School trip to Gdańsk: Westerplatte, the European Solidarity Centre and the Museum of the Second World War (5 days)
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Reference SCO-05-744
- Duration 5 days
- DepartureFrom the place of your choice
- GroupFrom 20 participants
- DateOn the date of your choice
Five days in Gdańsk, where the Second World War began and Solidarity was born, between a Hanseatic city and the Baltic Sea.
Once a great Hanseatic port, Gdańsk is a city where European history has been decided more than once. Pupils walk the Royal Route to the Long Market and the Neptune Fountain, then discover St Mary’s Church, one of the largest brick churches in the world. At Westerplatte they stand where the Second World War began on 1 September 1939, before exploring the subject further at the Museum of the Second World War. Next to the shipyard, the European Solidarity Centre tells the story of the August 1980 strikes, Lech Wałęsa and the peaceful fall of communism. An afternoon on the Baltic coast at Sopot rounds off the stay. This trip is ideal for history and citizenship classes for pupils aged 14 to 18.
Programme
Day 1: Journey to Poland
- Departure from your school at the agreed time, in the late afternoon.
- Overnight journey to Poland with two drivers on board: our drivers drive for 3 hours at most, then take a 30-minute break, day and night.
Day 2: The Hanseatic city
- Arrival in Gdańsk in the morning and luggage drop at the accommodation.
- Walk along the Royal Route: the Golden Gate, Long Street, the Long Market, the Neptune Fountain and Artus Court.
- Discovering St Mary’s Church, one of the largest brick churches in the world.
- Visit to the medieval crane (Żuraw), part of the National Maritime Museum (on request).
- Check-in, dinner and overnight stay at the accommodation.
Day 3: Solidarity and Westerplatte
- Breakfast at the accommodation.
- A stop at Gate No. 2 of the shipyard and the Monument to the Fallen Shipyard Workers of 1970.
- Visit to the European Solidarity Centre (on request).
- Afternoon: drive to the Westerplatte peninsula, where the war broke out on 1 September 1939.
- Guided tour of the Westerplatte site (on request).
- Dinner and overnight stay at the accommodation.
Day 4: War and the sea
- Breakfast at the accommodation.
- Visit to the Museum of the Second World War (on request).
- Afternoon: Sopot, a Baltic seaside resort, and a walk on the beach.
- Walk on Sopot’s wooden pier, the longest in Europe (on request).
- Dinner and overnight stay at the accommodation.
Day 5: Back to Belgium
- Breakfast, then the journey home with two drivers on board and regular breaks (at least 30 minutes every 3 hours).
- Return to school late in the evening.
The price includes
- Coach transport from your school
- The services of two drivers
- Free places for the accompanying teachers (their share is included in the price per pupil)
- Road tolls and parking fees
- 3 nights in a youth hostel or hotel, rooms for 3 to 8 pupils and separate rooms for the teachers
- Half board (breakfast and dinner)
- Accommodation for the drivers
The price does not include
- Visit to the medieval crane (Żuraw), part of the National Maritime Museum
- Visit to the European Solidarity Centre
- Guided tour of the Westerplatte site
- Visit to the Museum of the Second World War
- Walk on Sopot’s wooden pier, the longest in Europe
- Lunches (free; packed lunches on request) and drinks
- Entrance fees to museums and sites not mentioned
- Tourist tax
- Cancellation and refund protection (optional)
- Pocket money
Good to know
- Valid identity card (Kids-ID for children under 12) and parental travel authorisation for each pupil; the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) is recommended.
- The currency in Poland is the złoty (PLN): bring a little pocket money in złoty or a payment card.
- Times are adapted to your school; pupils are supervised by the accompanying teachers.
- On the Baltic coast the wind is often cool, even in summer: bring a windproof jacket and good shoes.
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School trip to Gdańsk: Westerplatte, the European Solidarity Centre and the Museum of the Second World War (5 days)
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