Final-year school trip to Cologne: the cathedral, the Rhine and a day at Phantasialand (4 days)
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Reference RTO-04-466
- Duration 4 days
- DepartureFrom the place of your choice
- GroupFrom 20 participants
- DateOn the date of your choice
A whole day of thrills at Phantasialand, Cologne Cathedral, the Rhine embankments, the Chocolate Museum and Aachen on the way home.
Just two to three hours away, Cologne offers the perfect mix for a final-year trip: a big, lively city, a Gothic cathedral listed as a World Heritage Site, the busy Rhine embankments and, half an hour away, Phantasialand, one of Europe’s most renowned theme parks, for a whole day of thrills. The return journey goes via Aachen, Charlemagne’s city. The departure date and time are set with your school in the quote; the journey is made by day, with a 30-minute break every 3 hours of driving, and the coach stays with the group on site.
Programme
Day 1: Departure from your school and arrival in Cologne
- Departure from your school in the morning, at the agreed time, and daytime drive to Germany (about 2 to 3 hours depending on your school, excluding stops).
- Our drivers drive for a maximum of 3 hours, then take a 30-minute break, day and night.
- Arrival in the late morning, lunch at your own expense, then visit to Cologne Cathedral (free entry), a Gothic masterpiece listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- Climb of the 533 steps of the cathedral’s south tower (on request).
- Walk through the old town, from the Heumarkt to the Hohenzollern Bridge and its thousands of love locks.
- Check-in at the accommodation for three nights, dinner and supervised evening.
Day 2: A day at Phantasialand
- Drive to Brühl (about 30 min) and a full day at Phantasialand, from opening to closing time.
- Six themed worlds and headline rides such as Taron, Black Mamba, F.L.Y. and Chiapas.
- Lunch at your own expense in the park; meeting points and times set with the teachers.
- Return to Cologne, dinner and supervised evening.
Day 3: Cologne, between the Rhine and remembrance
- Walk along the Rhine to the Rheinauhafen and its Kranhäuser, buildings shaped like cranes.
- Visit to the Chocolate Museum (Schokoladenmuseum) (on request).
- Lunch at your own expense, then visit to the NS-Dokumentationszentrum (EL-DE-Haus), the former Cologne Gestapo headquarters, with its preserved cells (on request).
- Panoramic view of the city from the KölnTriangle viewing platform (on request), then supervised free time in the centre and the Belgian Quarter.
- Dinner and supervised evening.
Day 4: Aachen and return to your school
- Rooms vacated after breakfast, luggage loaded onto the coach.
- Drive to Aachen (about 1 hour): Charlemagne’s cathedral with a guided tour (on request), the town hall and the Market Square.
- Lunch at your own expense and a taste of Printen, the local gingerbread.
- Departure in the afternoon, daytime drive back to Belgium.
- Arrival at your school in the evening.
The price includes
- Coach transport from your school, with the coach at the group’s disposal throughout the stay
- The services of one driver
- 3 nights in a hotel or youth hostel in or around Cologne, rooms for 3 to 8 pupils and separate rooms for the accompanying staff
- Half board (breakfast and dinner), from dinner on day 1 to breakfast on day 4
- A one-day ticket to Phantasialand
- The coach transfer to Phantasialand and the stop in Aachen
- Free places for the accompanying staff (their share is included in the price per pupil)
- Accommodation for the driver
- Road costs, parking fees and tolls
The price does not include
- Climb of the south tower of Cologne Cathedral
- Visit to the Chocolate Museum (Schokoladenmuseum)
- Visit to the NS-Dokumentationszentrum (EL-DE-Haus)
- Panoramic view from the KölnTriangle viewing platform
- Guided tour of Aachen Cathedral
- Lunches (not included; hotel packed lunches on request), and drinks
- Admission to museums and monuments not mentioned
- Tourist tax
- Cancellation and refund protection (optional)
- Pocket money and personal expenses
Good to know
- Valid identity card or passport, signed parental consent form for each pupil under 18 and European Health Insurance Card (EHIC), to be requested from your health insurance fund a few weeks before departure.
- Our drivers drive for a maximum of 3 hours, then take a 30-minute break, day and night.
- Supervision is provided by the accompanying teachers; each pupil signs a code of conduct based on the school rules (no alcohol for minors or on the coach, no drug use, punctuality and compliance with instructions during free time); at Phantasialand, pupils move around in groups of at least three, with a charged phone and fixed meeting times.
- The pupil list and rooming list are entered in the school’s online area (Excel import possible); rooms are allocated according to your instructions.
- Recommended period: April to June or the autumn holidays, as Phantasialand is generally open from April to early November (check the park calendar); avoid Cologne Carnival week. Germany uses the euro and the same electrical sockets as Belgium. Lunches are not included: allow a budget of around €10–15 per pupil per day, a little more in the park; on request, the hotel can provide packed lunches.
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- From 20 participants
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Free places
- 25 →+125 paying participants: 1 free place(s)
- 50 →+350 paying participants: 3 free place(s)
- 75 →+475 paying participants: 4 free place(s)
- 100 →+6100 paying participants: 6 free place(s)
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Final-year school trip to Cologne: the cathedral, the Rhine and a day at Phantasialand (4 days)
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