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Here are just a few of our most popular theme parks. Contact NST today to enquire about other theme parks and water parks in your chosen destination.
uk Alton Towers Alton Towers Resort is home to an awesome choice With over 50 rides and attractions, Alton Towers Resort of world first rollercoasters – enjoy G-forces greater is the UK’s number 1 theme park. than a space shuttle on the legendary Nemesis, brave NEW! Alton Towers Dungeon - Take a journey through Oblivion’s iconic vertical drop, ride The Smiler’s 14 Staffordshire’s darkest history during the Alton Towers loops or satisfy your need for speed on Rita – hold on dungeon experience! Guaranteed to make you laugh tight! and scream in equal measure, expect live actors, Younger pupils will love exploring favourites at CBeebies immersive scenes and striking special effects during this Land including Postman Pat Parcel Post, Mr. Bloom’s spectacular walk-through experience. Allotment, Justin’s House Pie-O-Matic Factory and Suitable when visiting Manchester, Liverpool & Wales the In the Night Garden Magical Boat Ride.
4 Theme Parks Our school travel experts are here to help you personalise your tour uk Thorpe Park Derren Brown’s Ghost Train: Rise of the Demon at THORPE PARK Resort. Take your one way ticket on a horrifying journey into the chilling depths of the unknown. With intense live action and thrilling physical effects, the grasp of the Demon awaits. Are you brave enough to come face to face with the Demon as it rises from the darkness?
Suitable when visiting London
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Disneyland® Paris Parc Astérix Open all year round. Your students will gain so much from Parc Astérix is home to over 30 outside attractions, all based learning and interacting in this world-famous resort. Both around the famous Astérix comic-strips, and is a fantastic Disneyland® Park and Walt Disney Studios® Park are jam-packed alternative to Disneyland® Paris. It is especially well known for its with rides, shows and attractions, all of which provide a great large variety of rollercoasters, and incorporates rides and themes environment for your students to work together, bond as a from ancient cultures such as the Romans and the Gauls. class and challenge their personal boundaries. Suitable when visiting Paris
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Germany Germany Phantasialand Skyline Park Phantasialand is one of Europe’s top entertainment parks. It is the With more than 60 rides and attractions including roller coasters number one German entertainment park for school groups from and water rides, action enthusiasts will not be disappointed here! Ireland. Seven themed areas with worldwide unique attractions and internationally multi-award-winning shows, promise to be Galaxy Erding great fun and an educational experience for all your students. Galaxy Erding boasts a total of 27 waterslides that provide 2,700m of adventure and adrenaline together with lots of spectacular effects. Suitable when visiting Valkenburg, Rhine & Moselle Slides are split into three categories - Family, Action and X-treme.
Suitable when visiting Munich
Spain Italy PortAventura & Ferrari Land, Salou Gardaland PortAventura has everything to make a school trip The largest theme park in Italy, attracting over two million unforgettable! Both students and teachers will have a visitors a year, with various rides and themed entertainments great time in these amazing parks. PortAventura Park suitable for all ages. Gardaland is home to six roller coasters is an astonishing amusement park divided in five thematic areas and a total of 32 rides. This park is full of adrenaline, fantasy with many rides and shows. PortAventura Aquatic Park is a and adventure. If excitement is what you are looking for, this water park packed with waves and slides. Ferrari Land is the new, is not to be missed while in Lake Garda. authentic Ferrari experience of excitement, adrenaline and fun. Suitable when visiting Lake Garda Suitable when visiting Barcelona & Catalonia
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Day 1 • Morning departure from school Take your school group to Dublin and enjoy a wide choice of • Tour of Kilmainham Gaol exciting educational, cultural and fun visits. With such a diverse • Guided walking tour range of activities, museums and guided tours available and with • Evening meal excellent access from all over Ireland, this is a perfect destination Day 2 for all group sizes and ages. • Visit the Croke Park Stadium • Visit to Glasnevin Cemetery at a glance... here to help • Visit to National Museum of Natural History Getting there - We can arrange your NST can arrange local, experienced executive coach transport to get you to guides to assist your group on guided • Evening meal your destination - and back home again tours, tailored to your needs. • Free time at Leisureplex - with ease. We can pre-book meals at a wide Day 3 When to go - Dublin is a year-round number of eateries before you go, at • Visit to Dublin Zoo destination. great group prices. • Return to school
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Kilmainham Gaol GPO Witness History Guided walking tour One of the largest unoccupied gaols in Europe GPO Witness History is a brand new immersive Discover relevant sites of the 1916 Rising to covering some of the most heroic and tragic exhibition in the iconic GPO building in the give you an understanding of this historic events in Ireland’s emergence as a modern heart of Dublin’s city centre. This engaging event. Explore the main features of the War of nation from the 1780s to the 1920s. attraction brings history to life through Independence partition, the Northern Ireland technology, video, sound and artefacts. peace process and Ireland today. Florian Christoph / Flickr
Glasnevin Cemetery GAA Museum & Tayto Park guided tour & museum Croke Park Stadium Tayto Park Theme Park & Zoo offers over 100 attractions that make it suitable for all ages. The tour visits the final resting place of Daniel Enjoy a stadium guided tour including a short Enjoy the adrenaline rides, a 5D cinema and O’Connell, Michael Collins, Eamon DeValera historical tour focusing on the ancient origins even a sky walk, as well as a zoo which is and many of the other people who have of hurling, the birth and the development of home to Amur tigers and Mountain lions. shaped Ireland’s history. The new state of the the GAA and early links with revolutionary art museum complements the tour. nationalism.
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• Dublin Zoo • Pearse Museum • National Museum of Natural History
• Dáil Éireann NST were a brilliant support in planning the trip. I couldn’t have asked • Dublinia for anything else from them. The service and support I received from • Malahide Castle the start to finish while organising this tour was excellent. • Boyne Valley – en-route visit Creagh College • National Museum of Ireland • Leisureplex See more online
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Day 1 • Transfer to Derry Explore a variety of topics from historical, cultural and religious • Tower Museum perspectives such as The Apprentice Boys of Derry, religious • Walking tour of Derry affiliation, cultural identity, ecumenism and cultural responses to • Guided tour of the Apprentice Boys ‘The Troubles’. Students can also explore the Complexity of Regions Memorial Hall and Culture & Identity as part of the geography curriculum. • Evening meal • Quiz night Our pick of Where you will Day 2 the best visits... be staying... • Guided tour of the Museum of Free Derry and the Bogside Murals • The Museum of Free Derry Hastings Everglades Hotel • Transfer back to school & Bogside Murals This modern hotel is • The Tower Museum located on the banks of the River Foyle, • Walking Tour of the City overlooking the rugged • The Apprentice Boys Memorial Hall hills of County Donegal. Only a 5-minute drive from the centre of See more online Derry, the hotel is also within reach of beautiful beaches and the superb Sperrin Mountains.
8 Derry Our school travel experts are here to help you personalise your tour BELFAST
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Day 1 • Transfer to Belfast With a wide range of history based visits, an NST tour to Belfast is a • Guided tour of Shankill Road & Falls great opportunity to explore politics and society in Northern Ireland Road first hand. Additionally history students can benefit from our guided • Guided tour of Stormont Parliament tours. Belfast also has a great choice of cultural visits to excite Buildings students studying a variety of topics including the Titanic Belfast® • Evening meal which has brought new life to the Titanic Quarter. • Bowling Our pick of Where you will Day 2 • Titanic Belfast® the best visits... be staying... • Visit the Ulster Museum & the permanent exhibition of ‘The Troubles’ • Titanic Belfast® Hastings Stormont Hotel • Transfer back to school • Guided tours Overlooking the gardens of Stormont • Crumlin Road Gaol Castle, in the leafy add on a visit to • Stormont Parliament Buildings suburbs of Belfast this modern hotel offers the giants causeway • W5 – Science Exhibition excellent facilities. Just 4 miles from Belfast See more online city centre, and only 10 minutes’ drive from George Best Belfast City Airport.
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Coca-Cola London Eye Thames river cruise Natural History Museum For a fantastic bird’s eye view of England’s Take in London’s best-loved sights on this Explore the natural world and discover the capital city, take a ride on the Coca-Cola enjoyable cruise. Your pupils will gain an amazing diversity of life that has evolved on London Eye. Spot famed landmarks and take insight into the many layers of history that our planet. Study a range of themes including in the 30-mile panoramic view. Plus enjoy have built up along the river from the Houses climate change, evolution and the natural fantastic group prices with NST. of Parliament to the Coca-Cola London Eye. environment. © Disney © Madame Tussauds
Madame Tussauds Blue Badge guided tour West End show Filled with 14 exciting, interactive zones and See the major sights of the city with an expert A West End show is a magical and the excellent Marvel Super Heroes 4D movie Blue Badge Guide who will bring the city to unforgettable experience and a must for experience, Madame Tussauds London life! Your guide will join you on your coach school groups visiting the city! Catch an combines glitz and glamour with incredible to take your group to see many landmarks of award-winning show with a choice that history with over 300 wax figures, including the city, including Big Ben and the Houses of includes Matilda, The Lion King and Wicked. David Beckham, Lady Gaga, the Queen and Parliament, Trafalgar Square, Piccadilly Circus, many, many more. Westminster Abbey and St Paul’s Cathedral.
