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We Share Our Knowledge & Experience Wit h You
Berlin Krakow New York Washington 12 London 18 14 Paris 19 Travel With Confidence 16 WW1 Battlefields
Our whole team is enthusiastic about travel, and we are always keen to share our personal experiences of exciting destinations and to pass on other customers’ recommendations on the best options for groups to put your mind at rest. When we speak to teachers about planning a trip, we hear how important it is to make the whole process as simple and straightforward as possible. We want to make it easy for you and your group to enjoy a memorable travel experience, and we are on hand to help you through the whole of the planning process and throughout your tour.
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The Benefits of School Travel
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What You Say
We Take It Personal ly
Ease of contact helpfulness Safety Management 98.9% & Risk Assessment advice
OUR TEAM
Knowledge of the subject programme/ destination
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General Attitude 99.7%
Check List
Itinerary Planning 99.7%
As part of our personal service for each customer, we give you a dedicated Tour Consultant and Tour Planner allowing us to provide the best quality customer service, and ensuring a more effective and pleasant travel process.
In terms of value-formoney, professionalism, friendliness, and overall top-drawer ‘customer service’ I would recommend and use European Study Tours again.
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Berlin Prices from
ÂŁ229
Reasons to visit
Popular Activities Curriculum Linked Visits by air
3 days / 2 nights Includes travel, accommodation at Meininger City Hostel Berlin and travel insurance
Unterwelten
Checkpoint Charlie
Topography of Terror
Berlin Wall Documentation Centre
Jewish Memorial Luftwaffe Museum Jewish Museum Wannsee Conference House Sachsenhausen
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Stasi Museum Allied Museum (Cold War Workshop) DDR Museum Palace of Tears Stasi Prison
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Berlin’s story has to be one of the most fascinating studies in 20th century history. There is nowhere like it for students of this era to see the tangible scars of partition, the Cold War and superpower rivalry.
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Key Stage 4 Germany, 1890–1945
: Democracy and dictatorship
Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918–39 Superpower relation s and the Cold War Key Stage 5 The quest for political stability: Germany, 1871–1991 Democracy and Nazis
m: Germany, 1918–1945
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All my contact with EST was positive and all contacts dealt with my enquiry quickly. Excellent service that helped me to arrange a brilliant trip for my students. Reaseheath College 5
Krakow ÂŁ219
Prices from 3 days / 2 nights Includes travel, accommodation at Hotel Wyspianski and travel insurance
Reasons to visit
Popular Activities Curriculum Linked Visits Wawel Castle
Auschwitz-Birkenau
Rynek Glowny
Concentration Camp Tour
Main Square
Oskar Schindler’s Factory
Wieliczka Salt Mine
Plaszow Concentration Camp
Folklore Evening
Galicia Jewish Museum & Meet a Concentration Camp Survivor
Dinner & Music at a Jewish Restaurant
Kazimierz Jewish District
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Guided Walking Tour
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A trip to Krakow cannot fail to leave a lasting impression on students of 20th century history. The Kazimierz Jewish district and a visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau will open students’ eyes to the realities and horrors of Nazi occupation.
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C ur riculum To pics Key Stage 4 Poland 1956–1990: The People and the Stat e The origins and ou tbreak of the Second World War Key Stage 5 The Cold War in Eu rope 1941–1995 The German invasio n of Poland in 1939
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Perfect sequencing of activities- we are very pleased to visit Auschwitz on the first day as some students were a little apprehensive about the nature of this visit. It also worked really well to visit the salt mines the next morning to lift the mood a little before continuing to explore the Holocaust at Schindler’s factory.
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New York Prices from
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5 days / 4 nights Includes travel, accommodation at Hotel Pennsylvania and travel insurance
Reasons to visit
Popular Activities Empire State Building Top of the Rock Broadway Shows
Curriculum Linked Visits Ellis Island Immigration Museum
United Nations Experience
Circle Line Cruise
Lower East Side Immigration Experience
9/11 Memorial Museum
Tenement Museum
One World Trade Center Observation Deck
Civil Rights & Social Justice Tour
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NYC Slavery and Underground Railroad Tour
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New York has a rich history of mass immigration and opportunity as symbolised by the Statue of Liberty. Home to the UN and the site of the devastating terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre, the city has been at the forefront of key historical events of the 20th century and post war eras making it the perfect destination for students of modern history.
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America, 1920–1973: Opportunity and inequ ality Key Stage 5 The American Dream: rea
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and illusion, 1945–1980
The making of a Supe rp USA, 1865–1975
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I felt in extremely safe hands throughout, from inception to return from the trip and would not hesitate in using EST again. UN tour was excellent and enjoyed by all. 9 Notre Dame High School
Washington Prices from
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5 days / 4 nights Includes travel, 3 nights accommodation at Hotel Harrington and travel insurance
Reasons to visit
Popular Activities
Curriculum Linked
The White House
Mount Vernon (George Washington’s Home)
The Smithsonian Institution
Gettysburg National Park
Washington Monument
Arlington National Cemetery
Georgetown
National Archives
National Air and Space Museum
Union Station History Tour National Museum of African American History & Culture
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Washington is a fantastic destination for your history students with so much history concentrated within a relatively small space. In a single day, you could see the Declaration of Independence at the National Archives; stand where Martin Luther King Jr gave his ‘I Have a Dream’ speech on the Lincoln Memorial’s steps; stroll around the Watergate building that brought Nixon down; and be an arm’s length from where Lincoln was assassinated in Ford’s Theatre.
