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Germany

Berlin
(Homestays)

Ardmore Educational Travel Homestays, Berlin
Berlin is one of the most fascinating cities in Europe with a diverse culture second to none. This vibrant city is rich in culture and steeped in history – the Reichstag, Charlottenburg Palace and Park, Brandenburg Gate, Unter den Linden, Checkpoint Charlie. As with all of our centres, our host families are situated in the suburbs of the city but within easy reach of all the main tourist attractions.

 


 


PRICES INCLUDE:

• Collection and return to school • Return channel crossing • Use of English coach for duration of trip • Full board accommodation in host families • Group insurance • Assistance of Family Liaison Co-ordinator • Free group leader places 1:8 (accommodation in host family or Pension)
SAMPLE PROGRAMME WITH ADDED EXCURSIONS
Day 1: Arrive in host family centre. Meet host families
Day 2: Full day excursion (group leader’s choice)
Day 3: Full day excursion to Berlin: AM: Guided tour of Berlin and visit historic centre of Berlin – the Reichstag, Brandenburg Gate, Unter den Linden, Bebelplatz, Deutsches Historisches Museum Checkpoint Charlie, Topography of terror” Museum, final remnants of the Wall
Day 4: Full day excursion to Potsdam: AM: Visit Sanssouci Palace and Park, Altstadt, Brandenburg Gate, shopping in Brandenburger str. PM: Babelsberg and Film Studios
Day 5: Full day excursion to Berlin: AM: Charlottenburg Palace and Museums. PM: Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedachtniskirche, final shopping in Kurfurstendamm
Day 6: Depart host families early morning. Return to UK

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Rhineland
(Homestays)

Ardmore Educational Travel Homestays, Rhineland
Probably the most popular region for visits by school groups as it offers a wealth of excursion possibilities. Enjoy a full day excursion to Cologne visiting the famous Gothic Cathedral and rounding off the visit with a stop at the Chocolate factory. Bonn – music abounds in this, the birthplace of Beethoven. Discover Konigswinter and the Drachenfels funicular (subject to dates of travel) and experience the beauty and tranquillity of the region as you drive through the quaint towns bordering the Rhine river.

 

 


PRICES INCLUDE:

• Collection and return to school • Return channel crossing • Use of English coach for duration of trip • Full board accommodation in host families • Group insurance • Assistance of Family Liaison Co-ordinator • Free group leader places 1:8 (accommodation in host family or Pension)
SAMPLE PROGRAMME WITH ADDED EXCURSIONS
Day 1: Arrive in host family centre. Meet host families
Day 2: Day with host families (Sunday) OR Full day excursion (group leader’s choice)
Day 3: Full day coach excursion to Cologne. Guided tour of the city by coach (2 hours): The Dom, Romanesque churches, Roman excavations and the 4711 shop. Inhoff-Stollwerck Chocolate Factory
Day 4: Full day excursions to Bonn. Guided tour of Bonn and visit Beethoven’s house. Konigswinter & Drachenfels funiculaire (subject to dates of travel)
Day 5: Full day excursion to Phantasialand (subject to dates of travel)
Day 6: Depart host families early morning. Return to UK

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Bavaria
(Homestays)

Ardmore Educational Travel Homestays, Bavaria
A land of fairy tale Castles and film locations! In Munich visit the sporting landmark of the Olympic Stadium – home of the memorable 1972 Olympics.

 

 


PRICES INCLUDE:

• Collection and return to school • Return channel crossing • Use of English coach for duration of trip • Full board accommodation in host families • Group insurance • Assistance of Family Liaison Co-ordinator • Free group leader places 1:8 (accommodation in host family or Pension)
SAMPLE PROGRAMME WITH ADDED EXCURSIONS
Day 1: Arrive in host family centre. Meet host families
Day 2: Day with host families (Sunday) OR Full day excursion (group leader’s choice)
Day 3: Full day excursion to Munich – Guided visit of Munich – Marienplatz,
Altstadt, Deutsches Museum, Olympic Stadium, Bavaria Film Stadt
Day 4: AM: Guided tour of Augsburg: Town Hall and Perlachturm, Mozart’s House, Hohen Salzburg Fortress, Art Nouveau Synagogue and Jewish Culture Museum, OR Full day in Salzburg (for Rosenheim area)
Day 5: Full day coach excursion to visit Royal Bavarian Palaces – Neuschwanstein (location for the film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang) and Linderhof.
Day 6: Depart host families early morning. Return to UK

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Saxony
(Homestays)

PRICES INCLUDE:

• Collection and return to school • Return channel crossing • Use of coach for duration of trip • Full board accommodation in host families • Group insurance • Assistance of Family Liaison Co-ordinator • Free group leader places 1:8 (accommodation in host family or Pension)
SAMPLE PROGRAMME WITH ADDED EXCURSIONS
Ardmore Educational Travel Homestays, Saxony
Day 1: Arrival in host family centre. Meet host families
Day 2: Day with host families (Sunday) OR Full day excursion (group leader’s choice)
Day 3: Full day excursion to Dresden –
AM: Altstadt – Prager Strasse, Altmarkt,
Kreuzkirche, Rathaus, Palace Quarter, Zwinger, Neustadt Haupstrasse
Day 4: Full day excursion to Leipzig – Hauptbahnhof and the Ring – Runde Ecke (former Stasi HQ), Nikolaikirche, Alte Waage, Augustusplatz, Reichsgerichts. PM: Excursion to town of Colditz and the Castle
Day 5: Full day excursion to Freiberg – The Dom, The Goldene Pforte, Stadt-und Bergbaumuseum, Burgstrasse and the Obermarkt
Day 6: Depart host families early morning – return to UK

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Nürnberg
(Homestays)

PRICES INCLUDE:

• Collection and return to school • Return channel crossing • Use of coach for duration of trip • Full board accommodation in host families • Group insurance • Assistance of Family Liaison Co-ordinator • Free group leader places 1:8 (accommodation in host family or Pension)
SAMPLE PROGRAMME WITH ADDED EXCURSIONS
Ardmore Educational Travel Homestays, Nurnberg
Day 1: Depart school and arrive at centre early evening
Day 2: Day with host family
Day 3: Guided visit of Nürnberg, Dürer-House, Fortress Kaiserburg
Day 4: Excursion to Rothenburg ob der Tauber – guided visit of the city, Christmas Museum & Shop, Crime Museum
Day 5: Dokumentation centre Reichsparteitagsgelände, Visit to a Gingerbread shop/factory, Toy Museum
Day 6: Depart host families early morning –
return to UK

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Lake Constance
(Homestays)

PRICES INCLUDE:

• Collection and return to school • Return channel crossing • Use of coach for duration of trip • Full board accommodation in host families • Group insurance • Assistance of Family Liaison Co-ordinator • Free group leader places 1:8 (accommodation in host family or Pension)
SAMPLE PROGRAMME WITH ADDED EXCURSIONS
Ardmore Educational Travel Homestays, Lake Constance
Day 1: Depart school and arrive at centre early evening
Day 2: Day with host family
Day 3: Museum of Pile Dwellings, Unteruhldingen, Fortress/Museum Meersburg, Zeppelin Museum, Friedrichshafen
Day 4: Excursion to Black Forest: Black Forest Museum, Triberg, Gutach Waterfalls, Triberg,World´s biggest cuckoo clock at the Clock Museum, Furtwangen:
Day 5: Guided visit of Constance: Boat trip Constance – Mainau, visit to Mainau Island
Day 6: Depart host families early morning – return to UK

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