Final-year school trip to Lake Garda: Gardaland, Verona, Sirmione, Malcesine and Monte Baldo (8 days)

Day 1: Departure from your school and drive to southern Germany

• Departure from your school early in the morning, at the agreed time, and daytime drive to Germany (about 550 to 700 km, i.e. 7 to 8.5 hours excluding breaks depending on the departure point).
• 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; lunch at your own expense at a motorway service area.
• Overnight stop in the Ulm or Augsburg area, dinner and a quiet evening.

Day 2: The Brenner Pass and arrival at Lake Garda

• Departure after breakfast and drive through Austria, over the Brenner Pass and via Bolzano and Trento (about 450 to 500 km, i.e. 6 hours excluding breaks).
• Lunch at your own expense on the way and arrival in Riva del Garda, at the northern tip of the lake, in mid-afternoon.
• Walk around the harbour and at the foot of the Torre Apponale.
• Drive along the eastern shore to the accommodation in Lazise, Bardolino, Peschiera del Garda or the surrounding area for five nights; dinner and a quiet evening.

Day 3: Verona, city of Romeo and Juliet

• Drive to Verona (about 30 km, 40 min).
• Piazza Bra and visit to the Arena, one of the best-preserved Roman amphitheatres (on request).
• Via Mazzini, Piazza delle Erbe and the courtyard of Juliet’s House with its famous balcony.
• Lunch at your own expense, then Piazza dei Signori, climb up the Torre dei Lamberti (on request) and the Ponte Pietra over the Adige.
• Back to the lake, dinner and supervised evening.

Day 4: A day at Gardaland

• Drive to Gardaland, in Castelnuovo del Garda (about 15 min).
• A full day at the park, from opening to late afternoon: Raptor, Oblivion – The Black Hole, Blue Tornado, Mammut and the water rides.
• Lunch at your own expense in the park.
• Back to the accommodation, dinner and supervised evening.

Day 5: Sirmione by boat

• Crossing by scheduled boat to Sirmione, the peninsula in the south of the lake.
• Visit to the Scaliger Castle, a fortress surrounded by water (on request).
• Lunch at your own expense, then visit to the Grottoes of Catullus, a vast Roman villa at the tip of the peninsula (on request).
• Supervised free time in the village and along the shore, then return by boat.
• Dinner and supervised evening.

Day 6: Malcesine and Monte Baldo

• Drive along the eastern shore to Malcesine (about 50 min).
• Cable car ride up Monte Baldo (1,760 m), with its rotating cabins and a view over the whole lake (on request).
• Lunch at your own expense, then a walk through the lanes of Malcesine and around its castle.
• Stop and supervised free time in Garda on the way back.
• Dinner and last evening by the lake.

Day 7: Innsbruck and overnight stop in Germany

• Rooms vacated after breakfast and departure around 7.30 am.
• Drive via Trento, Bolzano and the Brenner Pass to Innsbruck (about 300 km, 3.5 hours excluding breaks).
• Lunch at your own expense and a walk through the old town to the Golden Roof.
• Drive to the overnight stop in the Augsburg or Ulm area (about 250 km, 3 hours excluding breaks), dinner and a quiet evening.

Day 8: Return to Belgium

• Departure after breakfast, around 7.30 am.
• Daytime drive back to Belgium (about 550 to 700 km depending on your school), with two drivers and regular breaks.
• Lunch at your own expense on the way.
• Arrival at your school in the evening.