BOOK Step on to authentic sets, discover the magic behind spellbinding special effects and explore the behind-the- EARLY scenes secrets of the Harry Potter film series. Tread the original stone floor of the iconic Hogwarts Great Hall, encounter animatronic creatures and wander down Diagon Alley. Located at the Studios where all 8 films were produced, the Studio Tour showcases the incredible British talent, imagination and artistry that went into making the impossible a reality on screen. Students will relive the magic through the eyes of the filmmakers who brought the Harry Potter film series to life.
New for 2019 – enter the set of Gringotts Wizarding Bank!
TM & © 2019 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Harry Potter Publishing Rights © JKR.
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The London Dungeon The Science Museum Thorpe Park The dungeon will reinforce your pupils’ The Science Museum is packed with awe- Get on board a world’s first with Derren historical education in an accurate, dramatic inspiring galleries, interactive resources and Brown’s Ghost Train: Rise of the Demon. and thought-provoking way. Witness scenes inspirational exhibitions. Try collecting DNA With intense live action and thrilling physical of British history depicting human sacrifice, or discover what your voice sounds like as a effects, this one-of-a-kind experience is a fully martyrdom, torture and witchcraft. member of the opposite sex. immersive attraction designed to manipulate the human mind. Walbottle Campus
Shakespeare's Globe Wembley tour West End workshops Guided Tours Visit the new stadium and take a 90-minute We offer a range of interactive expert-led Enjoy a Shakespeare experience at The Globe tour to see England’s changing rooms, the workshops that can all be tailored to your including a guided tour, productions, theatre players’ warm-up zone, VIP reception area, the chosen West End performance and include workshops and other educational experiences Royal Box, dugouts, the post-match interview a Q&A with a cast member from the show at our great group prices. We have worked area, press conference room, treatment rooms you are seeing (subject to availability)! With closely with the Globe for many years and are and the Bobby Moore Statue. You can even a choice of workshops to suit the interests an official ‘Friend of the Globe’. ‘Lift the Cup’! of your group, our fun workshops teach the techniques used by West End actors. Don't miss...
• HMS Belfast - Discover the stories behind • National Gallery - This gallery houses this warship from WWII and beyond. a collection of Old Masters’ works from the early Renaissance onwards. A well-balanced itinerary • Tower of London - Learn about some of which ran smoothly in terms England’s famous monarchs, see the largest • The View from The Shard - Visit the of timings of visits. The service collection of early weapons and armour in tallest building in Western Europe and see provided by NST was excellent. Britain. how The Shard has redefined London’s Our trip organisers, Noelle skyline. • Tate Modern - Britain’s spectacular and Ria, were very helpful and museum of modern and contemporary • Free time to explore the city - efficient. international art. Themes include landscapes, London is a fantastic city for your group environment, still life, action, and the body. to explore. Covent Garden in particular Malone Integrated College is a great place to watch the many street • Jack the Ripper tours - On this truly performers. eerie walk your group will be led around the very streets where the story of Jack the Ripper unfolded. See more online
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Where you will be staying... Everything was perfect! It was so excellently MEININGER Hyde Park organised this year and the students thoroughly enjoyed their trip. The students are already asking In an ideal central location offering when we will be going again! a unique blend of high quality accommodation and large selection of Bishopstown Community School conference rooms.
Royal National Hotel Premier Inn A large, busy hotel offering a good All hotels belonging to the Premier standard of accommodation in a Inn chain offer comfortable central location, with a good range of accommodation and are located close facilities. to a tube station.
YHA Hostels Safestay London Holland Park Purpose-built hostels offering safe, Originally a Jacobean Residence set secure and clean accommodation in own grounds which has undergone plus great meals. substantial conversion to modern youth hostel accommodation.
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Day 1 • Morning flight from Ireland The lively city of Manchester offers lots to see and do. Major touring • Visit Imperial War Museum North musicals stop off at the Palace Theatre, MediaCity UK continues • Manchester theatre performance to grow, and the exciting tour of Manchester United’s Old Trafford ground is still our most popular visit. Manchester offers a convenient Day 2 alternative to London for those wishing to travel by coach and ferry. • Full day visit to Alton Towers
Day 3 Our pick of Where you will • Tour of Old Trafford the best visits... be staying... • Free time exploring & shopping at the Trafford Centre • Old Trafford Stadium tour YHA Manchester • Return flight to Ireland • Evening theatre production Just 10 minutes’ walk from central • Museum of Science & Industry Manchester, this hostel • Alton Towers offers a good standard of accommodation in • The Trafford Centre & IMAX cinema an excellent location for groups. See more online
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Day 1 • Flight from Ireland Walk down the Royal Mile in the footsteps of some of the best-known • Camera Obscura & World of Illusions figures in Scottish history during a trip to this historic city. Edinburgh • Evening meal Castle takes students to the heart of the nation’s history, symbolised in the Honours of Scotland – the Scottish Crown Jewels, on display with Day 2 the famous Stone of Destiny. Enjoy a variety of exciting visits including • Edinburgh Castle Our Dynamic Earth and Edinburgh Dungeons. • Edinburgh Dungeons • Evening meal Our pick of Where you will • Witchery Ghost Walk of Edinburgh
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• Edinburgh Castle Edinburgh Central Youth Hostel (SYHA) • Dynamic Earth interactive experience • Edinburgh Dungeons This modern hostel • Transfer to airport for return flight to offers simple, bright Ireland • Dynamic Earth Interactive Experience rooms, providing • Camera Obscura & World of Illusions functional group accommodation. This • Witchery Ghost Walk of Edinburgh hostel is centrally located, a 10-minute walk See more online from Waverley Railway Station and within walking distance of all main attractions.
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Day 1 • Morning flight from Ireland Paris is one of NST’s most popular overseas destinations as well • Guided sightseeing tour of Paris as one of Europe’s most iconic cities. The French capital offers an • River Seine cruise abundance of exciting visits and attractions. An experience here Day 2 is one that will both expand your pupils’ cultural awareness and • Guided tour of Stade de France encourage group bonding too! Our cultural experiences in Paris offer • Montmartre & Sacre Coeur • Louvre Museum far-reaching educational benefits relevant to a range of subject areas. • Les Invalides & Napolean’s Tomb • Montparnasse Tower
at a glance... here to help Day 3 When to go - Paris is a year-round Our Paris City Representative, Aliya, or • Disneyland® Resort Paris destination. a member of her team will meet you • Disney Village Getting there - We offer flights from a on arrival, assist you with hotel check- Day 4 in, advise you on points of interest and variety of departure airports. • Latin Quarter public transport and provide 24-hour Good to know - NST can book Metro • Champs Elysees emergency assistance. tickets in advance, as well as local • Free afternoon for shopping and coaching, so you can explore the city as sightseeing • Return flight to Ireland soon as you arrive.
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Le Stade de France Montparnasse Tower Château de Versailles Take your pupils behind-the-scenes of France’s Observation Deck Tour the Museum of French History where premier stadium. Take a tour, in French or This 196m tower offers fabulous views of Paris. several historic events have taken place, English, of the fifth-largest stadium in Europe, Interactive facilities help to build language including the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. including the pitch, players’ tunnel, changing skills and enhance knowledge of Paris, plus Explore the impressive 250-acre gardens too. rooms, security facilities, and museum. downloadable quizzes in English and French are also available Stamford Queen Eleanor School
Seine River boat cruise Louvre Museum Montmartre & Sacré Coeur An enjoyable river cruise along the Seine is a Probably the most famous museum in Montmartre provides an opportunity for pupils relaxing way to get a unique view of the city the world and home to some of the finest to practise their language skills with its many and catch a glimpse of some of the famous collections of antiquities, sculpture and art. It is street stalls and artists, shops and cafés. Plus, landmarks. Pupils also learn from the French the ideal place for pupils to see the prominent your pupils will enjoy a spectacular view of (or English) commentary on their headsets. role that art plays in French culture. Paris from the steps of the Sacré Coeur.
