A geography school trip to Tenerife offers an exciting variety of geographical adventures for your students!
Tenerife is a veritable treasure trove for school geography groups. Closer to Africa than Europe, Tenerife’s crowning glory is the magnificent Mt. Teide, which is not only Spain’s highest point, but also an active stratovolcano that hints at the geological complexity of the island as a whole. The national park in which it sits is also home to a diverse range of other landforms and has long been an important centre for international geological research.
Your students will also have the opportunity to learn more about the human impact on the environment on a geography school trip to Tenerife. Visit the Piramides de Guimar, or one of the many banana plantations on the island, before visiting the Casas Bioclimaticas – a futuristic housing development boasting zero carbon emissions.
Suggested Itinerary (4 days, 3 nights)
| Day | Morning Summary | Afternoon Summary | Evening Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Flight from UK to Tenerife South |
On arrival, transfer to accommodation |
Local exploration around hotel, followed by evening meal |
| 2 |
Full-day excursion exploring the volcanic landscape of Mount Teide |
Evening meal at hotel |
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| 3 |
Visit a Banana plantation |
Visit to the complex labyrinth of volcanic tunnels at Cuevas del Viento |
Evening meal at hotel |
| 4 |
If time allows, visit the Bioclimatic Housing Development. |
Transfer to airport for return flight to the UK |
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- 3 nights' half-board accommodation
- Airport taxes and passenger duty at current rates
- Airport transfers in resort
- ATOL protected return flights from the UK
- Comprehensive travel and medical insurance
- Detailed information pack
- Excursion to the banana plantation and Cuevas del Viento
- Free staff place ratio 1:10
- Guided tour of Mount Teide
- 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 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
- Sustainable urban living
- Consuming energy resources
- Challenges to resources
- Resource management systems
GCSE
- Characteristics of ecosystems
- Biodiversity: flora and fauna adaptations
- Balance and interrelationships of biomes
- Impact of climate on ecosystems
- Global threats to ecosystems
- Water and carbon cycles
- Features of drylands and deserts
- Energy, food and water security
- Impacts of food production on the environment
- Sustainable urban development
Key Stage 3
- Weather and climate
- Use of natural resources
- Human impact on resources
Primary
- Climate zones
- Biomes and vegetation belts
- Distribution of natural resources
