School trip to the island of Texel: Ecomare, dunes and the Wadden Sea (3 days)
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Reference SCO-03-827
- Duration 3 days
- DepartureFrom the place of your choice
- GroupFrom 20 participants
- DateOn the date of your choice
Three days on Texel, the largest Wadden island: Ecomare’s seals, the national park dunes and life with the tides.
Texel, the largest of the Dutch Wadden Sea islands, is an ideal field site for biology and geography. Pupils meet the seals cared for at Ecomare, a centre devoted to the Wadden Sea and the North Sea, listed as UNESCO World Heritage. They walk through the dunes of the national park, observe birds, tides and the strandline, and discover at the Kaap Skil museum the life of sailors and wreck salvagers. The ferry crossing from Den Helder and bike rides are part of the adventure. This trip suits pupils from the middle of primary school to secondary, for science and geography.
Programme
Day 1: Journey to Texel
- Departure from your school by coach at the agreed time.
- Journey with a 30-minute break after at most 3 hours of driving (our drivers’ safety rule).
- Arrival in Den Helder and ferry crossing to Texel (about 20 minutes).
- Check-in at the accommodation on the island.
- First walk on the North Sea beach.
- Dinner and overnight stay at the youth hostel or hotel.
Day 2: Ecomare and the national park
- Breakfast at the accommodation.
- Visit of Ecomare: seals, birds and Wadden Sea life (on request)
- Guided walk in the dunes of Texel National Park (on request)
- Bike hire for the group (on request)
- Climb of the Texel lighthouse at the northern tip of the island (on request)
- Dinner and overnight stay at the youth hostel or hotel.
Day 3: Kaap Skil and return
- Breakfast at the accommodation.
- Visit of the Kaap Skil museum in Oudeschild (on request)
- Return ferry to Den Helder.
- Journey with a 30-minute break after at most 3 hours of driving (our drivers’ safety rule).
- Return to school in the evening.
The price includes
- Coach transport from your school
- The services of a driver
- Free places for the accompanying teachers (their share is included in the price per pupil)
- Road and parking costs
- 2 nights in a youth hostel or hotel, rooms for 3 to 8 pupils and separate rooms for the accompanying teachers
- Half board (breakfast and dinner)
- The driver’s accommodation
- The Den Helder – Texel return ferry crossing for the coach and the group
The price does not include
- Visit of Ecomare: seals, birds and Wadden Sea life
- Guided walk in the dunes of Texel National Park
- Bike hire for the group
- Climb of the Texel lighthouse at the northern tip of the island
- Visit of the Kaap Skil museum in Oudeschild
- Lunches (free; packed lunches on request) and drinks
- Admission to museums and sites not mentioned
- Tourist tax
- Cancellation and refund protection (optional)
- Pocket money
Good to know
- Valid identity card (Kids-ID for children under 12), parental authorisation to travel abroad and European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) for each pupil.
- Departure and return times adapted to your school; pupils are supervised by their accompanying teachers.
- Bring rainwear, a windproof jacket and good shoes; the trip is richest from April to October, with migrating birds.
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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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School trip to the island of Texel: Ecomare, dunes and the Wadden Sea (3 days)
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