Experience the magic of Disneyland® Paris Both Disneyland® Park and Walt Disney Studios® Park provide a great environment for your pupils to work together, bond as a class and challenge their personal boundaries. Why not include a visit during your trip? Disneyland® Park Explore five themed lands filled with Disney classic stories: adrenalin packed thrill rides such as Big Thunder Mountain, Disney classics like Pirates of the Caribbean and Dumbo the Flying Elephant and many opportunities to meet your favourite Disney Characters. Walt Disney Studios® Park Step through the studio gates and immerse yourself in the fascinating world of movies, animation and television. Find out how Disney creates the magic and feel what it’s like to be star of stage and screen. © Disney
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Guided tour of Paris Centre Pompidou Parc Astérix A tailor-made coach tour of Paris that includes The design of this art gallery is a proud This typically French theme park is home to a dedicated French or English-speaking example of modern French architecture. over 30 outside attractions, all based around guide, who will help with pronunciation and Outside, the street artists, musicians and the famous Astérix comic-strips. Parc Astérix knowledge of the many sights of Paris. Don’t performers and the nearby Stravinsky is especially well known for its large variety of miss the evening Paris illuminations tour! Fountain is an added bonus. roller coasters and entertainment.
Gourmet Chocolate Museum - Notre Dame & Île De La Cité Aquaboulevard Choco Story This stunning and imposing building is a must- This large aquatic indoor recreational park Students will learn about the history of see of Paris, particularly as the cathedral has provides enjoyment and fun for all ages. chocolate making, dating back over 4,000 witnessed many important ceremonies for Beautiful tropical surroundings all year round. years right up to the modern day, then students Christianity and the history of nations. can sample some of the delicious products. Ideal for Transition ImmersiveYear programmes Don't miss... student events • Eiffel Tower -Paris’ best-known • Musée de l’Orangerie - Providing for KS4 & KS5 monument has outstanding views of the a highly original insight into modern city, which on a clear day can stretch for 70 art, featuring Cézanne, Renoir, Picasso, learners kilometres, giving the chance to pinpoint Rousseau, Matisse, Derain, and others. many landmarks. • Cité des Sciences (The Science City) LIVE! student events • Fragonard Perfumery - Take a free - The largest science museum in Europe, ® guided tour in your choice of French or Cité des Sciences is packed with exhibits at Disneyland Paris English and visit the museum and shop exploring man’s experiences with science. Bring learning to life for your students where you’ll find a wide range of fragrant • Accord Language School Workshop and fire their future career ambitions products. - Awarded the prestigious French Foreign at one of our LIVE! student events at • Musée d’Orsay - There are many Language Quality Label, this fabulous Disneyland® Paris in March 2020! curriculum relevant starting points housed language school operates the ‘play and learn’ Our LIVE! student events combine a here, including the outdoor scenes of method of teaching French. Sessions can conference with LIVE! expert speaker Impressionists such as Renoir, Sisley, even take place on the streets of Paris and presentations with the magic of Pissarro and Monet, to Munch, Klimt and the are tailored to the group’s requirements. Disneyland® Paris. See back cover for architectural models of Frank Lloyd Wright. See more online details.
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FIAP Jean Monnet Campanile Val de France á ® This simple, clean accommodation Disneyland Paris comes highly recommended and has The hotel is located just outside the best facilities of all the centres in Disneyland® Park and offers Paris. comfortable accommodation and facilities for groups.
Residence International de Paris Hôtel Ambassadeur A simple youth centre with experienced Located in Montmartre, just a few and accommodating staff. Good minutes away from the Sacré Coeur facilities available for disabled persons. in Paris, Hôtel Ambassadeur is a 3-star hotel that offers you a charming stay in the artists’ district.
B&B Hotel Disneyland® Paris See more online A modern, functional hotel located in an eastern Paris suburb. Clean rooms and well-maintained.
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Day 1 • Flights from Ireland Known as ‘the Garden of France’, the Loire Valley is home to many • Transfer to Loire Valley cultural and educational visits for groups. A school trip to this popular Day 2 destination offers groups outstanding immersion in the charm of • Full day at Futuroscope French country life. During your trip to the region, NST can tailor your itinerary to include Futuroscope theme park – a popular and fun Day 3 visit that your pupils will love! • Bigot Patissier Chocolatier • Explore the towns of Tours, Amboise Our pick of Where you will or Loches the best visits... be staying... • Eurobowl Buxerolles
• Futuroscope theme park Hotel du Futuroscope Day 4 • Aquarium du Val de Loire Simple, • Visit to the Châteaux of the Loire Valley comfortable on-site • Transfer to Paris • Châteaux of the Loire Valley accommodation. • Patisserie Chocolaterie Bigot The hotel is ideal • Return flight to Ireland for groups visiting • Explore Saumur, Amboise & Loches Futuroscope but is also well-located for See more online excursions into the delightful Loire Valley.
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Day 1 • Daytime flight from Ireland • Check into accommodation A trip to Normandy offers a wealth of cultural visits, from traditional • Local orientation seaside towns and local markets to famous historic sites. During Day 2 your tour to Normandy, your pupils will be immersed in French • Bread making & tasting at Boulangerie life whilst enjoying diverse cultural heritage. Plus, when you book Co-Pains with NST, you’ll benefit from our first-hand knowledge of visits and • Demonstration & tasting at Ciderie accommodation that will best suit your group’s needs. Manoir d’Apreval • Exploration of Honfleur Our pick of Where you will • Free time Day 3 the best visits... be staying... • Practise language skills in Bayeux & its local market • Bayeux town Maison Familiale Bon Sejour • Guided tour & demonstration of a This is a highly • Co-Pains Boulangerie goat dairy farm recommended, • Cidrerie popular option for • Free time • La Cité de la Mer school groups. The Day 4 centre offers a good • Arromanches • Audio tour of the Bayeux Tapestry standard of accommodation and superb See more online facilities. The staff are very experienced in • Departure for return flight to Ireland accommodating youth groups.
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Day 1 Tettenhall College Tettenhall • Morning flight from Ireland • Guided tour of Brussels • Transfer to accommodation Northern France is an ideal destination for groups seeking to • Group quiz enhance language skills and for those visiting the WWI battlefields. Day 2 A perfect based for groups to practise language skills, discover • Local boulangerie with demonstration French culture through a range of educational and cultural visits. & tasting For history groups the key battlefield sites of Ypres and the Somme • Free time in Boulogne-sur-Mer • Local goat farm are less than 90 minutes away. • Les Chocolats de Beussent • Karaoke evening
at a glance... here to help Day 3 • Full day excursion to Ypres & the When to go - The best time to travel is Language workshops - In a relaxed Somme including visits to the Ulster March – December. environment your students will take part Tower & Wood, ‘In Flanders Field’ Getting there - We offer flights from a in speaking and listening sessions with Museum & the Tyne Cot Cemetery • Attend the Last Post Ceremony variety of departure airports into either native speakers, greatly enhancing their Paris or Brussels. learning experience. Day 4 Good to know - Combine a trip to Town Treasure Trails - NST’s exclusive • Last minute shopping & sightseeing in Northern France with a visit to Paris or trails are an excellent method of getting Bruges or similar • Transfer to airport for return flight to Belgium to make the most of your time students to read, repeat and understand Ireland away. French words and phrases.
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Bellewaerde Theme Park Les Chocolats de Beussent Nausicaá Sea Centre Spend a day at this fantastic theme park, home Combine the demonstrations of melting, This fascinating sea centre promotes French of the wonderful mix of rollercoasters, shows, moulding and coating with a guided tour of learning through interactive exhibits. A range of animals and water features. the workshop and the chance to sample the educational workshops are available to book for chocolates. all age groups in French or English.
In Flanders Fields Museum Menin Gate & Sanctuary Wood Museum Covering most aspects of the war in Flanders, Last Post Ceremony This fascinating visit shows well-preserved, this is a superb state-of-the-art, interactive The largest and the most important of the original trenches. It consists of two rooms museum. Students will be taken on a journey British memorials to the Missing in The Salient, housing artefacts and photos from WWI. through the eyes of someone who witnessed the Menin Gate holds the names of 54,896 the WWI. soldiers of the British Empire. Your students will witness the moving ‘Last Post Ceremony’.
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• Boulangerie Escoeuilles NST’s Château d’Ebblinghem • Natur’Pom Cider Farm • Purpose built accommodation – Alongside the 19th century French country house stands a number of accommodation • L’Escargotière du Choquel buildings. We built these from the ground up with your needs in mind. • Boulogne-sur-Mer • Support of a Group Co-ordinator – They will be your main point of contact at the • Ulster Tower château and it’s their job to make your stay as comfortable and hassle-free as possible. • Thiepval Memorial • Safe and secure – Only NST staff and groups are allowed onto the grounds. • Vimy Ridge • Newfoundland Park • Outstanding recreational facilities – How does four hectares of private ground, two football pitches, volleyball area and a games room sound? • Irish Peace Tower • Tyne Cot Cemetery • Your own group leaders’ lounge – Sometimes it’s necessary to have a bit of a breather and get your feet up, and you can do so in your own private group leaders’ lounge where See more online you’ll be served complimentary wine & cheese each night.
