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The Auvergne and Vulcania

 
Travelling through the Auvergne region of France brings visitors face to face with a unique landscape of extinct volcanoes reclaimed by nature. The smooth slopes once running with molten lava are now cloaked in trees and segmented by tumbling rivers. Medieval castles perch on volcanic pinnacles overlooking pretty villages nestling in sun-drenched valleys.
 
This makes it an ideal location for Vulcania, Europe's first themed attraction dedicated solely to volcanoes. The park offers geography students a spectacular and interactive journey of discovery with everything designed to make it a truly unique and enthralling place.
 
As soon as you enter the Rumbling Gallery, the growl of distant eruptions sets the mood for a journey of exploration into the heart of the Earth. Specially constructed platforms that tremble and shake as you stand on them add authenticity to spectacular eruptions. A geography tour was never so real.
 
Explore the Earth's structure layer by layer, through soil and rock and past tectonic plates, to reveal the fiery chaos that lies at its centre.
 
Learn what life is like for Volcanologists - hear some of the legends from days gone by and find out more about what the presence of volcanoes meant for the Auvergne region. A day out at Vulcania, however, is not only about the cataclysmic goings-on in the bowels of the earth. A Nature Trail and Volcanic Garden reveal how plants thrive in volcanic soil.
 
 

Vulcania - a typical 5-day itinerary

 
Day 1:   Pick-up from school and travel by executive coach/cross-channel ferry to hotel in Paris for evening meal. Evening cruise on the River Seine.
 
Day 2:   Breakfast in hotel and free time in Paris before departure to Massif Central area. Check in to hotel for your evening meal.
 
Day 3:   Breakfast in hotel and full day in Vulcania. Return to hotel for evening meal.
 
Day 4:   Breakfast in hotel and return to Paris. Coach tour of the capital followed by check-in to hotel for evening meal.
 
Day 5:   Breakfast in hotel and Hypermarket visit prior to return to UK and school.
 
N.B.   This tour is suitable for schools situated up to 100 miles from Dover.
 
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