Final-year school trip to the Costa Dorada: Salou, PortAventura, Roman Tarragona, the Ebro Delta and Barcelona (9 days)

Day 1: Departure from your school and overnight stop in the Lyon area

• Departure from your school early in the morning, at the agreed time, and daytime drive via Luxembourg, Lorraine and Dijon (about 700 to 750 km depending on your school, 8 hours excluding breaks).
• Our drivers drive for a maximum of 3 hours, then take a 30-minute break, day and night; two drivers take turns at the wheel.
• Free lunch at a motorway service area.
• Overnight stop in the Lyon area, dinner and quiet evening.

Day 2: The Rhône valley, Catalonia and arrival in Salou

• Departure after breakfast, around 6.30 am, and drive via the Rhône valley, Perpignan, the Le Perthus border crossing and Barcelona (about 750 km, 8 hours excluding breaks), with two drivers taking turns.
• Free lunch during a break on the way.
• Arrival in Salou in the late afternoon and a first walk along the seafront.
• Check-in at the accommodation in or near Salou for six nights, dinner and supervised evening.

Day 3: A day at PortAventura

• Short coach transfer to PortAventura Park (about 10 minutes).
• A full day in the park and its six themed areas, from the Mediterranean to the Far West, with its huge roller coasters.
• Free lunch in the park and meeting points set by the teachers.
• Return to the accommodation at the end of the day, dinner and supervised evening.

Day 4: Tarragona, the ancient Tarraco

• Drive to Tarragona (about 12 km, 20 minutes) and a walk along the Rambla Nova to the Balcony of the Mediterranean.
• Visit to the Roman sites of Tarraco, a UNESCO World Heritage Site: the amphitheatre facing the sea, the circus and the Praetorium tower (on request).
• Free lunch in the old town, then visit to Tarragona Cathedral (on request).
• Archaeological walk along the Roman walls, then return to Salou and free time on the beach.
• Dinner and supervised evening.

Day 5: The Ebro Delta

• Drive to the Ebro Delta Natural Park (about 90 km, 1¼ hours).
• Boat cruise on the river to its mouth, from Deltebre (on request).
• Free lunch, then a bike ride between the rice fields and lagoons, with their pink flamingos (bike hire on request).
• Stop at the narrow Trabucador beach, between the sea and the Bay of Els Alfacs, then return to Salou.
• Dinner and supervised evening.

Day 6: A day in Barcelona

• Drive to Barcelona (about 115 km, 1½ hours) and visit to the Basilica of the Sagrada Família (on request).
• The Passeig de Gràcia and Gaudí’s façades, then La Rambla and the Boqueria market.
• Free lunch, then the Gothic Quarter and the Born district.
• Late afternoon on Barceloneta beach and return to Salou.
• Dinner and supervised evening.

Day 7: The sea, the coastal path and Cambrils

• Supervised introduction to sea kayaking or paddleboarding in Salou (on request), or a day at Caribe Aquatic Park, from June to September (on request).
• Hike along the coastal path (Camí de Ronda) from Salou to the coves of Cap Salou (free access).
• Free lunch, then a walk around the fishing port of Cambrils.
• Free time on the beach and packing.
• Dinner and last supervised evening.

Day 8: Drive to the overnight stop in the Lyon area

• Check-out after breakfast and departure around 6.30 am.
• Daytime drive via Barcelona, Perpignan and the Rhône valley (about 750 km, 8 hours excluding breaks), with two drivers taking turns.
• Free lunch during a break on the way.
• Overnight stop in the Lyon area, dinner and quiet evening.

Day 9: Return to your school

• Departure after breakfast and daytime drive via Dijon, Lorraine and Luxembourg (about 700 to 750 km depending on your school, 8 hours excluding breaks), with regular breaks.
• Free lunch during a break on the way.
• Arrival at your school in the evening.