Below, you’ll find an example of one of our most popular itinerary choices, but we can tailor-make yours from scratch to meet your exact requirements...

4 day inclusive Catalonia itinerary package from £345pp*

Travelling in October  2012

Morning Afternoon Evening Day 1 Daytime flight & transfer to accommodation. Independent exploration of local area Free time to settle in. Evening meal. Day 2 Guided full day excursion to Garrotxa Natural Park (TECTONICS, TOURISM IMPACT, ECOSYSTEMS) Evening meal Free time exploring resort & local beach area Day 3 Full day guided excursion to Barcelona, Urban Transect Study with professional city guide (URBANISATION LAND USE & REDEVELOPMENT) Visit to Port Vell (REDEVELOPMENT, REGENERATION & URBANISATION) Evening meal Follow up studies or free time Day 4 Free time. Transfer to airport for return flight to UK. Morning Afternoon Evening Extra Day from only £30pp* Catalonia Crowded Coastlines day visiting l'Emporadà National Park, Lloret de Mar, Arenys de Mar (CROWDED COASTS) Evening meal Follow up studies or free time

Package includes: Return flights, all taxes & charges included Airport transfers to & from accommodation Coach transportation for the visits shown 3 nights half-board accommodation Visits shown Extensive group travel insurance Generous free place ratio of 1 in 10

*Prices shown based on 35 paying passengers departing on selected dates in October 12 from a London airport & are subject to availablility. Flight supplements may apply. Entrance fees for some of the visits featured may be payable locally, but are included in the price shown.

Our most popular visits in Barcelona & Catalonia for Geography school trips

Here are some of our most popular visits in Barcelona and Catalonia for Geography groups. We can tailor-make an itinerary to your exact needs. Call 0845 688 8988 to create your itinerary from scratch today.

Catalonia Study Day Options

Garrotxa Natural Park Study Day

Includes exclusive Specialist Garrotxa Guide.

Garrotxa Natural Park is an area of outstanding natural beauty covering 120km2 and containing over 40 volcanoes and 20 basaltic lava flows. This area is renowned for its biodiversity and offers great opportunities to use our Educational Resource Pack to study ecosystems and tectonic processes, as well as an insight into the anatomy and structure of a volcano. Human impact both past and present has necessitated a range of management strategies to be introduced. Your group will be escorted by an expert park guide.

Catalonia’s Crowded Coastlines Study Day

On this coastal day module, students will visit L’Empordà National Park, Lloret de Mar and Arenys de Mar for comparison studies. They will witness the pressures facing coastal management by contrasting protected areas that are sustainably managed with areas that have experienced uncontrolled and rapid overdevelopment. Your group will be provided with relevant case study activities to make the most of this visit.

Tordera River Valley Study Day

Includes Specialist Guide and on-site field equipment.

This is a fantastic location to study Fluvial Systems. Climate, Human Exploitation and Management Issues are challenging the Tordera basin, which makes it an ideal location to carry out a river study investigation using equipment provided free of charge by NST. Your group will investigate changing characteristics of a river from source to mouth, with assistance from a Specialist Guide.

Barcelona Study Day Options

Includes Urban City Representative.

Choose from these full day coach excursions that are perfectly suited to A-level studies, and make use of your NST Educational Resource Packs:

Urban Land Use & Redevelopment

Escorted by a City Representative, your group will conduct a North to South Urban Transect Study across six selected city sites, contrasting urban zones and identifying urban land use models. You’ll then visit the Port Vell area and examine the redevelopment & regeneration of this former brownfield site.

Rebranding & Urban Regeneration

Visit Montjuïc to create a case study on the impact that the 1992 Olympic Games had on the local area and the city of Barcelona. Transfer to Port Olympic and the Olympic Village to consider past and present land use and the area’s successful regeneration.

Sport & Tourism

Take a tour of the Nou Camp stadium and investigate land use and design, consider its branding, advertising and sphere of influence. Later, take a city coach tour, escorted by a professional City Representative, to see the many key attractions. Tourism analysis investigation can be carried out at a range of honey pot sites.

Lesiure Options

PortAventura

A great reward for your group, and an exhilarating day’s break from study! Explore the five themed areas at PortAventura, including its many spectacular white knuckle rides and unique shows.

Below, you'll find some of our most popular accommodation options for school groups.

This is just a sample of our full range, so for full details of all properties available, please call 0845 688 8988 to speak to one of our Educational Travel Advisors today.

Hotel Sorra Dourada

The Sorra Daurada was originally built in 1965 and completely renovated in 2000. It is a modern hotel offering many amenities and entertainment in the summer season.

Hotel Sorra Dourada

The Hotel Sorra Daurada offers simple but comfortable accommodation in a very attractive location in Malgrat, ideally suited to school and student groups wanting easy access to Barcelona.

Address Passeig Maritim 6-8 Malgrat de Mar Spain View map of location	Local Rating 3 star hotel
	Capacity 285 rooms over 7 floors, including the ground floor.

Location Information

The Hotel Sorra Daurada is located in the centre of Malgrat, across the road from the beach and just 250 metres from the train station for quick links to Girona airport and Barcelona.

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Accommodation Facilities

• 24-hour reception with night security guard
• Dining room
• Bar
• TV Lounge
• Games room with pool table and electronic games
• Outdoor swimming pool
• Sun terrace
• Vending machine
• Internet access
• 2 lifts
• Disco upon request
• Disabled facilities: This property has no rooms specifically adapted for disabled guests.

 Student Rooms

• 3-4 bedded rooms
• En-suite facilities
• Air conditioning
• TV
• Telephone
• Balcony
• Safety deposit box

 Staff Rooms

• Twins/singles
• En-suite facilities
• Air conditioning
• TV
• Telephone
• Balcony
• Safety deposit box

Security Deposit

A security deposit against damage is payable on arrival. The amount is €6.00 per person, payment in cash only. This amount is refundable at the end of your stay provided there has been no poor behaviour or damage to the areas occupied by the group. In order to avoid misunderstanding, we suggest all group leaders undertake an inspection of all rooms with hotelier/centre manager on arrival and departure and any existing damage is immediately reported.

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Your Urban City Representative & Garrotxa Specialist Guides

Your City Representative and Specialist Guide are provided to assist you with orientation and specific programme delivery. We offer a good mix of guided and self-guided programmes, allowing you to do as much or as little as you wish.

FREE Educational Resource Pack

Suitable for AS & AS2

We understand that you want a study visit that delivers the curriculum. To help you achieve this, our FREE Catalonia Educational Resource Pack - developed by experienced Geography teachers - contains a wealth of highly relevant information for you to use before, during and after your tour.

Now available online, you will be able to use its contents as a pre-visit planning aid, print off full-colour student activity sheets for your group to use at each site whilst away, or even refer to its contents post-visit to assist with case study completion.

What’s included?

• A PowerPoint presentation detailing all locations, with relevant quality full-colour images and maps, for promoting the tour to parents and students
• Summary table of Geography study themes and investigations
• Risk assessment guidance information
• Teacher information sheet on each site
• Student activity sheets
• Teacher answer sheets
• Fieldwork equipment list
• Student kit list

Click here to download a sample of our Catalonia Educational Resource Pack for Geography groups.