SCHOOL TRIPS TO ITALY AND GREECE

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SCHOOL TRIPS TO ITALY AND GREECE
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Careful preparation

• compliance with school/LEA guidelines
• use reputable tour operators licensed by ATOL
  (Air Travel Organisers Licence)
• exploratory visit
• consult other schools
• compare the different tour operators

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Staffing

• school will dictate this, depending on numbers,
  age and gender
• one member of staff should be able to speak the
  language

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Preparing the pupils

• language
• money, food and drink
• phones
• emergency procedures
• code of conduct
• culture (dress codes, body language)
• alcohol usage, drugs

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Briefing for parents 1

• purpose and dates of visit
• modes of travel
• accommodation
• details of cost
• insurance details
• health and safety, medical matters
• standards of behaviour

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Briefing for parents 2

• remote supervision
• evening activities
• swimming
• kit list
• contact details
• special needs

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Paperwork (to be taken)

• group list, photographs
• travel tickets, passports, visas and copies
• parental consent forms, medical forms, European
  Health Insurance Card
• contact details
• accommodation details
• insurance arrangements
• details of local medical services, consulate

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Paperwork(to be left at school)

• group list
• copies of parental consent forms, medical forms
• contact details
• accommodation details
• insurance arrangements

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During the visit

• issue pupils with appropriate details of hotel,
  staff contacts etc.
• establish system for identifying pupils
• establish a clear emergency procedure
• issue clear instructions especially regarding
  free time

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Budget

• tour price
• transport (coach to and from airport in England)
• insurance (your school insurance may cover this)
• admission fees (if not included)
• (a letter on school headed note paper will get
  you free entry to sites in Greece)
• extra staff?
• contingency, treats

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NST TOUR PRICES INCLUDE

• one spouse or child concession of 50 for the
  party leader with a minimum group size of 30 full
  paying persons
• 1 free staff place for 10 paying persons
• half board accommodation
• 24 hour emergency assistance
• insurance
• all airport taxes and security charges
• hotel voucher for a 2 day inspection visit

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EF TOUR PRICES INCLUDE

• all-inclusive prices with no hidden extra costs
• 1 free staff place for 6 paying persons
• half board accommodation in 2 or 3 hotels, en
  suite rooms
• a full time Tour Director available 24 hours a
  day
• guided sight seeing tours
• free inspection visit
• comprehensive insurance

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STS TOUR PRICES INCLUDE

• leaders spouse and child 50 concession
• 1 free staff place for 8 paying persons (coach)
  110 (air)
• half or full board depending on the tour
• some entrance fees
• comprehensive travel insurance
• all airport taxes

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Tips

• sight see in the morning, travel in the
  afternoon
• negotiate with tour operator (all three companies
  claim that tours can be tailor-made to suit the
  specific needs of individual groups)
• see something new each time

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Questions

• how big should the party be?
• single sex or a joint venture?
• how easy is it to organise the tour myself?
• should I take girls to Italy?
• to guide or not to guide?

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WHERE TO GO IN GREECE

• Athens
• Delphi
• Olympia, Bassae
• Mycenae, Tiryns, Nemea, Argos, Epidauros
• Corinth
• Cape Sounion, Eleusis
• Saronic Islands (Aegina, Poros, Hydra)
• Sparta, Pylos, Sphacteria

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EVENINGS IN GREECE

• meal out
• Greek dancing
• son et lumière
• diary writing
• Easter celebrations
• slide show

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Sample itinerary for Greece

• Day 1 depart 17.50, arrive Athens at 04.25 on
  day 2.
• Day 2 transfer to Delphi via Ossios Loukas
  (Byzantine church) and Arachova.
• Day 3 visit Delphi museum and site transfer to
  Olympia.
• Day 4 visit Olympia transfer to Pylos.
• Day 5 boat trip to Sphakteria visit Nestors
  palace and Oxbelly Bay (ancient Pylos) transfer
  to Tolon.
• Day 6 visit Mycenae, Nemea (and Nauplion if
  time) free afternoon in Tolon.
• Day 7 transfer to Athens via Epidauros Athens
  National Museum.
• Day 8 visit Theatre of Dionysus, Acropolis and
  Agora. Depart hotel at 16.00 arrive 1.00am on
  day 9.

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WHERE TO GO IN ITALY

• Rome
• Ostia Antica
• Tivoli (Hadrians villa, Villa dEste)
• Bay of Naples
• Pompeii, Herculaneum, Vesuvius
• Naples (museum)
• Paestum, Amalfi coast
• Cumae, Pozzuoli, Solfatara
• Island of Capri

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Sample itinerary for Italy

• Day 1 flight to Rome visit Colosseum
• Day 2 Rome imperial fora Capitoline and
  Palatine Pantheon
• Day 3 Hadrians Villa Villa dEste, Tivoli
• Day 4 leave for Bay of Naples via catacombs
  lunch near Monte Cassino arrive Sorrento
• Day 5 Herculaneum Mount Vesuvius
• Day 6 Pompeii
• Day 7 Naples Museum and Pozzuoli/Solfatara/Cumae
• Day 8 fly home