Learning Languages Through Walking Tours with Native Speakers
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LEARNING LANGUAGES THROUGH WALKING TOURS WITH NATIVE SPEAKERS www.neweuropetours.eu SANDEMANs NEW Europe is the world’s largest city walking tour provider. With hundreds of thousands of five-star reviews, millions of satisfied guests annually and outstanding service, for a lot of travelers, SANDEMANs tours are an important part of their trip. While many customers choose SANDEMANs to get to know a city with the help of an informed, entertaining and unforgettable expert guide, there is a growing segment of guests who use SANDEMANs to learn a language. With over 600 independent guide partners, native speakers of English and Spanish as well as native speakers of the respective national language are available in all 20 cities in which SANDEMANs is active. With trained English, Spanish and German teachers and a fascinating selection of stories, SANDEMAN tours are an entertaining and interesting way to learn a language. Why SANDEMANs NEW Europe?The SANDEMANs SANDEMANsStory NEW Europe at a glance Qualified language teachers In our multilingual office team Freelance guides from 25 countries Over 600 Freelance guide partners At SANDEMANs NEW Europe, we work with tour guides who specialise in making history, society and culture come alive. These young (and young at heart) guides are experts not only in the cities they call home, but in keeping guests of all ages, nationalities and backgrounds engaged - this is particularly true for school groups. 235,000 Five-star reviews These guides are native English/Spanish and German-speakers from all over the world, giving students the opportunity to hear a range of real-life accents and vocabulary, and to interact with people from different cultures. Not only do we find that being outside, actively moving and seeing 2,2 Million Guests on tours in 2019 relevant sites helps students in taking in and retaining information, we can also put together interactive activities such as quizzes or discussion groups to encourage student learning and participation. “Brilliant.” With over 235,000 five-star TripAdvisor reviews, SANDEMANs has a reputation as a mark of quality in the industry. “SANDEMANs offers fantastic free walking tours… This is a great option for travelers on a budget and often offers some of the best guides I’ve had.” “Some of the best walking tours we enjoyed during our travels were free walking tours from SANDEMANs.” SANDEMANs POSITIVE TRIPADVISOR BEWERTUNGEN NACH STADT TESTIMONIAL Prozentsatz der Bewertungen, die vier- oder fünf-Sterne sind “We organise educational trips to Berlin for British and overseas English-speaking secondary schools, covering a wide range of subjects. Sandemans is our go-to supplier for walking tours in English in Berlin, as well as in many other cities, because of the high quality, value, and educational content they provide. It’s easy to arrange private tours and they’re always happy to adapt the content to include a particular topic a school is interested in. Our schools give us glowing feedback about the guides – one comment that comes up again and again is how engaging they are for this age group – and it’s evident that the guides are always knowledgeable and passionate about their subject. Some schools return every year and always ask to include a Sandemans tour. We find it’s the best way to introduce students to the city and their chosen topic in an enjoyable way.” - Diverse School Travel, United Kingdom PROJECTS FOR THE COMMUNITY The communities in which we operate are important to SANDEMANs NEW Europe and we try to enable visitors to a city to come into contact with its residents and to make a positive contribution to the city. Through the organisation of clean-ups in numerous places - amongst others Amsterdam, Barcelona, Edinburgh and Berlin - In some parts of Europe, like Venice, tourists are blamed for we want to motivate travelers to respect the destroying cities. But, in Berlin, they are joining locals cleaning up. communities and cities they visit, as well as change the sometimes negative perception of tourists. We always try to partner with local communities and municipalities in order to involve the locals as well as visitors to a city and help create strong connections between different cultures. TOURS FOR ALL SKILL LEVELS Our tours offer a practical and original addition to language classes in traditional classrooms. Locals who learn a foreign language have the opportunity to experience their city from a different perspective and to actively enhance their language skills by interacting with a native English or Spanish speaker. Other languages can be offered on request. People from all over the world learning the local language have the opportunity to get to know the most important