School Trips to Italy
Here at NST, we provide activity-packed school trips to Italy for KS3 to KS5 students. Our travel experts create a bespoke itinerary for your Italy school trip. So, whether you teach history, art, music or another subject, our school trips to Italy provide an enriching learning experience for your students.
The benefits of Italy school trips
Land of pasta, pizza, grand piazzas, opera, Renaissance art and iconic architecture; Italy's vibrant culture attracts tourists from across the world. But what makes this country such a great destination for an educational trip?
For students studying history, language and art, Italy provides the perfect educational backdrop. Cities such as Rome or Florence are steeped in history, yet are buzzing with the life of a modern city. There is so much to explore during a school trip to Italy. We can help to plan your Italy school trip effectively to ensure that your students get the most out of the visit.
That’s exactly where we can help – NST has been organising school trips to Italy for Key Stage 3 to Key Stage 5 students for over fifty years. We provide enriching, exciting learning experiences for thousands of students and eliminate the hassle of planning for teachers.
Take a look at our most popular options below, or get in touch for more information on our Italy school trips.
Browse our curriculum-linked school trips to Italy
Bay of Naples
The Bay of Naples
A truly inspiring destination providing pupils with an excellent mix of cultural and historical visits.
Learn more about our school trips to the Bay of Naples here.
Geography
A geography field trip to the Bay of Naples provides a great opportunity to study key themes at GCSE and A-level, including tectonic processes, tourism, hazard management, coasts and industry.
Cultural
The Bay of Naples is a truly inspiring destination for a cultural school trip providing pupils with an excellent mix of cultural and historical visits.
Classics & Ancient History
Our tailor-made Bay of Naples itineraries provide classics school trip pupils with a real insight into life in Roman times.
Florence
Florence
A cultural school trip to Florence will leave your pupils feeling amazed by the vast array of impressive buildings, fascinating galleries and treasure crammed churches.
You can find more information on each trip we offer below, or visit our page about Florence school trips.
Art & Design
Home to approximately a third of the world’s most important works of art and with beautiful surroundings and bustling street scenes of Florentine life, an art & design study tour to Florence offers ideal sketching and photography opportunities.
Italian Language
With a wealth of educational visits to choose from and numerous opportunities for language practice, a study tour to Florence will leave your group with a lasting impression of Italian heritage and culture.
Design & Technology
Students will have the opportunity to visit museums dedicated to these super brands including the Ducati Motorcycle Factory on a design & technology school trip to Florence.
Lake Garda
Lake Garda
Music Tours
Lake Garda is the perfect place to enjoy a school band tour. This, the largest lake in Italy, offers a wide variety of performance options from world-renowned churches and castle courtyards to town squares and hotels.
Learn more about our music tours to Lake Garda here
Find more information about our school trips to Lake Garda here
Rome
Rome
Combining its classical heritage with the trappings of a modern city, Rome is a fascinating destination to visit.
You can find more information on each trip we offer below, or visit our page about Rome school trips.
History
A history trip to Rome will allow A level students studying Italy in the inter-war period to get a sense of how Mussolini aimed to make Fascism appear modern and powerful whilst simultaneously linking his regime to the ancient glories of the Roman Empire.
Art & Design
Home to famous museums including the Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel, an art and design study tour to Rome is certain to inspire your pupils.
Music
A concert tour to the stunning ancient city of Rome, offers music groups the opportunity to perform in wonderful venues and settings whilst absorbing the fascinating history of Rome and Italy.
Cultural
Combining its classical heritage with the trappings of a modern city, Rome is a fascinating year round cultural trip destination to visit.
Classics & Ancient History
Only by visiting Rome can you really understand both the splendour and decadence of the city in Roman times. Our single-centre Rome school trips are tailor-made and will evoke images of spectacular triumphs, gladiatorial combat and passionate senatorial debate.
Religious Studies
Discover the delights of this ‘Eternal City’ during a religious studies school trip, attend events such as the weekly Papal group audience on Wednesdays or the Sunday Papal Blessing in St Peter’s Square.
Italian Language
Sufficiently compact to accommodate walking tours while its extensive and excellent metro system also affords easy access to the superb range of Italian language school visits.
