School trip to Thuringia: the Wartburg, Weimar, the Buchenwald Memorial and Erfurt (3 days)
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Reference SCO-03-847
- Duration 3 days
- DepartureFrom the place of your choice
- GroupFrom 20 participants
- DateOn the date of your choice
Three days in Thuringia: Luther’s Wartburg, Goethe’s and the Bauhaus’s Weimar, the Buchenwald Memorial and Erfurt.
Within a few kilometres, Thuringia brings together several major chapters of German history. At the Wartburg, Martin Luther translated the New Testament into German in 1521–1522. Weimar was the town of Goethe and Schiller, then the birthplace of the Bauhaus in 1919, while above the town the Buchenwald Memorial recalls the Nazi concentration camp. In Erfurt, the cathedral, the house-lined Merchants’ Bridge (Krämerbrücke) and the medieval Old Synagogue complete the route. This trip suits pupils aged 15 to 18, for history, languages, art and citizenship lessons.
Programme
Day 1: The Wartburg and Weimar
- Departure from your school at the agreed time.
- Coach journey with a 30-minute break after at most 3 hours of driving.
- Arrival in Eisenach.
- Guided tour of Wartburg Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site (on request).
- Drive to Weimar.
- Dinner and overnight stay at the accommodation.
Day 2: Buchenwald and Weimar
- Breakfast at the accommodation.
- Educational guided tour of the Buchenwald Memorial (on request).
- In the afternoon, walk through Weimar: Goethe and Schiller monument, Market Square and the park on the Ilm.
- Visit to Goethe’s house (Goethes Wohnhaus) (on request).
- Visit to the Bauhaus Museum Weimar (on request).
- Dinner and overnight stay at the accommodation.
Day 3: Erfurt and return
- Breakfast at the accommodation.
- Drive to Erfurt and walk: St Mary’s Cathedral, St Severus’ Church and the Krämerbrücke.
- Visit to Erfurt’s Old Synagogue and its medieval treasure (on request).
- Coach journey with a 30-minute break after at most 3 hours of driving.
- 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)
- 2 nights in a youth hostel or hotel, rooms for 3 to 8 pupils and separate rooms for the teachers
- Half board (breakfast and dinner)
- The driver’s accommodation
- Road tolls and parking fees
The price does not include
- Guided tour of Wartburg Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Educational guided tour of the Buchenwald Memorial
- Visit to Goethe’s house (Goethes Wohnhaus)
- Visit to the Bauhaus Museum Weimar
- Visit to Erfurt’s Old Synagogue and its medieval treasure
- 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
- Identity card (Kids-ID for under-12s), parental consent to travel abroad and European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) for each pupil.
- Times adapted to your school; pupils are supervised by their teachers.
- The visit to the Buchenwald Memorial should be prepared in class and is suitable for pupils from age 15; bring good walking shoes.
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- From 20 participants
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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 Thuringia: the Wartburg, Weimar, the Buchenwald Memorial and Erfurt (3 days)
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- From 20 participants
- From the departure point of your choice
- Free places for the group
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