cornerstones of the culture and history and to discuss socio-political issues. The guides we work with are able to adjust the vocabulary to the appropriate skill level for each group. In order to involve the participants and develop their language skills, the guide actively leads the discussion during the tour. As listening comprehension is also a key focus in many language courses, we can add - without any additional costs - multiple-choice-questions, which the participants can answer after each stop (e.g. the Quadriga on Brandenburg Gate was added in a) 1794, b) 1749, c) 1974, d) 1479). The health of our employees, our guide partners and our guests is our top priority. As we are moving outdoors in small groups, the minimum social distance can always be maintained. We recommend carrying masks and can provide disinfectant at the starting point of the tours. TOURS AS ADDITION TO LANGUAGE COURSES SANDEMANs NEW Europe has been connecting world-class tour guides with smart travelers since 2003. We have established ourselves in the European tourism industry through experience, organization and consistently excellent tour guide partners. We believe that integrating SANDEMANs NEW Europe tours into language classes can have a positive impact on the students' learning experience. The experienced and multicultural tour guides we work with can give your customers unique access to diverse accents, vocabulary and worldviews. By adapting each tour to the individual language level of the group and by incorporating activities such as quizzes and discussion groups, we can offer language students a learning experience that wonderfully complements classic lessons in a classroom. Our Private Tours team is at your disposal to ensure flexibility and consistent service and our competitive price can be further adjusted in the event of larger booking volumes. We look forward to speaking to you. EASTERN AllINVERLEITH of our tours are offered in CEMETERY English, SpanishPARK & German under request CITY TOUR (3H) Your best introduction to the city, with all the must-see sites! EYRE PL LOCHEND • The Royal Mile • The Grassmarket KING GEORGE V PARK PARK • Edinburgh’s Old Town • Covenanters Prison • St Giles Cathedral • The original Hogwarts HENDERSON ROW ELM ROW • Greyfriars Kirkyard RAEBURN PL LONDON ST THE DARK SIDE TOUR (2H) DUNDAS ST EDINBURGH’S MURDERERS & MONSTERS LONDON RD Calling all the fearless! Find out about Edinburgh’s creepiest ROYAL TERRACE LONDON RD sites and darkest tales. GARDENS • Witch Trials & witch burnings • Folklore & faeries LONDON RD • Burke & Hare - The West Port murders • The Murder of Mary Queens REGENT • Bodysnatchers & living burials of Scots’ lover YORK PL GARDENS • Calton Cemetery & Calton Hill • The best view of the Old Town QUEEN ST Scottish National SPRING GARDENS QUEENSFERRY RD GARDENS Portrait Gallery NEW TOWN TOUR (2H) National QUEENSFERRY RD Monument QUEEN ST REGENT RD Join us for a beautiful stroll across the side of the city that most visitors THISTLE ST Dugald Stewart DEAN Monument don’t know to explore. GARDENS HANOVER GEORGESST ST WATERLOO PL • Edinburghs New Town, • Princess Street Gardens HILL ST a UNESCO World Heritage Site • Scottish National Portrait Gallery NORTH BRIDGE CASTLE ST CALTON RD LTON RD DUKE’S WALK • The Edinburgh Enlightenment • The world's oldest YOUNG ST NEW TOWN TOUR DARK SIDE TOUR CA & major inventions. Masonic Lodge NEW ST • Campaign to abolish slavery ROSE ST Canongate GEORGES ST ILE Kirk L M YA RO E MARKET ST HE QUEEN’S DR Scott T Monument EDINBURGH CASTLE TOUR (2H) John Knox ST JOHNS ST C House PRINCES ST O Need an expert insight into the famous Edinburgh Castle? C K ST MARY’S ST GARDENS BURN ST MARKET ST HIGH ST Skip the line with us and we will show you all PALMERSTONthe highlights! PL • Edinburgh Castle & Esplanade • Wars with England & Scottish Tron HOLYROOD RD MELVILLE ST LAWNMARKET Kirk • The first city walls Independance • Mons Meg Cannon • Royal Crown Jewels CASTLE TOUR St Giles’ SOUTH BRIDGE COWGATE Cathedral • National War Museum Edinburgh • The Stone of Destiny MANOR PL R D Castle COWGATE S C ’ A N S E T E L E U St Mary’s P Q CITY TOUR T L Cathedral E RR E (2H) A HARRY POTTER TOUR AC RICHMOND ST T E S S A This 2 hours tour includes the sites that JK Rowling took as inspiration L GRASSMARKET National N L C A Museum to create Hogwarts and the characters within its magical walls Greyfriars E W NICOLSON ST N Kirk R HARRY POTTER HOLYROOD • The inspiration for the Diagon Alley • Origins of Harry Potter O WEST PORT C PARK MORRISON ST • Lord Voldemort’s burial place HAYMARKET• The TERRACE inspiration for Quidditch BREAD ST • The original Hogwarts School • Cafes and hotel where J.K Rowling QUEEN’S DR GROVE ST wrote her books Georges Heriots School D Arthur’s R E FOUNTAINBRIDGE Seat Y CRICHTON ST R Tollcross PUB CRAWL: 5 COOL BARS +