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Day 1 • Morning flight from Ireland • Guided coach tour of Barcelona A trip to Spain’s ‘Gold Coast’ will give your pupils the opportunity to taking in the key sights (Plaza explore a diverse area which extends from the cosmopolitan city Catalunya, the Gothic Quarter & Cathedral, Las Ramblas & Columbus of Barcelona to Tarragona in the south. With a range of enrichment Monument & more) experiences to choose from, the area also boasts endless miles of golden • Transfer to Salou sandy beaches, lively resorts and PortAventura theme park. A school trip • Stroll around Salou to this region is ideal for groups seeking a budget-friendly base. Day 2 • Nou Camp Stadium at a glance... here to help • Sagrada Família & Park Güell • Bowling When to go - Southern Catalonia is Our Barcelona City Representative, Eva, most popular between February – or a member of her team will meet you Day 3 October. on arrival, assist you with hotel check- • Full day at PortAventura & Ferrari Land Good to know - NST can provide in, advise you on points of interest and Day 4 language groups with a free Go Explore public transport and provide 24-hour • Roman town of Tarragona Journal. Specifically designed for emergency assistance. • Last minute shopping & sightseeing language groups, pupils will be able • Transfer to the airport for return flight to record their experience and new to Ireland vocabulary in a daily journal.
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Guided tour of Barcelona Nou Camp Stadium La Sagrada Família Taking in Montjuïc Mountain with the Olympic This world-famous football stadium offers Gaudí’s unfinished masterpiece remains a Ring and Stadium, the Gothic Quarter, two students the opportunity to experience the popular tourist attraction and a symbol of the Gaudí buildings, drive by the Olympic Village, awe-inspiring size of this venue whilst also city. Students will be amazed by its sheer size finishing at the Sagrada Família. learning about the heritage and history of and its architectural complexity. Barcelona FC.
Montjuïc Tarragona Montserrat Monastery This historic, hilly area provides the best Now a modern port, the city is home to many This spectacular monastery, founded in 1025 views of Barcelona. Explore its wide range of Roman ruins, including the impressive ‘Devil’s and much rebuilt since then, is still home to attractions, including the Olympic Stadium Bridge’ aqueduct and the Amphitheatre. monks and has accommodation for pilgrims. and Poble Espanyol. You can also take a cable The monastery is the centre of the Catalan car from Montjuïc down to Maremagnum. faith. Portaventura Ferrari Land Don't miss... NST and PortAventura have been working closely together to bring you the very best value tickets. PortAventura has everything to make a school Ferrari Land is the new, authentic Ferrari • Port Vell – IMAX Cinema & Maremagnum trip unforgettable! Both students and teachers experience of excitement, adrenaline and • Las Ramblas will have a great time in the two amazing parks. fun. Enjoy a thrilling experience at this • Park Güell PortAventura Park is an astonishing amusement unique theme park and discover all the park divided in six thematic areas with many rides secrets behind the legendary Italian brand • L’Aquarium and shows. Costa Caribe Aquatic Park is a water and its creator, Enzo Ferrari. • Font Major Caves, L’Espluga park packed with waves and slides. • Markets – La Boqueria, Places de les Glories Take in several shows, from the dazzling wonders • Gaudí Houses of Teatro Imperial in China to the exotic dances of • Dalí Theatre & Museum Polynesia and then enjoy the thrills and spills of the many, many rides. • Sitges PortAventura is located only ten minutes’ from the mythical Roman Tarragona. Here, you’ll enjoy a trip full of imagination, education, laughter and See more online entertainment.
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Day 1 • Daytime flight from Ireland Explore this vibrant city full of museums, monuments and parks. • Transfer to accommodation Madrid combines a modern infrastructure with an important cultural • Explore Casa de Campo and artistic heritage, the legacy of centuries of fascinating history. NST has school-friendly accommodation within its compact centre, Day 2 allowing you to see almost all the sights on foot or by using the • Real Madrid Football Club • Parque de Retiro, Plaza Mayor & Plaza excellent metro system. Espana, & the Gran Via at a glance... here to help • Bowling evening Day 3 When to go - Madrid is a year-round Our Madrid City Representative, Virginia, • Warner Brothers Movie World destination but is best avoided during or a member of her team will meet you July when the city is very hot and busy. on arrival, assist you with hotel check- Day 4 Good to know - NST can provide in, advise you on points of interest and • Prado Museum language groups with a free Go Explore public transport and provide 24-hour • Shopping & sightseeing at El Rastro or Journal. Specifically designed for emergency assistance. around Gran Via & Calle Preciados language groups, pupils will be able • Transfer to airport for return flight to to record their experience and new Ireland vocabulary in a daily journal.
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Warner Brothers Movie World Real Madrid Football Club Language workshops Host to some of Europe’s largest and fastest Students can take a guided or self-guided Madrid language school is centrally-located and rides with 25 attractions including five roller tour of the trophy room, the pitch and players’ focuses on working at your group’s current skill coasters; one free fall tower; one simulator; tunnel at the Santiago Bernabeu football level with workshops that involve topics linked three water rides & seven shows (seasonal stadium, home of one of the world’s most to visits in the city. opening). famous sporting clubs.
Prado Museum Centro de Arte Reina Sofia Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum Located right at the heart of Madrid’s cultural Completing the cultural triangle of Considered to be one of the finest collections centre, the Prado is home to many European museums in Madrid, this centre houses a of art in the world, it consists of over 700 masterpieces. The extensive collection permanent collection of Spanish modern and paintings including masterpieces by many features historical works by artists such as contemporary art and is home to Picasso’s famous artists. Goya, Velázquez and El Greco. Guernica.
Don't miss... Where you will be staying... An excellent itinerary • Guided tour of Madrid Hotel Mediodia which represented • Las Ventas Bullring A central hotel offering simple outstanding value • Toledo rooms and good value for money. for money. It was an • Flamenco lessons Hotel Mediodia is located in the excellent tour which • Reina Sofia Museum heart of the city centre, close to all was fully enjoyed by major museums and attractions. • El Escorial everyone. NST went above and beyond during • La Puerta del Sol TOC Hostel Madrid the planning of the trip. • Tapas tasting Located in central Madrid, just 150 The support and advice • Parque de Atracciones yards from Puerta del Sol Square, provided by Trish and • El Rastro (flea market) this trendy hostel offers smart, Samantha was first class. • Casa de Campo air-conditioned rooms with free St Paul’s High School WiFi and eye-catching décor. See more online
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Day 1 • Morning flight from Ireland • Guided walking tour of Krakow The ancient capital of Poland is a hugely important historical including the Old Town Square, and cultural centre. Its compact and pretty city centre provides University District, Wawel Hill, Kazimierz & the Jewish Quarter students with easy access to the many impressive tourist • Explore the old town attractions. A history based trip will provide an in-depth study Day 2 of the Jewish community in the city, one of the most important • Excursion to Auschwitz-Birkenau centres of Jewish life in pre-war Europe. Memorial Site with on-site guide • Park Wodny Aquapark
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When to go - Krakow is a year-round Eating out - NST can pre-book meals at • Wieliczka Salt Mines destination - although the winter days a range of restaurants making it easier for • Schindler’s Museum are short and cold. you. • Meet with a Holocaust survivor or relative Local currency - Zloty NST’s Educationalist History Guides - Benefit from an NST Educationalist Guide Day 4 Good to know - At Christmas and Easter for local knowledge and educational • Free time for shopping or additional time, traditional market stalls fill the Old support. All our history guides are sightseeing Town Square – a great evening activity professional academics, historians and • Transfer to airport for return flight to for your group! writers. Ask us for further details. Ireland
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Around the Old Town Square Auschwitz-Birkenau Galicia Museum & workshops Rynek Główny (Town Square) - the largest in Following the Nazi invasion of Poland in This private museum celebrates the medieval Europe, Mariacki Church (St Mary’s September 1939, this town became home to Jewish culture of Galicia and poignantly Church) of Gothic origins with a fine altar, the largest concentration and death camp. commemorates the victims of the Holocaust. Sukiennice (Cloth Hall) of vast proportions. Today as a museum, Auschwitz serves as a During your visit, your students can take part in poignant reminder of the horrors of WWII. a choice of new interactive workshops.
Meet with a Holocaust Wieliczka Salt Mine Park Wodny Aquapark survivor or relative A listed World Heritage Site, 15kms south of Krakow’s Aquapark offers marvellous fun for Groups have the invaluable opportunity to Krakow, this deposit of rock salt has been all age groups, featuring attractions such as meet and speak with Holocaust survivors or mined since the 13th century. Spread over nine sauna, hydro-massage, jacuzzi, climbing walls a member of a survivor’s family. An incredible levels, it has 300 km of galleries with works of and 800 meters of totally twisted slides! chance to gain first-hand insight into life art, altars, and statues sculpted in the salt. under Nazi-rule.
