HISTORY / STEM - TOURS

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SUBJECT:
History / STEM
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TOUR DURATION:
15 - 21 days
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VISIT:
USA - China - UK / Europe
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BEST TIME:
April + July + September school holidays
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MIX 'n' MATCH TOUR:
Art & Design / Geography / Languages / Media Studies

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DAY ONE

 

Fly overnight from NZ to London

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DAY TWO

Arrive London and transfer to your accommodation

London Hop On Hop Off tour

Overnight – London

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DAY THREE

River Thames cruise and London Eye

History activity – Natural History Museum

STEM activity – Bletchley Park and Tomb of Isaac Newton

Overnight – London

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DAY FOUR

History activity – Sherlock Holmes House on Baker Street and the Imperial War Museum

STEM activity – Cambridge excursion including Cavendish Museum and Physics (workshops)

Overnight – London

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DAY FIVE

Stonehenge

Overnight – London

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DAY SIX

History activity – London Dungeons, Tower of London, Clink Prison Museum and Churchill War Rooms

STEM activity – Faraday Museum, London Science Museum (workshops)

Overnight – London

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DAY SEVEN - STEM

Switzerland and Germany excursion

Train to Geneva

Patek Philippe Museum

Overnight – Geneva

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DAY SEVEN - HISTORY

Spain excursion

Fly from London to Madrid

Overnight – Madrid

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DAY EIGHT - STEM

CERN research organization

Verkehrshaus Museum

Overnight – Lucern

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DAY EIGHT - HISTORY

Plaza Mayor, Puerta del Sol, Plaza de los Cibeles, Parque Oeste

Overnight – Madrid

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DAY NINE - STEM

Experience Energy project at Entlebuch

Traverse Lake Lucerne by boat and visit Mount Pilatus

Overnight – Lucern

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DAY NINE - HISTORY

El Escorial (UNESCO World Heritage Site)

Valle de los Caídos (Valley of the Fallen)

Overnight – Madrid

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DAY TEN - STEM

Witness Hydroelectricity Tour - Grimselwelt

Overnight – Freiburg

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DAY TEN - HISTORY

Train to Barcelona

Magic Fountain of Montjuic

Teleferic de Montjuic (cable car)

Overnight – Barcelona

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DAY ELEVEN - STEM

Visit Vauban -  considered the most sustainable city in the world

Continue to Munich

Overnight – Munich

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DAY ELEVEN – HISTORY

La Sagrada Familia

Camp Nou (Barcelona FC Football Stadium)

Parc Guell

Walk Las Ramblas

Overnight – Barcelona

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DAY TWELVE - STEM

BMW HQ

Afternoon e-bike tour

Overnight – Munich

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DAY TWELVE – HISTORY

Picasso Museum

Barrio Gotico – Gothic Quarter

Barcelona Aquarium

Overnight – Barcelona

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DAY THIRTEEN – STEM

Deutsches Museum

Olympiapark

Overnight – Munich

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DAY THIRTEEN – HISTORY

Poble Espanyol – Spanish Village

Tibidabo Theme Park

Overnight – Barcelona

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DAY FOURTEEN – STEM

Travel by train to Paris

Hop On Hop Off tour – intro to Paris

Overnight – Paris

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DAY FOURTEEN – HISTORY

Travel by train to Paris

Hop On Hop Off tour – intro to Paris

Overnight – Paris

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DAY FIFTEEN

Visit the magnificent Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe and walk down the famous Champs- Élysées

History activity – Place de la Concorde, Père Lachaise Cemetery, Grande Arche de la Defense

STEM activity – City of Science and Industry visit

Overnight – Paris

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DAY SIXTEEN

Visit Montparnasse Tower and the world famous Louvre Museum – where the artworks of Michelangelo and Da Vinci are on display

History activity – Revolution tour of Paris – Tuileries Gardens and Palace, The Louvre Palace, Conciergerie and Place de la Bastille

STEM activity – Palace of Discovery

Overnight – Paris

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DAY SEVENTEEN

Versailles and the Royal Chateau and gardens

Disneyland Paris

Overnight – Paris

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DAY EIGHTEEN

Free day to explore Paris

Travel to NZ (depart evening)

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DAY NINETEEN

 

In the air and en-route to New Zealand

 

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DAY TWENTY

 

Welcome home to Aotearoa

 

 

WHAT'S INCLUDED

  • Flights

  • Airport transfers

  • Rail travel

  • Superior accommodation

  • Sightseeing

  • Daily breakfast, lunch & dinner

STUDENT TAKE AWAY

  • Visit Research Organisations

  • Out of classroom History and STEM concepts that support further inquiry, debate and dialogue

  • Attend lectures and workshops

  • Gain enrichment and maturity through new experiences and the challenges of touring a foreign country

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