Duration: 4 Days
Discover Côte d’Opale
So near yet so French. The coastal region near Calais and Boulogne has long been popular with the British. Here you will find miles of clean golden sand and gracious old villas in the seaside resorts of Le Touquet and Stella plage which retains the charm of the Belle Epoque. For a school group this is a very accessible part of France where you can visit local markets, play games on the vast beaches and explore the local sights – not forgetting a visit to the Aqualud Waterpark at Le Touquet or the Bagatelle Theme Park at Merlimont.
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All about the Discover Côte d’Opale.
The Edventure Travel Package
All Edventure Travel trips and tours can be customised to your personal requirements, this sample tour is designed to give you inspiration for your own trip. When you are ready to start planning, get in touch and we can design a bespoke package tour for your group. We will always make clear what is included and excluded in your quotation.
Fully Protected
Your trip will be fully protected through our membership of the ABTOT and ABTA. Furthermore, Edventure Travel has its own ATOL licence ensuring that you have complete protection when taking a flight. Edventure Travel offers travel insurance that can be included in your trip to give you protection in the event of unforeseen circumstances.
Customised for you
All tours are 100% customised to suit your group. We believe that every group should be treated individually, it’s your tour after all. If you want to add something that is not featured on our website just let us know and we will work with you to develop an itinerary to meet your needs.
Out of Hours Contact
In the unlikely event that you encounter problems whilst on tour, there will always be someone at the end of the phone to assist with any situation.
Travel Advice
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The tour package inclusions and exclusions at a glance
What is included in this tour?Items that are included in the cost of tour price.
- Return Ferry/Eurotunnel Crossing
- Executive Coach throughout
- All travel when at your destination
- Accommodation based on bed and breakfast with students in multi-bedded rooms
- Teachers free of charge sharing twin rooms
- All meals mentioned in the itinerary
- All activities mentioned in the itinerary unless otherwise stated
- Travel Insurance
What is not included in this tour?Items that are not included in the cost of tour price.
- Single Room Supplements
- Personal Expenditure
- Overseas departure taxes if applicable
- Tips for guides and drivers
- Full Time Tour Director
- Activities not mentioned
- Meals not mentioned
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Boulogne
Côte d'Opale
Visit Boulogne, the second-largest city after Calais, and sits on the Côte d’Opale. It is a touristic stretch of the French coast between Calais and Normandy, and the most visited location in the region after Lille. Boulogne-sur-Mer is a city, and a major fishing port specialising in herring. By the port, Nausicaá is a huge aquarium with thousands of marine species. In the fortified old town, Notre-Dame Basilica has an ornate crypt and the city’s 12th-century belfry was the keep of a Norman-era castle and is recognised by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Ancient Egyptian and Greek artifacts are on display at the Castle Museum, which is set within a 13th-century chateau. -
Parc Bagatelle Theme Parc
Calais
Parc Bagatelle is a seasonal family amusement park near Calais featuring a variety of rollercoasters & rides for younger children as well as restaurants & parkland. Founded in 1955, it is the oldest amusement park in France where your group can enjoy and have fun exploring log flumes, rafting, rollercoasters, 360degree cinemas and a small zoo. Highlights include; Triops, a suspended coaster; Gaz’Express, a family coaster; Famous Jack , a spinning coaster; and Silver Wings, a thrill ride. -
Choclaterie - Beussent-Lachelle
Le Touquet
Your group could enjoy a 45 minute experience and watch how chocolate is made in this artisanal chocolate factory in France and discover how it is manufactured directly from the cocoa bean. The chocolate factory of Beussent-Lachelle produces its own couverture chocolate by working the best beans, mainly coming from Ecuador where they have their own plantation, and also from Madagascar and Sao Tome. All the steps are done by the craftsmen of the chocolate factory, from the choice of the beans to their roasting until the conching. -
Aqualud Waterpark
Le Touquet
If your group love water then this will be the place for them!!! Aqualud is a huge water park on the seafront in Le Touquet with several indoor and outdoor pools, a wave pool and a giant toboggan run. Housed under a glass dome is a giant pool with waves, ‘rocky’ slides, jacuzzis and a solarium. If you visit in the summer, when the outdoor section is open there will be 3 more pools, flumes and two rides, the Black Hole and the Twister. -
Nausicaa Sea Life Centre
Boulogne
Your group can visit Nausicaa, which is a magnificent aquarium, and the second most visited attraction north of Paris (after Parc Asterix). There are more than 36,000 fish and other marine creatures to discover, ranging from microscopic plankton to large sharks, making this an attraction that appeals to all ages. The centre is well laid out, with information in English as well as French, which is especially a great help for school groups. The exhibition starts with information on plankton and then moves on through studies of all sorts of salt water fish and sea mammals – the colours and varieties of fish are huge. Among other exhibits there is a beautiful tropical lagoon, a shark tank and the opportunity to see sea-lions. -
Montriuil-Sur-Mer
Montriuil-Sur-Mer
If your group is on a WW1 history tour, then you could visit Montreuil, which was the headquarters of the British Army in France during the First World War from March 1916 until it closed in April 1919. It was chosen as G.H.Q. for a wide variety of reasons. It was on a main route from London to Paris—the two chief centres of the campaign—though not on a main railway line, which would have been an inconvenience. It was not an industrial town and so avoided the complications alike of noise and of a possibly troublesome civil population. It was from a telephone and motor transit point of view in a very central situation to serve the needs of a Force which was based on Dunkirk, Calais, Boulogne, Dieppe, and Le Havre, and had its front stretching from the Somme to beyond the Belgian frontier.
All our accommodation is provided through tried and tested suppliers that work well with different types of groups, including schools, colleges and social groups. We work with our agents in each country to provide the best accommodation suited to your group. This can depend on the time of year that you travel, your group size and type, the cities that you will travel to, accessibility and price. We will always discuss with you what your preferences are and give examples of the accommodation that we can offer.