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• Podgorze (Wartime Ghetto) Hotel Wyspianski • Kazmierz This hotel offers comfortable (former Jewish district) accommodation and is situated • Wawel Hill in a fantastic central location. The tour was excellent. • Krakow Under Nazi The itinerary was so suited Occupation Museum (The Schindler Museum) to our needs and the pupils loved the different activities • Meal in a traditional Best Western Hotel Galicya and museums. Jewish restaurant A modern hotel with friendly Ballyclare High School • Krakow Old Town staff, offering a good standard of See more online accommodation.
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• Daytime flight & transfer to Southmoor Acadmey accommodation, check-in assistance from NST City Representative Berlin is one of Europe’s most historic cities and has evolved to become • Guided coach tour of Berlin vibrant and cosmopolitan with a wide range of educational and cultural • Visit to the Reichstag building visits. A school trip to Berlin gives pupils a greater understanding of Day 2 German life, past and present. History groups can gain insight into the • Sachsenhausen Memorial Site Holocaust and the Cold War. German language pupils will be immersed • Olympic Stadium • Checkpoint Charlie & Wallmuseum in the culture of German life, helping to enhance language skills. Haus • Bowling at a glance... here to help Day 3 • Guided tour of the Berlin Bunkers Good to know - Local Assistance - Our Berlin City • Guided tour of the Representative, Tatjana, or a member of her • The best way to get around is by foot and Hohenschönhausen Memorial (Stasi team, will meet you on arrival, assist you on the S-Bahn and U-Bahn. Purchase small prison) with hotel check-in, advise you on points of group tickets to save on cost. • TV Tower interest and public transport and provide 24- • NST can pre-book meals at a range of hour emergency assistance. restaurants making it easier for you. Day 4 NST’s Educationalist History Guides - Benefit • Visit at Christmas time and experience a • Last minute sightseeing and some from an NST Educationalist Guide for local traditional German market for a festive shopping. knowledge and educational support. All our evening activity for your group. • Transfer to airport for return flight to history guides are professional academics, Ireland historians and writers. Ask us for further details.
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The Story of Berlin Sachsenhausen Hohenschönhausen This interactive museum immerses students Memorial Site Memorial (Stasi Prison) into daily life during the Communist Era in East Sachsenhausen was one of the earliest and This former political prison for people detained Berlin helping them understand the period in most significant concentration camps in Nazi by the Stasi is now a museum which covers the a unique and entertaining way. Take a virtual Germany. The history of the camp, including its Stasi period and its origins as a Soviet Special drive round an East German housing estate in post-WWII use by the Soviet Union, is told with Prison. NST can arrange for a guided tour to be the Trabi simulator. detailed exhibitions as well as physical remains. taken by an ex-political prisoner. escpeapalumni / Flickr Woking High School Woking High School
Berlin Bunker tours Topography of Terror Pro-Log workshops A fascinating tour into the secret history This fascinating exhibition is contained within Located close to many of our most popular below the city’s streets, giving an insight into the former cellars of Gestapo HQ, illustrating hotels, these workshops are taken in German the Home Front in Berlin during the WWII as the terrors and crimes of the Nazi era. by local teachers. The sessions can include well as preparations made for nuclear attacks The new documentation centre and other city trails or other activities. After the workshop during the Cold War. exhibitions are presented in both English and visit the markets to practise language skills. German. Don't miss... Where you will be staying...
• Guided city tour MEININGER Hotel Berlin Central Station Schultz Hotel Berlin • Brandenburg Gate area A very modern and A large hotel with 350 rooms • Holocaust Memorial comfortable hotel which centrally located. Built with • Wallmuseum-Haus offers a high standard as well school groups in mind, • Wannsee Villa as good in-house facilities. modern and comfortable It is located in the heart of with excellent facilities. • Checkpoint Charlie Berlin, with excellent access to public transport. • Cecilienhof Palace & Potsdam • The Reichstag MEININGER Hotel Berlin Alexanderplatz Citylight Hotel • The TV Tower A very good standard of This hotel has received • My Tropical Islands Water Park accommodation, care of consistently high praise the well-known MEININGER from returning groups. It is Hotels chain. Strategic modern and spacious, with See more online location for visits in both excellent leisure facilities former West and former East Berlin. and very professionally managed.
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Day 1 • Daytime flight & transfer to A tour to Bavaria’s capital offers groups a diverse range of accommodation • Check-in assistance from NST City exceptional cultural experiences, from royal palaces to modern Representative architecture, film studios and numerous museums. With a fantastic • Munich guided tour range of visits and language enrichment experiences on offer, we’ll • Bowling help you create the perfect itinerary for your group. Day 2 • Olympic Stadium & tour at a glance... here to help • Galaxy Erding Water Park
Good to know - Local Assistance - Our Munich City Day 3 • Getting around will be on foot and using Representative, Birgit, or a member of her • Full day visit to Salzburg including public transport, the S-Bahn and U-Bahn. team, will meet you on arrival, assist you Sound of Music tour with hotel check-in, advise you on points of • Public transport tickets offer a small group interest and public transport and provide 24- Day 4 ticket which is ideal for groups. hour emergency assistance. • Allianz Arena • During the end of November and NST’s Educationalist History Guides - Benefit December, visit the festive Christmas • Free time for shopping or additional from an NST Educationalist Guide for local markets. sightseeing knowledge and educational support. All our history guides are professional academics, • Transfer to airport for return flight to historians and writers. Ask us for further details. Ireland
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Olympic Stadium & Neuschwanstein Castle Berchtesgaden Saltmines Olympiapark adventure tour “The castle of the fairy-tale king” is one of the A guided tour can be taken of this fascinating Take a fabulous guided tour of this most popular of all the palaces and castles underground world. Dressed in miner’s clothing, international event centre, sports and in Europe. The setting of this beautiful and you can enjoy a ride on a train, a funicular, a raft recreational park and tourist attraction with magical white turreted castle could not be and go down slides! You will also learn about world fame. more idyllic. mining history and techniques.
Salzburg Dachau Memorial Site Guided walking tour Take a trip to the beautiful city of Salzburg The only concentration camp to encompass Take a walking tour of this fascinating and visit some of the many famous sights the 12 years of the Third Reich. It became a vital city with Birgit, NST’s dedicated City including the Mirabell Palace and Gardens, the tool of Nazi oppression, acting as the model Representative. Your walking tour will take in Hellbrunn Palace and Trick Fountains and the camp and the so-called school of terror. the sights and sounds of the city, and will be Hehensalzburg Fortress. tailored to your group’s level.
Don't miss... • Munich Documentation Centre • The BMW Museum Galaxy Erding • Skyline Amusement Park • Allianz Arena • Hitler’s Eagles Nest • Nuremburg Waterpark • Zugspitze Platt & Cogwheel train • Mirabell Gardens With 27 slides, Europe’s largest slide See more online world offers unlimited fun on 2,700 metres of slides. Three difficulty levels Family, Action, X-Treme offer everything your pupils wish for. Where you will be staying... Highlights of the Galaxy Erding include the Magic Eye, with 360 meters the longest, closed tube slide MEININGER Hotel Munich City Center in the world, the Speed Racer slides that invite you to exciting duels A modern and slip and the Black Mamba, the official slide of the German race slip comfortable hotel, championships. Slides as high-performance sports can be found on close to Central our X-treme slides - three slides, three tests of courage, three times Station offering a large adrenaline! number of in-house facilities. Excellent value for money.
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Day 1 • Morning flight from Ireland With the headquarters of the European Union and the European • Guided tour of Concept Chocolate Commission residing here, Brussels is a city of dominant international • Guided city tour by night standing. This is a fascinating city for your students to visit as well as being a great base for other visits around Belgium. NST can arrange Day 2 everything your group will need - and at great group prices too! • Coca-Cola European Visitors Centre • Visit & ascend the Atomium Our pick of Where you will • Stroll around the Grand Place the best visits... be staying... • Bowling
• European Parliament & MEININGER Hotel Brussels City Center Day 3 Parliamentarium A modern, • European Parliament tour • Coca-Cola European Visitors Centre comfortable hotel • Return flight to Ireland which offers a high • European Commission standard of room • Concept Chocolate comfort, as well as good in-house facilities. • Automium See more online
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Day 1 • Flight to the Netherlands & transfer to accommodation Whether you want your group to study or just experience the • Exploration of local area culture, Amsterdam has it all. Discover artistic masterpieces, Day 2 explore the picturesque countryside with its iconic windmills, canal • Full day visit to Amsterdam. Tour of towns and fields filled with tulips. De Eftling’s theme park is a huge Anne Frank’s House, canal cruise, free attraction for visitors of all ages or take on the wildest rollercoasters time for shopping in Damm Square, museum or gallery visits at Walibi Holland. • Quiz night
Day 3 Our pick of Where you will • Visit to Rembrandt’s House the best visits... be staying... • Clara Maria Cheese & Clog Farm en route to Noordwijk • Dutch Resistance Museum MEININGER Hotel Amsterdam City • Free time West • Jewish Historical Museum Day 4 A very modern and • Arnhem – Operation Market Garden • Free time for shopping & sightseeing comfortable hotel • Portuguese Synagogue which offers a high • Transfer to airport for return flight to • Corrie Ten Boom House standard of room as Ireland well as good in-house facilities. Safe location See more online with excellent access to public transport links to central Amsterdam.
