Joan les Fonts - study the basalt formed when lava flow solidifies
Evening
Return to hotel for evening meal
Day 3/5
Morning
Tordera river study in Montseny Natural Park - follow river course and practise field skills to appreciate the processes at work in each section of the river valley
Afternoon
Free time for shopping in resort
Evening
Return to hotel for evening meal
Day 4/5
Morning
Visit to the Port of Barcelona
Afternoon
Visit to the Nou Camp
Shopping and free time in Las Ramblas
Evening
Return to hotel for evening meal
Day 5/5
Morning
Transfer back to airport
Afternoon
Return to UK
What's included?
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4 nights' half-board accommodation
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Airport taxes and passenger duty at current rates
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ATOL protected return flights from the UK
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Comprehensive geography educational pack
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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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Full use of coach for excursions as shown on itinerary
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Itinerary planning service
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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
A-Level
- Characteristics of an ecosystem
- Biodiversity: flora and fauna adaptations
- Impacts of climate change on biomes
- Economical and social threats to ecosystems
- Sustainable management of resources
- The water cycle
- Coastal landscape systems and features of littoral zones
- Weathering, erosion and deposition
- Coastal management strategies
- Threats to the coastline and the impact of tourism
- Fieldwork
GCSE
- Characteristics of ecosystems
- Biodiversity: flora and fauna adaptations
- Impact of climate on ecosystems
- Global threats to ecosystems
- Water and carbon cycles
- Drylands and deserts
- Geomorphic processes, erosion and deposition
- Distinctive coastal landforms
- Impact of humans on coasts
- Coastline protection schemes
- Fieldwork
Key Stage 3
- Weather and climate
- Rocks, weathering and soils
- Hydrology and coasts
Primary
- Climate zones
- Biomes and vegetation belts
- The water cycle
Educational activities and visits
Beach management case study
There are many towns along the coastline to experience the varying management techniques, and there is a chance to compare… Read More
Garrotxa Volcanic National Park
This wonderful national park, just one and a half hours from Barcelona, is ideal for groups to explore and examine… Read More
Lloret de Mar – Tourism gone wrong?
One of the main coastal towns along the Costa Brava, Lloret de Mar attracts tourists year round and is said… Read More
Montserrat
Perched high in the mountains above Barcelona, and accessible by cable car or train, Montserrat is one of the most… Read More
Port of Barcelona
With over a million passenger arrivals every year, Barcelona is one of the most important ports in the Mediterranean for… Read More
Tordera River Study
The Tordera river offers your students the opportunity to discover the different processes at work in the different sections of… Read More
Cultural activities and visits
Camp Nou Experience
Home to FC Barcelona, a visit to the Nou Camp stadium includes a tour of the stadium itself, with a… Read More
La Rambla
Also known as Las Ramblas, this long, wide avenue is the heart of Barcelona's shopping district and the hub of… Read More
Olympic Museum & Stadium
This stadium was the focus of the 1992 Olympic Games; it isnow turned into an Olympic Museum and Gallery where… Read More
Park Guell
Intended as a housing development that never quite took off, Parc Guell is an urban park in a northern suburb… Read More
Sagrada Familia
Antoni Gaudi's unique, awe-inspiring cathedral continues to grow almost organically, like a medieval cathedral. A museum tells the story of… Read More
Accommodation
The Hotel Gran Garbi is situated in Lloret de Mar, 300 metres from the beach and 200 metres from the town centre. Facilities include an air-conditioned dining room, luggage room, pool and games area, lounge with satellite TV, indoor and outdoor swimming pools.
All rooms are en-suite and have a TV, telephone, safety deposit box and balcony. Students will be accommodated in mainly twin and triple rooms, staff in twins or singles (single supplement will apply).
Meals are buffet style with a wide variety of choice available.
Hotel Internacional is ideally located along the seafront in Calella. It boasts a total of 120 comfortable guestrooms. Students will generally be accommodated in multi-bedded rooms, with staff in twins. All rooms are en-suite and come with climate control, satellite TV, telephone and safe. Other facilities include an outdoor pool, restaurant and games room.
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