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920–1973: America, 1 uality y and ineq Opportunit
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5 Key Stage : reality can Dream 0 The Ameri , 1945–198 and illusion g of a The makin r: USA, Superpowe 1865–1975
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This is the third Washington trip I’ve done with EST. I have been very happy with the service provided. Sutton Grammar School 11
London Prices from
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By coach or rail
3 days / 2 nights Includes travel, accommodation at YHA London Thameside and travel insurance
Reasons to visit
Popular Activities Curriculum Linked Visits
Thames River Cruise
Imperial War Museum
London Eye
Cabinet War Rooms
West End Shows
Hands on History, Tower of London
Madame Tussauds
National Army Museum
Natural History Museum
The National Archives
London Dungeons
Clink Prison Museum
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London offers a fantastic range of museums, exhibitions and historical sites from the Roman conquest to WWII and through to the modern era. Activities and visits to inspire your students are all within easy reach and your itinerary can be tailored to suit your classroom studies.
Curriculum Topics Key Stage 4
Warfare and British society, c1250–present London and the Se cond World War, 1939–45 Key Stage 5 The Tudors: Engla nd
, 1485–1603
Industrialisation an d the people: Britain, c1783–18 85
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Crime and punishme nt in Britain, c1000–present
The Making of Mo dern Britain, 1951–2007
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We couldn’t have asked for more! You were amazing, so quick to respond with excellent solutions to all our desires, even the bus driver was fantastic! I would highly recommend European Study Tours to anyone. 13 Caldicot School
Paris
£205
Prices from By coach or rail 3 days / 2 nights Includes travel, accommodation at Generator Hostel and travel insurance
Reasons to visit
Popular Activities Curriculum Linked Visits Seine River Cruise
Palace of Versailles
Disneyland® Paris
La Conciergerie
Notre Dame
Les Invalides & Army Museum
Sacré Coeur Montparnasse Tower Observation Deck
Les Catacombes French Revolution Walking Tour Napoleon Walking Tour
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As the birthplace of the Revolution, Paris is the perfect destination to learn about the modern nation state. The city’s wealth of historical monuments and illustrious landmarks will give students an insight into a pivotal period in European history as well as its impact on modern day France.
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The Sun King: Louis XIV , France and Europe, 1643–1715 France in Revolution
, 1774–1815
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The Catacombs worked out really well with the itinerary and was a great visit. Blackburn Central High School
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WW1 Battlefields ÂŁ209
Prices from By coach
3 days / 2 nights Includes travel, full board accommodation at the Ypres Lodge and travel insurance
The Somme
Reasons to visit
Albert 1916 Museum Historial de la Grande Guerre
Ypres
Menin Gate Last Post Ceremony In Flanders Fields Museum
Delville Wood Museum
Essex Farm Cemetery
Thiepval Memorial and Visitors Centre
Passchendaele 1917
Vimy Ridge
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Memorial Museum Sanctuary Wood Museum Talbot House
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A school trip to the WW1 Battlefields will give your students a brilliant educational opportunity to really comprehend the events of 1914-1918. This tour will take you to some of the world’s most famous battlegrounds, memorials and cemeteries in the Somme, Ypres and Verdun areas.
Curriculum Topics Key Stage 4 Conflict and tension
, 1894–1918
The First World Wa r,
1914–18
Medicine, Injuries, Treatment & Trenches 1914-18 Key Stage 5 The impact of war, 19
14–1922
The Origins of World War I, 1900–1914
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The Changing Natu re of Warfare 1792–1945 The British experie nce of warfare, c1790–1918
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The itinerary was really well planned and was exactly what I asked for. It was really lovely to follow the story of one person throughout and this really helped to bring the battlefields alive for the students. CTC Kingshurst Academy 17
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Travel Wit h Confidence
European Study Tours is fully committed to providing the highest possible safety standards for all our customers. We are an assured member of The School Travel Forum, a group of leading school tour operators who promote good practice and safety in school travel. All Assured Members of the STF adhere to a rigorous Code of Practice and Safety Management Standards and are externally verified each year by suitably qualified independent Health and Safety professionals.
Risk Assessments By choosing European Study Tours as your travel partner, you will save a considerable amount of work, be able to show due diligence and demonstrate good practice. With our experienced auditors and regular safety training, the European Study Tours team is able to make accurate and informed decisions on the suitability of your tour components, which means you don’t have to.
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We understand the importance of being as well prepared for your school trip as possible which is why we provide the perfect opportunity for you to explore your destination before taking your group away. We will provide you with two nights’ accommodation for up to two staff in your chosen destination for you to familiarise yourself with the hotel and perfect your itinerary.
Locate My Trip • Locate My Trip is the easy, convenient way to trace your group’s location, and has been specifically designed to provide reassurance to both parents and teachers • Your school can log in & locate your group’s whereabouts - where you’ve been & your current location • Your school & European Study Tours can react quickly to travel issues & other events which may affect your tour plans • Easily provide parents with relevant information should travel plans be affected
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It’s very difficult to put into words how much fun we had, the students that I teach come from one of the most socially deprived areas in the north west so to be able to give them this opportunity was amazing. Thank you for helping me create my dream. Gateacre School
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