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In the build-up to Christmas, take your group on an exciting trip to a winter wonderland in Germany or France. Pupils can practise and Where you will improve their language skills, enrich their cultural understanding and be staying... connect as a group. Enjoy tobogganing and ice-skating, a trip on a Ferris wheel and city sights too. SMARTY Cologne City Center Functional and comfortable accommodation in the centre of Cologne.
MEININGER Berlin Central Station A very modern and comfortable hotel with Cologne Berlin Lille great public transport access. With six different markets Combine a traditional market Enjoy a magical Christmas open daily, and well into experience with a visit to market combined with the evening, you’ll definitely one of Europe’s most vibrant a stay at NST’s Château Château d’Ebblinghem maximise your time away cities. Over 60 Christmas d’Ebblinghem. From here you NST’s exclusive in Cologne. See the largest markets and a great can visit up to three Christmas school group Christmas tree in the programme of cultural events markets (Lille, Bruges and accommodation. Rhineland, sample local await you. Visit the Potsdamer Ypres), and enjoy a Christmas See page 23 artisans’ produce, visit Platz Winter Wonderland and quiz night and a five-course for further details. nostalgic attractions and ‘Boccia on ice’. traditional Christmas dinner. Santa Claus’ quarter and enjoy See more online a Christmas cruise.
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Day 1 • Daytime flight from Ireland • Transfer to accommodation with Combining its classical heritage with the trappings of a modern city, check-in assistance from NST City Rome is a fascinating year-round destination to visit with a wealth Representative • Guided tour of Ancient Rome of educational visits and attractions for pupils to explore. Its centre including the Roman Forum is sufficiently compact to accommodate walking tours while its • Evening meal extensive and excellent metro system also affords easy access to the Day 2 superb range of museums, monuments and tourist attractions. • Visit to the Vatican • Casa St Angelo at a glance... here to help • Enjoy exploring the Spanish Steps & Trevi Fountain When to go Local Assistance - Our Rome City Day 3 Anytime of the year but it gets very hot during Representative, Norman, or a member of the summer months and there’s little shade his team, will meet you on arrival, assist you • Ancient Christian Catacombs when visiting archaeological sites. with hotel check-in, advise you on points of • Visit the Galleria Borghese Good to know interest and public transport and provide 24- • Free time at Piazza Navona hour emergency assistance. • Most shops close from about 1.00pm to 4.30pm, they then stay open until 8.00pm Local Guides - Our experienced, bilingual Day 4 to 9.00pm. guides, led by head guide Richard, • Last minute sightseeing & shopping understand the requirements of school • Some visits are free to schools if you take • Transfer to airport for return flight to groups and will bring Rome’s culture, along your school headed paper. Ireland architecture and history to life.
38 Rome Our school travel experts are here to help you personalise your tour Our pick of the best visits... Tre-Gib School Tre-Gib
Vatican & Sistine Chapel The Colosseum St Peter’s Basilica The Sistine Chapel and the Stanze della The largest ever amphitheatre built in the Famous as a place of pilgrimage, in Catholic Segnatura, decorated by Raphael, are on the Roman Empire, is one of the greatest works of tradition, this is the burial site of its namesake. visitor route through the Vatican Museums. Roman architecture. The Colosseum was used Like all the earliest churches in Rome, St This chapel represents a collection quite for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles, Peter’s has its entrance to the east and the unique in the history of painting. including re-enactments of famous battles. apse at the west. Carmel College Ancient Christian Catacombs Ostia Antica Rainbow Magicland Forming an underground maze in the outskirts The harbour city of ancient Rome is 20 (seasonal opening) of the city, over 40 catacombs provide a miles out of the city but is a fascinating visit. A new themed amusement park located glimpse into the world of early Christianity in Students will enjoy exploring the extensive near Rome covering an area of 600,000m2. the city. remains of the Roman town and often prefer it The themed areas are based around several to Pompeii and Herculaneum. ancient cultures and civilisations bringing a very appealing package of themes and good rides.
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• Trevi Fountain Hotel Lazio • Roman Forum Both the pupils and staff Offering good quality thoroughly enjoyed the • Palatine Hill accommodation within easy tour. My pupils have been • Pantheon reach of the main tourist inspired by what they have • Capitoline Museum areas of Rome, and within easy walking distance of the seen and look forward to • Galleria Borghese Termini Station. using their experience in • Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna their current course of • Ostia Hotel Floridia study. Thank you. • Guided walking tours Situated in a good, central Rainey Endowed School • Spanish Steps location, close to the Termini Station and within • Day trip to Pompeii easy reach of the main See more online sights of Rome.
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Day 1 • Daytime flight to Rome & transfer by coach to Naples The preserved towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum provide a unique • Check-in at hotel • Evening meal insight into 1st century Roman life, while coastal towns show their strategic importance to both the provision and protection of Rome. Day 2 • Visit to Vesuvius Our tailor-made Bay of Naples itineraries provide students with a real • Continue on to Pompeii for a guided insight into life in Roman times. tour • Evening meal at a glance... here to help • Free time Day 3 When to go As well as pre-booking your visits • Full day on the Island of Capri; ferry The Bay of Naples is a year-round during the day, NST can also pre-book ticket, Capri town, Faraglione & Arco destination, however it gets very hot activities for your group in the evenings. Naturale • Evening meal during the summer months. Popular evening activities include a quiz or disco at your hotel, bowling or visit • Bowling Good to know an ice cream parlour to sample one of Day 4 Most shops close from about 1.00pm Sorrento’s most delicious ice creams! to 4.30pm, they then stay open until • Last minute sightseeing & shopping 8.00pm to 9.00pm. • Transfer to airport for return fight to Ireland
40 Bay of Naples Our school travel experts are here to help you personalise your tour Our pick of the best visits...
Olive & Lemon Farm & Mill Island of Capri La Fabbrica Della Take a guided walking tour of this olive and This stunning rocky coastline features the Pasta di Gragnano lemon farm and working mill in Sorrento. Arco Naturale and Faraglione landforms, During this fascinating visit, your students can Your group will also enjoy a cheese-making shaped over many years by the erosive power learn about the ancient art of making pasta and demonstration, plus a complimentary pizza of the sea. The coastline is accessed via a see the production process during a 30 minute and soft drink. short ferry ride. guided tour of the factory before receiving a small memento of their visit. Tre Gib School Tre Gib School
Mount Vesuvius Pompeii Phlegraean Fields Nowhere in the world can the effects of a Observe the destructive impact of the volcanic The Bay of Pozzuoli is a giant caldera 12-15km volcanic eruption be better understood. Take eruption of Vesuvius in 79AD which buried, across. Visit the Temple of Serapis in Pozzuoli a 30-minute guided walk to the rim with an and consequently preserved this famous town. followed by Monte Nuovo and Lake Avernus. Alpine guide and study the most densely Take in the original streets, houses, preserved populated volcano in the world. human casts, and works of art on display.
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• Mozzarella Farms Hotel Flora Hotel Ascot • Herculaneum A medium sized hotel with A well-presented hotel at • Naples Archaeological Museum 130 modern rooms, centrally the southern end of the • Amalfi Coast located in Sorrento. The resort with easy access to • Cumae majority of rooms include the town centre with its private balconies, some with array of shops and cafes. • Pozzuoli views of the bay. • Sorrento bowling alley • Naples Underground Klein Wein Hotel Mary • Paestum A delightful family-run A spacious, comfortable, hotel. The hotel offers family-run hotel with superb a good standard of panoramic views of the Bay See more online accommodation in a of Naples. spectacular location.