Sicily
Sicily
The largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily’s rich cultural heritage and volcanic landscape make it a fascinating school trip for students of all ages, particularly those studying geography or classical history.
Learn more about our school trips to Sicily here.
You can find more information on each trip we offer below:
Geography
This island offers superb geography school trip visits including Mount Etna which provides an excellent case study to expand upon back in the classroom.
Classics & Ancient History
Our tailor-made itineraries, supported by an accompanying courier, will allow classics school trip pupils to compare the lifestyles and architectural styles of each of these civilisations.
Tuscany
Tuscany
Music Tours
The region’s many impressive buildings, churches and basilicas also make it a fantastic destination for music school tours.
Our music groups are usually based in Montecatini Terme with Florence, Pisa, Siena and Lucca all within easy reach offering excellent concert venues and performance opportunities for all types of school band trips, whether choral or instrumental.
Learn more about our music tours here
Find more information about our school trips to Tuscany here
Venice & Lido di Jesolo
Venice & Lido di Jesolo
A school trip to this fascinating destination is certain to leave your group feeling inspired. During your study tour here, your pupils will see traditional works of art, stunning Venetian architecture, and will leave inspired by the sheer magic of the city.
Learn more about our tours to Venice & Lido di Jesolo here.
You can find more information on each trip we offer below:
Music
The city offers culture, superb concert venues and warm and enthusiastic audiences, perfect for your school music tour. The variety of sightseeing opportunities means days are filled with both educational and fun activities.
Art & Design
During your art & design study tour in Venice, your pupils will see traditional works of art, stunning Venetian architecture, and will leave inspired by the range of educational visits on offer.
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Italy school trip experts
Every year, hundreds of groups book school trips to Italy with NST. Our teams regularly visit the Bay of Naples, Rome, Florence, Venice, Lake Garda, Tuscany and Sicily to vet the area and assess its suitability for school groups. We also carry out regular visits to our student-friendly accommodation providers. This ensures we provide the highest quality Italy school trips and amenities for your group.
Your dedicated Tour coordinator will use their knowledge to create an itinerary that’s tailor-made, perfectly timed and meets your exact school travel needs.
They’ll be able to share their first-hand experience, suggest options you might not have considered and give you insight into the feedback other teachers have given us too.
There’s a lot to account for when travelling abroad with students. We can arrange for your dedicated NST representative to:
- Meet you on arrival
- Assist you with hotel check-in
- Provide advice on points of interest
- Provide public transport advice
- Provide your group with 24-hour emergency assistance
With NST, you can be safe in the knowledge that you’ll never be on your own on your Italy school trip.
They’ll also be happy to discuss your programme of visits, offer an insight into your destination and suggest popular evening activities too.
Planning your first school trip?
If you're planning your first school trip, our essential guide will take you through each step of the process.
- Choosing your destination
- Gaining approval from your Local Authority and/or your Head
- Promoting your tour in school
- Confirming your booking
- Tailor-make your tour
- Completing your risk assessments (including a sample risk assessment)
- Quick reference timeline
- Pre-tour checklist
Additional support, resources & information:
Tour planning service
Tour planning service
With NST, you’ll get your own dedicated, knowledgeable Tour Co-ordinator who’ll work with you from start to finish. You’ll benefit from their unrivalled destination knowledge, and their experience gained from working with many other groups too. They’ll tailor-make your itinerary from scratch and take care of everything for you:
- Pulling together an itinerary that runs smoothly
- Planning the right balance of visits every day with realistic timings
- Pre-arranging and pre-booking your visits, entrance tickets, passes and meals
You’ll receive your final itinerary a full 4-weeks before you travel too.
FREE school trip promotion pack
FREE school trip promotion pack
We’ll support you and provide everything you need to advertise your school trip around school and to parents. Our free school trip promotion pack consists of:
- Parents’ letter & permission slip template for you to complete
- A3 posters to promote your trip around school
- PowerPoint presentation templates which you can tailor to your own needs
- Parents’ leaflets covering how NST manage safety, financial protection and details of our travel insurance
- Online parents’ video which showcases the benefits of taking a school trip
For selected destinations, we’ll provide a trip launch web page using video footage and imagery. This web page is provided by a weblink and can be shared with pupils and parents in many ways.
