Final-year school trip to the Opal Coast: Boulogne-sur-Mer, Nausicaá, sand yachting and Cap Blanc-Nez and Cap Gris-Nez (4 days)
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Reference RTO-04-475
- Duration 4 days
- DepartureFrom the place of your choice
- GroupFrom 20 participants
- DateOn the date of your choice
The sharks of Nausicaá, sand yachting on a huge beach, Cap Blanc-Nez and Cap Gris-Nez and the walled old town of Boulogne-sur-Mer.
An energising final-year trip with a real change of scene, just a few hours from Belgium: pupils stay in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France’s leading fishing port, dive into the marine worlds of Nausicaá, speed across the sand in sand yachts with qualified instructors and walk out to sea on Cap Blanc-Nez and Cap Gris-Nez. Fresh air, thrills and discovery of the sea, with no long hours on the road. 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 Boulogne-sur-Mer
- Departure from your school in the morning, at the agreed time, and daytime drive to the Opal Coast (about 3 to 4 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.
- Lunch at your own expense, then walk along the ramparts of the upper town, at the foot of the belfry and the Basilica of Notre-Dame, with a visit to its crypt (on request).
- Walk along the fishing port and the Quai Gambetta.
- Check-in at the accommodation for three nights, dinner and supervised evening.
Day 2: Nausicaá, in the heart of the oceans
- Visit to Nausicaá, the French national sea centre: the huge viewing window of the High Seas tank, sharks, rays, sea lions and penguins.
- Lunch at your own expense, then time to finish the visit and enjoy the activities on ocean protection.
- Late afternoon on the promenade and beach of Wimereux, a seaside resort with Belle Époque architecture.
- Dinner and supervised evening.
Day 3: Sand yachting and the two capes
- Sand yachting session of about 2 hours on a large Opal Coast beach, supervised by qualified instructors (time set according to tides and wind).
- Lunch at your own expense, then drive to Cap Gris-Nez and walk along the coastal path to the viewpoint over the Channel (free access).
- Stop at Cap Blanc-Nez, from where the English cliffs can be seen in clear weather, then Wissant beach.
- Return to Boulogne-sur-Mer, dinner and supervised evening.
Day 4: La Coupole and return to your school
- Rooms vacated after breakfast, luggage loaded onto the coach.
- Drive to Helfaut, near Saint-Omer (about 50 min), and visit to La Coupole, an underground V2 launch base from the Second World War, with its planetarium (on request).
- Lunch at your own expense, then 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 Boulogne-sur-Mer, 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
- Admission to Nausicaá, the French national sea centre
- The sand yachting session with qualified instructors and equipment (helmet included)
- The coach excursions to Wimereux and to Cap Gris-Nez and Cap Blanc-Nez
- 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
- Visit to the crypt of the Basilica of Notre-Dame in Boulogne-sur-Mer
- Visit to La Coupole and its planetarium
- 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, strict compliance with the sand yachting instructors’ instructions, care near the cliff edges and no swimming without supervision).
- 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 and September–October; sand yachting is possible all year round, but the session time depends on the tides and may be moved if the wind is too weak or too strong. Bring a windbreaker, a change of clothes and closed shoes for sand yachting. France 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; on request, the hotel can provide packed lunches.
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A tailor-made trip for your group
- From 20 participants
- On the date of your choice, departing from near you
- Free quote, without obligation
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 the Opal Coast: Boulogne-sur-Mer, Nausicaá, sand yachting and Cap Blanc-Nez and Cap Gris-Nez (4 days)
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