School trip to Groningen: Afsluitdijk, Pieterburen seals and Bourtange fortress (4 days)
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Reference SCO-04-749
- Duration 4 days
- DepartureFrom the place of your choice
- GroupFrom 20 participants
- DateOn the date of your choice
Four days in the north of the Netherlands: the Afsluitdijk, the Pieterburen seals, mudflat walking and Bourtange.
This trip takes pupils to the north of the Netherlands across the Afsluitdijk, a 32-kilometre dike completed in 1932 that closed off the former Zuiderzee. In Pieterburen, on the Wadden Sea, they visit the seal centre and, with a licensed guide, can walk on the mudflats at low tide. Groningen, a very young university city full of bicycles, offers the Martini Tower and the colourful Groninger Museum. Bourtange fortress, a star-shaped citadel from the Eighty Years’ War, makes military history very tangible. This trip suits geography, biology and history lessons, from the end of primary school to secondary.
Programme
Day 1: The Afsluitdijk
- Departure from your school by coach at the agreed time.
- Journey with a 30-minute break after at most 3 hours of driving (our drivers’ safety rule).
- Crossing of the Afsluitdijk, between the Wadden Sea and the IJsselmeer.
- Visit of the Afsluitdijk Wadden Center (on request)
- Arrival in Groningen and check-in.
- Dinner and overnight stay at the youth hostel or hotel.
Day 2: Pieterburen and the Wadden Sea
- Breakfast at the accommodation.
- Visit of the seal centre (Zeehondencentrum) in Pieterburen (on request)
- Guided mudflat walk at low tide (wadlopen) with a licensed guide (on request)
- Dinner and overnight stay at the youth hostel or hotel.
Day 3: Groningen and Bourtange
- Breakfast at the accommodation.
- Walk through the centre of Groningen: Grote Markt and Martini Tower.
- Climb of the Martini Tower (on request)
- Visit of the Groninger Museum (on request)
- In the afternoon, visit of Bourtange fortress and its museum (on request)
- Dinner and overnight stay at the youth hostel or hotel.
Day 4: Return to Belgium
- Breakfast at the accommodation.
- Journey with a 30-minute break after at most 3 hours of driving (our drivers’ safety rule).
- Return to school in the evening.
The price includes
- Coach transport from your school
- The services of a driver
- Free places for the accompanying teachers (their share is included in the price per pupil)
- Road and parking costs
- 3 nights in a youth hostel or hotel, rooms for 3 to 8 pupils and separate rooms for the accompanying teachers
- Half board (breakfast and dinner)
- The driver’s accommodation
The price does not include
- Visit of the Afsluitdijk Wadden Center
- Visit of the seal centre (Zeehondencentrum) in Pieterburen
- Guided mudflat walk at low tide (wadlopen) with a licensed guide
- Climb of the Martini Tower
- Visit of the Groninger Museum
- In the afternoon, visit of Bourtange fortress and its museum
- Lunches (free; packed lunches on request) and drinks
- Admission 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), parental authorisation to travel abroad and European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) for each pupil.
- Departure and return times adapted to your school; pupils are supervised by their accompanying teachers.
- Mudflat walking takes place from May to September depending on tides and weather: boots or high shoes, spare clothes and a windproof jacket are essential.
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- 75 →+475 paying participants: 4 free place(s)
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School trip to Groningen: Afsluitdijk, Pieterburen seals and Bourtange fortress (4 days)
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