Day One:  Outward Travel

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Prices

Museums & venues

• School pick-up (06.00 hours approx) & travel to overnight accommodation via Dover or Folkestone
• Half-board accommodation for two nights

Day Two:  Cologne

Your group will visit the Alter Markt, the Neumarkt and Rudolfplatz areas of the city.

• Cologne's gothic cathedral
• Cologne Chocolate museum*
• St Martin's Church
• Rhine river cruise* (Easter to October only)

Visit to the Altstadt (Old Town)

*Additional fee payable

Day Three:  Phantasialand

Depart from hotel after breakfast to travel to Phantasialand (Closed in February - winter opening applies from November to January - please check before booking)

Spend the day exploring the 6 themed areas:

• Fantasy
• Mystery
• Berlin
• Mexico
• Deep in Africa
• China Town

Day Four: Return

• Depart after breakfast

• Travel to Calais for Channel crossing

• Optional hypermarket visit (time permitting, closed Sunday's & Bank Holidays)

Cologne Tour

       Main Themes

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KS3 & Exam Boards

• Gain an appreciation & awareness of German culture & history to provide context to a study of the language

• Gain an insight into the German way of life

• Practise German language skills in listening, reading, speaking & writing

• Communicate/converse with native German speakers

• Understand & use a wider range of vocabulary & grammatical structures

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Curriculum Relevance

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Museums & venues

• Topics relevant to GCSE Specifications
• Tasks & activities relating to reading, listening, speaking & writing
• Suitable for preparation & practice for speaking tests

Vocabulary

• Travel & transport
• Accommodation
• Location & distance
• Directions & instructions
• Weather & environment
• Tourism & visitor information

• Public buildings & landmarks
• Cafes & restaurants
• Food & drink; healthy eating
• Shopping & transactions
• Dates & numbers
• Prices & quantities

• Time & days of the week
• Seasons & months
• Colours, shapes & materials
• Asking questions
• Expressing opinions
• 'Kaffee und Kuchen'

Grammar

• Adjectives & adverbs: Comparative & superlative

• Present tense

• Perfect tense

Safety

Ferries & Eurotunnel

• The accommodation we use regularly is audited following guidelines laid down by the School Travel Forum and incorporated into our Safety Management System.

Our Most Popular Accommodation 

• Best Western Kaiserhof

• Bon Prix Brühl

• Holiday Inn & Quality Inn

Certification

• Operating Certificate
• Fire Certificate

• Food Hygiene Certificate
• Pest Control Certificate

• Public Liability Insurance

Safety Audit (Main Headings)

• Building Design
• Fire Alarms
• Escape Routes & Signage
• Emergency Lighting
• Fire Equipment
• Fire Prevention
• Electrics
• Staff Training

• Security
• Flooring
• Glass
• Gas & Water
• Lifts
• Balconies & Balustrades
• Bedrooms & Beds
• Pool (where applicable)

• Food Delivery Areas
• Storage
• Stock Rotation
• Food Handling
• Pest Control
• Cleanliness
• Temperature Control
• Staff Training

Help Organising your Tour

Galina has over 25 years' experience in organising school trips for school & youth groups to Paris. We therefore offer the services of your own Tour Administrator who will guide you through each step of the process, from your initial enquiry to your departure & return. 

We have developed a number of useful documents that will help you when preparing to launch your tour & with your visit application via the Senior Management or your EVC.

Risk assessment advice is available &, once booked, we can provide a helpful guide that can be used to formulate your own tailored risk assessment.

There are links to several useful documents below that can be downloaded to help trip preparation.

Launching Your Tour

Preparing for Departure             

• Planning Checklist & Application Advice
• Letter to Parents template word
• Galina Booking Form
• General Information for Groups

• Galina Code of Conduct
• Passenger List Template
• Group Insurance Information

Ansford School, Castle Cary, Somerset

"We had a fantastic time in Lille this weekend!  I am very grateful for your time & support over the last few weeks.  Please send our regards to the hotel staff as well who were all wonderful.  Students & staff were very impressed with the food & the general standards of the hotel.  We also felt very lucky to have an extremely nice coach driver.  He was very professional, calm, well organised & the students liked him a lot."

St Anne's Catholic School, Southampton

"We were so impressed with your organisation from start to finish.  Just wanted to say thank you for all your hard work - it paid off as we had a great experience."

St Edmund's Catholic School, Wolverhampton

"An excellent coach & driver – very experienced.  Would certainly request both company & driver next year.  Very satisfied."

Fred Longworth School, Tyldesley, Manchester