School trips to Germany are ideal for language experience, history students and science and technology tours or simply for the fantastic experience of culture and tradition.
Popular destinations for school trips to Germany are Berlin (below), Munich, Cologne and the Black Forest.
Berlin
The city of Berlin has become an extremely popular destination for educational visits offering countless possibilities for your school trip.
Highlights for your school trip include:
The Reichstag*
- Berlin Wall and Documentation Centre
- Berlin/Third Reich Walking Tour
- Checkpoint Charlie
- Holocaust Memorial
- Topography of Terror
- House of Wannsee Conference
- Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp
- Berlin-Hohenschönhausen Memorial (Stasi Prison)
- Bundestag and the Berliner Dom
- DDR Museum
- The Story of Berlin
- Olympic Stadium
- German Technic Museum
Berlin Fernsehturm*
If you are looking for your students to practice their language skills the city is full of museums, art galleries and interesting attractions.
Suggested visits include:
- Berlin Fernsehturm (TV Tower)
- Potsdamer Platz
- East Side Gallery
- Museum Island
- The Hackesche Hofe
- Shopping on the Kurfürstedamn & Friedrichstrasse
- Reichstag Dome
“All in all we had a fantastic time and I’m very grateful for everything you did to make the trip run smoothly. I felt less stressed and anxious whilst I was there as you had done all the groundwork.”
Maiden Erlegh School, Reading
Munich
Munich the capital city of Bavaria is a fantastic destination for school history trips, language trips and technology trips.
Suggested visits to include in your school trip:
Neuschwanstein Castle*
- Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site
- The Jewish Museum
- Berchtesgaden Eagles Nest
- Obersalzberg Documentation Centre
- White Rose Memorial
- National Resistance Movement Walking Tour
- Allianz Arena guided tour
- BMW Museum
- Deutsches Technology Museum
- Neuschwanstein Castle
- Olympic Tower
- Hofbrauhaus Restaurant
“Fantastic organization- thank you! The kids said it was the best yet. The hotel and coach drivers were brilliant (it doesn’t normally happen to us!) Please pass on our thanks. Many thanks to you in particular.”
St Margarets Church of England High School, Liverpool
Nuremberg
A history trip to Munich can be combined with a visit to Nuremberg and the Documentation Centre Nazi Party Rally Grounds which relates the history of Nuremberg during the period of the “Third Reich”.
Cologne
Cologne is Germany’s oldest city and its position in the North Rhineland makes it an ideal destination for school trips to Germany by coach.
Things to see and do in Cologne:
Cruise Boats in Rhine River*
- Museum of Chocolate
- Cologne Cathedral
- Cologne Zoo
- Konigswinter and the Drachenfels Railway
- Phantasialand Theme Park
- Rhine River Cruise
- Nurburgring Backstage Tour
- Odysseum Knowledge Adventure Park
- German Sports and Olympic Museum
- Cologne Christmas Market
Black Forest
The Black Forest is a popular choice for school language trips and activity tours. Discover the traditions, handicrafts and myths and legends of the region with a school tour packed full of activities.
- Dorotheenhutte Glass Workshop and Museum
- Hornberg and Cuckoo clocks
- Freiburg
- Triberger Waterfalls
- Steinwassen Park
- Europa Park
- Black Forest Open Air Museum
We can arrange a complete package for your trip including the itinerary, accommodation, transport, tours and visits. Please get in touch with us today.
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