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Day 1 Brass 2000 Youth • Flight from Ireland into Milan • Explore the city of Milan A favourite destination for NST groups offering a diverse range of • Visit San Siro Stadium educational visits and cultural enrichment experiences against a Day 2 backdrop of dramatic mountains and sparkling waters, coupled with • Full day in Venice the typical laidback Italian culture, you can’t fail to be swept away with Day 3 the charm of the area. Verona and Venice are popular day trip options • Full day in Gardaland which also provide your group with additional learning opportunities. Day 4 • Half day in Verona Our pick of Where you will • Boat trip on the lake the best visits... be staying... • Free time in Sirmione • Transfer to airport for return flight to • Gardaland Theme Park (seasonal Hotel San Vito, Negrar Ireland opening) This family-run hotel • Boat trip on Lake Garda will offer a friendly welcome to school • Malcesine cable car groups. The hotel is • Day trip to Venice, Bologna or Verona located in the centre • Gardaland Sealife Aquarium of the quiet resort of San Vito di Negrar in the area of Valpolicella. See more online
42 Lake Garda Our school travel experts are here to help you personalise your tour FLORENCE VENICE
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Day 1 • Daytime flight from Ireland & transfer Your students will be amazed by the vast array of impressive to accommodation buildings, fascinating galleries and treasure-crammed churches in • Take the funicular to Montecatini Alto Florence. Venice is a truly magical city of painted palaces and serene Day 2 churches built on a series of islands that are united by bridges and • Guided tour of Florence including crisscrossed by canals. the Cathedral, Bell Tower & Baptistry, Ponte Vecchio Bridge & Bobli Gardens Our pick of Where you will • Uffizi Gallery and Galleria dell’Accademia the best visits... be staying... • Enjoy an early evening stroll soaking up the Florentine atmosphere • Piazza Santa Croce Golf Hotel Day 3 • Ponte Vecchio The Golf Hotel offers friendly, comfortable • Full day excursion to Pisa & Lucca • Pisa – The Leaning Tower, Duomo accommodation close • Bowling and Baptistry to many major tourist Day 4 • St Mark’s Square attractions. • Shopping & sightseeing in Bologna This hotel is located 200 metres from Central • Palazzo Ducale (Doge’s Palace) Station, in the business centre of Florence. • Transfer to airport for return flight to See more online Ireland
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Day 1 Lutterworth High School • Daytime flight & transfer with assistance to accommodation This ‘land of fire and ice’ well deserves its title. Your group will bear • En route visit to a power plant and witness to rare phenomena, from dramatic volcanic lunar landscapes geothermal village and spouting geysers, to diverging plates, glaciers, and outwash Day 2 plains! There is no better place to observe the ongoing impact of • Golden Circle Adventure Day: glaciations and vulcanicity: ice fields, waterfalls and geothermal Hellisheidi Power Plant tour. Gulfoss, Geysir Centre, Thingvellir, Nesjavellir pools! Iceland also has a unique heritage and a style all of its own. • Hunt for the Northern Lights
Day 3 at a glance... here to help • South Shore Adventure: Skògafoss & Seljalandsfoss, Reynishverfi beach on Getting there - Depart from Belfast on direct Why not add on a guide to support your tour: the Dyrholaey coast, Sòlheimajökull flights throughout the year, or from Dublin on NST’s Field Studies Guides - Benefit from an • Opportunity to explore the local area set departure dates. NST Field Studies Guide for local knowledge When to go - April to October offers the best and educational support, allowing your group Day 4 weather for visiting. to explore a wealth of natural wonders and • Walking tour in Reykjavik Local currency - Króna unique geographic features. Ask us for further details. • Swimming at Secret Lagoon Language - Icelandic is the national • Transfer to airport for return flight to language, but English is spoken by most Local assistance - A local Icelandic Guide Ireland. Icelanders. can provide you with daily support with excellent local knowledge and bring Iceland’s history and folklore to life.
44 Iceland Our school travel experts are here to help you personalise your tour Our pick of the best visits... Culcheth High School
South Shore Adventure Day The Golden Circle Adventure Day Visit the 200ft high Skógafoss waterfall then continue on to Study geothermal activity at truly spectacular locations! First, visit Seljalandsfoss waterfall to compare differing formations. Study coastal the Hellisheidi power plant for a 30-minute tour. Appreciate glacial processes and wave characteristics along the black volcanic beaches influences at the spectacular Gullfoss waterfall, which contrasts those and basalt-columned cliffs of the Dyrholaey coast. Then take the rare waterfalls seen on NST’s South Shore Adventure. Witness Strokkur in opportunity to walk on Sólheimajökull, a glacier tongue extending action and visit the Geysir Center. Finally, visit Thingvellir National Park south from the Mýrdalsjökull Glacier, study the outwash plain, and and walk through its dramatic canyon - the only place in the world witness glacial processes in action. where the Mid Atlantic Ridge can be observed above sea level.
Reykjavik boat tours Secret Lagoon Reykjanes Peninsula Tour Whale Watching (April to October only): Experience the steamy hot waters of the Secret Visit lake Kleifvatn before stopping in the Catch sight of whales, dolphins, porpoises and Lagoon. These natural hot springs provide a Seltún geothermal area, then make a stop at seabirds from the fantastic viewing areas aboard traditional and unique Icelandic experience Graenavatn explosion crater before visiting Litli your luxury ship during this 3-hour tour. that will leave you relaxed and rejuvenated, and Eldborg. ready to continue your Icelandic adventure!
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• Volcano House Hotel Cabin, Reykjavik Hotel Ork, Hveragerði • Hunt for Northern Lights A bright modern hotel The hotel is very spacious (Sept-Mar only) offering good facilities and comfortable and enjoys • Thorsmork Valley and comfortable a quiet small-town location. • Skaftafell & Jokulsarlon accommodation, located It offers excellent facilities approximately 30 minutes from Keflavik airport. for groups. • Westman Islands • Lava Tubing Reykjavik City Hostel, Hotel Viking • Geothermal Greenhouses Reykjavik This is a uniquely Icelandic The hostel offers comfortable hotel about a 15-minute drive budget accommodation and from Reykjavik city centre. excellent facilities. Located See more online within 45 min walk from Reykjavik, the hostel is next door to the geothermal pool.
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We’ll build your itinerary from scratch Whatever your learning objectives or subject, we’ll create an expertly planned itinerary that fits your needs precisely. As New York experts we can advise on a great range of visit options to make every second count. Day 1 • Daytime flight • Met on arrival by a local Agent Deyes High School Representative for an escorted transfer to accommodation Absorb the bright lights and pizzazz of Broadway with its shows and • Ascend the Empire State Building musicals guaranteed to get your group’s toes tapping. Take in the Day 2 • Guided walking tour of midtown art scene at world-renowned museums and galleries, visit top media Manhattan including: Central Park, Fifth organisations to get the low-down on TV, film and radio production, Avenue, Times Square & Broadway explore the origins of the Civil Rights Movement, discover the city’s • Visit one of New York’s free museums • Free time to explore the city past as an arrival port for 20th century migrants and learn more Day 3 about the heart of US finance on Wall Street. • Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island cruise with priority boarding at a glance... here to help • Opportunity for shopping on Fifth Avenue including Macy’s & Good to know Local support - We have worked closely with Bloomingdale’s • New York is best explored on foot or via our local agent in New York for many years. Day 4 Together, we ensure that you’ll have the best subway. We can help you with subway • Visit Top of the Rock for a 360 degree support whilst away. ticket options. farewell view of the city • Marathon week in late October can be very Eating out - We can pre-book your meals • Transfer to airport for return flight to busy. We’ll advise you on the dates to avoid. at a wide number of eateries before you go, Ireland enabling you to get the most out of your time • Don’t forget to budget for tipping. We can away. Popular options include Bubba Gump Day 5 offer you advice on how much to take. Shrimp and Planet Hollywood. • Arrive in Ireland
46 New York Our school travel experts are here to help you personalise your tour Our pick of the best visits...
Empire State Building Top of the Rock Broadway shows Venture over a quarter of a mile skyward and Experience the best and most complete Broadway is crammed with an array of observe as your group takes in the scale of the daytime view of New York City! The spectacular theatrical performances to choose immense urban landscape which opens up unparalleled views of New York’s landmarks from. Popular options include Wicked, Aladdin, before them. A particularly popular evening include Central Park, Times Square, the The Lion King, The Phantom of the Opera, and visit. Brooklyn Bridge and the Statue of Liberty. Chicago.
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The Statue of Liberty Cruise & Guided walking tour LIVE! student events Ellis Island Museum Bring the history and culture of New York Bring learning to life for your students The Ellis Island Museum is dedicated to the to life and tailor a tour to your exact needs. and fire their future career ambitions at history of immigration, and a 45-minute audio Popular options include: Manhattan – Business LIVE! or Art & Design LIVE! in tour invites students to relive the immigrant midtown and downtown, Financial district, New York! experience. You will visit the island as part of a Harlem Civil Rights and TV and movie sites. Our LIVE! student events combine a short boat cruise passing the Statue of Liberty. conference with LIVE! expert speaker presentations with the magic of the Big Apple. See back cover for details. Don't miss...
• Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) - New • 9/11 Memorial Museum - The 9/11 • Shopping on Fifth Avenue - This York’s premier showcase for what’s new in memorial honours the 2,983 who perished shopping street is a spectacle and the visual arts showcases Cubism, Fauvism in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 considered among the most expensive and and Abstract Expressionism. The modern and February 26, 1993. best shopping streets in the world. influences will inspire any pupil, and a 3D • Circle Line Cruise - Take in the views • NST Broadway workshops - NST offers course with wide examples of machine art, of Manhattan from the water, and pick out a choice of theatre-based workshops that ranging from sewing machines to ball- famous landmarks which dominate its skyline. can be tailored to the show you see and to bearings! your exact requirements. • One World Trade Centre - The 104 • Times Square - Stop off for a selfie at one storey building stands on the World Trade • Irish Hunger Memorial - Located in of the world’s most visited tourist attractions. Center site in Manhattan – giving amazing Battery Park, the memorial is dedicated to • St Patrick’s Cathedral - Pay a visit to views of the city as well as interactive raising awareness of the Great Irish Famine this prominent and impressive Gothic-style exhibitions. and those that lost their lives during 1845-52. New York landmark, which lies opposite the Landscaped with stones, soil, and native • St Paul’s Chapel - This chapel served Rockefeller Center. plants transported from the western coast of as a place of rest and refuge for recovery Ireland it also contains stones from all of the • Madison Square Garden - Get an workers at the WTC site after the September counties of Ireland. insider’s look at this world-famous arena. 11 attacks.
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UN building tour Yankee Stadium tour NBC Studio tour On this guided tour, your pupils will learn This classic tour of the famous Yankee Enter the world of American television on this about the organisation, its structure and Stadium includes visits to New York Yankees historic tour through the halls and working history and the broad range of fundamental Museum presented by Bank of America, studios of NBC’s New York operations! Visit issues dealt with here. Monument Park, MasterCard, Batters Eye Café some famous studios, including Saturday and Press Box. Night Live, and explore the departments.
Guggenheim Museum Radio City Macy’s tour A unique museum containing leading examples Now a leading hall for popular concerts, stage Macy’s is one of the world’s largest, and one of Expressionism, Cubism and Abstraction. shows and special attractions, this prime spot of the last turn-of-the-century, department Offers modern creations associated with major was turned into Radio City Music Hall during stores. Take a tour and learn about the movements. the years of the Depression. company’s history.
Noelle and Andrea were excellent at organising the trip and following through with our requests. The Locate My Trip app was a great addition and the parents really enjoyed tracking us while we were away. Where you will be staying... St Ronan’s College
Vanderbilt YMCA Manhattan at Times Square Hotel Youth hostel offering simple standard The Manhattan at Times Square is a of accommodation but excellent value comfortable hotel offering a good with the benefit of a central location standard of accommodation in an single beds and recreational facilities. excellent central location.
West Side YMCA Courtyard Midtown East This large youth hostel offers good An centrally located hotel with a good value for money and excellent facilities range of facilities, located in the heart in a nice location. of mid-town Manhattan. Groups are assured a comfortable stay.
48 New York Our school travel experts are here to help you personalise your tour WASHINGTON DC
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Day 1 Chosen as the US capital for its tactical location between the • Daytime flight South and the North, Washington DC offers a whole host of • Met on arrival by a local Agent experiences for school groups. Home to the US Government, many Representative for an escorted of the nation’s monuments and museums, historic landmarks and transfer to accommodation
memorials to great US presidents of the past, the city’s skyline might Day 2 be low profile but its attractions certainly aren’t. • Guided walking tour of historical sites • Visit to the Pentagon Our pick of Where you will Day 3 the best visits... be staying... • Guided walking tour of memorial sites • Holocaust Museum • Half day guided walking tours Hotel Harrington • US Capitol building tour Simple Day 4 accommodation in • US Capitol building tour • National Museum of American History an excellent central • Arlington National Cemetery location, with vast • Transfer to airport experience of • Memorials – FDR Memorial, Lincoln accommodating pupil groups. Efficient and Day 5 Memorial, US Holocaust Memorial friendly service. Arrive in Ireland See more online
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• Overnight flight to Beijing Lochaber High School Day 2 A tour of China will be the experience of a lifetime for many • Early afternoon arrival in Beijing & escorted transfer to accommodation. students. The diverse mix of historical landmarks, incredible scenery En route visit to the Temple of Heaven. and interactive Chinese experiences reveal the rich and long history • Evening meal & free time to settle in of one of the oldest civilisations in the world that’s now re-inventing Day 3 • Full day visit to the Great Wall of China, itself for the 21st century. A tour here will help to give students an the Sacred Road & the Ming Tombs appreciation of different cultures and lifestyles. • Evening meal Day 4 at a glance... • Beihai Park • Tiananmen Square & the Forbidden City When to go - China is a year-round • There is a high speed bullet train between • Evening meal destination, although spring and early Beijing and Shanghai which offers another Day 5 autumn offer the best weather for visiting. alternative to flying. • The Summer Palace Local currency - Yuan • Bartering is expected at markets so make • Shopping at Silk Alley & Friendship Store Good to know sure you grab yourself a bargain. • Evening meal & Chinese Acrobat show • Your English speaking National Guide will • We can tailor your trip to your exact Day 6 meet you on arrival and stay with you for requirements. If you’re visiting partner • Free time. Transfer to airport for return the duration of your tour. schools, we can arrange the details for you. flight to Ireland • All visitors require a visa so make sure to • Tipping is expected in China and when you budget extra. We can advise you on this. book with NST, this is already included in your tour price.
50 China Our school travel experts are here to help you personalise your tour key cities Choose from one, two or three of these amazing cities to visit with your group:
Beijing Xi’an Shanghai This is the political, cultural and educational This ancient city is now famous as the home China’s largest city is the flourishing focal centre of China, with historic buildings and of the spectacular Terracotta Warriors. point of modern China. Its brightly coloured landmarks, contrasted by a modern and Students can also explore the City Walls, Wild neon-lit skyscrapers are an example of the vibrant city. Goose Pagoda, Huaqing Hot Springs and the recent boom in China’s economy. There is so much to take in. Walk the Great numerous temples, ruins and mausoleums. Tucked away between the modern Wall and the Sacred Way, visit the Ming Tombs, You may also wish to increase cultural learning developments are the temples, markets and venture into the Forbidden City, experience by experiencing our Chinese Watercolour Chinese gardens which give a glimpse into the the Temple of Heaven, marvel at the Summer Painting class, Chinese Cookery class, or the city’s past. Many groups in particular choose Palace and stroll across Tiananmen Square. Tang Dynasty Show. to visit the Jade Buddha Temple, Oriental Pearl Shop ’til you drop at Silk Alley, take in the TV Tower and Yuyuan Garden for an all-round Many groups choose to combine a visit to Olympic Stadium, compare cultures in a experience. Xi’an with Beijing. local high school and visit the traditional Nanjing Road is great for shopping. The Liumingying Village to witness life outside the evening cruise on the Huangpu River is always big cities. a favourite too. Shanghai also offers a great You could even watch a Chinese Acrobat or selection of business studies visits. Legend Kung Fu Show, listen to the Peking Opera and sample a Peking Duck Banquet.
here to help Getting you there Book with us and you’ll benefit from scheduled flights, excellent group prices and group seating. You’ll be met by an NST Airport Representative for your outbound flight. Flights to Beijing and Shanghai are approximately 10 hours and 12 hours from Ireland respectively. Eating out With the help of our partners in China, and the knowledge of your guide, we’ve selected a high standard of hotel and local restaurants which will Tour escort & local guides automatically be included within your full board package price. Pre-paying Your group will be accompanied by an English- for your meals will make planning your budget easier too. speaking Tour Escort throughout your tour, with Accommodation additional Local Guides in each city. You will be provided with 24-hour assistance, useful information Great group accommodation options in Beijing, Shanghai and Xi’an at a at each geographical site and you’ll be assisted with choice of 3* hotels. entry into attractions and all your meals. Previous groups have rated the quality and enthusiasm of our guides very highly.
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During our exciting and immersive events, high calibre speakers will deliver first-hand industry experiences through live presentations, making the perfect experience to complement your Transition Year programme or inspire a greater interest in learning.
Why choose our LIVE! events?
Leading industry professional speakers Build confidence & experience - deliver engaging presentations in person on key topics - transform the learning experience of young people, to motivate and inspire your learners. raising aspirations within school and beyond.
Ideal for exam preparation Student workbook - our event is tailored to provide relevant material for - an interactive student workbook is provided with case study work and exams. background information on speakers & challenges to be completed. Industry advice on future career opportunities Certificate of attendance - interact with industry professionals and ask questions about future opportunities and careers. - can be used in their National Record of Achievement.
Linking the curriculum with the real world Fun! - the aim is to meet core learning objectives and fully - destinations with huge student appeal bring together engage learners with the subject. the best possible learning experience in a fun and memorable way.
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