Risk assessment support including preview visits
Risk assessment support including preview visits
Risk assessment plays a vitally important part in the planning and organisation on any school tour.
Our risk assessment guide aims to help you understand more about your obligations and how you can more effectively manage group safety on your next educational visit and provide you with risk assessments for your trip.
Planning first school trip
Planning first school trip
Organising your first school trip can appear to be a daunting process. If you're planning your first school trip, our guide will help to take you through each step of the planning process, answering frequently asked questions and providing tips and support along the way. Our helpful guide covers the following:
- Choosing your destination
- Gaining approval from your Local Authority and/or your Head
- Promoting your tour in school
- Confirming your booking
- Tailor-make your tour
- Completing your risk assessments (including a sample risk assessment)
- Quick reference timeline
- Pre-tour checklist
Get live updates on your group's tour location
Get live updates on your group's tour location
Locate My Trip uses GPS technology and is the easy, convenient way for your school to follow your location whilst on tour. Specifically designed to provide reassurance to both parents and teachers, NST will know where your group are 24/7. If your schedule needs to change, we’ll put plans in place to keep your tour on track.
With Locate My Trip your group can also share photos and videos with the school and parents, via a secure link, to keep them updated on your experience whilst you’re away.
Watch our short Locate My Trip video here.
Your online school trip organiser - My Tour Manager
Your online school trip organiser - My Tour Manager
Save time and stay on track with your school trip admin with our online orgnaniser - designed to help busy teachers like you.
With My Tour Manager, you'll be able to download FREE resources and access trip paperwork online and in one place. Your personalised checklist details what you need to do and by when, plus you'll receive fortnightly reminders too.
What's more, you can take all your trip documents on the go whilst on your tour with our app, My Tour Manager-On-the-Go.
Find out more and watch out short My Tour Manager video here
Free classroom resources
Free classroom resources
We've created a range of free resources and educational posters to brighten up your classroom!
Take a look at our downloadable posters here
Brexit & your school trip
Brexit & your school trip
How will Brexit affect my school trip?
Following the end of the transition period there are several changes that will affect groups travelling with us to the EU.
For more information on these changes, visit our dedicated Brexit page here.
If you're travelling with NST and have any specific questions. please contact your Educational Travel Advisor.
Why choose NST...
Here's why thousands of teachers choose NST each year...
- Unrivalled knowledge
Your dedicated Tour Co-ordinator will use their unrivalled local knowledge and expertise of Italy to create a tailor-made, curriculum-linked itinerary to meet your group’s exact needs.
- Making it easier for you
With our online school trip organiser, travel app, free classroom posters and trip launch resources to support your in-school promotion.
- Free group leader inspection visits
We offer a free inspection visit to your chosen destination to support your risk assessment planning.
- Value for money
We’re committed to bringing you the best possible value trips to help make every penny count.
- More than 50 years’ experience
With over 50 years’ experience, with NST you can rest assured that your group is in safe hands.
- Risk assessment guidance
Our risk assessment guidance will help you to manage group safety on your next educational trip.
- Peace of mind
Your group’s location can be followed with our trip tracking device - Locate My Trip - plus you’ll have 24/7 support from us whilst you’re away.
- Offsetting carbon emissions
For every trip taken, we'll plant a Maya nut tree in Peru to support reforestation, local communities & biodiversity. Plus, we'll offset an additional tonne of CO2 to guarantee carbon emission reductions.
Looking for protection on your next school trip?
Booking with a school travel company is the best way for you to protect parents’ money and give yourself peace of mind.
Don’t forget – if your school arranges transport, accommodation and other services directly, you’ll be liable under the Package Travel Regulations – meaning you’ll have all the responsibilities of a travel company, both legal and financial.
Financial protection from the moment you book
NST are fully bonded:
- ABTA
- ATOL
- IATA
Managing safety on school trips
For your protection, NST's independently audited Safety Management System covers:
- 24-hour emergency cover
- Audited accommodation & transport
- Excursions & school visit assessment
- Group leader preview visits to assist with risk assessment planning
We're LOtC Council’s Quality Badge assured
The Department for Education advises schools to always look for the LOtC Quality Badge when choosing a school travel provider.
