Final-year school trip to Lille, Arras and the Opal Coast: Old Lille, the Louvre-Lens, Cap Blanc-Nez and Cap Gris-Nez (4 days)
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Reference RTO-04-499
- Duration 4 days
- DepartureFrom the place of your choice
- GroupFrom 20 participants
- DateOn the date of your choice
Old Lille and its estaminets, the Flemish squares of Arras, the Louvre-Lens, then Cap Blanc-Nez and Cap Gris-Nez facing the English cliffs.
Close to Belgium, this trip combines city and open air: Lille, its Grand-Place and the cobbled lanes of Old Lille, Arras and its listed Baroque squares around the belfry, the Gallery of Time at the Louvre-Lens, then the Opal Coast, its dunes and capes from which the cliffs of Dover can be seen in clear weather. The return journey goes via Boulogne-sur-Mer and Dunkirk. 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 Lille
- Departure from your school in the morning, at the agreed time, and daytime drive to northern France (about 1 hour 30 to 2 hours 30 depending on your school, excluding stops).
- Our drivers drive for a maximum of 3 hours, then take a 30-minute break, day and night.
- Walk around the Grand-Place and the courtyard of the Old Stock Exchange with its second-hand booksellers, then through the lanes of Old Lille to Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille Cathedral (free entry).
- Lunch at your own expense, then visit to the Palace of Fine Arts (on request).
- Check-in at the accommodation for two nights, dinner and supervised evening.
Day 2: Arras and the Louvre-Lens
- Drive to Arras (about 50 min) and walk around the Grand-Place and the Place des Héros, lined with Flemish gabled houses.
- Visit to the Wellington Quarry, galleries dug by New Zealand soldiers in 1917 (on request), or climb up the UNESCO-listed belfry (on request).
- Lunch at your own expense, then drive to Lens (about 30 min) and visit to the Gallery of Time at the Louvre-Lens, five thousand years of art history in a single hall (free admission).
- Return to Lille, dinner and supervised evening.
Day 3: The Opal Coast and the two capes
- Rooms vacated after breakfast and drive to the Opal Coast (about 1 hour 45).
- Cap Blanc-Nez and its panoramic view over the Channel and the English cliffs, then Wissant beach.
- Lunch at your own expense, then walk at Cap Gris-Nez, in the heart of the Grand Site des Deux-Caps (free access).
- Drive to Boulogne-sur-Mer (about 30 min), check-in at the accommodation for one night, dinner and supervised evening.
Day 4: Boulogne-sur-Mer, Dunkirk and return to your school
- Departure after breakfast, luggage loaded onto the coach.
- Walk along the ramparts of Boulogne-sur-Mer’s upper town, at the foot of the belfry and the Basilica of Notre-Dame (free access).
- Drive to Dunkirk (about 1 hour) and visit to the Dunkirk 1940 – Operation Dynamo Museum (on request), then Malo-les-Bains beach.
- 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 (2 nights in Lille and 1 night in Boulogne-sur-Mer or their surroundings), 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
- The coach excursions to Arras, Lens, the Opal Coast and Dunkirk
- Admission to the Gallery of Time at the Louvre-Lens (free)
- 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 Lille Palace of Fine Arts
- Visit to the Wellington Quarry
- Climb up the Arras belfry
- Visit to the Dunkirk 1940 – Operation Dynamo Museum
- 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, 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, avoiding the first weekend of September and its very busy Lille Braderie; the Louvre-Lens is closed on Tuesdays. The wind is often strong on the capes: bring a windbreaker and good shoes. 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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- From 20 participants
- On the date of your choice, departing from near you
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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 Lille, Arras and the Opal Coast: Old Lille, the Louvre-Lens, Cap Blanc-Nez and Cap Gris-Nez (4 days)
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